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Roll Call ($) reports that House Democratic leaders are upset that some Members are leaking information about their plans for the Iraq supplemental bill. They've planted false info to smoke out the offenders:
Internal divisions within the majority have slowed progress on the measure as Democratic leaders have sought to balance the demands of more conservative members with those of the party's progressive, anti-war faction.
But Obey said he laid blame for much of that divisiveness on "leaks" about the bill, criticizing those lawmakers who have provided information to the media before the details have been finalized.
"Our primary problem has been that Members don't know what's in it," Obey said of the spending bill. Those admissions, he added, have prompted unnecessary arguments within the Caucus: "Then [Members are] reacting to something that really isn't on the table."
In an effort to battle those disclosures, Obey acknowledged that he recently disseminated false information during a closed-door meeting on the spending bill in an effort to identify the source of the leaks.
On Tuesday, "when I read the paper I figured out who two of those people were," Obey added, although he declined to identify the lawmakers, including whether they are members of the Appropriations panel. He also refused to discuss the false information that he provided. Those individuals "will not be invited to further meetings," he added.
Rumor has it they are also being put on double secret probation, and they must wear 'I Love Ann Coulter' hats.
The Out of Iraq Caucus meanwhile, is trying to make clear that they don't want to cut funds for the troops at all. They say this is a misrepresenation. They fully support giving the troops every penny they need to get out of Iraq as soon as possible:
In the meantime, the Progressive Caucus, which has sought language in the supplemental requiring the withdrawal of all troops from Iraq, is slated to unveil its proposal this morning to fund such an effort.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) described the measure Wednesday as a "fully funded withdrawal."
"The press and a lot of people have continually misrepresented what people are doing here. This is not cutting off funds," Nadler said. "We want to provide the funds, but we want to limit the use of the funds."
Under the proposal, both existing and future funds could be used for troop withdrawal and economic reconstruction in Iraq, but could not be used to further the war effort, Nadler explained.
"We're not cutting the funds by a nickel," he added. While Nadler said the Progressive Caucus would like to see the language included in the supplemental bill itself, lawmakers likely will have to offer the measure as an amendment to the spending bill.
While the proposal will call for the withdrawal to be completed by the end of 2007, Nadler said that date could be changed. "Obviously we'd be willing to talk," he said.
Nice to see that they're very open, and willing to discuss any plan to declare defeat and come home as quickly as possible.
And House Republicans are not afraid to vote against a bad bill. Adam Putnam lays out the strategy:
House Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam (Fla.) refuted the idea that Republicans are taking a political risk by potentially voting down a spending bill to provide funds to troops in combat.
"We could vote for a clear wartime supplemental before supper tomorrow," he said. "The reason why this is so complicated is because the Democrats are making it complicated to pacify the third of their Caucus who wants to immediately cut off funds to the troops, the third of their Caucus who would like to cut off funds for the troops but don't want credit for it, and the third of their Caucus that ran as Republicans and are running away from the other two-thirds of their colleagues."
I've noted before that the Democrats court trouble if they pass a bill that the President will veto. I strongly suspect that with his bully pulpit, and the tendency of voters to err on the side of the troops, he'll put the Democrats in a very bad spot politically if he argues that their proposal is too gummed up with red tape and misplaced priorities, and he needs a clean bill that he can sign to ensure the safety of men and women in harm's way.
Update: The Hill meanwhile, suggests that the Democratic leadership bill will require a withdrawal if the Iraqi government fails to meet certain benchmarks - but it's apparently non-binding:
House Democratic leaders have settled on a tentative proposal to require the Iraqi government to meet a series of benchmarks and, if they miss meeting those conditions, U.S. troops would begin a phased redeployed by a certain date, said a Democratic aide.
House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said he would present the plan to freshman Democrats and the centrist Blue Dog Democrats.
"I'm looking for the center of gravity in the House," Obey said. "People need to understand, we're not a bunch of Thomas Jeffersons writing the Declaration of Independence. This language is not going to be language for the ages."
"We've made many, many changes," Obey said. "We hope we will be able to lay out a fairly complete package."
Meanwhile, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met with members of the Progressive Caucus late yesterday afternoon.
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), co-chairwoman of the Progressive Caucus, did not seem keen to endorse the proposal.
"There's no enforcement mechanism," she said. "We have had the same thing in place for two years and we're expecting [Bush] to do something, who has no intention of working with us?"
Mr. Obey is to put it generously, misspeaking. He is not looking for the 'center of gravity' in the House. He's trying to earn the backing of a significant majority of the Democratic caucus. And if he does not give the Out of Iraq caucus a vote on their idea, I don't see how this can work.


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Melania Trump is not Michelle Obama. We all can see the huge difference between the two. Melania has another level of elegance and class that most women, including Michelle, can only aspire to.
She is more than just beautiful, she is smart and accomplished. Sure, Michelle had a career full of high paid no-show government jobs but those don't really count. She didn't earn those and there was no penalty if she didn't perform.
Melania did it the American way – all on her own. She came as an immigrant and worked as a model and small business owner and never got a handout.
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The Saudi's are rolling out the red carpet for President Trump's visit because they hope he will reject Obama's policy of appeasing Iran at the expense of the Sunni Arabs.
There will be discussing a huge arms deal and believe it or not Toby Keith is going to give a concert over there. But what has people talking is Melania's courageous stand.
Women in Saudi Arabia, including foreign visitors, are expected to wear a floor length dress and a head scarf. Because they are "foreign" the Saudi sharia police do not require them to wear the full Burka and cover everything but the eyes.
Nice huh? Any woman who would go to such a barbaric land and acquiesce to sharia is no hero – I am talking about you, Michelle. That is not how you stand up for women.
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It seems that Xiaomi is working pretty hard this year. They've released a bunch of smartphones in first half of the year: the entry-level Redmi Note 3, the Mi 4s, and the high-end Mi 5. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker has launched its biggest smartphone yet, the Xiaomi Mi Max.
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Unanswered: Why dump tran not allowed for data and log on same device
What exactly is the reason why Sybase does not allow by design that dump transaction is not allowed for database with data and log segments on separate devices?
I have been working on Sybase ASE on and off for a few years, but can't simply answer this question
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1 The answer is stated in several places in the manuals, and I cannot be asked to type it out here, try the SAG and look for the section "encyclopedia of tasks" ... separating data and log devices. It may look like a Sybase limitation but it isn't. The requirement is a basic data processing issue, not a Sybase limitation; unlike other rdbms, Sybase just ensures that you are never in an unrecoverable position.
2 The other way of handling it is (and the vast majority of new DBAs are in this category), that's just the way it is, if you want Sybase to be able to recover the database. So go forth and implement it.
Ask a specific question after reading the manuals, I would be happy to help.Regards
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The shortest way of explaining it is:
• it is not "not allowed by design"
• it is stupid by principle, to place data and log on the same logical volume/physical disk. You are supposed to know that from your IT qualifications or experience. If you lose the disk/LV you have lost both data & log
• if the data & log were on separate disks/LVs, you can lose one or the other, and sybase will continue (you can bring the db to a logical checkpoint; bring it down gracefully; lose nothing except active ucommitted transactions; replace the disk; bring it up)
• if data & log were mixed on the same disk/LV, you cannot do that
• if sybase did not prevent it or warn you, you might go along fine for years, then one day your disk breaks, and sorry joe, you lost everything ... you need to go to last nights full db dump file. The whole days transactions are lost
• so sybase, which up to 12.5.4 is obsessed with reliability, do not let you get into that place where you may be fooled:
--- if you mix log & data, it won't let you dump tran (and think that because you can do it today, you can do it anytime, such as when the disk fails)
--- which in effect, forces you to do the right thing for productions systems
Now, if you place data & log on the same Sybase device, it is the same as above (read Sybase Device for Disk/LV); SYbase does not let you fool yourself into thinking it is recoverable ... plus:
• what you have is a log of unspecified size: whatever the device size is minus the data content
• the log and data PAGES are quite mixed up, interspersed, in the one DEVICE
• if you lose the log, you lose log+data; if you lose data, you lose log+data
• that means you are not, and you can not, manage the log
• acceptable for Dev systems, not anywhere near Test, UAT, or Production.
• in which case you can truncate, but not dump, the log
That being said, nowadays most people mirror both data and log, so the recoverability requirement being discussed here is handled another way.
That being said, it is still completely stupid to place data & log on the same disk/LV/Device. The log is th heaviest use device. The first item of performance is to place it on its own separate Device/Disk/LV, away from the data. If not for recoverability, then for load sharing.
See, even the shortest explanation is long !Regards
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St Stithians Boys' College in Gauteng is doing its bit to provide SA with a future crop of small to medium sized business owners.
"The results of St Stithians' Business Incubator Programme, which we launched in May this year, have shown that young scholars-turned-entrepreneurs have the ability to deal with the reality of starting a small business in South Africa," says Ryan Wiesner, head of the college's Business Studies Department, who introduced the project to give practical impetus to the learners' studies.
"The boys were required to develop entrepreneurial ideas and then create, register and run actual companies. Through this process, they came to appreciate the need to carefully select partners, write and develop business plans, and deal with all the administrative functions required to run a business. This included opening and administering a bank account, and performing accounting and payroll functions."
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- Coming to terms with the fact that running your own business means putting in more than just lesson time at school, but requires dedication during weekends and school holiday time
- That a business plan is an essential blueprint required to evaluate and plot your way forward
- Keeping track of cash flowing into and out of the business must be mastered if a business is to succeed.
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One of the absolutely greasiest, funkiest groove styles in the history of the electric bass comes from the great Funky Meters bassist, George Porter, Jr. Here's a fantastic solo he played with the New Orleans All Stars in 2009.Read More »
Video of the Day: Matt Garrison Solo
Today's VotD comes because I woke up and couldn't stop thinking about Matt Garrison's exceptionally clean playing. So, I went back to one of my favorite things he's posted in the past couple of years. This solo is incredible on so many levels!Read More »
Video Of The Weekend: Eddie Gomez Plays "Waltz For Debby" With Bill Evans
A very cool video for you guys to check out this weekend, here is the great Eddie Gomez playing alongside the jazz piano texture king, Bill Evans, in a rare duo format. In this video, they play Evans' (now) standard, Waltz For Debby.Read More »
Video of the Day: Pino Palladino with D'Angelo playing "Chicken Grease"
One of our favorites around these parts, Pino Palladino can be seen here playing his "second career" of music with D'Angelo on the Chris Rock Show (remember when they let Chris Rock have a talk show?). The tune is "Chicken Grease" the album is Voodoo. If you don't own it, …Read More »
Video of the Day: Stanley, Marcus, & Victor play "Beat It"
While posting videos of these three guys is such a no-brainer that we try to avoid it at all costs, this is the only video we ran across on YouTube that is pro-shot. So, here are Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten (known in this configuration as SMV) playing …Read More »


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On Monday, Amazon took the wraps off Amazon Go, a real-world grocery store that comes with a twist: theres no checkout process. You just grab the stuff you want and walk out; the order posts to your Amazon account afterwards. There are no cashiers, no lines, no fumbling for a credit card. And while experts agree that Go looks very much like the future of retail, it's less clear whether Amazon has all of the pieces in place.
Theres one Amazon Go location so far, in Amazons hometown of Seattle, and it's a relatively conservative amount of space: 1800 square feet holding perishable grocery goods like bread, milk, and cheese, as well as pre-made snacks and fresh meals. Amazon says all you need is the Amazon Go app to enter the store and start shopping. Or rather, thats what you will need when Amazon decides to open the store up to civilians. Currently, Amazon Go is available only to Amazon employees in beta, with the public launch date set for early 2017.
As for how its "Just Walk Out Shopping" experience works, Amazon seems emphatically not to want to share details. It steeps its description of how the system works in buzzwords: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning. It uses sensors throughout the store and artificial intelligence to tell which direction customers are looking, even in a crowd, and can identify partially blocked labels. Beyond that, details are hazy.
That doesn't mean it's vapor, though. In fact, retail tech specialists and computer vision experts agree that Amazons advertised systemis entirely plausible given the state of artificial intelligence, RFID, sensor and machine learning technologies today. No one's put all of the pieces together in the way Amazon appears to have done—but then again, nobody else is Amazon.
Amazons Choice
Its not that retail tech companies havent already been hard at work tracking people as they explore physical stores and shop. A host of companies with names like RetailNext, Euclid, and Nomi, among others, are all part of this trend. Its in a store's interest to track people, after all, not just because they can target and upsell customers on more products and in-store promotions. Aggregate data on how customers move within a store and what they buy can help stores project purchasing trends, decide how to rearrange a layout, and create better reports for their shareholders, among other benefits.
What previous efforts don't do that Amazon Go does, though, is link products to individuals, says Brent Franson, CEO of Euclid Analytics, whichgives stores the ability to track customers using their mobile Wi-Fi address, which helps smartphones interact with real-world items. (Other companies deploy tools likevideo analytics and beacons.) Solving the problem of attaching the products to the person as they leave the store is going to require something new—or something were not aware of today, Franson says. Tying the two together at 100 percent accuracy, thats a problem thats hard to solve. If Amazon is anything short of 100 percent accurate, Franson points out, that means someone essentially gets to steal from them, or Amazon mistakenly charges a customer for something she didnt buy. Both scenarios are unacceptable.
Complicating matters further is that the act of shopping is tricky, says Arun Nair, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of RetailNext. Grocery shoppers often put things back in the wrong aisle. Certain food, like vegetables, are priced by weight. Families and other groups need to have one consolidated virtual cart, rather than being charged individually based on the smartphone in their pocket.
Amazon may be uniquely situated to solve these problems, though. It has useful experience in other parts of its vast operations, such as an expertise in storing and picking out items in its various warehouses, and the AI competence that underpins its voice assistant Alexa, that couldaddress thesehurdles. The technology building blocks are there, Nair says.
According to David Luan, the CEO of AI startup Dextro, Amazon probably does use a combination of sensors and technologies, as it claims. It would need computer vision to see whatpeople are looking at and what they're picking up, sensors on shelves, a mobile app to tiean individual user to their identity (going through a turnstile and scanning a QR code beforeentering the store is likely key in this), and perhaps some kind of souped-up RFID to verifyindividual items.
But the biggest advantage Amazon has in solving all of these problems?It runs the entire ecosystem."Amazon controls what gets stocked in the store," Luansays. "So Amazon can choose things that they are very good at identifying, and it can skip all the hard problems for a long time." It's hard for Amazon to go wrong when Amazon itselfiscontrolling whos going into the space, the infrastructure of the space, and the products in the space. And even if it does still have lots left to figure out, that's what betas are for.
For now, Euclid's Franson suggests you take the company's word with a grain of salt. If I were creating supermarkets from scratch, I would have done something like this, Franson says. I think this is the future of retail. I just expected, until we heard about this, that it was a little further out than it seems—or that Amazon is making it seem.
Read more: https://www.wired.com/2016/12/amazon-go-grocery-store/


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When Czechs immigrated to Texas, they brought with them deep and abiding love of literature, education, and culture. After all, Jan Amos Komenský was a Czech. It would have been a terrible sacrifice for the first generation of immigrants - not only the prospect of frontier, pioneer living, but especially the knowledge/fear that their children would not have the same opportunities for education as they had had in the Old Country. Indeed, the school records don't lie (if only I understood them better!); we have a huge pile of evidence that our Czechs were educated before coming to Texas.
After arriving, Texas Czechs started to create all kinds of fraternal organizations. One of the largest that still exists today is the SPJST. If you're a Texas Czech, you have probably been to one of their lodges for some kind of activity, like a barbecue or a dance (and let me tell you, those 80 year olds danced circles around my husband and I when we went there a few years ago! I'm not exaggerating even a tiny bit, guys.)
SPJST, or Slovanska Podporující Jednoty Státu Texas had a journal, aptly named Věstník and you can read many of its back issues online at this website (issuu.com).
It looks like some of the issues go back to the 1930's, which is really great! There are also newer issues, and it seems to stop ~2001. It does not look like a complete collection, though the site is a little obtuse to navigate, so I could be wrong.
This is the exact reason why I am so obsessed with learning Czech. I really want to be read this.
Notice that this journal only was published online in 2015. From many of the biographies, histories, and articles I have read, I know that there are dozens (or perhaps more) of similar journals and newspapers - many of which are in Czech - that have not yet been digitized and made available to the public.
The best part about this site is that it's free! I haven't played around with their search engine yet, but it looks like there are other journals and magazines here to read. But this one is a real gold mine; there is an extremely high likelihood that your Texas Czechs were members of the SPJST, and as such, they probably had stuff published in their magazine. Remember, these old, local publications were something like the Facebook of our day. They published things like, "So-and-so came to town and paid the publishers a visit." "So-and-so is in the hospital."
An ad for a play in Czech called, "Where are my dollars?" Apparently Texas Czechs were not only interested in publishing, but also in the theater!
And don't let the age fool you; sometimes these kinds of old publications are much more gory and graphic than you might find in today's publications, describing in great detail every aspect of a bloody crime, or a terrible tragedy, etc. I am really excited to try to unearth such treasure in Věstník, and I hope you have fun playing with it, too!
And here is a letter reviewing a different play, and how pleased he was to see it, etc. Imagine if your ancestor were in this play, how it would feel for you to have this extra bit of information coloring the details of their lives!


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Not everyone who goes to Vegas returns home richer than they left, but Magical John (John Wolfson) said he did just that.
Baldwinsville's own Magical John went to Las Vegas to study at the McBride Magic & Mystery School, operated by Las Vegas magic headliner Jeff McBride and his teacher, Eugene Burger. While in Vegas, Wolfson not only got to work with McBride and Burger, but also met magic legends Lance Burton, Mac King and Penn and Teller. He also performed some of his favorite tricks in front of the Venetian casino.
"I guess you could say I've performed on the Strip in Las Vegas Now," Wolfson said. "If that's not a win, I don't know what is."
Wolfson was bit by the magic bug 15 years ago after his big sister got bored with her magic kit. After learning a few easy tricks, it became obvious that magic would be more than a phase for Wolfson. By the age of 9, he was being hired for birthday parties and was seeing the very beginnings of what would become his business as 'Magical John.'
Wolfson's favorite tricks are the kind that effect people emotionally.
"It's easy to make people laugh with magic, and I enjoy that. Although, for me, it's the most meaningful when my magic can touch someone in a way that leaves them with a life memory," Wolfson said.
Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger are the founders of the McBride Magic and Mystery School. Both were named among the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century by MAGIC magazine and have won numerous awards between them. They have been teaching magic together since 1987, conducting over a dozen class events each year. Magicians from around the world make their way to the McBride School. In Wolfson's class alone there were students from five countries. Former students have won awards at every major convention in the US, and even the international championship known as F.I.S.M. For more information, visit magicalwisdom.com.
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Discussion in 'Training & Safety' started by Threetango, Oct 7, 2013.
Here's a good example.
What do you think ?
While I agree to keep shooting until he's no longer a threat, I can't tell if he was even hit. Could just be my eyes.
Being the newbee that I am I asked the same question on this forum. Axxe55 replied with exactly what is in the post. "...until the threat is no longer a threat".
Same reason for when I go target shooting in the outdoors, I eject the shotgun shell, or on a bolt action rifle I eject the spent round as fast as I can once I have fired, just to keep myself 'trained' in a situation like this, or with a pissed off animal. Shooting once, and then looking to see if you hit your target could get you killed in a moment just like this
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Published on Oct 4, 2013
Oregon State Police Thursday released a dramatic video showing the gun battle that unfolded in August on Interstate 84 about 100 miles east of Portland, ending in the death of a Portland motorist.
The freeway confrontation lasted only moments, according to the patrol car video from the Aug. 29 episode. The video, released to The Oregonian after a public records request, starts as Trooper Matt Zistel stops a Cadillac driven by John Van Allen, 34. Allen had three of his children with him that afternoon as he pulled over near Biggs Junction.
The video shows Allen stepping out of his car and assuming a military pose. After Zistel repeatedly tells him to get back in his car, Allen pulls a pistol from his waistband, advancing on Zistel and firing. The video doesn't show Zistel.
After shots are fired, the video shows Allen returning to his car and driving off. He was shot in the chest but the video shows no obvious injury.
Zistel radios, "Shots fired" and then moments later, "I've been hit in the side. I'm okay."
Responding officers found Zistel suffering a gunshot wound. They found Allen's car a half mile down the freeway, parked on the shoulder. Allen was dead, shot once in the chest.
Zistel was treated for his injury at a hospital in The Dalles and released. He has been on administrative leave. Zistel, 26, has been with the agency five years. In a subsequent investigation, Sherman County District Attorney Wade McLeod concluded Zistel was justified in shooting Allen.
Relatives said Allen was returning to his native South Carolina at the time of shooting. They said the aggressive action was out of character. He moved to Portland from Pittsburgh. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a construction engineer from 2009 until 2012.Fatal Shootout on Interstate 84 in Oregon
thank you for saying that.
i have heard people say how many does it take to make a BG no longer a threat? there is no known number. it depends on many things. too many to ever give a conclusive answer to. might be one round, or it might be ten rounds or more.
i have also heard, what if the BG is wearing armor? well if center mass shots are not stopping him, shoot him elsewhere. not likely to happen, but it could happen, that a BG is wearing armor.
Home invaders are wearing body armor in some cases. They break into gun shops to get weapons, ammo and body armor. Then they go on a crime spree well armed, with protection from handgun fire.
please provide some links to eduacate us on this being ongoing.
I've never heard of that either...
Gotta figure, if someone steals a bunch of stuff, they're going to sell it off before they go after more goodies... cough cough DRUG MONEY cough cough But I'm not a criminal so what the hell do I know...
I have a hard time believing, (that since criminals are nothing but gutless COWARDS) they'd have the balls to stand and take live fire. I imagine even with body armor, that sh*t HAS to hurt!!
But I guess that's why we practice headshots too...
even when wearing body armor, people can still end up with internal injuries from being shot. body armor only increases your odds of survival if shot. it doesn't make a person bulletproof.
That's what I'm saying, busted ribs, collapsed lungs, bleeding organs...unpleasant...
But try to convince a gun grabber of that... To them, it makes you the frickin' Terminator...
exactly. depending on what a person was shot with and at what distance makes a lot of difference, but many people have suffered internal injuries and broken bones when shot wearing body armor.
but they were not bleeding out and by wearing the armor, their survival odds were greatly increased.
Are you sure about this, there aren't many people breaking into gun shops- for obvious reasons. And I'm pretty sure that gun stores are heavily, heavily secured- similar to a bank.
Meh...I can remember 4 instances here in NC in the past year where idjuts broke into gun shops...twice at the same store. At one they drive a van through the front door, (not much you can do about that...they got caught). The other, the kid came in through the ceiling from the rooftop air handler. He got away the first time but they got him the second...
A lot of the stores are not free standing structures, but are part of strip malls so they have to go with the setup they are given which isn't really ideal as far as security goes...
I haven't heard anything about the stolen goodies being used to steal more goodies, not saying it hasn't happened, just that I haven't heard of it...
but even so, with most having alarm systems, it's not like the thieves have unlimited time to browse and shop around. pretty much a hit and run robbery. in fast and out fast if they want to get away.
That's exactly how homie did it the second time...video showed him pull a duffle bag out, smash glass display cases, loot 'n scoot. He wasn't in the store more than 30 seconds. They got him in the parking lot next door, he had 20 handguns and a bunch of ammo...
I was a downtown area so I guess that explains the impressive response time...
Still a big headache for the owner though...
amateur thieves generally do more damage than the pros do!
"Watkins' total bond includes $5 million for the five armed robberies and $2.5 million for six counts of theft in which Watkins and Edwards allegedly stole property from county police vehicles, including two handguns, a bulletproof vest and a police scanner radio. Watkins remains in custody at the county jail.
Police say that same equipment was used by the suspects in committing eight armed robberies in the county since Jan. 25. The robbers, who victims said at times used British or Australian accents, would strike between 3 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., often awakening victims at gunpoint and demanding cash."
I can't provide links on it, but I do know we have a statute about body armor during the commission of certain crimes. It adds another felony to the list. It seems to me if it wasn't at least a small problem they wouldn't have felt obligated to make the law.
several states have that same law. body armor has been used in felony criminal acts before. my point is, i seriously doubt, the average home invader is going to go out with body armor on, when he does a home invasion.
just in case they do, if shots center mass are not working to stop the threat, then start aiming elsewhere. head or pelvis.


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Disclaimer: Gravitation was once upon a time mine...in this one dream i had...i dont ownpunk'd either...
"Urgh..that is just plain disgusting..isn't there any decent show to watch in this thing every single day! I wish I didn't bought this shit in the first place!"
They did this everyday, watching the shining talking cube that never give them what they wanted.Yuki completed his book 3 months before his deadline, due to a certain pink haired cutie who whines to him for not spending time with him. Now that he was free all he did was sex, watch TV and..sex. Now that he gave thought about it, he didn't do much with his life. Although its been interesting with the brat around but the past few months was just HELL.
Shuichi was on the floor lying in his stomach, with both his hands under his chin while watching TV with his grumpy lover. It wasn't really healthy for his eyes with Yuki changing the channel every 2 minutes and not to mention everyday.
A glimpse of brown hair.
"Crap"(Wasn't actually paying attention to the TV)
"Hey wait! Yuki! Change it back!"
"Huh? what for?"
"You'll see. Just change it back."
"UWAAAAA! I SWEAR I didn't steal kumaguros cousin! Why don't you ask him! He always says that he misses him! KUMAGURO! APOLOGISE NOW! OR YOURE STAYIN HERE!"
A few people suddenly approached the sobbing star.
"HAHA..calm down Sakuma-san. We know you didn't steal it..and guess what? You've been punk'd!"
"You know, the television show on MTV,but this one is the Japanese edition, and don't worry, its local viewing only.."
"..oh..ahahaha..you really got me there..hey wait a minute! APOLOGISE TO KUMAGURO RIGHT NOW!"
"Heh..no point in doing that to him don't you think?"
"Hmm..those guys have been active these day..they even got Hiro."
"What stupid trick did they use on him?"
"Not a great trick though. They blamed him for letting a guy out of jail. Then the guy admits that hawas Hiro's uncle. Wasn't actually going as planned because Hiro was too calm about the whole thing."
"It wasn't really a bad trick you know. If it was someone else, it would have worked perfectly."
"Well..i still think it was considering that Hiro's uncle didn't live there in the first place, his unclelives next to my parents house and the one on TV doesn't look a bit like him!"
'How stupid can you get?'
"Just keep your eyes out for these guys whenever you go out...or you'll end up like Sakuma."
"You should too Yuki..i'm the only celebrity here."
"Hmph..I rarely go out anyway.."
Knock! Knock!
Yuki watched as Shuichi disappear into the hallway. After all these time Yuki was used to having the singeraround the apartment. Though he would never admit it, he was worried Shu comes home late and would start overreacting like a lovesick idiot. No one can satisfy him like Shuichi did.
Shuichi bouncing returned a few minutes later with a few envelopes in his hands. He sat on the couch next to his loverand handed them over to him. Shuichi leaned his head over the novelists shoulder as Yuki scan through them. Yuki glanced over to his lover when he noticed something..
"Wait..why would the postman be knocking the door when he can just put these mails in the mail box?"
"Owh..right..forgot to tell you about that..he was a fan..he wanted an autograph..but I slammed the door on his face when he started touching my face..that was kinda creepy.."
'If he was to do that in front of me I would have knock his teeth out..no one touches my brat except me!'
"Hey..who the hell is this?"
Yuki shoved the envelope in front of Shuichi face. Shuichi took the envelope and started to look at it intensely, as if trying to remember something.
'How cute.'
"Umm..i think this is from the communication company..yours..mines different.."
"Hey..i paid my bills for the next two years already..i even gave them extra.."
Shuichi opened the mail and started reading it. Yuki glanced over the singers shoulder.
"It says that we're both invited to a dinner at a posh restaurant at that hotel on top of that hill..that's strange..i'm not even registered to their company..why would they invite me too?"
"They're just trying to make your presence an advantage..they'll soon start making rubbish about youusing their service..and eventually..they will sell.."
"So..are you going?"
"No way."
2 hours later
"ALRIGHT already! We'll go..just shut up okay?"
2 hours later
Yuki was the only one who knew how to shut Shuichi up. And he liked doing it. It was surprisingly effective and he always did it considering Shuichi was noisy all the time. He touched his lovers face and his face turned from excited and energetic,to confused and cute. Yuki had a grin on his face and started pulling the singers face to his. He broke the space between them and started giving him a hungry and demanding kiss. Shuichi moaned when Yuki started nibbling his lower lips, seeking for entrance. Shuichi opened his mouth almost immediately allowing his lover to explore his mouth. Both of their hands was ruffling each others hair. Yuki broke the kiss leaving both of them panting for air from their long kiss.
"That never fails to shut you up huh?"
Shuichi immediately look down to the floor, trying his best to hide his blush. Yuki grinned at the site of this and continued toying with the singers hair.
"So..when is it? The dinner i mean."
Shuichi snapped out of his trance and looked up at the novelist.
"Um..tommorow." Still having a clear red blush glued to his face. Even after all these years Yuki still haven't manage to destroy Shuichi's shyness. But despite that, Yuki really like the way Shuichi blush and he really looks cute on the reddy, embarrassed face.
The next day
"C'mon Yuki! We're late!"
"We weren't going to be if someone didn't make the kitchen explode the third time this morning. And who was it again that put that ONE piece of pocky in the oven for 200 degrees and not to mention for a whole 2 hours! Why do you need to eat that when we're going out for dinner anyway?"
"I can't help it! You held me up in both breakfast AND lunch with your..um.."
"Hey who asked you to wear nothing but a piece of apron preparing breakfast and a maid costume preparing lunch!"
"I was just trying them out okay!"
"Whatever. Just get in the car."
During the whole journey, both of them was experiencing an uncomfortable silence. Yuki was hoping that Shuichi would soon broke the silence with his annoying babbling. Having him this quiet was just plain weird.
When they reached the 5 mile drive hotel, they were escorted in the hotel by a few butlers and maids. They were led straight to the underground restaurant and was seated at a big square table assorted with exotic flowers with a breathtaking scent.
"Huh? Isn't this supposed to be a party dinner or something? Why are we the only one seated here?"
"Don't worry you're early. The guests haven't arrived yet." The nerdy looking waiter replied.
'Haven't arrived? I thought we were late?'Yuki was a bit cocky since usually people waits for him and he never waits for someone.' Who the invites someone to dinner and ends up coming late? This guy have some nerve to-'
Yuki's thought was interrupted by a certain pink hair singer who was plucking the petals off the flower, killing the precious beauty, while singing some of his tunes with a bored look on his face.
"Stop that Shu."
"I cant help it..i'm bored Yuki! Can we leave?"
"Nope. It's your idea to come here in the first place."
"Hmm...do something interesting Yuki."
Yuki glanced around the restaurant and looked back to Shuichi. 'Heh..perfect..not a soul in site. It should be okay.'
"Do you wanna have fun Shu?"he said with a grin on his face. Shuichi looked at his lovers face suspiciously and then realized what his lover had in his dirty mind and that immediately blushed Shuichi.
"Eh! You mean here? What if people saw us?" Yuki put a hand on the back of Shuichi's head, pulling him closer.
"Since when did you care about what people think, Mr. Gay Boy."
Shuichi open his mouth to protest when Yuki swiftly pulled him close and slipped his tongue in his mouth, embracing the boy.
Shuichi responded the kiss after a while trying to mumble something on Yuki's mouth. After a while they both came to their senses when someone tapped their shoulders.
Both of them pulled away from each other at the site of the man who was standing behind them. The man has an unpleasant grin on his face. His layered hairstyle that touches his shoulder with a shining, charming brown colour that matches with his smooth creamy skin. He wore an electric blue buttoned up shirt and a black suit on top of the electric blue that matches the colour of his leather slacks. His blue gaze was almost as sharp as Yuki's.
"Good afternoon gentlemen's. I'm terribly sorry for being late for our appointment." The man said with an apologetic and.
sarcastic? voice.
'Appointment?' The celebrities thought.
"Hey mister?" he looked up with a confused look on his violet eyes.
"Yeah?" The man turned his gaze to Shuichi which caused the singer to blush slightly.
"Um..Why are we invited here?" Both of them watched as the man took a seat next to Shuichi.
"I'll get to that soon." As soon as he was seated, he brought his hand to them and introduced himself.
"I'm Takizawa Shouji. I'm very pleased to meet both of you. Thank you both for coming."
'Takizawa huh? A combination of the two people I hate. What the hell did I get myself into.'
"Why don't we order something and talk about it hey?"
Shouji stared at the pink haired singer as they ordered their food and was none too pleased at the hungry look on Shouji's face. Shuichi was, as usual, oblivious to everything happening around him when the two charming men's exchange glares.
Shuichi gobbled his food without even biting first. Shouji chuckled at the site of it.
"Ne Shindou-san? When is your new album coming out?"
"ejh ji eny of jhis moth" with his mouth full.
"Swallow your food, idiot."
"Heheh..Sory bout that. It's out next month. It's finish and we're kinda free now."
"I simply adore your music Shindou-san. And i adore the singer very much too..I heard you have as much fan as Sakuma Ryuichi now."
"Eh? I don't know about that but...a few fans can be a little crazy sometimes..There was this one time i forgot to wear sunglasses and this guy tried to take off my pants! That was pretty scary.."
"Maybe its because of your good looks.." Shouji put his hands under Shu's chin and brought his face to his site.
Shouji looked deeply into Shuichi's eyes, ignoring Yuki's death glare completely. While Shuichi has a plain confused look on his face. Yuki's blood boiled and he immediately shoved Shouji's hands off his beloved property.
"Hands off, jerk." Shouji slowly let Shuichi's face go and gave Yuki a smirk.
'What is it with this guy..' Yuki thought as he continued to glare Shouji. Shuichi happily continued to gobbled up his food. The rivals continued to eat their meals and Yuki was VERY uncomfortable with Shouji. Shouji was sitting closer and CLOSER to his brat.
'If this guy touch my bra-' Yuki broke from his thought when he saw Shouji slipped his hands on his opposite side of Shuichi's shoulder.
"So Shindou-san..since you're free these days..do you wanna have lunch together sometimes? Here's my number..you can call me anytime."
Shouji reached his pocket to take his card, he took out a plain looking card with colorful text written on it. Shouji reached his hands to Shuichi and Yuki took it just when Shuichi was about to accept it.
"I'm sorry but he isn't exactly free..not when I'm around.." Shuichi turned beet red and glared Yuki. He tried to look as angry as possible at his lover and failed badly and only ended up looking rather cute.
"Hmm? What's the matter Shu-chan?" with an innocent look on Yuki's face.
"Um..sorry bout that Takizawa-san..I might just consider that offer.."
"Nope..he isn't going.." in a monotonic voice as he crossed his arms.
"What! Why not Yuki..you know I'm free..you sound exactly like father..you know that?"
"Is that so..then what I say is final. you are NOT going lunch with him."
"He is almost 20 Yuki-san..He as every right to have lunch with anyone he wants..and I don't remember you being his father..isnt that right?"
"What are you trying to scheme, you pervert? I don't remember hearing you say anything about why we are here in the first place..are you just trying to flirt with Shuichi..cause if that's your reason, you don't have to invite me here too..what a stupid plan." Yuki said with a calm voice.
"Heh..if I'm the pervert, then what does that make you? If he wasn't this cute..you would have thrown him out ages ago.."
"I'm his lover, if that's how you say it..i own him.. and I didn't remember ever accepting him because him looks." Shuichi melted at hearing Yuki's confession.
"Is that so? Maybe just because of sex? I heard of the rumors about you being a lady's man..Maybe you just love sex..Let's ask him..shall we? Shindo-san..please answer truthfully..is he treating you right? When was the last time you hade sex?"
"That's kinda too personal..dont you think?" Yuki realized that Shouji still has his hands over Shuichi's shoulder and he shoved them off immediately. He pulled Shuichi close to him gently and kissed his forehead.
"And stop being touchy..if you still haven't noticed..he doesn't belong to you." Shuichi just watched them squabbling and blushed slightly when he realized that they were fighting over him.
'Am i even worth fighting for? Heheh..this is kinda fun..i'm glad I came..'
After a while, all of them finally finished their meals.
'I guess this bastard forgot his motive..good, then i can leave early..'
"I'm going to the toilet.."
"Please do.." Shouji replied politely with a creepy smile on his face. Yuki noticed this and hesitated, finally, he decided to ignore it. When Yuki was out of site, Shuichi was starting to get nervous with Shouji sitting next to him.
"So..Shuichi..how does Yuki treat you when you're at home?"
"Eh..? Oh..H-he's ok...I guess.."
"Heheh...don't be so scared..i'll let you in a little secret..you can cooperate if you want to.."
"Huh? What secret?"
--With Yuki in the toilet--
'That guy really was a pevert..he's really getting on my nerves with his touchy self..better return soon..dont know what that guy would do with Shuichi all to himself out there.'
Yuki washed his hands and stepped out of the toilet. He heard Shuichi's laughing voice. Yuki walked faster when he heard that and when he Shuichi was in his site, his blood boiled when he saw the scene in front of him. Shuichi was sitting on his usual position with Shouji kneeling down in front of him, holding both of Shuichi's hand. Shuichi was giggling while Shouji was muttering something that sounds like a poem.
"What the hell do you think you are doing? Trying to hit on him?" he almost shouted. Startled, Shuichi pulled away and Shouji stood up abruptly.
"What is it do you not understand that he does NOT belong to you."
"Y-Yuki! H-He was just-"
"I was simply confessing my love for him..Yuki-san. I gave him my number too."
"Fuck off! What makes you think that i would hand him over to you!"
"What's wrong with a little competition?"
"Find someone else..for all we know, you're just trying to have his fame!"
Yuki took Shuichi's hand and pulled him into a kiss. Yuki put his hands on both of Shuichi's red cheek. Shuichi giggled through the whole kiss and responded to the kiss while he played with Yuki's hair and closed his eyes like he usually would. Yuki chuckled and ran a tongue in the singers mouth when he saw Shouji's angry reaction. After the long kiss, they broke away, panting for air.
Yuki smirked when he saw Shouji's jealous face. Without Yuki's full attention, Shouji swiftly gripped Shuichi's wrist and pulled the singer to him.
"C'mon Shuichi..come home with me..you don't have to listen to this pervert..you'll be safe with me.."
Yuki grabbed Shuichi's other wrist and pulled the boy back.
"Let go of him you bastard! He's not going anywhere!" Yuki shoved Shouji off Shuichi's wrist. When he finally let Shuichi go, Yuki grabbed Shouji's collar and was in a position to punch Shouji. But before he could go any further..
"Stop! That's enough Yuki!" Shuichi shouted and grabbed Yuki's wrist. Yuki glanced at the pink haired singer and noticed that the restaurant was getting crowded.
"It's okay now..Calm down Yuki-san..It's all over." Said one of the people among the crowd. Yuki's major confusion grew when he saw a man holding a video camera and microphone. 'Was this a set-up or something?'
"Yuki-san..you've been officially..PUNK'D." The crowd became loud of cheers and laughs. Shuichi's giggles became laughter. Then he glanced at Shouji, who he still held in his arms. Shouji grinned and chuckled.
"A little possessive aren't we?" Yuki let him go, and Shouji straightened his collar. Shouji pat Yuki's back.
"Don't worry Yuki-san..no one's taking him away from you.." Yuki was annoyed when he saw Shouji's grin widened.
"Aw FUCK!" Yuki chuckled and he covered his blush with his hands.
"Ahaha! They got you pretty good Yuki! You've gotta admit that was pretty good! Bwahaha!" Shuichi hugged the novelist and laughed in Yuki's chest. Yuki pulled Shuichi's chin up to look up to him.
"Were you in on this the whole time?"
"Eheheh..Just after Shouji told me when you were in the toilet..yeah..i was." Yuki lowered his lips to Shuichi's ear and whispered..
"You're paying for this when we get home."
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Cross-sectional imaging identifies cystic neoplasms in up to 1.2% of the general population. However, data from an autopsy series reports pancreatic cysts in up to 24% of patients.EUS can identify small cysts that are not seen on CT scan, MRI or other cross sectional imaging we hypothesize that pancreatic cysts are present between 1.2 and 24% of the population, with rates varying by variables such as age and a previous diagnosis of pancreatitis. The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of pancreatic cysts in patients undergoing EUS for non-pancreatic indications .
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We are looking at the most powerful saloon car ever built, as a matter of fact, the Hellcat completes the quarter mile in 11 seconds flat on street tyres, sprints for 100km.h in 3.7 seconds and reaches a top speed of 328 km/h (204 mph). It will also go from a standstill to 160 km/h back to zero in under 13 seconds.
Just like it's Coupe brother, the Challenger, the engine is linked to a TorqueFlite heavy duty eight-speed automatic transmission capable of performing 160 millisecond shifts with rev-matching. Braking is provided by the largest brakes ever offered by the Chrysler Group, 15.4 Brembo two-piece rotors at the front with six-piston calipers.
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BALTIMORE — The Red Sox are headed back to Boston to begin preparations for Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Friday.
Three teams still have a chance to get to Fenway Park.
The Rays (91-71) and Rangers (91-71) won today and will meet on Monday at 8:07 p.m. in Arlington, Texas. The winner advances to the wild card playoff game on Wednesday in Cleveland against the Indians (92-70) at 8:07 p.m.


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South Korea has suspended imports of German pork, the first country to take such radical action over the dioxin contamination crisis, a European Union spokesman told AFP Saturday.
The spokesman added that the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, considered the move disproportionate.
German officials said Friday they had shut 4,700 farms and destroyed more than 100,000 eggs, as a widening crisis over tainted animal feed rocked the country, with authorities suspecting illegal activity.
"The South Koreans have told us they are suspending the imports of pork from Germany, to our knowledge the first country to take such a step," Frederic Vincent, spokesman for the European Commissioner in charge of health, John Dalli, said.
"It is a decision which is out of proportion as to what is going on in Germany, but we are going to try to talk with the South Koreans to reassure them," he said.
"In the European Union, no country has taken any specific measures" of this order, he added.
Brussels does not consider there are grounds for declaring a ban on exports of German meat or other products from Germany "because the farms have been closed and farm products which have been delivered are blocked, awaiting analysis," Vincent said.
A spokesman for German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner told a news conference Friday that "4,709 farms and businesses are currently closed", including 4,468 in the state of Lower Saxony, northwest Germany.
The farms will be closed until they are found to be clear of contamination with dioxin, a toxic chemical compound that can cause cancer if ingested in large doses, and will not be allowed to make any deliveries, spokesman Holger Eichele said.
Nearly all types of farms, especially those rearing pigs, have been affected by the closures in eight of Germany's 16 states, the agricuture ministry said. There are around 375,000 farms in Germany.


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And most people have also seen pictures of "real" robots working in factories, especially car factories. They're ungainly, somewhat threatening, stork-like devices that whirl and peck at car bodies on the production line, with impressive showers of sparks coming from their welding heads.
Or there are tough-looking metal arms which thrust themselves on to the line, grabbing, twisting and shuffling components into place.
But these things are vastly removed from the cute, beeping and squeaking devices of the movie world. Until now.
Honda engineers have long been fascinated by the range of activities which commercial robots can be designed to do on the factory floor.
With the company's approval, they've been taking the robot out of the factory and putting it into a social environment, with the idea of it doing the drudgery which its human inventors would rather avoid.
Honda has now announced that it is ready to make available for lease the latest version of its Asimo humanoid robot.
Asimo is smaller than an adult so as not to appear threatening; walks on a pair of legs jointed in much the same manner as those of a human, and with arms which terminate in mechanical hands.
It appears to be wearing a crash helmet with a smoked glass visor; while this may not be approved wear for use in a bank branch, it absolves the designers of the need to do a human-style face.
The latest version of Asimo (pictured) incorporates improvements to Honda's "advanced flexible walking technology" and the device is now able to move more freely within a human environment.
In fact, the Asimo C robot has made its debut greeting guests at Honda's Tokyo headquarters.
Asimo is even able to recognise and walk up and down stairs, and to traverse sloping terrain, feats found difficult to achieve with previous examples.
Honda says that Asimo can be customised according to a wider range of user requirements, and has the ability to recognise a three-dimensional environment, in addition to its two-dimensional movement on level ground.
Asimo also has greater independence when moving from one point to another. By setting a point of departure, the destination point and several relay points to guide it, Asimo can now correct its own foot placement position and body direction one step at a time, creating its own route independently.
It can also detect and correct errors in position when moving over great distances, providing it with more autonomous movement.
The latest technological advancements also enable Asimo to be directed using voice commands, using a voice-recognition function which is housed within the robot's body. Such voice controls are being used increasingly in motor vehicles.
However, Asimo can now recognise the direction of the sound, enabling it to turn and face the person issuing the commands. It even appears to be paying attention.
But as with many people of its size, it takes a bit of motivating in the morning. Nevertheless, its start-up time of four minutes is a vast reduction over the 40 minutes it took previously.
Once on the job, Honda anticipates public facilities such as museums, company showrooms and other public events to use Asimo as a meeter, greeter, and general odd-jobs "person".
It is being manufactured by Honda Engineering in Sayama, Saitama, home of the NSX, S2000 and Insight car models.
Suggestions that Asimos have been seen driving home after work have been discounted – but Honda's latest slogan is Power of Dreams.


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Hi Jeremy,
Even adding asp:UpdatePanel or other form of AJAX setup, a postback is still a postback. The page will go through its entire lifecycle on the server as if it were a normal postback without AJAX. The only difference is that with AJAX only a part of the page is sent in the response. Thus, if there are problems with full postback, they will continue to exits with partial postbacks, but will likely be masked by the partial rendering. Thus, I would advise that you make sure the page's logic is OK and add AJAX only then.
As to the error itself - such an exception is usually thrown when there are nested update panels. Here is a simple walkthrough of a problematic case:
To avoid this, you should avoid nesting UpdatePanels. If the grid is already in an update panel, you may not need add any more. Also, setting their UpdateMode to Conditional helps because they will dispose more rarely, so if the parent update panel manages to detect the postback comes from the child it may not dispose and cause the error. Thus, this is the second suggestion I can give you.
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