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This sales veteran has seen a lot of new products during his 30-plus year career selling both the Cat brand and our competitors, and he's not one to be easily impressed. In fact, the 336E H earned three rare words of praise from him: "I like it."
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Berry added the proof will be when the first production machines hit the dirt and go to work. "Being from Missouri, my customers like to use the state's motto on me: 'Show me,'" he said. "Guys really concerned with the price of diesel—quarry operators and utility contractors—are going to make the investment if it delivers on the fuel. But don't just take my word for it. Go talk to that young guy over there, Troy. He's up against the likes of Deere and Komatsu every day."
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Power and fuel savings will be two of Nitsche's top talking points. "I was skeptical of the power, especially in the swing, but I can't tell any difference between the hybrid and the standard model except that the 336E H is really quiet, which isn't a bad thing," he said. "I can see utility guys wanting this machine once we show them how much fuel it saves."
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Members Comments On OWASP membership
This page contains the feedback I (Dinis Cruz) received following the "New Owasp Evangelist and OWASP membership" (on 16 Dec 2006) email (which you can find at the end of this page).
This was very good feedback, and I will be working on a document to address the issues raised
Members response to Dinis Cruz email on OWASP Membership
"There are two reason that I haven't joined. First, as many people already pointed out, $100 is too much money for no return. Feeling good about helping OWASP isn't enough. Second, how exactly does OWASP spend the money? Perhaps there is a detailed report, but it isn't easy to find. If I'm going to donate money to a charity (i.e. no return), I want specifics about how the money is used. I'm not suggesting anything improper is happening, but I still want to know."
"To cut the long short: It is not that expensive but it is hard to find too much added value."
"To be honest, $100/individual/year is too expensive! I pay $119/year for an IEEE membership, and get many tangible benefits (such as insurance group rates, etc) that OWASP can't (and IMO shouldn't) offer -- at near the same cost. Something like $25 or $35 per year would be far more appropriate (similar to SourceForge individual membership)."
"Has the steering council considered offering individual membership grades? And in particular, student memberships? I think that will be important for people enrolled in full-time academic programs, too."
.... "I'm replying to the list rather than posting this on the Wiki, as it's not a traditional means of promoting OWASP. If we were to develop a security standard for web applications, or call it a baseline or a benchmark, or best practice, or whatever, it would make a large impact on awareness as well. I know there have been some projects along this line, but hear me out on this one, have some ideas to overcome previous obstacles.
I think having the ears of so many security managers who are on the look out for just "what's required" is what we currently need. There has been growing awareness, although it's been painfully slow. I think the best thing to speed up the awareness at this point, is to make OWASP relevant and important to these managers. It's unfortunate, but it I see too many that once they are aware of the seriousness of web application vulnerabilities, continue to do nothing or next to nothing about them. We need to address this! Part of it may be numbness and unbelief due to too much F.U.D. and B.S. but I think the other part is having to leaning on regulation due to limited budget and even more limited expertise.
I understand we don't have any authority to make anything required, but there are plenty of organizations out there (like the PCI - Payment.Card Industry) that would quickly adopt a Web App Security Standard for their organization or for their jurisdiction if we were to build it and make it practical. To get more volunteers, and possibly even some funding we could team up with other organizations like the Center for Internet Security, SANS, and maybe others in this effort. I think it's shameful that security has to be promoted through requirements, but there's nothing I've seen that's been more effective in promoting what's right and what's good for businesses as well as customers, and the internet as a whole."
"I think "Is it because there is no perceived added value in joining in?". However, I am about to get my firm to join."
"Dinis - good luck with that and if you need help just ask! Here are a few comments that i have heard over the last 2+ years working the XYZ chapter in growing awareness
- If OWASP is a 501-3c non-profit, where is the end of year financial statement?
- If OWASP is a 501-3c non-profit, where is the non-conflicting board members, elections and votes to important issues?
- Suggestion : If there are local memberships to local chapters, then this is where OWASP should collect the fee from local membership based on the state. $100 annual membership for USA members with $25.00 remaining in the local chapter and similar concept depending on GDP worldwide rate chart to be developed. When you kick this off, make sure it is for 2 year membership to get the ball rolling and OWASP must issue membership cards.
- OWASP as a organization might consider to join forces with other events such as Shmoocon (www.shmoocon.org) Blackhat (www.blackhat.com) etc.. etc.. worldwide formally and utilize existing events as global forums for OWASP awareness and business.
- Work with existing framework such as with Peter Herzog http://www.isecom.org to integrate testing framework and testing guide.
- Work with existing colleges and univ. for FREE places for chapters to have meetings, gropw membership overnight with interested developers that are students that have time for research projects and to learn new techniques ;)
- Have local chapters open the doors a little and work WITH other groups such as the FBI/Infragard here in the USA, High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), local usersgroup BSD, Linux, etc... to raise awareness via good speakers and peer events to promote focus.'
"I'll ask some common folks what they think about membership. Personally, I didn't see the value and the company is very stingy that way. Also (a distant third), I need to know what the $$ are going for."
"One reason my own side-business has not joined OWASP is because well it is $3,000 and my side business is just that a side business. It takes awhile for $3,000 to be built up that I can spend towards membership. If you had one that was like $500 for small business (i.e. companies generating less than 30,000 annually) then I would jump on board ASAP. I will talk with my day time employer to see if they want to join. I know I can join as an individual but the only benefit I can see of that is helping OWASP and getting discounts on conferences, but the discount is less than $150 so..."
"your mail struck a chord
- officially i cannot participate for various bureaucratic reasons, hence I am writing from my private, not the corporate email.
- I am impartial and came out of quality engineering to IT systems management and later security, thus
- I am dismayed at the level of defects in the "legacy" products currently deployed
- I am confused by the various competing groups setting up standards - OWASP, SANS, WASC, OSSTMM, OASIS, IEEE, IETF, ITU (Voip) etc... for the increasingly converging communications and information systems market
- I feel that there are too few engineers, not to mention too many customers who do not want to pay higher prices for better products
- these customers are right - security and quality should long term reduce the cost of product not increase it
- I feel that you are basically on the right track - the cure to good web applicaitns or indeed any applications is not in the defect detection and removal but in using the information about error frequency to improve the engineering standards (such as the Owasp guide) to prevent the errors from occurring - even when tired and inexperienced people are creating the system.
but please do not be offended if I do not join OWASP."
- Is it because it is too expensive?
- It seems very expensive compared the benefits I see. I joined this mailing list in order to see what kind of activity is going. I have seen very little – maybe on the wrong list?
- Is it because there is no perceived added value in joining in?
- Most of what I have seen as far as white papers can be obtained for free. I also don't have the feeling that the OWASP name and logo would be a great benefit to me – I don't think that there is a lot of name recognition. I also had hoped for regular local meetings mostly to increase my number of contacts – I am pretty naïve about security stuff so far. I think that there has been only one meeting in the XYZ area which I missed unfortunately.
"To cut the long short: It is not that expensive but it is hard to find too much added value."
"Personally I have not used any tool/material from OWASP. Nevertheless I know personally the founders of the XYZ chapter, so I largely know what OWASP is about. But when I forwarded an mail regarding/promoting OWASP throughout the company I am currently working (around 25 people, of which 20 are either technical IT people or IT consultants) only one person came back to me… this is were I largely based upon my answer the other time."
"My company is way too small to pay for any memberships into anything. But one of my clients is a 1300 employee insurance company and I would say that they fall under the no perceived value category. Unless you are a VAR and want to resell the owasp tools, why would they join unless they just really wanted to participate? You don't want to start charging for the owasp tools, so I don't know what owasp can do to add value. It's a tough one but I'll ask them about it next time we talk."
"Some quick observations that I have noticed about OWASP.
# It is not really marketed that well, in as much as if you wish to raise the profile of an organisation that is aimed at application programmers rather than security professionals then you need to focus the marketing in that area. I only found out about OWASP from reading security related forums, it would be better to raise awareness via other areas such as submitting relevant articles to Slashdot etc. I actually found out about OWASP from links on the AusCert website, not really somewhere that application developers would visit.
- The organisation as a whole focuses on application security, but reading between the lines, most activity on the mailing lists however seem to be for "outside in" tools and technologies. By this I mean for every Honeycomb project there seems to be 5 other projects along the lines of external analysis / fuzzers. As an application developer I want to know about things that I can apply or can help me on a day to day basis. Where for example is ANY tool that I can add to my build process that will automatically attempt some form of compliance (i.e. clover like analysis of source code) testing that would look for anything on this page: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:Java. My point here is that, not only should we focus on testing and scanning, but in reality the way to make things more secure is to also focus on doing things correct in the first place.
Personally I feel this is that status quo due to the focus of the actual members. Most members seem to work for companies that are either security consultants, or security tool vendors.
This underlying bias shows in the content, as an evangelist I hope that you can encourage some balance, after all there is little left to gain from yet another Fuzzer/PenTest/AppFirewall.
If you asked me what was useful, then as an application developer I would love to know what sort of techniques are being used to attack my live website, i.e. security logging, and also what can I do that can do to assure that the security quality of my code is as high as it can be.
Kind regards,"
- Is it because it is too expensive?
- I think it is not too expensive as such, although the reward of becoming OWASP member is way to low.
- Is it because it is too complicated to join in?
- No …. I took quite a while before I got the letter telling me I'd become OWASP member, but the process to become one was straight forward.
- Is it because there is no perceived added value in joining in?
- Totally correct …. Up to now I had no advantage of joining
- I think a listing and contact details of all individual members as well as companies (this is the case already it think) would be very rewarding… it could serve as some kind recognition and verification tool for customers and companies, as also a way that people can verify that a member has the right to use OWASP material … only this tool would surely make I joined OWASP as a member
- Is it because you haven't had the time in the past to join? (see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership for more details)
- Nope
"I need more information to provide to management on Value Add for the cost of membership. When ever I talk about this I get the what do we get in return lecture. Note: mgmt likes slides."
"My answer to your question is simple - I didn't know there was a "join OWASP" beyond what we've done (show up to meetings and host them and get pressure to present at them :-). No one had ever mentioned it even as an option and whenever I've hit the OWASP Web site it's been for technical reasons and I never ran across anything there either.
I'd be happy to get my people to "join" given a basic understanding of how and what the benefits are. Also, a side note is that the OWASP meetings have some overlap with local ISSA chapters; it would be nice to have some mutually beneficial relations between the two for cross-promotion, as they are complementary.
Leveraging the mailing lists is a good idea; we get about one email a month on our list and it's about where the meeting is. This is the first OWASP-wide mailing I've ever recieved."
"XYZ is strongly considering OWASP membership. Not sure what the holdups are. It's one level above my paygrade. I don't know if you are in contact with XYZ , but he is the person here who is pushing for the membership.
I've also suggested contributing some of our materials to OWASP...again, it's now in political debate.
I like the reuse for chapter presentations. Maybe a single repository just for that purpose...so when we're out of material, we don't have to hunt thru different chapters for something good...just look at the single repository. Of course this tool would need a feedback & rating system so the best, most re-usable presentations will be clearly evident.
And, of course I'm not happy with the lack of top ten discussion and the way it was being handled in the past. Unless, I was removed from the top ten list, I can't understand the lack of discussion."
"The misison of OWASP is at times confusing. OWASP is hard to pin down, do you provide a site for sharing information, creating security tools, do you have certification? What OWASP needs is a super-short and clear mission statement. I may have missed it, but that is part of the issue. We in tech securtity are SO overloaded with new hacks, viri, methods, OSes, and languages, we don't have time to scratch. When a new organization that looks promising comes along, have a few capsules as to just what we get for our time spent in reading all this (the $100 is almost secondary)."
"I wanted to preface this email with it's great to here from someone high on the food chain looking out for general user consensus. To your questions though (short and sweet as I know your time is probably sliced pretty thin)
As a developer currently buffing up for a future switch to info-security, I have yet to attend an OWASP meeting (but in reality only found out about the chapters earlier this month). I say this because I don't see a large path like development that leads you to a goal, or at least OWASP from other avenue's. How to solve that is outside the scope of this email... plus I haven't the foggiest.
I don't feel the member due's are to harsh for an individual, and look forward to joining after attending January's meeting and validating my thoughts (XYZ Chapter).
I hope this helps, don't throw me under the bus, and I look forward to hearing from you again in the near future."
"Our company has joined OWASP and paid membership middle of this year 2006. The main issue was to find the budget owner for XYZ."
"Anyway, the reason I'm sending this mail, is that you wanted to know about why people do or do not become an OWASP member.
I don't know if my company is an OWASP member or not. The company is not listed on URL https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership#Current_OWASP_Members but I don't know if that list is complete.
As for me personally, I don't see any benefits for me. On one of our local chapter meetings, someone once described us (the people being there) as motivated professionals who devote their own time and effort in promoting development of more secure web applications. As such, I fail to see why I should have to pay for the privilege to participate in those efforts?
When I review the membership benefits that are mentioned on https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership then I must conclude that all benefits that might be of interest to me, already apply to me right now:
- "active voice in the development of OWASP Materials": what do you think we are discussing about on chapter meetings?
- the electronic notification: you mean OWASP will start holding publications for non-members (sort of like privileged subscriptions on security bulletins or the downloads for pay like the ISO documents)?
- the right to bragg about being an OWASP member: I fail to see the advantage in that (it's not like a certification that proves you have a basic understanding of the topic: anyone who pays gets this right)
- colaboration: I think we got this one covered nicely with the mailing lists, web sites and regular email?
- discounted fees: you want me to pay for discounts that my company will get?
Please don't get me wrong: I fully support the notion of corporate sponsoring through memberships, but, like I said, I do not want to pay extra in addition to sacrificing my personal time to the good cause. I don't think that the individual memberships, as they are offered today, are a good thing.
I hope I did not spoil your mood too much, but I think that the fact that I'm sending this message at all, already indicates that I do care about OWASP, and that you will keep on trying to convert us into a flock of devote believers? " ....
"Your message about OWASP membership couldn't have come at a better time.
I'm the Technical Lead for XYZ's ABC product. I'm trying to help convince upper management that XYZ should join OWASP.
So far the reaction has been cool to the idea with a request for more information as to what the business benefits would be.
So could you help sum up why you think XYZ should join? What could we really get out of membership? I read the "Benefits of Membership" of the web site and while they are all good things, their value is hard to judge."
"I would like to see more local events where knowledge can be collaboratively created and shared. Certainly the product of the local events can and should be aggregated up to the full membership body, and rareified in the lists and best practices documented here. However, I would like to point to another Silicon Valley professional group whose model and value proposition I prefer: SDForum. They hold dozens of informational sessions locally and always offer 2 methods of attendance: free for members, pay $10-25 at the door for non-members. For very special keynote events, they charge members a nominal $10-25 and non-members the full $30-50. This puts the membership benefit in sharp relief, at every event. Of course, the underlying value proposition to both options is the quality of the events themselves. I find myself opting to subscribe to an annual membership when several of the speakers/events are compelling. And opting out when they seem superfluous. To this end, they publish a calendar of events well in advance. To be fair, they have been around for years, so they have the infrastructure and cash flow to manage all this. Finally, I would second the suggestion above that those who contribute time and energy should have a reduced or free membership to recognize their valuable contributions."
email sent: "New Owasp Evangelist and OWASP membership"
(note: this is a variation of the email sent a couple days to the owasp-leaders mailing list (for reference the owasp-leaders mailing list contains all OWASP projects leaders and all local OWASP chapters leaders))
Hello, Dinis Cruz here from OWASP (some of you will know me from the OWASP .Net Project, from the OWASP Autumn of Code 2006 or of from one of my presentations at an OWASP conference)
After much internal debate I decided to agree with Jeff's idea for my official OWASP title: Chief OWASP Evangelist.
I don't like the religious connotations of that title, but technology evangelism does have a somewhat different meaning, and looking at the other 'technical evangelists' out there (and in the past) I do feel that I am following the footsteps of giants :).
What I want to do with this first email is to say Hi, and to offer my services to you as a point of contact for OWASP related activities. One of my main objectives is to maximize the potential of OWASP and its community, so anything that I can do to help, just let me know.
I also want ALL of you and your companies to become OWASP members.
OWASP membership numbers are still ridiculously low, and I want to know why!
- Is it because it is too expensive?
- Is it because it is too complicated to join in?
- Is it because there is no perceived added value in joining in?
- Is it because you haven't had the time in the past to join? (see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Membership for more details)
Please let me know why you and your company haven't join as OWASP members (and for the ones that have joined, let me know why you joined).
A couple other objectives for me:
- Promote OWASP to OWASP (the reality is that most of us have no idea of what projects there are at OWASP and what they have already created / delivered (see for example the list of current projects https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Project))
- Promote collaboration and integration between OWASP projects (there are tons of potential synergies between OWASP projects out there)
- Promote OWASP to the world, and let them know the great stuff that we are doing
- Work with the OWASP chapters, so that what happens locally is exposed to the rest of us (I also would like to see collaboration between chapters, and the re-use of its materials)
- Review the current OWASP tools and content and work with its creators to make it even better
- Follow the final stages of the "OWASP Autumn of Code" sponsorships https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Autumn_of_Code_2006_-_Selection and start working on the OWASP Spring of Code :)
I will also increase the number of emails sent to the owasp-leaders list and to the owasp-all list, so let me know when the volume is too high :)
And remember, I am here to help. If I don't respond to your email in a couple days, just keep resending it until you get an answer (my inbox sometimes behaves like a black hole: "the email goes in and never returns" :) )
Talk to you soon,


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Gluten-free Dining Review of Picazzo's: Flagstaff, Tucson, Scottsdale
Picazzo's Organic Italian Kitchen
7850 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ 85704
Locations in Flagstaff, *Oro Valley (Tucson), Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Sedona and Tempe in Arizona.
*Oro Valley is the location closest to Dove Mountain Ritz Carlton, and is about a 30 or 40 minute drive.
Four years ago, I heard about a wonderful gourmet pizza parlor in Arizona called Picazzo's that offered not only gluten-free pizza, but an elaborate full menu to its gluten-free customers. I was suitably impressed and vowed to eat there as soon as I could get myself to Arizona. Happily, on a
gluten-free food fest family vacation that took me through Portland, Oregon, I found out that they had opened a branch in Portland. (Sadly, Picazzo's is no longer found in Portland, but the former Portland Picazzo's is now called Sellwood's Pizza Kitchen and still offers gluten-free pizza!) I enjoyed every bite but somehow didn't manage to blog about my experience. Shame on me! This time around I was determined to blog about my own Picazzo's experience.
The moment our plane set down in Arizona, I had a mission to find and eat the gluten-free pizza at Picazzo's. Unfortunately when I found them on a map, the DH shook his head. "Sorry, honey, that is not on our way." I was disappointed, but comforted myself by sending him on a gluten-free goodie hunting trek across the city. I was also consoled by gobbling down some hot gluten-free In-N-Out french fries and strawberry-vanilla shake. Not exactly healthy, but it took the edge off after a long food-less morning messing about at airports. I was also consoled when I found out that Picazzo's had branches near Tucson as well as Phoenix, particularly a location in a suburb called Oro Valley that was a 30-40 minute drive from the Ritz Carlton where we would be staying. I was pretty sure I could convince the DH to drive us to a gluten-free dining destination after a few days of overpriced resort meals.
Sure enough, after a few days of buffet breakfasts and dinners we were all ready for a change of pace. We decided to go to the nearby Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and stop at Picazzo's on the way back. (For a report on the museum, see the end of this post, and fun vacation collage.*) We all know I just went on the excursion to get to Picazzo's. I'm sorry, that's just the way my priorities work.
As planned, we went to Picazzo's for dinner. There is a convenient Trader Joe's in the shopping complex with the Oro Valley restaurant, so you can get any travel necessities (or gluten-free shopping done if you live in the area). We like to pick up nuts, seeds, cheap wine, sparkling apple juice, and their gluten-free corn-based crackers. Yum. We bought the cheap wine to drink from the balcony of our hotel room while listening to music from the bar below, but actually, the DH was so busy at his conference we never drank the wine. It was just me and Toddler Yum, and we just knocked back a little sparkling (nonalcoholic) apple juice, a salad and ice cream sundae from room service. What can I say. We really know how to party.
I immediately felt welcomed to Picazzo's by the big "gluten-free" banner on their side gate. We went in out of the blistering heat to a welcoming and modern dark room with air conditioning. Ah, bliss. They had my favorite lavender hand wipes at the door, which was a nice touch. We sat down at a table and opened the menu. It was a bit early so we were just in time for their happy hour of fun, where you could get cheap gluten-free appetizers (!!!) and presumably alcohol at a reduced rate. I was too excited about the food to really pay attention to the alcohol situation. Sorry, guys. Priorities, you know? What really got me was that there was a kids menu- full of gluten-free items like $5 pizza, pasta, and more. At this point we don't know if Baby/Toddler Yum has issues with gluten, but to err on the side of caution we are feeding her a low-gluten diet. The only gluten she eats is in any non-certified-gluten-free oatmeal. I just about teared up when I saw that we could get her small portions that were naturally gluten-free. Granted, I usually scoff at the fact that restaurants universally assume that all kids eat is tater tots and pizza, with a side of fruit and boring-as-heck steamed veggies (and not the yummy ones) if they are really being "health" conscious. However. The fact is that Toddler Yum does have something of a bland palate, and she loves plain pasta with butter and cheese. Being able to order that for her made my Mommy-heart weep with happiness.
The first time we went we got her this delicious gluten-free corn-quinoa pasta with butter and cheese. She gobbled it up. I think my girl was a bit tired of fancy-shmancy resort food.
The second time we went we got her gluten-free pizza. Look at these adorable baby pizzas! And no, this isn't a veggie pizza. For various reasons, my girl is not fully vegetarian at this point. It was so nice to be able to order a small portion of what she will eat and then be able to order my own veggie fare too without feeling guilty about spending the money! Toddler Yum was feeling peck-ish and didn't eat that much pizza, but the DH was happy to help her out. Her favorite thing- and the DH's favorite thing too was a non-veg appetizer. Cover your eyes, my dearest fellow vegetarians. They love the *BBQ Maple Wings*. Ok, you can uncover your eyes now.
MY favorite appetizer was the spinach-cheese topped artichoke hearts, which came with delicious gluten-free bread (left) which just so happens to be on their happy hour menu. SCORE! The first time I ordered it it had a really rich spinach cheese-sauce topping and the second time they were more skimpy with the cheese, but it was good both times. I love the idea of using a full artichoke heart as the delivery system for cheesy goodness. I also enjoyed the cheesy pesto bread appetizer on our second visit.
But of course, I can't talk about a gluten-free menu at a pizza place without talking about the pizza! How was the pizza? I like most pizzas, and this was no exception. It had a clearly rice-based crust with a crispy texture that was appealing. It doesn't beat my favorite pizza crust from Boulder's gluten-free bakery, but it is very good and the price was reasonable. The pizzas seem to be basted in oil for extra browning and crisp, so it is fairly heavy fare. You better not be on a diet! I enjoyed the indulgence, though, and the DH gave it thumbs up. Also notice the cute little flag. I don't know why my pizza was patriotic, but it was an interesting little touch. Maybe it signified gluten-free pizza? Unclear.
The second time we went I decided to order one of the many gluten-free pasta dishes. I was torn between a vegetarian portobello mushroom bolognese and wild mushroom penne and I finally went with the latter. So many choices! We had to rush back to the resort for the DH's conference and so I ended up taking the pasta and eating it in the car. Toddler Yum gobbled up the noodles in a cream sauce with green peas and savory mushrooms. Well, she ate the noodles, and not so much the peas or the mushrooms. I liked them, though.
When the time came to order dessert, the wait staff couldn't decide which dessert was better- their cheesecake or their giant chocolate cookie. The first time we went I had a crust-less gluten-free cheesecake with a chocolate berry sauce. The DH enjoyed it and we didn't even miss the crust. The second time I was afraid (rightly) that it would be our last time and so I ordered that giant chocolate chip cookie, sans ice cream because I had no way to keep it in our hotel room and I had no room in my stomach to eat it. When I tried the cookie later, I was a little disappointed. It somehow had a flat flavor, as if it was made with shortening instead of butter or margarine. I saved it, though, with the thought that maybe I'd use it and make smores. On the last night at the resort hotel, I ended up ordering a kids ice cream sundae from room service, having a picnic and putting the ice cream on top of the leftover giant cookie. What a treat!
I really enjoyed our visits to Picazzo's and appreciated the amazing variety on their gluten-free menu. It appears that many dishes only have a gluten-free version, which makes cross contamination and mix-ups all the more unlikely. And further, they seem really competent and well trained at serving their gluten-free clientele, I felt very safe eating there. The one thing I didn't know until after I ate there is that the gluten-free bread products (including the pizza) are probably not, strictly speaking, vegetarian because they use the Tom Sawyer flour blend that contains gelatin. Their gluten-free salads and pastas (made from prepared box pasta) are likely to be either vegetarian or easily made vegetarian.
I'm not the only person to love the gluten-free options at Pacazzo's. Here are some other reviews:
Gluten-free Travel Blog Picazzo's Review
Celiac Chicks Review of Picazzo's
*The Arizona-Sonora Desert museum was really very cool, except for the fact that it was about 110 degrees out and I felt like my face was melting. Baby Yum particularly enjoyed the prairie dogs and I liked the agave cactus garden (low right photo in collage). I also enjoyed the gift shop at the nearby state park visitor's center, where you could buy a plethora of chili-themed and other southwestern cookbooks and exotic prickly pear jellies.
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The programmable logic controller's (PLC's) ability to support a range of communication methods makes it an ideal control and data acquisition device for a wide variety of industrial automation and facility control applications. However, there is some confusion because so many possibilities exist. To help eliminate this confusion, let's list what communications are available and when they would be best applied.
PLC networking glossary
To understand the PLC's communications versatility, let's first define the terms used in describing the various systems.
ASCII. This stands for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange." As shown in Fig. 1, when the letter "A" is transmitted, for instance, it's automatically coded as "65" by the sending equipment. The receiving equipment translates the "65" back to the letter "A." Thus, different devices can communicate with each other as long as both use ASCII code.
ASCII module. This intelligent PLC module is used for connecting PLCs to other devices also capable of communicating using ASCII code as a vehicle.
Bus topology. This is a linear local area network (LAN) arrangement, as shown in Fig. 2A, in which individual nodes are tapped into a main communications cable at a single point and broadcast messages. These messages travel in both directions on the bus from the point of connection until they are dissipated by terminators at each end of the bus.
CPU. This stands for "central processing unit," which actually is that part of a computer, PLC, or other intelligent device where arithmetic and logical operations are performed and instructions are decoded and executed.
Daisy chain. This is a description of the connection of individual devices in a PLC network, where, as shown in Fig. 3, each device is connected to the next and communications signals pass from one unit to the next in a sequential fashion.
Distributed control. This is an automation concept in which portions of an automated system are controlled by separate controllers, which are located in close proximity to their area of direct control (control is decentralized and spread out over the system).
Host computer. This is a computer that's used to transfer data to, or receive data from, a PLC in a PLC/computer network.
Intelligent device. This term describes any device equipped with its own CPU.
I/O. This stands for "inputs and outputs," which are modules that handle data to the PLC (inputs) or signals from the PLC (outputs) to an external device.
Kbps. This stands for "thousand bits per second," which is a rate of measure for electronic data transfer.
Mbps. This stands for "million bits per second."
Node. This term is applied to any one of the positions or stations in a network. Each node incorporates a device that can communicate with all other devices on the network.
Protocol. The definition of how data is arranged and coded for transmission on a network.
Ring topology. This is a LAN arrangement, as shown in Fig. 2C, in which each node is connected to two other nodes, resulting in a continuous, closed, circular path or loop for messages to circulate, usually in one direction. Some ring topologies have a special "loop back" feature that allows them to continue functioning even if the main cable is severed.
RS232. This is an IEEE standard for serial communications that describes specific wiring connections, voltage levels, and other operating parameters for electronic data communications. There also are several other RS standards defined.
Serial. This is an electronic data transfer scheme in which information is transmitted one bit at a time.
Serial port. This the communications access point on a device that is set up for serial communications.
Star topology. This is a LAN arrangement in which, as shown in Fig. 2B, nodes are connected to one another through a central hub, which can be active or passive. An active hub performs network duties such as message routing and maintenance. A passive central hub simply passes the message along to all the nodes connected to it.
Topology. This relates to a specific arrangement of nodes in a LAN in relation to one another.
Transparent. This term describes automatic events or processes built into a system that require no special programming or prompting from an operator.
Now that we're familiar with these terms, let's see how they are used in describing the available PLC network options.
PLC network options
PLC networks provide you with a variety of networking options to meet specific control and communications requirements. Typical options include remote I/O, peer-to-peer, and host computer communications, as well as LANs. These networks can provide reliable and cost-effective communications between as few as two or as many as several hundred PLCs, computers, and other intelligent devices.
Many PLC vendors offer proprietary networking systems that are unique and will not communicate with another make of PLC. This is because of the different communications protocols, command sequences, error-checking schemes, and communications media used by each manufacturer.
However, it is possible to make different PLCs "talk" to one another; what's required is an ASCII interface for the connection(s), along with considerable work with software.
Remote I/0 systems
A remote I/O configuration, as shown in Fig. 4A, has the actual inputs and outputs at some distance from the controller and CPU. This type of system, which can be described as a "master-and-slave" configuration, allows many distant digital and analog points to be controlled by a single PLC. Typically, remote I/Os are connected to the CPU via twisted pair or fiberoptic cables.
Remote I/O configurations can be extremely cost-effective control solutions where only a few I/O points are needed in widely separated areas. In this situation, it's not always necessary, or practical for that matter, to have a controller at each site. Nor is it practical to individually hard wire each I/O point over long distances back to the CPU. For example, remote I/O systems can be used in acquiring data from remote plant or facility locations. Information such as cycle times, counts, duration or events, etc. then can be sent back to the PLC for maintenance and management reporting.
In a remote I/O configuration, the master controller polls the slaved I/O for its current I/O status. The remote I/O system responds, and the master PLC then signals the remote I/O to change the state of outputs as dictated by the control program in the PLC's memory. This entire cycle occurs hundreds of times per second.
Peer-to-peer networks
Peer-to-peer networks, as shown in Fig. 4B, enhance reliability by decentralizing the control functions without sacrificing coordinated control. In this type of network, numerous PLCs are connected to one another in a daisy-chain fashion, and a common memory table is duplicated in the memory of each. In this way, when any PLC writes data to this memory area, the information is automatically transferred to all other PLCs in the network. They then can use this information in their own operating programs.
With peer-to-peer networks, each PLC in the network is responsible for its own control site and only needs to be programmed for its own area of responsibility. This aspect of the network significantly reduces programming and debugging complexity; because all communications occur transparently to the user, communications programming is reduced to simple read-and-write statements.
In a peer-to-peer system, there's no master PLC. However, it's possible to designate one of the PLCs as a master for use as a type of group controller. This PLC then can be used to accept input information from an operator input terminal, for example, sending all the necessary parameters to other PLCs and coordinating the sequencing of various events.
Host computer links
PLCs also can be connected with computers or other intelligent devices. In fact, most PLCs, from the small to the very large, can be directly connected to a computer or part of a multi drop host computer network via RS232C or RS422 ports. This combination of computer and controller maximizes the capabilities of the PLC, for control and data acquisition, as well as the computer, for data processing, documentation, and operator interface.
In a PLC/computer network, as shown in Fig. 4C, all communications are initiated by the host computer, which is connected to all the PLCs in a daisy-chain fashion. This computer individually addresses each of its networked PLCs and asks for specific information. The addressed PLC then sends this information to the computer for storage and further analysis. This cycle occurs hundreds of times per second.
Host computers also can aid in programming PLCs; powerful programming and documentation software is available for program development. Programs then can be written on the computer in relay ladder logic and downloaded into the PLC. In this way, you can create, modify, debug, and monitor PLC programs via a computer terminal.
In addition to host computers, PLCs often must interface with other devices, such as operator interface terminals for large security and building management systems. Although many intelligent devices can communicate directly with PLCs via conventional RS232C ports and serial ASCII code, some don't have the software ability to interface with individual PLC models. Instead, they typically send and receive data in fixed formats. It's the PLC programmer's responsibility to provide the necessary software interface.
The easiest way to provide such an interface to fixed-format intelligent devices is to use an ASCII/BASIC module on the PLC. This module is essentially a small computer that plugs into the bus of the PLC. Equipped with RS232 ports and programmed in BASIC, the module easily can handle ASCII communications with peripheral devices, data acquisition functions, programming sequences, "number crunching," report and display generation, and other requirements.
Access, protocol, and modulation functions of LANs
By using standard interfaces and protocols, LANs allow a mix of devices (PLCs, PCs, mainframe computers, operator interface terminals, etc.) from many different vendors to communicate with others on the network.
Access. A LAN's access method prevents the occurrence of more than one message on the network at a time. There are two common access methods.
Collision detection is where the nodes "listen" to the network and transmit only if there are no other messages on the network. If two nodes transmit simultaneously, the collision is detected and both nodes retransmit until their messages get through properly.
Token passing allows each node to transmit only if it's in possession of a special electronic message called a token. The token is passed from node to node, allowing each an opportunity to transmit without interference. Tokens usually have a time limit to prevent a single node from tying up the token for a long period of time.
Protocol. Network protocols define the way messages are arranged and coded for transmission on the LAN. The following are two common types.
Proprietary protocols are unique message arrangements and coding developed by a specific vendor for use with that vendor's product only.
Open protocols are based on industry standards such as TCP/IP or ISO/OSI models and are openly published.
Modulation. Network modulation refers to the way messages are encoded for transmission over a cable. The two most common types are broadband and baseband.
Network transmission interfaces
The vast majority of PLC communications is done via RS232C and twisted pair cables. Most PLCs have an RS232 port and are capable of handling communications with host computers, printers, terminals, and other devices. Maximum transmission speed is 19.2 Kbps.
The distance and data transmission rates are standards for the various interfaces. Their actual performance is a function of the driving devices and varies significantly between manufacturers. As such, you should consult the manufacturer's specifications for actual distance and data transmission rate capabilities.
The only real limitation on RS232C is the 50-ft recommended distance between devices. While RS232C installations often can achieve cabling distances greater than this, the "unbalanced" design of the interface results in a greater susceptibility to surrounding electrical noise and reduced data integrity. This is particularly true where electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio-frequency interference (RFI) are known to exist.
When longer transmission distances are needed, RS422 is a better choice. Unlike the RS232C interface, RS422 is "balanced." Each of its primary signals consist of two wires that are always at opposite logic levels, with respect to signal ground. As a result, the interface can achieve longer transmission distance (4000 ft) and higher data transmission rates (up to 90 Kbps). In shorter runs (less than 50 ft), data transfer can reach 10 Mbps.
Fiberoptic communications are gaining greater acceptance and are being used in more and more installations. Fiberoptic cable is virtually impervious to harsh environmental conditions and electrical noise. Also, these links can span extremely long distances and transmit data at very high speeds. For example, in some LAN systems, these links can transmit at relatively high speeds and span long distances before requiring a repeater. When repeaters are used, virtually unlimited distances can be achieved.


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So I have a test on abstract algebra tomorrow. It is basically on rings and polynomials in a ring/field.
I just have a couple of questions about terms. The definition of an isomorphic ring states that
there is a function $f: R \rightarrow S$ such that:
i) $f$ is injective;
ii) $f$ is surjective;
iii) $f(a+b) = f(a)+f(b)$ and $f(ab) = f(a)f(b)$ for all $a, b \in R$
What does it mean to be injective and surjective? The book is not clear enough. If anyone can put it in simple english, it would be appreciated. This is my first abstract algebra course.
Examples (the prof said to have a lot of examples in mind) would be helpful. He said examples of homomorphisms would be good. For example:
The function $f: Z \rightarrow Z_6$ is given by $f(a) = [a]$.
I can verify axiom three myself, but the example states that the homomorphism is surjective but not injective.. Why is that? Is it because the function maps an integer to its integer congruence class? And hence $ a \neq b$ like PEV puts it ?


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We have a great line up of speakers including international medical experts Prof Charles Bernstein from Canada, A/Prof David Hewitt and Laureate Prof Nicholas Talley from Australia, and nursing experts including Dr Ann Framp from Australia and Lydia White from Oxford, UK and more. You can view the speakers here.
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U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness, depending on which areas of the brain have atrophied.
"Our findings help explain and validate what these veterans have long said about their illness," said study lead author Rakib Rayhan, a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher.
For the study, published online June 14 in the journal PLoS One, the research team conducted brain scans of 28 veterans with Gulf War illness before and after they underwent exercise stress tests. For 18 veterans, pain levels increased after exercise stress, and the scans showed a loss of brain matter in regions associated with pain regulation.
Before exercise, these 18 veterans showed increased use of a part of the brain called the basal ganglia when asked to do mental skills tasks. This increased use of the basal ganglia is also seen in people with degenerative brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. After exercise, these veterans lost the ability to increase the use of their basal ganglia.
The exercise stress test produced different results in the other 10 veterans. They had substantial increases in heart rate as well as deterioration in the brain stem, which regulates heart rate.
And in this group, brain scans performed during thinking tasks before exercise showed increased use of the brain's cerebellum, which is also seen in people with degenerative brain disorders. After exercise, they lost the ability to increase the use of their cerebellum.
"The use of other brain areas to compensate for a damaged area is seen in other disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, which is why we believe our data show that these veterans are suffering from central nervous system dysfunction," Rayhan said in a Georgetown news release.
This does not mean, however, that veterans with Gulf War illness will progress to Alzheimer's or other brain diseases, he added.
Gulf War illness is believed to have affected more than 200,000 U.S. troops who served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990 and '91. Common symptoms, which can range from mild to debilitating, include pain; fatigue; mood and memory disruptions; and gastrointestinal, respiratory and skin problems. The causes of the illness are unclear.
Source: Georgetown University Medical Center, via HealthDay


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2019:16 SSM's external experts' reviews of SKB's safety assessment SR-PSU
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2018:21 Research on Resaturation of Bentonite Buffer
Background Resaturation processes in the bentonite buffer in a KBS-3 type repository for spent nuclear fuel are complicated and are often illustrated, analysed and modelled multi-disciplinarily as coupled thermal (T), hydrological (H) and mechanical (M) processes with multi-phase flow,Innehållstyp: Publikationer
2017:33 SSM's external experts' review of SKB's safety assessment SR-PSU – dose assessment, Kd-values, and safety analysis methodology
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2017:31 SSM's external experts' review of SKB's safety assessment SR-PSU – rock engineering and concrete barriers
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2017:30 SSM's external experts' review of SKB's safety assessment SR-PSU – consequence analysis
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2017:28 SSM's external experts' review of SKB's safety assessment SR-PSU - hydrogeology, geochemistry and bentonite
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2017:18 FEM analysis of the mechanical integrity for the canister intended for storage of spent nuclear fuel with regard to copper creep ductility
Background For final storage of spent nuclear fuel it is suggested by the Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company (SKB) to emplace the nuclear fuel into copper canisters which are surrounded by bentonite clay at approximately 500 meters' depth into granitic rock. After emplacement ofInnehållstyp: Publikationer
2017:15 Radionuclide release rates associated with bounding cases featuring relatively early canister failures in a spent fuel repository
Background In 2011 the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB) submitted a license application for construction of a geological repository for spent nuclear fuel according to the KBS-3 method, comprising of copper canisters, bentonite buffer, backfill and surrounding crystallineInnehållstyp: Publikationer
2017:02 Slow strain rate testing of copper in sulfide rich chloride containing deoxygenated water at 90 °C
Background Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) can occur in materials from the combined influence of tensile stress and a corrosive environment. It has previously been shown in the literature, that copper can be sensitive to SCC in the presence of sulfide containing water. Since both tensileInnehållstyp: Publikationer
2016:30 Measurement of Parameter Values for Predicting Corrosion Phenomena on Copper in Swedish HLNW Repositories
Passivity breakdown and pitting on pure copper, the assumed material for the canisters for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in Sweden, has been studied in simulated, sulphide- and chloride containing granitic rock groundwater and the data are interpreted in terms of the Point DefectInnehållstyp: Publikationer


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Omens, visions and rituals combine to herald the next chapter of HBO's obsession-worthy fantasy series, Game of Thrones. After leaving the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros in the hands of a despotic boy-king, the series roars back to television, picking up right where it left off like a book opened to a dog-eared page.
From the start, it's clear that, as much as season 1 followed the reluctant exploits of Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) and his ruinous turn as the Hand of the King, season 2 immediately begins gathering steam from the performance of Peter Dinklage. Yes, he was the break out star of season 1, but this season (awards and accolades aside) Game of Thrones feels very much like Dinklage's program to carry. With his wit, charm and wry sensibilities, Tyrion easily handles the task.
At our first sight of Tyrion, it's clear he is not taking the role of Hand of the King lightly, and knows that his family – particularly his sister and her son – are also the unscrupulous kind that, if they are to remain in charge, will require the guidance of one who - despite having many vices - is not ruled by them. That is to say: Tyrion has the mettle, and the smarts, to make the rule of Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) a long one.
And so we are introduced to the kingdom as ruled by a young tyrant - one beset by the unnervingly casual nature of extreme violence. The violence and utter disregard for human life serves a potent reminder that though the audience may favor one character over another, Game of Thrones refuses to guarantee anyone's term on the program – especially now that war has broken out between Eddard's eldest son Robb Stark (Richard Madden) and the Lannisters.
When last we saw them, the Lannisters seemed on top of the world, but now they're faced with the real possibility that retribution for the beheading of Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) may be coming to the south more swiftly than winter. There is an air of resentment and disgust about King's Landing regarding the unsubstantiated (but totally true) rumors of King Joffrey being the bastard son of his uncle Jamie (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). It seems as soon as they took power, the knowledge of the Lannister twins' indiscretion was poised to be their undoing. As Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) demonstrates, though, knowledge may be a powerful tool, but only if it is used by those with a captive audience - which, at the moment, King's Landing is short on. But power comes in many forms, and right now, Cersei and her family still wield the kind that could end a dissenter's life.
Meanwhile, Jamie is still held captive by Robb, who has made a rather auspicious debut by handing the wealthy and immense Lannister army three consecutive defeats. While Jamie plays mind games with the young leader, Robb reminds him without a hint of subtlety that, for the moment, control – including that of the incestuous Lannister's life – rests in Robb's seemingly capable hands.
For Robb to be able to take King's Landing, however, he must be able to broker some kind of alliance with the father of Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) – an alliance Robb's mother Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) warns him against. But this is a time of war and uncertainty, a fact Robb makes clear to his mother by reasoning the conflict may have been born of his father's execution, but it has now grown into a fight for independence for the northern people - and that may mean adding unstable elements like the elder Greyjoy to an already tenuous and risky undertaking.
Through this conflict, the world of Game of Thrones is instantly more vast and complex than the already elaborate world detailed in season 1. Not only has the issue become the North rebelling against a fraudulent king, but the turmoil resulting from who sits upon the iron throne has set into motion many other men laying claim to such a perch. The ongoing dispute and expanse of the world is made evident through the journey of dragon-hatcher Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and the small group of Dothraki that still travel with her across the desolate expanse of the Red Waste. As her counselor, Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) elucidates the plight of the group by informing the Khaleesi that, given the hostile forces surrounding them, crossing the Red Waste is their only hope for survival. But in a fitting metaphor for the realm of Westeros, the unforgiving heath may spell doom for the small caravan, regardless what people lie beyond its breadth.
In regards to the expanded scope, it would only be fitting to mention the addition of Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), the oft-mentioned but unseen brother of the late king Robert (Mark Addy). He becomes an important player in the game, as he actually has a legitimate claim to the throne. However important, Stannis' introduction is one that also cautions a certain amount of unease considering the company he keeps in Melisandre (Carice van Houten). Her unwillingness to fall victim to a poisoned drink is yet another portent that season 2 will be filled with all sorts of unnatural (read: supernatural) occurrences.
It is a lot to take in, but writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss artfully point the audience in the right direction, even when being introduced to a character for the first time. This is why when Jon Snow (Kit Harington), and his other wall-watchers come across the hatefully possessive northerner who marries his daughters, we feel a notable amount of disgust and need for retribution on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves. It may, in some small fashion, help make up for all the wrongs that have gone without retribution since the series began.
But that is how Game of Thrones works: the just are often punished while the wicked find delight in the gratification of nearly every whim. This concept is not modern, but still feels very resonant in today's society; a testament to why this series is so easily accessible and consumed with such ferocity by its legion of fans.
Throw in some truly quote-worthy lines of dialogue, clever twists, and the scattering of hints and nods to events that will later leave the audience reeling as they did in season 1, and you have a mindful adaptation of George R.R. Martin's books that dares build upon the world he has crafted, rather than be a shallow, visualized mimic to the printed word.
Game of Thrones gets off to a fantastic start with its second season premiere. Though it will take some time to regain the kind of velocity felt at the end of season 1, the seeds of an epic season have certainly been planted.
Game of Thrones continues next Sunday with 'The Night Lands' @9pm on HBO.


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Peter Sunde, one of the founders of the torrent site The Pirate Bay, has launched his venture, Flattr. Basically, on a monthly basis you commit to an amount of money that you'll disperse to content creators. Then, as the month goes by, you click on their Flattr buttons and at the end of the month the service divvies up your funds and gives an equal amount to each person you've clicked.
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Salted Caramel treats have been around for quite a while, but that doesn't make them any less delicious! I featured Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes on this blog 2 years ago... funny to look at those old photos!
I love how the Barefoot Contessa featured Salted Caramel Brownies in her new book - she doesn't reinvent the wheel. She uses her own classic brownie recipe for Outrageous Brownies, then recommends that they be topped with a drizzle of store-bought caramel sauce, then flaked sea salt. That's right, its not really a new recipe, but a new excuse to make brownies.... who doesn't need that?!
I made a half batch of my favorite brownie recipe and made it in an 8x8 pan. My recipe is a combination of Martha Stewart's and the Barefoot Contessa's recipe. It uses melted chocolate chips for a rich chocolate flavor. I don't use extra chocolate chips, as Ina recommends, because I like the brownies to be soft and smooth inside, similar to chocolate truffles... as the name I gave them suggests : Chocolate Truffle Brownies. If you use a box mix, which is great, too, the entire box will work great in a 8x8 or 9x9 pan, but as I mentioned, I made half of a batch of my homemade recipe.
Brownies baked in my favorite brownie pan - Golden Touch 8x8 Pan from Williams-Sonoma, $26.
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New GOP idea: Balanced budgets
When Rep. Paul Ryan first introduced his new budget plan, Democrats dismissed it as draconian for balancing the budget in 10 years.
But the message of bringing the federal government's books into balance — the central idea behind the Wisconsin lawmaker's 2014 spending plan — was quietly tested in 18 competitive House races in a late-February poll by the National Republican Congressional Committee. It was a winning argument across a broad swath of politically moderate — and nearly split — districts.
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The poll developed House Republicans' driving political message as they head into a highly charged budget debate. Ryan's budget — in the past used as a weapon against Republicans in House races — will be on the floor this week, and leadership is confident it will pass.
(Also on POLITICO: Shutdown, budget bills on floor this week)
Instead of focusing on selling the conversion of Medicare into a premium support program, Republicans will incessantly pound home the theme of balancing the budget, GOP leaders say. When talking about the Democrats' plan, Republicans criticize it for attempting to raise taxes and the fact that it doesn't balance the budget. Republicans say they're trying to seize the message "balanced" back from President Barack Obama, who said last week he doesn't consider balancing the budget a top priority.
The internal party polling shows that Republicans think there's massive political upside to talking about balancing the budget. In fact, Republican leadership think it's the winning argument as the party again starts battling with Democrats over the nation's fiscal future.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), GOP leadership staff and Ryan himself were all briefed on the poll results, according to several GOP sources.
(PHOTOS: CPAC straw poll results)
The poll showed that 45 percent of Democratic voters think "balancing … the federal budget would significantly increase economic growth and create millions of American jobs." A sky-high 61 percent of independents and 76 percent of Republicans agree.
But the data Republicans culled are much more granular than that.
Sixty-four percent of voters in Democratic-held districts — dubbed offensive districts by the NRCC — think balancing the budget creates a massive number of jobs. Swing district voters overwhelmingly agreed — to the tune of 62 percent. Fifty-seven percent of voters in Democratic districts represented by Republicans agree, as well.
(Also on POLITICO: What Congress fears most about sequestration)
It's not only the broad idea of balancing the budget that's a winner, but how Republicans want to do it also polls well. Seventy percent of voters in districts Republicans are targeting, and 67 percent of swing district voters support balancing the budget by reforming entitlements and cutting spending.
And while the chattering class in Washington lambastes Ryan for including the repeal of Obamacare in his budget, the poll — conducted by the GOP firm OnMessage Inc. — shows that it remains a sharp political tool in some districts.
Fifty-one percent of voters in swing districts and 56 percent in GOP-targeted districts want to repeal the law. But the repeal is taking a backseat, perhaps because just 47 percent of respondents in Democratic districts held by Republicans think it's a good idea while 48 percent oppose peeling back the laws. Ryan's budget includes a repeal of Obamacare but also keeps in place roughly $700 billion in savings from Medicare that come from the health care overhaul.


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Two words are dominating our current political dialogue: jobs and economy. Everyone seems to want more of the former and a quicker revival of the latter. Logically then, our nation should take any and all sensible and easy steps towards achieving those goals. If those actions also had positive humanitarian and moral outcomes, even better, right?
Sadly, Washington seems to be devoid of logic these days. The Center for American Progress has released a study showing that passage of the DREAM Act would create an economic boom of over $300 billion dollars and create nearly 1.5 million jobs — not to mention, it is just the right thing to do.
The politics needs to stop. The DREAM Act needs to pass. Read more about the economic difference it could make if Washington would take action by clicking HERE.
Knox Robinson is a semester intern at Sojourners. He's currently a senior at LaGrange College, where he's majoring in Sociology and Political Science.
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Lufkin man pleads guilty to killing 13-foot, 800 pound alligator
A Lufkin man has pleaded guilty to killing an alligator out of season by shooting it from a boat, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced Wednesday in Beaumont.
According to information presented in court, Michael Wayne Scoggin, 38, shot and killed a 13-foot American alligator on April 8, 2011.
Using a .22-caliber rifle, Scoggin shot the approximately 800-pound creature from a canoe on the Neches River in Trinity County, Bales' office stated in a news release.
It is a violation of Texas law to kill an alligator in Trinity County any time except Sept. 10 to Sept. 30, the release stated. It's also illegal in Texas to shoot an alligator from a boat in public water.
The federal Endangered Species Act lists alligators as threatened and prohibits the taking of any threatened species of fish or wildlife in violation of any federal or state regulation.
After killing the alligator, Scoggin tied it to the outside of the canoe and towed it to his truck for transport to a Grapeland taxidermy shop, where he paid about $1,500 to have the skull and hide tanned and preserved, the release said.
The skull, hide and rifle were recovered by federal and state law enforcement officers in March 2012, the release said.
Photos of Scoggin and others with the dead alligator were posted at a local sporting goods store and online.
A sentencing date hasn't been set for Scoggin, who faces up to one year in federal prison and a $100,000 fine.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Law Enforcement in Houston and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Criminal Investigations Division.
It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph R. Batte.


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