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Colorado Dem: Vets should not have magazines because 'some' are mentally ill
While debating a gun control measure in the Colorado Senate Friday, Democratic State Sen. Mary Hodge urged fellow lawmakers to reject an amendment that would let veterans, existing military members and their families own high-capacity magazines by arguing that "some" return "with significant mental health problems," Twitchy reported Saturday.
"Yes," she said, "these are all great and wonderful people, but some of them come back with significant mental health problems and I think we need to check through that first."
Republican Kent Lambert, the senator who introduced the amendment, engaged Hodge in a short debate on the amendment, responding to her attack on veterans returning from combat and arguing that current law already address those with mental illness.
"Mr. Chair, I really object to this stereotypical viewpoint that all military veterans, that all military returnees have mental health problems," he said.
"Of course our active duty military people suffer from traumas of war," he added. "They have since the Civil War. They've gone through battle fatigue. They've gone through soldier's disease, in the Civil War is what they called it."
"But to stereotypically say that we're just going to have a blanket policy in this state saying that military veterans, who if they have mentally deficient problems or if they have traumatic stress and they've been diagnosed they're not eligible to get weapons anyway. It's already part of the law," he explained.
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Ok, so this may be a more advanced topic than normally found on this forum. But I am struggling to classify the point clouds generated with the UAV. After Pix4D, after Agisoft or others you are left with an unclassified point cloud If I want to classify the buildings, vegetation, and ground points so I can then generate a DTM. How is everyone doing this? What software have you used, what settings?
The main problem I have found is that most point cloud manipulation software is designed for LiDAR, and LiDAR has one thing we do not have, multiple returns. So for them clasifying the ground is a matter of getting the last return and then just cleaning up the buildings. But most of these don't work so well with the point clouds from Pix4D, Agisoft, etc... I have tried LASTools, ESRI, and recently DTMaster. Any other suggestions? or suggestions on the settings to use?
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Would you be willing to share a dataset? I'm a photogrammetrist/remote sensing pro and currently researching the UAS market for reliable 3D acquisition. Let me know if interested. We could benefit.
I am just getting into point cloud classification. I am using Agisoft. They have a built in GUI for doing this. It is done by taking the lowest point elevation in a user defined cell and applying a masking angle to that along with a max height. I have successfully generated A DTM on an open area. Big whoop right. I am currently trying to build a DTM in a wooded area with leaf-off conditions. I will let you know how it turns out.
A little background about me and my rig. I am a professional land surveyor. Armature UAV pilot. I think I have had more crashes than successful flights. I am flying a Turbo Ace controlled by a Pixhawk. I am using a Sony A7r to capture images, and a Leica GS14 deferentially corrected GPS to acquire ground control points.
I am curious: what are you using to classify your points. I think this is where the future is.
I use Terrasolid's TerraScan product which sits on top of Microstation as an MDL app to process LiDAR points clouds.. TerraScan uses statistical based algorithms, so it is not dependent on Return/echo number. I'm in the process of generating point clouds from UAV photos using photoscan and I'l classify them with TerraScan. I'll let you know how they turn out. I'm having problems georefing the images using Mission Planner. I'm getting very high altitude numbers for the Z. I'm flying at 50 meters and it is saying they are at 2200 meters.
50 mts is probably relative to ground 2200 is from MSL.
I have tried a bunch of programs LASTools, DTMaster, And ESRI tools, but I have not gotten good results yet. Also there are a lot of parameters you can adjust on some of these tools and I may not have the right settings yet. So I keep trying.
I think I figured it out. When I setup my home position I didn't have the MP connected to the X-8 so it assigned an arbitrary value for the elevation. Newbee stupidity :)
Try Globalmapper, there is a way to classify pointclouds from photogrammetry using the LIDAR module...
Huh. I will look into that. Thanks
Happy to see this thread... I'm doing a photogrammetry and had successfully generate a very nice dtm, dem and orthophoto with acurate ground control points using agisoft. Maybe the same problem with Jaime but different perspective, i want to clasify the point cloud that has green colour (which represent trees) seperately from the red and grey clour point cloud (which represent actual ground) automatically. Is there any such function on any softwarr to do that automatically? I have managed to do that manually, but if the survey area is too big, it will be too much pain.
Hi Jaime, since you are a developer, you should not be scared to use the open source best photogrammetry software called "Micmac". It is not a GUI based soft, only command lines. This soft is used by the French National Mapping organization (IGN).
I thought I would share my experience with Agisoft. Here is what Agisoft looks like when you are classifying the dense point cloud. The software takes all the points generated from the dense point cloud and breaks them into cell size which the user defined as Cell size. Then specify from the lowest point, z, in that cell how high to come up from that point (max distance) and what the angle (max angle) should be from the lowest point to any point included in the DTM surface. Everything that is brown is now in the newly classified ground surface, and everything that is white is separated out.
As you can see from the screen shot I am not filtering out the cars properly. I am getting the roofs separated but not the hood and lower parts. I had to end up manually removing them.


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Parents: Blessed "Irritants"?
I believe every single working beings who are reaching the end of your young people's era are also facing the same problem as me.
Parents. The 2 person that you love most of the times and would love to hate for the rest of the times. The 2 most irritating people at home that you sometimes feel like shrinking them into the size of long beans, throw into a box and lastly chuck the box in your safe or in your cupboard with the key hidden under your bed.
Well, at least I am referring to my parents.
Frankly speaking, a huge part of the reasons why I decided to move out (I am still looking for a place by the way so whoever has any recommendations, pls, pls inform me) is cos of my parents.
For the first, they keep forgetting that I am already 27 years old, not 7 or not 17 but 27, about to reach the end of my youth era and officially entering my early middle age era. Or in a common Singaporean term, an auntie.
Gawd, I hate the sound of that! Auntie! Yikes!
Anyway, back to parents. As I was saying, they keep forgetting my age and never seem to trust my maturity. And because of that, they are always nagging me, probing me and the worst, calling me every single bloody night if they find out I am not home at 10pm.
I mean, I appreciate the fact that I still have my parents to nag at me, parents who care and love me so much that they will never get tired of my constant childishness but its super irritating to have them calling you every single day, checking out who you are with, where you are and what time you will be back home. It reminds me of my school days, but during that time, I understand fully the reasons why they are doing that. Now? I am already going to reach my 30s! Goodness! Imagine your parents checking you out when you hit 30s?
Now try to imagine you were with your boss entertaining your customers at a bar and suddenly your parents called you. Because the place was noisy and you had to raise your voice to make yourself audible through the phone. And then try to imagine the look on your boss' and customers' face when they heard you saying, "Ma, I am outside, will not be back home so early. Yes, I will not drink, yes, I will stay away from strangers, yes yes yes."
Argh, just thinking about that is enough to make my blood boil.
Next irritation. My marital status. I think you should get what I am going to complain about now.
For the fuck out of me, I can never understand why the hell is my marital status such a big deal to anyone other than me. I already can barely tolerate all the worthless questions that my nosy relatives are always throwing at me, probing me about the non-existant men in my life. I believe I can safely say that I speak for most working singles out there with nosy relatives like mine.
And then imagine facing the same probings at home. My home, where I am supposed to be free of worthless irritations and problems that I myself have no idea how to solve.
"Jinghua, you are not getting young, when you going to bring a man home to let us see? You want us to introduce some guys to you? You must think of your future ok, don wait too long ok? Is it cos your taste too high thats why cannot find a man?"
You see how irritating that is?
First question, I already know I am getting old, I don need any more reminders. Second question, no, men are troubles. Third question, I do think about my future, why the hell do you think I am working so hard and trying ways and means to save as much as I can for my retirement. Fourthly, no, I cannot find a man not cos of my "high taste" for them but rather the taste that they leave in me. Man do have a natural tendency of leaving a bitter taste in your mouth and so I doubt I have a "high taste" when all I am asking is for a man who can leave a sweet taste in my mouth, pun intended if you get what I mean.
Now, back to my complaints about my parents.
Another thing that I hate about living with my parents is that whenever I inform them that I am going on a holiday, they would definitely say, "NO! Cannot go! Too dangerous!"
Actually, I was more like telling them I am going, not asking them if I can go.
Then when all else fails in getting you not to go, they will resort to the "act-pitiful" techniques of persuasion.
"Why you always like that one? We ask you not to go cos we are worried for you, we don want you to come to any danger. You know how dangerous other countries are or not?"
I know I am childish by being irritated here. Its indeed a blessing for anyone to have their parents around to nag at them when they are old, I count my blessings everyday that my parents are still around, healthy and alive and kicking strongly. But imagine if you face the same naggings everyday, the same probings on your personal life everyday and the same phone calls to you every single day?
I would not be normal when I say I am not affected by that.
Parents. What the hell am I going to do without them and what the hell am I going to do about them?
Now you see why I really really really want to shift out and live on my own? No matter how cosy my home is?
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That's why they are the parents. We hate to hate them but sometimes we just cant help it too.
Maybe when we are parents we be worse off no matter how you tell yourself that you wont 🙂
Find a bf then move out.
Second thought, maybe get a surgical make-over before getting a bf.


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It has been a while since I posted. My niece wanted to be Shrek for Halloween and so I helped my sister with her costume. I crocheted a hat for her. It is loosely based on the Brrr Baby Beanie found here http://craftyrahrah.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/brrr-baby-beanie-free-pattern/, which I had made before but I couldn't find my copy of the pattern when I made the Shrek hat, so I recreated it from memory. I was also largely inspired by this person: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20209006. I am proud because I didn't know if I could do it, but I did. Thanks everyone for looking.
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March 03, 2015
Beaconsfield Mine tragedy survivor Brant Webb, a look at the impact and effects of synthetic drugs, and Hunter miners' health trends will be among the highlights of two days of free health and safety presentations at the Hunter Mining Show in Singleton next month.
February 27, 2015
The new NSW Mining Health, Safety, Community and Environment conference will be held on 31 August - 1 September in the Hunter Valley.
Claims made by some opposing the job-creating Shenhua Watermark mine are not supported by facts, NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee said today.
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The Newcastle Knights will take an official training session to Singleton, which will be open to the whole community, as part of the local community's Hunter Coal Festival.
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As Voice for Mining Family Day approaches, we want NSW miners, their families and Newcastle Knights fans to show their support for two great Hunter teams - the Knights and our mining community - in a special new Instagram competition.
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On March 19, students from six Lake Macquarie high schools will have the opportunity to learn about a career in coal mining with a tour to three world-class industry training facilities – all located around the Newcastle region.
February 23, 2015
The increased level of illegal action by extreme antimining protesters highlights the need for the state government to implement tougher deterrents for those who chose to break the law in this way, NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee said today.
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Renowned Hunter artist Christine Pike has expressed her awe at the "phenomenal" response she's been getting from people visiting her 'coal miners' exhibition at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre.
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NSW Minister for Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, has slammed The Greens Party and is calling on the media to hold them to account for policies that are rejected by a majority of the community.
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JACKSON, Miss. -- Tony Hughes couldn't hide his excitement when asked about finally becoming a head coach after more than three decades as an assistant.
Jackson State's newest leader let out a huge yell that briefly stunned the on-campus crowd before it erupted with laughter and loud applause.
"I finally made it!" Hughes said with his arms outstretched. "Wow. It's been a journey. I'm excited, I'm excited, I'm excited, and I'm looking forward to the challenge."
Jackson State is excited that it might have found the right person to turn around its program after the rocky tenure of Harold Jackson, who was fired in October after lasting less than two seasons.
Hughes will be the program's fourth head coach in four seasons.
The 56-year-old Hughes is a veteran assistant coach in Mississippi with a reputation as a good recruiter. He has been at Mississippi State since 2009 serving as the assistant head coach, safeties coach and recruiting coordinator.
"I know hard work, I know discipline, and I know toughness," Hughes said. "And I know that formula works for winning."
Hughes, a Forest, Mississippi, native who was introduced on campus Monday morning, has also spent time as an assistant coach at Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech. He said Jackson State has "every reason to be good" and plans on building the program around Mississippi high school talent.
"That's not lip service. That's who we're going to recruit," Hughes said. "I believe that there are enough players in the state of Mississippi, that if we recruit right and evaluate right, that there's enough players that every year we'll field a great football team."
This will be Hughes' first job at a historically black college and university, but he said his brother and sister both went to Jackson State and he understands the tradition and pride at the program.
"I know about the great history and the great players and all of those things," Hughes said. "So it's a lot like coming home. I'm familiar with the territory. I know it's a program that's had its problems the last couple years. Four coaches in four years -- that's a difficult circumstance for anyone. But I like a challenge."
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen sent out a statement through the school Monday.
"Tony is fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a head coach, and I am very proud of him," Mullen said. "He has been a loyal assistant and a tireless recruiter. He's done a tremendous job in helping elevate our program in our seven years here. Jackson State is not only getting an excellent head coach but a great person and family man."


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Science is often not included in elementary school curriculum despite the recognized importance of early development of science concepts and skills (1–3). In addition, there are few science resources available online that are focused on elementary school students. This combined state of affairs inspired the creation of an online magazine for elementary school teachers and their students: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.
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I may not be one of those women who pile on tons of creams on their faces and take forever to finish their skincare rituals but I do care about my skin. Especially now that I'm in my late twenties, keeping my skin moisturized has become one of my main skincare concerns. Yes, I'm not afraid to age but that doesn't mean I want my age to show on my skin in the future. No one wants saggy, wrinkly skin so we have to keep our skin hydrated and looking young, right?
You see, our skin is constantly losing moisture, much like a leaky bucket. Without doing much at all, we can lose about two glasses of water a day by just normal breathing and evaporation from our skin. So imagine how much more moisture we're losing when we're actually out and about! Add to that another major cause of moisture loss called skin fatigue. Skin fatigue is the loss of skin energy, which leads to many unwanted changes in one's skin, including a loss of skin's ability to hold on to moisture, causing skin's "leaky bucket" to become even more leaky as a result. It's a constant battle we have to fight, which led me to discovering Olay's new hydration range called Olay AquAction.
Olay AquAction brings two powerhouse ingredients namely, WSK and Niacinamide, together in its new breakthrough HydraLock technology to deliver 24-hour non-stop intensive hydration. WSK is an ingredient extracted from the white jelly leaf and is renowned throughout ancient Chinese history and modern times for its beauty-enhancing properties. Surprisingly, it actually outperforms hyaluronic acid, the gold standard of hydrating ingredients, in its ability to fill and seal skin's leaky bucket. Most hydrating products out in the market usually just contain hyaluronic acid and focus only on filling skin's leaky bucket. However, as I've said, we still have to deal with skin fatigue as well. If we don't address this issue, skin will not only get drier, but it will become less responsive to hydrating ingredients. This is where Olay AquAction's second key ingredient, Niacinamid, comes in. It brings the skin energy level of aged cells back to more youthful levels, so that over time, it gives skin the energy to renew itself, and make components that enable skin to hold onto its own moisture more effectively. Thus, it keeps skin hydrated and bouncy in the long-run.
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To apply, just take 1 cm diameter of the product and place 5 dots on your forehead, under the eyes, and near the mouth. Then gently spread it all over your face. This product feels more watery than oily so it doesn't have that sticky feeling I hate so much on moisturizing products. It's very light and leaves you feeling fresh afterwards. Use it day and night. It's perfect for soothing sunburnt areas too.
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Take a generous amount of the product and like the gel, place 5 dots on your forehead, under the eyes, and near the mouth. Gently spread the product onto your skin for best result. Use it before going to bed. I used to think that because I have combination/oily skin, I don't really need hydrating products like this. But when I used this product, I really saw the difference. My skin feels more supple!
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Once again I'm moving (I feel like I'm always moving!). However, I'm getting to move out of my tiny little microscopic one room studio that is less than 300 square feet and into a one-bedroom apartment. That means I get an actual living room that is separate from my bedroom. Can you believe it? I will finally be able to have a couch that is bigger than a love seat and I get to have a real coffee table! I'm so excited! Now I get to go shopping for new furniture. I love a pink, gold, and mint color scheme for my living room. It says feminine, but classy and chic.
I wanted to share with you my living room wish list as I plan the look of my new apartment. I can't wait to show you photos of the actual apartment once I get moved!
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Check out my Etsy Store, The Trendy Sparrow, for wedding paper goods and chicart prints.
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.........I introduced the boyfriend to my parents last week end. Maybe that is why it has taken me so long to write anything. I'm still trying to recuperate. On the way up to their house, he was wondering what he would say. I knew it would be interesting if he would be able to get a word in edgewise. I was not wrong. I think he may have said ten words, but don't hold me to that.
Poor fellow was bombarded by interesting by true facts. They politely opened the conversation with my step father staring at him and my Mom trying to explain a little about herself. I thought, ok, this is going well. This is what normal people talk about when they are getting to know each other. That lasted eight minutes. They switch topics to orthotic supports and took off their shoes to show what proper support should look like. They recommended who he needed to see should he require orthotic support at any point in his life.
Next topic of conversation was about neighbours. Good fences make good neighbours. My parents have a peeping tom neighbour that like hides behind their hedges in the backyard and well, peep. Part of me is hoping that is not true. The other part of me realizes that no one can make this stuff up and I just go with it.
That whole visit is really such a blur. I was quite nervous about everything. It's silly. I'm 30 something and still would like my parents approval at times. Dinner was excellent. It went rather smoothly. I am pleased.
I've been working on my Hitchhiker scarf.
I love it!!
This is a closer look:
I've only been able to work on this scarf on my lunch hour so it is not going very quickly, but I am really enjoying the process.
I've been looking for a second job. I've been dropping off applications and filling out resumes for the past few weeks. I'd just like to try and get ahead for a little while. I'm surviving on what I make now, but I would like to be a comfier spot. So far it seems rather disappointing but I know that eventually, if I continue to drop off applications and resumes, something will come about.
Now I'm trying to drown the noises of my neighbours. The ones upstairs are fighting really loudly. The ones next door are getting busy. o_O
I think I'll just catch up on my remaining episodes of Fringe and turn up the volume a little louder.
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We love our pets! But, did you also know that our pets can share some nasty diseases with us? Check out these facts about zoonotic diseases and how you can prevent them!
1) Zoonotic diseases are diseases that are transmitted from animals to people.
2) Rabies is the best known zoonotic disease. This viral predator still kills 40,000 people worldwide every year.
3) Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can be spread by an animal's urine. People can develop kidney failure from contracting this illness.
4) Other bacteria, like Salmonella, can cause severe diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Salmonella normally lives in the guts of many animals, but is commonly associated with birds and reptiles.
5) The "super-bug" Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) dwells on our skin and on the skin of our pets. Interestingly, some studies show that we actually give MRSA to our pets and not the other way around.
6) Intestinal parasites, such as roundworms and hookworms, are easily spread to us from our pets. 10,000 people in the US are infected annually and about 750 suffer partial or total vision loss due to these "worms".
7) Routine hand-washing and following your veterinarian's recommended vaccination protocols can minimize and even eliminate the threat of these diseases.


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Friday, June 8, 2012
My Herbs Jumped
9 comments:
- mary sullivan said...
Oh, no, Geri, how sad that you lost a pot you loved! I hope the herbs survived.I started two pots of oregano this year and some little critter dug through the soil and killed them! I'm hoping that nothing will kill my tomato and pepper plants. Two years ago, something stole all my Purple Cherokee tomatoes before I had a chance to try one! I was so disappointed.
- June 8, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- Ellen Hartman said...
When I was moving from the west coast to the east, I had a yard sale. One of the things I really wanted someone to take was my plants. I wanted them to have a good home.
A nice lady came along and was looking at them so I gave her a dirt cheap deal if she took all of them. (There weren't many...maybe 4.) She agreed and I was so happy that they were going to be kept alive.
Later that day, I was out walking my dog and I came across my plants smashed and tumbled in the gutter. She'd only wanted the pots and as soon as she was out of sight of my apartment, she'd dumped the plants.
I was so sad. This is 20 years ago and I still remember it. And I don't even really like plants. :-)
Sorry about your pot. I hope your herbs make it!
- June 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- Pamela Hearon said...
Sad face over the loss of your favorite pot:-( I have a small herb garden, but I don't dare allow mint around. It takes over the whole place. You're smart to keep it containerized. I have to do the same. I grow thyme, basil, rosemary, dill, cilantro, Italian parsley, and sage. I love having fresh herbs to cook with. they just add that special taste you can't get with the dried ones.
- June 8, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Mary Brady said...
Geri, oh, no! Not your favorite pot. I suspect the mint would survive lying naked on the patio for days, so you'll most likely have your tea.
I am grateful to have enough space for mint to grow rampant and not harm anything--can you say Mojitos?
I hope they all live and thrive!
- June 8, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- Kate said...
Sorry to hear about losing such a beautiful pot! I have a weakness for ceramics, too. As for the herbs, I grew them commercially for years and used to tell my customers, remember, in other countries these plants are weeds. I'm sure they'll be fine when you get home.
- June 8, 2012 at 6:23 PM
- Snookie said...
Hope your herbs survive! Sorry about your pot, but I am glad you use your ceramic pots instead of having them stored gathering dust. :)
- June 8, 2012 at 9:33 PM
- Toni Kenyon said...
I'm a herb-lover and herb-grower, Geri. I understand your pain!
Your mint is probably better off in a pot by itself - it likes to take over and loves wet feet (I keep mine in a pot with no drainage holes so the roots can paddle) and it grows prolifically.
I do hope you get to enjoy Mint tea this summer.
- June 9, 2012 at 12:19 AM
- Rogenna Brewer said...
Ahh! Geri, sorry to hear about the pot.
The seeds in my plastic green house never sprouted. Finally, figured out they were not only cheap, but old. If I ever find time to soak them they may still have a chance. The plants that made it into the ground got pummeled by hail on Wednesday.
- June 9, 2012 at 4:25 AM
- Kristina Mathews said...
I've had the best success growing herb from the produce section at my local Safeway. The organic basil is the best. They seem to hold up better and taste better than the ones from Home Depot or Walmart. And they don't tend to put them out until winter is truly over.
- June 9, 2012 at 4:52 AM


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Dear Lifehacker, I often see home security cameras on sale — even ALDI has them occasionally. But before I buy one, I'm wondering if it's legal to rig one up. What's the law about surveillance in and around the home, and does it vary from state to state? Thanks, Spyman
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Rules about surveillance camera use fall under Australia's privacy laws, which vary slightly from state to state (you can get an overview of each state here).
Nationwide, the general gist is that you can't point a security camera in a location that a reasonable person would expect to be afforded privacy. In other words, it's okay to record the street directly outside your house, but focusing on a residential window or an enclosed backyard usually isn't allowed.
If you live in NSW or the ACT, there are additional laws about recording sound. In both states, recording of private conversations without consent is prohibited. This can be a bit tricky to avoid; especially if you live in a tightly packed townhouse or apartment block. If you want to stick to the law, our advice would be to disable the audio.
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Groundhog Day: The Weather-Predicting Woodchuck!
Although the groundhog is also called a "woodchuck," its scientific name is Marmota monax. In general, marmots are ground squirrels, living in burrows rather than trees. The marmots are related to tree squirrels, and all these animals are classed as rodents.
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It is covered with rather coarse fur, usually dark brown on its back and lighter chestnut or orange-brown underneath. Some even have grizzled, lighter hairs mixed into their fur.
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So I've been here a week now and everything is fine. I guess…
The days have been very… diverse so far. Some of them more or less boring, just walking around town, exploring and getting way too much sun. I was also out with my new roommates (most of them are going back home these days unfortunately) and getting drinks or food or going up to the Park Güell as you can see in the photos above. I really like having a view over the city like that. but even more I really want to climb the mountains just behind the city one day. So much to do..
Last Friday was one of the more exciting days as I was trying to get some of the registration stuff done here with to get started with the new job. The best part was to meet the new colleagues in the evening and get some beers with them later. The office seems awesome and the people even more, so I am really looking forward to all this. I might even be able to start this week!
So now lets all just hope I'll get just to the heat one might day!


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Grapes, wines, and vines are inspiration for a memorable affair.
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A vineyard is a beautiful place for a wedding, and you do not have to go to Napa Valley to find a vineyard. I was inspired to write this blog by a local vineyard and farm right here in southern West Virginia, the Athena Farm and Vineyard in Beckley. The surroundings of a vineyard has so many interesting details that you can incorporate in your wedding. These details range from rustic wine/whiskey barrels to beautifully ornate wine glasses. A vineyard wedding is always memorable and unique, especially in our area. So from us to you, "cheers" to your vineyard wedding!
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Sam Tripuraneni's presentation, at our latest symposium, did exude an effortless charm we would all like to demonstrate in an interview. However, he warned us vehemently against donning a cock-sure attitude, the kind that officers can sometimes be guilty of.
As he put it, he has been 'disappointed, frustrated and downright shocked by what some people say and do in interviews', but assured us he has committed all the mistakes he was about to lampoon us for, having come from the Services himself.
So, please pay heed to this advice from a seasoned and professional recruiter – and let us know if you think we've missed anything!
- Have humility. It's ok to be proud of what you've achieved in the military but remember that a lot of the skills you have from your time there will go over the heads of some HR professionals, who may only see 'a psycho with a gun.' Don't feed the stereotype – demonstrate how your skills apply to the job description, not just what you think is great.
- Show yourself to be adaptable to the environment you're about to step into. Again, do not fulfill the preconception of officers as stuffy, polished types that 'dress like my dad'. Defie the stereotypes of the institutionalised, public school, privileged toff that a lot of people will expect. Get an idea of the dress code of the organisation you want to work for – lose any braces or red socks you may be tempted to wear!
- Lower your salary expectations. It's really important here to work out your priorities in life – do you want to enjoy or endure it? If you go in on an extremely high salary the organisation will normally expect their pound of flesh and ultimately, you will not have had the chance to build up your knowledge or experience. Start lower, surf the learning curve and you'll be better off in the long run.
- Do not reference your 'friend who had a friend who got an amazingly high-powered, well paid job..' – this is the bane of almost every recruiter's life! There will always be people who have stepped straight out of the Services into a fantastically-paid job but these cases are fairly rare, and what's 'right' for one individual may not be right for you. Rather than feeling pressurised by what your peers are up to, focus on the path most likely to keep you happy and fulfilled.
- Reassure any interviewer that you don't want to take over. Organisations often fear this will be the consequence of employing former-military, so demonstrate your core-management and leadership skills instead, don't be pushy or overbearing.
Despite this, do remember that your emotional intelligence and people skills are some of the main reasons organisations are keen to employ former-military – you have the ability to talk to senior people, with gravitas and confidence. Employ this skill when in an interview – turn it into a conversation and get them talking, remember that this is your chance to find something out about them too.
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Drilled shafts were specified for the tower foundations. However, HBI value-engineered a 24-in.-diameter macropile solution that met all technical performance requirements and streamlined the overall foundation installation timescale. Macropiles are ultra high capacity foundation elements ideally suited to support heavy loads on tight access sites. The permanently cased macropiles were socketed into bedrock as much as 100 ft below working grade in a unique multi-step process combining duplex drilling with a down-the-hole hammer (DTHH) and vibratory methods. A static axial tension load test performed on a strain gauge-instrumented macropile demonstrated successful load transfer to the underlying bedrock.
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Last Saturday, I went down to the track in my yard (I live in the country) and ran a few miles. When I run, I almost always think about writing.
Some days it's marketing, sometimes it's plot points I need to hash out, others it's character development or motivation. If I'm too deep in thought, sometimes I'll take a header on this stupid fucking rock on the northeast curve of the track. Note to self: dig that fucker out.
Anyhoo, since I finished the first draft of The Dante Deception, the revision process has been on my mind. I still can't explain why this happened, but all of a sudden, I realized the entire process of writing, editing, and producing a book is like The Princess Bride.
Fezzik: The Rough Draft
When I'm writing my first draft, I'm Fezzik. All power and no grace. A brute-force solution to the problem that is the blank page. Shitty sentences? Fezzik doesn't care. Fezzik bangs them out and moves on because the page is no longer blank – the problem has been solved. He has enough refinement to know that just typing "aaa aaa aaaabbb" is not writing. He knows there need to be real words, about the story, in some logical progression. And he can put 'em down. And then he's happy.
Example #1: Remember when Fezzik and Inigo are storming the castle and they need to get the gate key away from the gatekeeper? "Fezzik," Inigo says, "tear his arms off." This is a solution Fezzik is okay with because it achieves the goal. He steps forward to do it, and the gatekeeper says, "Oh, you mean this gate key." You are Fezzik. The blank page is the gatekeeper.
Example #2: Remember when Inigo is smashing himself against a locked door that Count Rugen has already fled through? Inigo shouts for Fezzik as he smacks himself against the door, over and over again with no effect. Inigo is not the right man for this job. Fezzik is. Fezzik smacks that door open and Inigo can move on. Was it elegant? Nope – a lockpick would have been more elegant. Was it peaceful? Nope – that door is busted right off its hinges now. But Fezzik got the job done. You are Fezzik. The blank page is the door.
Inigo: The Second Draft
The page is no longer blank. Brute force won't help you turn the plodding words left behind into a work of art. Now, you need to be Inigo. Inigo knows one thing and he knows it well: swordplay. He knows the thrusts and feints and what terrain they work on. He's so knowledgeable, in fact, that he can identify these moves when used against him – with either hand. He is concerned with matters of skill, yes, but also timing and flair and fairness.
You need to thrust and feint and parry with your settings, characters, plot, and language the way Inigo fights with a sword. You're looking not only for speed, but for grace. Not only for victory, but a fair win. Not only for competence, but elegance. And when there's something he wants, he never gives up. Because you might be Inigo for one draft, two, three, four, or (if you're me), eight or nine drafts.
Example #1: Remember when Inigo's sword gets flipped away from him during the battle with the Man in Black? It landed in a clump of grass beneath the rock ledge where he was standing. He jumped, did a giant swing on a disintegrating rope between two crumbling walls, nailed the dismount, and landed within arm's reach of his sword. If your story feels out of control, find the most elegant way to regain control. It might take you a chapter out of your way (the giant swing) and you might need to add a minor conflict (the dismount), but if you stick the landing (bridge the awkward plot gap by showing off a character's skills or development), the judges (even the French one) will reward you.
Example #2: Remember when Inigo gets stabbed by Count Rugen and almost gives up? Almost. And then he says what is surely the godfather of Arya's Prayer: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." And it snapped him back to life. When you get lost in the woods of editing and you think all the threads of your story are bleeding out of you as if Count Rugen stuck you himself, bring yourself back to your center. "This is a story about Hero. He wants X, but Y does Z. He will do A until he is within reach of X." And ask yourself how the part you're working on supports your mantra.
Note: Remember when Inigo pretends to be left-handed so the battle with the Man in Black lasts longer? Don't do that.
Vizzini: The Third Draft
Okay, your prose is looking pretty tight. The sentences have some zing, things move at a pretty good clip, and the characters and plot develop like film. Now, you pretend you're a small bald man with the knowledge and foresight to start a war. Why? Because it's time to poke every hole possible in your story and you better make sure it (and you) survive.
Vizzini plays all the scenarios in his head before making a decision. Gonna make a run for the Cliffs of Insanity with a kidnapped woman? Better know how fast it takes to get to the cliffs from Florin – and that you'll be going through eel-infested waters.
Realize your brain is strong, but your weaknesses lie in strength and agility? Hire help to get past those obstacles.
In other words, Vizzini does the math. So now you have to do it, too. Question every action, every plot device, every simple statement of fact you make. Don't have your hero taking off from Australia at night and landing in Moscow three hours earlier. These are small details, but they'll trip you up. If there's anything you glossed over or figured "no one will notice," now is the time to sack up and fix it.
Would it be more helpful to be Vizzini before you're Inigo? Perhaps. But remember all that twirling and swirling you did as Inigo? The story changed in lots of little ways as you parried your way through it. If you were Vizzini before, you'd still have to be Vizzini again now to make sure Inigo didn't write a check you (Vizzini) can't cash. This is best done after your manuscript sits, unlooked at, for at least two weeks. No exceptions.
Example #1: Remember when Vizzini sticks the torn uniform of a soldier from Guilder onto Buttercup's saddle after he kidnaps her? He planted a clue – and you need to trace the clues in your story to see if they fall into place. Every story has clues, no matter the genre: how the hero feels about the heroine, why that planet is abandoned, etc.
Note: Remember when Vizzini says "inconceivable" after everything that sucks? Don't do that. If you have a word or phrase you overuse (especially in the narration), do a "find" and swap out 80% of the usages.
Buttercup: The Book Cover
Now, your text is as perfect as it's realistically gonna get. But the text isn't what people are going to see first. That distinction belongs to your cover. This is when you need Buttercup. Just look at her face – you know what she's thinking and feeling without her needing to say a word. Your book cover needs to convey what it's about and some sort of mood or tone without the blurb, sample, or your lovely writing. It needs to wear its heart on its sleeve. NO tricks. No romance-novel clinching couple if your book doesn't deliver on the basic premise of a romance novel: a happy ending.
Example #1: Remember when she's just married the prince, and the old king and queen walk her to her room? She gives the old king a kiss and he asks her what for. She says it's because he was always kind to her and because she plans on killing herself once they get to the honeymoon suite. No artifice, no lies, nothing but the brutal truth, even when she's wearing the prettiest dresses. Never attempt to deceive a reader with your book cover. That includes putting a shitty cover on your book that makes the reader think your book is shitty. If your book isn't shitty, don't deceive the reader by putting a shitty cover on it.
Miracle Max: The Marketing Strategy
Miracle Max is grumpy. Miracle Max is lazy. Miracle Max got fired by the king's stinking son and doesn't want to talk about it. Guess what? When it comes to marketing our work, we're all Miracle Max.
As for me, I'll look for any excuse not to do it. It's hard. It's scary. Every failure affects my confidence. So does the fact that I don't know what I'm doing. I really don't want to be bothered, noble cause or not.
But then a voice starts telling me that I'm betraying true love by not helping Inigo and the Man in Black. Okay, so it's more like my conscience telling me that no good things can happen unless I try and put my work out there. But the idea is the same. Get up, do it, and if you fall (or get pushed), pick yourself up and try again.
Example #1: Remember when Miracle Max differentiates between mostly dead and dead? Sometimes marketing is going to feel like splitting hairs, as you try to justify spending money on BookBub versus Facebook ads versus AdWords versus eReaderNewsToday. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
Example #2: Remember when Miracle Max and Valerie wave to the guys as they leave? Valerie asks if Max thinks the plan will work. Max says it would take a miracle. He's a skeptic. You need to be a skeptic when it comes to all the grandiose marketing schemes on the market today. So many self-published authors are making money by selling things to other self-published authors. Systems, courses, software – stuff that they promise will jump-start your sales. I'm deeply skeptical of the salesmen who started out as fiction authors. If their books made so much money, why not just keep writing them and making more money? Why does it seem like a better idea to get me to buy something so I could have their level of success? Is that level of success really that successful if they still need to pitch me? All I hear is Max and Valerie: "Think it'll work?" "It would take a miracle."
The Clergyman: Reviewers
Maw-wage. Twu wuv. A bwessed awangement. Sometimes you can't understand what the hell this guy is saying. You only have context to go on. It's gonna be that way with reviewers, too. Some will give your book five stars – yay! But some will give it two stars because they just didn't like the character. And you're thinking, what the hell does that even mean? Why not? What about a hero on a quest don't you like? Sometimes, you'll have context to help you out. Others, you won't. And sometimes, you'll just have to smile and nod and wait for them to finish talking.
But, much like the clergyman is necessary to officiate a marriage, reviewers are necessary to help get the word out about your book. You are not allowed to interrupt them, silence them, hurry them, or (in my opinion) even respond to them. You gave your book to them. Thus ended your participation. The clergyman doesn't show up at your house and tell you and your spouse how to make up after a fight. He doesn't show up to wish you a happy birthday. You came to him for a specific task, which he performed. And then both sides went their separate ways.
Note: Never put words into a reviewer's mouth the way Prince Humperdinck bullies the clergyman into pronouncing him married to Buttercup. You saw how that ended for Humperdinck.
Prince Humperdinck & Count Rugen: Trolls
The arrogant tilt of the chin. The eyes looking supercilliously down the nose. This is a person who believes they are smarter and better than you are. They may even believe they are doing the right thing by telling you they are smarter and better than you are. They are not. They are Prince Humperdinck. They are warthog-faced buffons. Much like Westley, you must let them live. Unlike Westley, you must not challenge them to a duel to the pain.
But who's that standing behind Humperdinck? Pale skin, beady eyes, and a cold, cruel stare? It's a different kind of troll. This troll isn't so much interested in himself as he is in picking a fight for the sake of picking a fight. He has no personal stake in arguing with you, unlike Humperdinck. He just likes arguing. He types in a nasty comment, knows it will set you off, and then goes and calls some more people bad words on YouTube. Maybe he'll check back. Maybe he won't. But every moment you spend obsessing about his comment is one moment of life sucked away by the virtual version of Count Rugen's machine.
Example #1: Remember when Humperdinck and Rugen are in the Pit of Despair and Humperdinck tells Rugen that he hired Vizzini to kill Buttercup? What a dick, right? Trolls have an agenda you can't see and you can't know. Ignoring them is the only solution. You will not change their minds. You will not convince them of the merit of your book. You will only give them more material to work with.
Wesley AKA The Man in Black: You
Wesley is just a humble farm boy whose dedication to Buttercup kept the Dread Pirate Roberts from killing him. He braved the Fire Swamp and was only mostly killed by The Machine. Without the use of his legs, he used his wits, his voice, and his hands to battle the villain – everything he had available to him. He beat Vizzini by building up an immunity to iocane powder, for the love of Pete.
Like Wesley, we need to be the architects and the heroes of our own stories.
Except it's not a story – it's our lives. We need to understand how to market ourselves. Westley did – he saw the genius in the way the Dread Pirate Roberts brand name transcended the individual. We need to work through pain and death. We need to have faith when everything we want seems to have been taken from us. Because you know what the torture and the beauty and genius of being a writer is?
Death cannot stop us. It can only slow us down.
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In the many years I've been paying income taxes, I've never actually done the math to calculate my tax rate. Until now.
After all, Debbie Bosanek, Warren Buffett's secretary, earned a seat in the limelight next to the first lady, Michelle Obama, at the State of the Union address for paying what ABC News reported was a tax rate of 35.8 percent. It isn't clear what Ms. Bosanek meant by 35.8 percent — whether that's her marginal federal tax rate or total tax rate, or whether she included the Nebraska state income tax.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Republican candidate Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns that showed he paid federal income tax of just over $3 million, 13.9 percent of his adjusted gross income of $21.7 million, or 17.5 percent of his taxable income of $17.1 million.
So with all the focus on tax rates, I sat down with my 2010 returns, calculator in hand. I'm still reeling from the results.
I paid 24 percent of my adjusted gross income in federal taxes and 37 percent in combined federal, state and local income taxes. I paid 49 percent of my taxable income in federal income tax, and 74 percent of my taxable income in combined federal, state and local income taxes. My totals include federal payroll and self-employment taxes.
When I reported the results to a few prominent tax experts, they were initially incredulous. "That's very, very high," said Robert Willens, a tax lawyer. "Congratulations."
A few people said I should run for president, but being in the upper 1 percent of taxpayers is probably a dubious distinction. "It's embarrassing to have too low a tax rate, but equally embarrassing to have one too high," said Mr. Willens, who's also an adjunct professor at the Columbia Business School. "You want to be in the sweet spot where the president is, which is 26 percent or so. You're not a sap, but you're not exploiting loopholes."
It turns out that my individual circumstances are a near-perfect storm of punitive tax policies. Nearly all my income is earned, as opposed to capital gains, carried interest or dividend income taxed at a lower rate.
I live in New York City, where I pay some of the highest state and local taxes in the nation. My mortgage deduction is small relative to my adjusted gross income, so it doesn't help me much.
Because I have nonemployee income, like book royalties, I also pay the unincorporated business tax on top of other income taxes, which costs me an additional 5 percent of adjusted gross income. And because my deductions are high relative to my total income, mostly because of the state and local income taxes I pay, I'm hit hard by the alternative minimum tax.
"There's not a whole lot you can do about any of that," Mr. Willens said. "Capital gains and investment income taxes are capped at 15 percent, so the larger the percentage of your income attributable to those items, the lower your tax rate will be. Could you convert some of your ordinary income into tax-favored income? It's very hard for someone in your circumstances."
Leonard Burman, a tax expert and a professor of public affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, agreed. "The fact is, if you're working for a living, it's not possible. What you need is some carried interest, but that's going to be pretty hard for someone like you. Maybe you could get The New York Times to pay you in stock options."
Both agreed that I could move from New York to somewhere like Alaska, Nevada or South Dakota, the states with the lowest state tax burdens, according to the Tax Foundation, a research group. (New Jersey, New York and Connecticut have the highest tax burdens.) But apart from the fact that much of my work is based in New York, I like living here, and it seems perverse to have worked hard all my life only to be forced into exile. In that case, Mr. Willens said, "moving may not be an attractive option."
One tax break that benefited both me and Mr. Romney is the deduction for charitable contributions. I gave 25 percent of my adjusted gross income, while Mr. Romney gave 18.5 percent. My tax rate as a percentage of adjusted gross income would have been higher without the deduction.
Mr. Burman said that he, too, was shocked when he calculated his tax rate, which was high. "I keep reminding myself that paying taxes is a sign I'm doing well and I shouldn't complain. But the inequity is galling."
Both singled out the unfairness of the alternative minimum tax, originally enacted to ensure that the wealthy paid their fair share of taxes, but which has increasingly hit middle-class taxpayers while having little or no effect on the ultra-wealthy. The A.M.T. added just $233,000, or 8 percent, to Mr. Romney's federal tax bill. It added 40 percent to mine. According to the Tax Policy Center at the Brookings Institution, 51.7 percent of taxpayers reporting incomes of $200,000 to $500,000 paid the alternative minimum tax in 2012, while just 41.6 percent of taxpayers reporting more than $1 million did.
When a temporary cap on the A.M.T. expires this year, the group projects that those percentages will rise to 93.7 percent for taxpayers reporting income of $200,000 to $500,000 and just over 50 percent for those reporting more than $1 million. And barring Congressional action, 45.3 percent of taxpayers earning $75,000 to $100,000 will be snared. People with large families who live in high tax states tend to be especially hard hit.
The alternative minimum tax remains in effect even though there seems to be bipartisan agreement that it is an abomination, and despite repeated recommendations that it be abolished or substantially reformed. Mr. Burman was a deputy assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy in the Clinton administration. "The one policy triumph I had while I was at Treasury was a proposal to cut the A.M.T. on a permanent basis," he said. "But nothing happened," largely because it's expected to generate over $1 trillion in revenue over the next decade, revenue that would have to be offset by budget cuts or new taxes or some combination of the two.
Equally rankling to many is New York City's unincorporated business tax, which is "charged to every individual or unincorporated entity carrying on a trade, business or profession — in whole or part — in New York City," according to the New York City Department of Finance. "I despise it," Mr. Willens said. (As head of his own firm, Robert Willens L.L.C. in New York City, he pays the tax.) "You've already paid federal, state and local income tax on the same income. It's double taxation. It's odious. I hate it. The self-employed are supposed to be the backbone of the economy. They're treated very harshly. I guess there's no organized lobby for the self-employed."
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed cutting or eliminating the tax (and city residents paying the tax now get a small credit). But, like the alternative minimum tax, it has proved impervious to serious change, presumably because it generates too much revenue.
The experts I consulted were unanimous that the only hope for a more equitable tax burden was sweeping tax reform. Given the myriad inequities and perverse consequences embedded in the current tax code, it would seem an alluring opportunity for presidential candidates, and some of the Republicans have made tax policy a centerpiece of their campaigns. But so far no one, including President Obama, has come forward with a credible plan that addresses the inequities while confronting the realities of the federal deficit.
"The State of the Union address was horrible on tax policy," Mr. Burman said. "The so-called Buffett rule, to make sure millionaires pay a 30 percent rate, is just another version of the A.M.T. And the idea of taxing at a higher rate corporations who build plants outside the U.S.? That's going to be a mess. I wouldn't want to be doing tax planning when that kicks in. Maybe we don't care about inequity or inefficiency, but we should. What we need is substantial tax reform."
And the Republican candidates, Mr. Burman said, are "basically advocating tax cuts for rich people. Their proposals are even more regressive than the Bush tax cuts and current law. And they're all in complete denial about the budget situation." According to the Center for Tax Policy, Mr. Romney's tax proposals would lower federal tax revenue by $600 billion in 2015, and would increase after-tax income for those earning more than $1 million by 14.5 percent, the largest gain for any income level. According to the Urban Institute's resident fellow Howard Gleckman, Mr. Gingrich's even more generous tax proposals would lower federal tax revenue by nearly $1.3 trillion in 2015.
The solution, according to Mr. Burman, is relatively straightforward: a return to the principles of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 championed by Ronald Reagan. "Broaden the base, lower overall tax rates, and tax capital gains and unearned income at the same level as ordinary income," Mr. Burman said.
I don't resent Mr. Romney's millions or his low tax rate. As Mr. Buffett pointed out, he didn't write the tax code he's now taking advantage of. But maybe we can learn something more important from people who aren't household names or members of the Forbes 400. I'd like to hear from more hard-working people like Ms. Bosanek who are paying high rates. I'd like to feature them in a future column, so if you're one of them, contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I'd especially like to hear from anyone who pays a higher total income tax rate than I do. I'd like to dispel the unlikely but not entirely implausible possibility that I might be paying the single highest tax rate in the country.


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Step 1: Ingredients
2.5 lbs ground turkey
2 onions diced
3 red, orange or yellow bell peppers - diced
6 carrots diced
10 cloves garlic - minced or forced through garlic press
olive oil
8 oz sausage of your choice - I usually use some gourmet chicken apple something or other
1/2 cup chili powder (but you may use more or less depending on your tastes buds)
2 T ancho chili powder (optional - I've just been playing around with different kind of chilis - you can just use chili powder)
2 t or more of cayenne chili powder (this is the spice - so if you don't want heat, use sparingly)
3 T oregano
2 T honey
1 can or bottle of beer - any kind is fine
Two 14.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes with their juices
Two 15 oz cans of black beans (I like to use low sodium) rinsed and drained
Step 2: Method
Heat a large pot over medium high heat. Add olive oil and put in all the ground turkey. Add onions and break up the turkey with the onions. Add carrots. Add chili powder, oregano and some salt here. It is important to season at this stage and not at the end - otherwise the food just tastes SALTY and not well seasoned. Keep cooking until the turkey is cooked through. Add all the bell peppers and the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add entire can of beer. There will be some liquid forming at the bottom - that's okay. Allow all the beer and liquids to simmer together 10 minutes.
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Add all of your tomatoes. Stir. Add sausages and honey. Test seasonings. Add salt if necessary. Finally, add beans. Allow the flavors to meld - simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Check again and adjust seasonings - feel free to add more chili powder if you want more OOMPH.
Step 4: Serving Ideas
Serve with a variety of topping options: sour cream, cheddar cheese, chopped raw oniion, chopped cilantro, diced avocado


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At industry events and conferences, we often hear attendees joke about two things: The first being that a person could spend every working day attending these events, which takes away valuable time from performing their "real" jobs. The second comment often overheard is that attendees travel to meet and exchange ideas with contacts that could have been reached from their offices.
While there is truth to both of these statements, we should remember that attending industry events and conferences can be an invaluable investment — if you do some planning ahead to prepare and dedicate a little time afterwards to follow up.
Here are a few broad strokes you can put into practice at the upcoming Michigan Defense Expo (MDEX), being presented by the Michigan Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association, April 27-28. These tips can also apply to any business events and conferences you plan to attend this year.
Best of luck at MDEX and future business events and conferences in 2016! If you have any questions about how Automation Alley can assist you, don't hesitate to contact us.
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