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Just finished a self portrait project, where I wanted to mixed some medias, in this, case photography and CGI, here's the results.
I wrote up a summary of the process, if your curious about it, you can check it out here
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:25 AM
great work, but as I commend on ur blog... CGI work is too artificial, u should try to use more real life looking textures.
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 01:18 PM
Really good work Dude. You have done it But it still need to tweak with some real life looking texture. I agree the commenter above me that CGi work looking is too artificial... Anyway good work and very helpful step by step article. Thanks for sharing your work summery with this post.
Posted 14 May 2010 - 05:26 AM
I have to agree on that, you can really see the editing....but this one's a nice pic
Posted 28 January 2011 - 04:47 PM
Very nice photo, just a little too processed with effects in my opinion. Still a great image though.
Posted 07 June 2011 - 02:08 AM
yah i agree tat1973...but its ok...its also nice!!! he is like a model... hunk model....yehhhh!
Posted 11 June 2011 - 10:34 AM
Fabulous Picture......Which camera ,software and photo cutter you are use.Your ideology of this photograph is beautiful.Thanks for sharing this photograph.
Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:47 AM
Buddy, your work is really appreciable. I agree with sandrophoto, need to tweak with real texture.
Posted 17 October 2011 - 07:25 AM
Yeah man... The work you did is very nice and I must say that the timing in many pics was perfect.
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Do you love one of your dogs more?
I was dead-set on getting another german shepherd when I got a house, but after fostering a dog I don't think I would be good owning more than one dog. I love Rocky the most and I feel like I wouldn't be able to give the other dog the same amount of love.
For example: I really really liked my foster, but sometimes it would annoy me because she was always in my lap and pushing Rocky out of the way and I would rather pet him and give him attention.
So how do those of you with multiple dogs divide your attention? Does one dog get special privileges, like sleeping in the bed?
Right now I only have two dogs but I usually have three, and sometimes a foster on top of that. My dogs have always been very different, so it's easy to meet their needs. For example Nikon likes to be with me but Coke is really independent, so it's easy to balance a cuddly dog vs. one that wants his freedom and space.
I'm the same way as Lies. I never thought that I could love a dog more than I loved Keeta.. And conversely, I was also worried about another dog displacing Keeta and taking all my attention. Now that I have Gryffon, he is my heart, but while Keeta is very independent and has her own agenda in life, Gryffon only lives and breathes to please me. He is always with me, sleeps on the bed while Keeta, by her choice, sleeps on the floor. It is a lot easier to love and lavish love on a dog that is cuddly and responsive and always trying to engage you. But I can't imagine not having Keeta with me. If I go somewhere with only Gryff, something is missing. I just don't enjoy walking one dog alone as much as I enjoy walking the two of them together.
About a year ago, Keeta spent the day at the vet for a minor procedure, and I felt completely lost without her around. To me it does not feel like loving one dog differently than the other, as much as loving the two of them together, if that makes any sense?
Gryffon is a joy and a pleasure, but the joy and the pleasure seems fuller and more complete by having Keeta (and all her challenges) as part of my everyday life.
I usually have between 4-5 dogs here all of the time and they are all different.My personal dog is 9 years old,and while she has become a lot more active and certainly enjoys most of the dogs here,I always make sure that she gets her alone time with either my husband or myself. I think if you are going to have multiple dogs,you can't really have a 'favorite' because it's not fair to the other dogs. You will let your favorite dog get away with more than the others. As far as the foster dog getting in your lap and demanding attention, that to me is a training issue, because we never let any of the dogs demand attention from us. If you honestly think you couldn't love a second dog as much as you do your current dog,then maybe you should just have one dog.
I have thought of getting a second personal dog,but with as many fosters as we have come through here,it's not like there will be a shortage of dogs.
My three are always underfoot...I try not to play favorites, but because Karlo is the one I work he is the one that gets to go with me often while the other two are left home, and our bond is really strong because of that training. He is my heartdog!
I enjoy having three dogs, when one isn't into playing the other two enjoy each other. And they are all so different in personality none are really lacking for attention.
The only drawback is taking all three in the vehicle or on walks, to the vet. I can't do it easily by myself.
Fostering now is impossible too, the pack dynamic is really nice and bringing in another would toss it around. I'd love to foster, but just can't with the two females I have.
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I have my hands full with one! He is so much work that I can't imagine getting a second one.
No, I love each dog for specific reasons :). I don't treat them differently, they both have the same rules to follow
Yes Jazzy gets to sleep on my bed but it's because she doesn't take up much space, I'm not willing to give up so much of my bed :p. His bed is two queen size blankets beside mine so his bed is just as plushy as mine :wild:
This sounds horrible... but I simply cannot love a non-GSD as much as a shepherd. I got my Pug after the loss of my shepherds. My heart was so broken I said "no more shepherds". However, I never got as close to her... even though she was my only dog for a year and she's very much a lap dog. She's ALWAYS right next to me or on me. When I got Grim, it became crystal clear to me that I'd always have a preference to shepherds. When I had 2 GSDs, I loved them the same. I do love my Pug, but it's just not the same. It sounds heartless even writing it, but it's the truth. I don't know what it is about shepherds, but they are the only dog that I can attach to like that.
All three of mine are different and I love all of them. My oldest dog was an only dog for a while, but she has always been independent. When she wants to cuddle, I cuddle, because it doesn't happen often. Every now and then she gets into really playful moods. My golden had 2 years dedicated to him and his training before the GSD came along. The past year has been dedicated more to the GSD because of training purposes. Sometimes they all come with me, sometimes just one...I try to give them group and individual time. They are all welcome to sleep on the bed, but the only one that does it consistently is the golden. They love taking walks together and training together. I think the golden is the key, he is close to both dogs and divides his time between them. They all make me smile, they all make me proud, and they all love me unconditionally.
I have four dogs... Three I do all the care and work for and one is split between my husband and I. I will probably never own four at once again just because of how much work it is, luckily I am a housewife and have the time for it!
That said I don't think I love any dog more then another, I just love them in different ways. They each have different personalities and things they like to do so I spend time with each doing the things they like to do. Having one of the four being an 10 week old puppy, well it would be safe to say I'm exhausted! Do I deal with jealousy? OH YES and that's a lot of work to manage.
If one is gone for a day it feels odd in the house, lol. In the future though I will just probably have one or two of my own, I want my GSD and I also love having a little dog like my Pom or a papillon though I know I'm in the minority here on that one and have to keep my ruffled feathers in check when someone refers to that kind of dog as a barking slipper. My Pom is not like that, he loves strangers like a fat kid loves cake. :D
Anyways before I go off on a tangent lol, I can and do love more then one dog, will I ever do it again at least with four? No.
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by DORISPULASKI, Apr 28, 2012.
Reportedly, $150,000 of the money remains. $5,000 was used in making the bond (the rest came from a loan secured from a family home) and the rest was used on living expenses! Nearly $50K spent in less than 2 months on living expenses!!
This should make Zimmerman supporters happy, knowing their boy has been living well as he awaits trial.
You can get a bail bond for as little as 5% down, althought 10% is more common. Consequently, if you have an $150,000 bail bond to meet, you require not more than $15,000 to secure it, and if you go to Phoenix Bail bonds, they claim they will do it for $7,500.
I hope that the contributors to the fund don't come to regret "investing" in George Zimmerman.
Well : actually I hope they do come to regret it.
What are they endorsing? Random stalking of people just walking along the street, even when it leads to a death?
Even if GZ is innocent under SYG, actions like his are not something I want to see more of.
Better that they should regret it.
I'm afraid that they really want the "freedom" to use their guns without restraint.
Yes, sad to say, I agree.
That amount probably went to security/bodygaurds. With illegal bounties on his head, he must have spent a fortune on that. Plus, he's probably gotten security for his mom and dad, too. I'm actually surprised he has spent so little in two months.
I'm sure.
With the rehabilitation of Zimmerman's reputation in full force, his attorney would have informed the press that "a fortune" has been spent on security for Zimmerman and his family if that were the case. I wouldn't be surprised if we later learn of a new car and hotel suites.
Sounds like Zimmerman kept both his lawyer and his family in the dark about the amount of money. The lawyer acknowledged just finding out about the money, and that he believed Zimmerman was broke. And, though Zimmerman had raised more than enough money from the contributions to pay the full 10% of the bond, he allowed his family to secure a loan to pay $10,000 of it. Or, the family knew all along and secured the loan in order to continue the 'meager means' deceit.
The more we find out about GZ's character, the worse it gets.
Wonder how much a list of donors would go for on the black market?
George Zimmerman's old MySpace page draws scrutiny
"I dont miss driving around scared to hit mexicans walkin on the side of the street, soft [expletive] wanna be thugs messin with peoples cars when they aint around (what are you provin, that you can dent a car when no ones watchin) dont make you a man in my book. Workin 96 hours to get a decent pay check, gettin knifes pulled on you by every mexican you run into!"
Oh, but according to his lawyer, his words are not terrible and he used no racial slurs! Oh, and on top of that, he's Hispanic! Surely a Hispanic man has no prejudicial feelings towards Mexicans and blacks!
"If Zimmerman's Internet presence is going to be reviewed then it would logically follow that so would Trayvon's, O'Mara said, and that could be problematic for the teenager's family."
There is just one problem with this argument. Trayvon didn't kill anyone, and he was just 17 years old, as against a 28 year old man. O'Mara is an example of why I dislike criminal attorneys. They have no integrity. They will defend their client, knowing that he/she was guilty.
So if a lawyer thinks his or her client is guilty, the client shouldn't get a defense? What about requiring the government being required to prove a person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt? There is nothing unethical in forcing the government to prove its case and giving a person the best possible defense.
Why? So Spike Lee and Roseanne Barrcan tweet these people's home addresses? So that the New Black Panther Party can put out more illegal and criminal bounties for their execution?
That's exactly how people like OJ Simpson go free. If the attorneys KNEW he was guilty but simply used their technical expertise to disprove the government's claim, that is unethical. It may be legal and it obviously was, but it is just wrong to let a guilty person go free.
Wrong. Its the defense attorney's job to make the prosecution prove their case. Now a defense attorney can't knowingly put lies on the stand. So if they know the defendent is guilty they can't put the defendent on the stand. But they absolutely CAN point out weaknesses in the defense's case etc. Its their job to make the State prove their case, not play judge/juror for their client.
Read my post again. I am talking about attorneys that KNEW the client was guilty and yet defended him. By your logic, the defendant is free to lie to the attorney, or tell the truth, but in either case it would be ethical for the attorney to defend him and tell lie in the court. I am talking about ethics and what is morally wrong, and not how the system works (IMO it sucks quite often).
If an attorney agrees to represent a client, he is required to represent him to the best of his ability - even if he believes him to be guilty.
One of the greatest things about the US system of justice is that the "burden of proof" rests with the State rather than the defense.
IMO it would be unethical for a lawyer to refuse to represent a guilty client and only represent ones they thought were innocent. The whole point of having a lawyer is to help you navigate through the system so you don't get screwed and get a just result. Guilty people deserve that as much as innocent people.
Now if the prosecution is so screwed up that they can't prove a guilty person is guilty, that really isn't the guilty person's lawyer's fault. That's on the prosecution for not doing their job.
I was thinking about NRA and right-wing PAC contribution campaigns. If someone's willing to throw $20 to GZ, they must be aligned with those groups' goals and therefore willing to support them.
I guess the people you mentioned would be interested, too.
So, what price would be fair for the list of PayPal contributors? $10k? $2 and a cup of coffee?
Medical reports reveals Zimmerman had injuries consistent with the story: http://news.yahoo.com/abc-news-excl...ws-broken-204911351--abc-news-topstories.html
When Zimmerman appeared on television as he was brought to the police station, he did not appear to have many of the injures indicated.
I can see where maybe the bruising hadn't shown yet (I've never broken my nose, nor been punched in the face, so I don't know how quickly that materializes), but I still don't think those cuts on the back his head indicate "repeatedly being pounded into the pavement."
Criminal lawyers MUST defend their clients, innocent or guilty. If criminal lawyers only represented the innocent, most would go broke. Everyone charged with an offense is entitled to representation, and such representation is a right regardless of whether or not they committed the offense with which they've been charged.
I know of no lawyer who refused to represent someone because they knew their client was guilty and it's beyond naive to think that a lawyer would refuse to represent a guilty client.
Do you have a lot of experience with the matter? Some sites are reporting that Trayvon's knuckles were bruised on autopsy. Didn't they say before that there was nothing but the GSW? This is rather confusing.
The Daily Mail shows enhanced video grab courtesy of ABC with injuries present: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Zimmerman-treated-broken-nose-cuts-head.html Just scroll down a bit.
I still don't understand on whose side the laws are....Clearly Martin hit Zimmerman but he had it coming because Martin at that time must have been just as threatened by Zimmerman. I guess I struggle with, did Zimmerman feel justified with killing someone when he didn't see a gun on him, he could have just pushed him away. I think he elevated it to a level it didn't need to go and he started the whole thing.
I can imagine the jury pool in this case will have no scientists or doctors in it. My sister was just on a jury where they didn't have any doctors or scientists, because the crux of the defense's position was based on a scientific/medical claim. They didn't want any jurors with background knowlege on the matter, and to base their verdict only on information provided by the lawyers.
FWIW, it made her fairly disillusioned about the whole "finding out the truth" part about getting to a verdict. I'm not sure how I feel about it myself, when it comes down to choosing a jury which is coming in cold and will require a crash course in human metabolism or wound healing, what have you. But noooo, background knowledge could make us biased. Which I don't deny, but it's not the kind of personal bias that directly affects the case in front of them.
I was doing jury duty on a rape case once. The defense attorney was hellbent on excluding anyone who knew what DNA evidence was. I was dismissed along with all medical professionals who were there.


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|I agree- either keep him crated or board him.
|Agree with crate,and with people spending the night, boarding for the night may be something to consider as well.
|Thanks Cara, that's pretty much what I thought. Just needed to hear it from someone more experienced!
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|Crate and keep him separate from the party. He's too young and inexperienced to be around a huge group and if he has shown protection around the home and strangers already this could to be just too much and it's better safe than risking an incident like a bite or something that leaves him with long-lasting fear. If the party dwindles down to a smaller group and you are comfortable, bringing him out leashed is certainly fine, but while you are in "host" mode and distracted by the whole party, it's best to just keep him safe. Perhaps when he is older, more experienced with strangers, in a smaller group, etc. might be different. Best wishes. Better off safe.
Having a party - nervous about how to handle puppy
I am having a party in a week and I'm expecting about 20 people. This will be a new experience for my 8 month old male GSD. He already knows many of the guests, but some will be strangers. He is great out in public (away from our home) - has never barked or growled at a stranger. He is a typical GSD however and is reserved with strangers, it will take him some time to warm up to a new person and I do not push him to do so.
The tricky part is that he is a different dog when it comes to our home. He will bark and growl at strangers coming to our house. Sometimes even at friends if he hasn't been exposed to them very often - especially small children.
My current way of handling this is that I always have him on a short leash and in my control when I answer the door. He is too young for me to trust off leash during these times. I've also tried going outside with the dog to greet the person and walking them in our house but that did not make any difference to Moose, he barked like crazy as usual. I will give him a few minutes to see if he gets used to the person and if not, I will crate him. Then I just have to listen to him howl
Sometimes he warms right up to the person (random guy to do a termite inspection) and other times he has to be crated and will snarl at the person (my little 5 year old niece) every time he gets a glimpse of them. Maybe he is just not comfortable around kids? I had her feed him some high value treats through the door of his crate, which he accepted but then started barking and growling again.
This party is for my daughters 21st birthday and we don't want anyone drinking and driving, so there will be a few of her friends that are planning to spend the night. Obviously I will have him crated safely in my bedroom for the night, but does anyone have suggestions on how to handle the party and guests in general?
I'm hoping he doesn't have to spend the whole day & night in the crate That won't be any fun for him or me!
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Arsène Wenger has signed a new contract with Arsenal.
The Frenchman has committed himself to the Club until the summer of 2014 - a major boost as Wenger and his players prepare for their Premier League opener at Liverpool on Sunday.
Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis has spoken to Arsenal TV Online about Wenger's new deal.
Click on the PLAY button in the image above to watch a FREE clip of this interview or read on for the full transcript.
Ivan, how pleased are you to have secured Arsène Wenger's future at Arsenal?
"We are delighted that Arsène has signed a new three-year extension to his current contract that will keep him here for four more seasons. Arsène has defined the modern Arsenal, the progressive style of play that we play. The exciting ball movement and technical players that we have are renowned all around the world, and that is one person's vision - Arsène Wenger brought this to the Club. He is still pushing boundaries and we are looking forward to what he can produce over the next four years."
How pivotal is Arsène to that overall vision for this Club?
"Modern-day Arsenal really is a reflection of Arsène Wenger's vision and as we look at the way the football world is developing and the way the Club is developing, I think that responsible style of management, his vision of progressive, attacking football is the way football is heading. I think we are very well placed as we look forward over the next four years of his tenure to be at the centre of those developments in football and very well placed to take the Club on to new levels."
Arsène said earlier this year that he would open talks about a new contract in the autumn so this is a very pleasant surprise. How important was it to get this deal done before the start of the season?
"It wasn't critical for us to get it done before the start of the season. But as I have said before, it has always been our objective to extend Arsène's contract, and we have been relaxed about the timing of it. But I do think that it is terrific that it is done before the beginning of the season. I think it is a great message to our supporters. It's also a great message to the players and it gives us real impetus going into the start of the season."
Arsène has been here for 14 years of course. Do you sense that his desire is still as strong?
"The desire is probably stronger than it has ever been. Arsène is a deeply driven, ambitious individual who is always looking ahead, always looking to what more can be achieved and I know, having spent a lot of time with him over the last 18 months, that it is impossible to imagine a more ambitious or driven person."
Two doubles, an unbeaten title season, four FA Cups - Arsène has achieved so much already. What do you think are his key targets now?
"Well, the Club has not won a trophy in a number of years and the last few years have been a challenge. We have gone through a significant change as a Club as we have moved from our old stadium at Highbury to the new Emirates Stadium. During that period of time, Arsène has come up with a strategy, which was necessary in the changing football environment where other clubs were spending enormous amounts of money, to develop and grow a talent pool rather than to buy it. That has been the nature of the project over the last four or five years and nevertheless the Club has been competing at the highest level of football during that time and has come close a couple of times.
"I know that Arsène shares the frustration of the fans that we haven't quite got over the line but we do have a very talent young group of players. They are no longer using youth as an excuse, they are now a young group of players who has experience and we believe they are equipped to take the Club over the line. We got very close last year before we had some crippling injuries at the end of the season, which just meant that we ran out of steam. But as we look forward over the next three or four years this is a team which is just going to get better and better, so we are very optimistic."
And because Arsène has signed that new deal he must feel the conditions are in place for him to achieve those targets?
"I think he feels we have a team which is improving every year. The financial position of the Club is strong and healthy, and as we look forward we also think the world of football is moving towards a more responsible model. We see the UEFA financial fair play initiatives coming in which really reflect the way which Arsenal is already run.
"I think that is a sensible way to run the Club; it ensures not just short-term objectives can be met, but it also means the Club will be successful over the long-term and as those changes permeate through the world over the next couple of years, we will be much better placed. We have a young improving squad and also the ability to spend money where necessary and sensibly to supplement that squad."
The new season is here, what can Arsène and Arsenal achieve this year?
"Our objectives are to win trophies this year, major trophies and obviously the Premier League is foremost among those. That is the objective, it's as simple as that."
Finally Ivan, the transfer window closes in less than three weeks, do you envisage the manager strengthening the squad before then?
"As you know, we always try to conduct our business very privately. As Arsène said at the beginning of the window, the business was likely to get done at the beginning or at the end of the window. We secured Marouane Chamakh and Laurent Koscielny early. There may be some more business that happens late if we can find players that add quality and will supplement the squad."


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The oceans are mostly microbial, 98% by weight, which means most of what is going on in the oceans is unseen and until recently largely unknown. Dr. Suttle explains the large role that ocean viruses play in keeping our planet alive. In fact, Dr. Suttle points out that viruses do more to create life than take it away. If you were to take the viruses out of the ocean much of the planet's life-cycle would stop, there would be no more photosynthesis. Viral replication drives the major bio-geochemical cycles on Earth.
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If ever there was a wine that tasted like its name sounds, it's Oloroso. Oloroso - literally "fragrant" - is round and full and, well, orotund, not unlike its sonorous name with its plethora of O's.
In distinct contrast with the lighter Fino and Manzanilla Sherries that we discussed in opening this month's online Wine Focus last week, Oloroso is rich, dark and deliciously nutty.
Like Fino, Oloroso is invariably made as a dry wine, its natural sugars fully converted to alcohol by fermentation. In contrast with Fino, Oloroso is not fermented under the natural yeast called "flor" that's the hallmark of most other Sherries. Rather, Oloroso is fortified with the addition of brandy before aging, a move that deters the development of flor because the yeast can't live in a high-alcohol environment. In the absence of flor, the wine oxidizes gently in the aging solera, becoming darker and more nutlike than Fino.
Under the pressures of the marketplace, though, the lion's share of Oloroso is blended with dark, syrupy Pedro Ximenez Sherry to turn it into a sweet, dark wine that's often labeled "Cream Sherry" for export to English-speaking countries, although it's sometimes sold as just-plain Oloroso.
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Serve it lightly chilled, not cold, and sip it in small glasses out of respect for its fortified 20 percent alcohol. Like last week's featured Fino and Manzanilla, this is not your Grandmother's Sherry. If you're up for a wine-tasting off the beaten path, I hope you'll temporarily suspend your disbelief and join us in the WineLovers Discussion Group's Wine Focus on Sherry,

Emilio Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Oloroso "Don Nuño" ($20.99)
This is a dark but transparently clear, bronze-color wine with a coppery hue. Appetizing aromas are nutlike and true, cracked walnuts and pecans, with more subtle back notes of dried figs and dates. Nuts and lemony acidity on the palate, full-bodied and quite dry on first tasting, opening up to just a faint hint of dried-fruit, brown-sugar sweetness in the smooth, mellow finish. U.S. importer: Europvin USA, Oakland, Calif., Selected by Christopher Cannan. (June 14, 2007)
FOOD MATCH: This full, dry wine really works best on its own, as an aperitif or for after-dinner sipping in place of a brandy. For the sake of experimentation, I tried it with a Sichuan shredded-beef stir-fry for which I had used a tablespoon or two of Oloroso as an ingredient, and it did work. On the whole, though, I wouldn't normally use Oloroso it a food wine.
VALUE: In comparison with other fortified wines, this Oloroso remains a relative value in the $20 range. Note, however, that Lustau's wines tend to be overpriced in relation to other Sherries in the U.S. Comparison shopping is also prudent, as Wine-Searcher.com shows U.S. vendors ranging from $16.99 to $24.99 for this same wine.
WHEN TO DRINK: The encrypted bottling date, L5040, indicates that this wine was bottled on Feb. 9, 2005, the 40th day of the year. Like all Sherries except Fino and Manzanilla, Sherry keeps very well in the bottle and will last, albeit without any real evolution, for years or even decades.
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Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert once again made clear his nation's decision not to engage in any discussions regarding the return of refugees who left Palestine during the 1948 war. "I join in expressing sorrow for what happened to the Palestinians and also for what happened to the Jews who were expelled from Arab states. But, he emphasized, "under absolutely no circumstances will there be a right of return." However, he agreed his nation would is "prepared to be part of an international mechanism that will work to solve the problem." The refugee issue from the perspective of Palestinians, concerns what they allege were forced expulsion of people from Palestine during the Israel war for independence in 1948. The Israel government also charges over 700,000 Jews were forced to flee from Arab nations during the same time period.
There is no question it is impossible for any Israel government to agree to the return of millions of Palestinians to former lands. However, there might well be room for compromise. At present, over 200,000 Israelis are occupying homes and land on the West Bank which belongs to the state of Palestine. Perhaps, there could be an exchange of that land for peace. I suspect, Olmert would not agree to that exchange of land for peace.


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Meet the Cook: If you follow the recipe directions, you should end up with firm tomatoes. It's been a tried-and-true method for me. I started cooking as a teenager. My first meal was spaghetti, and it was so salty we couldn't eat it! My husband and I are retired. We have two grown children and three grandchildren. -Clara Mifflin, Creal Springs, Illinois
Recommended: 30 Fresh Tomato Recipes
- 3 medium green tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- Salt
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- Lightly sprinkle tomatoes with salt; drain on paper towels for 30-60 minutes. Meanwhile, combine cornmeal, Parmesan, flour, garlic salt, oregano and pepper in a shallow plate. Dip each tomato slice into egg, then into cornmeal mixture.
- In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Fry tomatoes, a few at a time, for 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel-lined wire rack. Serve immediately. Yield: 4-6 servings.
Originally published as Green Tomatoes Parmesan in Country Woman July/August 1996, p31
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GSA'S Actions to Implement the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to discuss with you
today those responsibilities assigned to the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding implementation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as well as proposed amendments to the Act currently under consideration. I am accompanied by James L. Dean, Director of the Committee Management Secretariat. The Secretariat was established by section 7(a) of the Act.
The Act assigns the Secretariat a number of important governmentwide roles and responsibilities which, taken together with those specific functions reserved for the Congress and other Executive Branch Departments and agencies, are designed to improve the management of, and accountability for, advisory committees. The Act envisioned that the Secretariat would exercise its responsibilities as part of the policymaking process managed through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which was the case until it was transferred to GSA on November 20, 1977, by Executive Order 12024. Among the statutory responsibilities assigned to GSA are:
Preparing the Annual Report on Federal Advisory Committees for consideration by
the President, and transmittal to the Congress by December 31st of each year (section
Conducting an annual comprehensive review (ACR) covering the performance of,
and need for, existing advisory committees (section 7(b)) Issuing regulations,
guidelines, and management controls (section 7(c));
Providing for adequate notice to the public regarding committee meetings
Issuing guidelines on committee member compensation in conjunction with
the Office of Personnel Management (section 7(d));
Providing for follow-up reports on public recommendations of Presidential
advisory committees (section (6(b)); and
Assuring that advisory committees are established in accordance with the
Act's requirements (section 9).
Responsibilities assigned to agencies which sponsor advisory committees subject to FACA include:
Issuing and maintaining uniform administrative guidelines and management
controls (section 8(a));
Appointing a Committee Management Officer (CMO) to provide oversight of
the agency's entire committee inventory (section 8(b));
Consulting with the Secretariat regarding proposals to establish advisory
committees (section 9(a)(2));
Filing Charters with the Congress prior to initiating committee activities
(section 9(c));
Maintaining records, minutes, and reports covering closed meetings
(section1 0(b)(C)(d));
Appointing a Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for each committee (section1 0(e));
Maintaining financial records (section 1 2(a));
Providing support services (section 1 2(b));
Terminating advisory committees as appropriate, consistent with FACA (section
14(a)(1)(A)); and
Taking appropriate action to renew advisory committees based on performance.
In addition, the Act provides that the Congress will conduct continuing reviews of
advisory committees (section 5(a)), and provide for the issuance of committee reports, if
any, with respect to committees mandated by statute.
The Committee Management Secretariat's policy and oversight role has continued to emphasize
its relationship with OMB, as well as the development of partnerships with agencies subject to FACA.
Beginning in March 1988, following a GSA-led study conducted for the President's Council on Management Improvement (PCMI), the Secretariat outlined a series of actions which were necessary to strengthen the Act's consistent application. Included among these actions were steps to more effectively evaluate existing advisory committees. This process resulted in a governmentwide comprehensive review of all existing committees, as directed by OMB Bulletin 89-08, dated December 23, 1988. Other PCMI recommendations were incorporated into GSA's Final Rule implementing FACA during October 1989.
Also, in tandem with recommendations received from the General Accounting Office (GAO) during October 1988, the Secretariat initiated actions to fulfill other agency needs such as the establishment of a quarterly training course (March 1989), issuance (during June 1990) of governmentwide guidance on follow-up reports by Presidential committees required by section 6(b), and the development of a new database to track committee transactions (1991). The latter improvement allowed GSA to issue a separate annual comprehensive review (ACR) of all committees, as required by section 7(b), during February 1992.
Additional efforts to fulfill FACA's requirement for an ACR have been undertaken
under the aegis of Executive Order 12838, "Termination and Limitation of Federal
Advisory Committees" (February 10,1993), and its implementing instructions, OMB
Bulletin 93-10 (April 1,1993) and OMB Circular A-135, dated October 5,1994.
The Secretariat is currently in the process of revising its regulations implementing FACA and plans to issue a Proposed Rule during January 1998.
The Secretariat has worked with OMB and the interagency community to take steps to assure that advisory committees are effectively managed and that the requirements of FACA and Executive Order 12838, are achieved. These actions have helped to assure that agencies will continue to emphasize those initiatives which will result in less bureaucracy and a more responsive and cost-effective government.
During fiscal year 1996, 59 Federal departments and agencies sponsored 1,000 advisory committees. A total of 29,511 (excluding 5,057 members not reported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)) individuals served as committee members; 5,008 meetings were held (a 14 percent increase over fiscal year 1993); and 1,060 reports were issued. Federal departments and agencies reported spending a total of $148.5 million to operate advisory committees during fiscal year 1996 (excluding $3.9 million which were not reported properly by HHS). These costs included compensation of committee members, reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses, Federal member and staff support expenditures, consulting fees, and administrative overhead, including mail costs and meeting space.
Approximately $77.9 million, or 52.4 percent of all costs associated with supporting advisory committees during the year, were the result of indirect expenditures for Federal staff support and Federal member participation. A number of other committee costs, however, involve direct outlays by agencies. For example, Federal agencies spent $28.3 million in fiscal year 1996 to cover travel and per diem expenses for committee members and staff.
Advisory committee costs are further reduced by terminating unnecessary or inactive groups. During the reporting period, 100 groups were terminated. Another 54 groups have been identified by sponsoring organizations for termination during fiscal year 1997, with associated combined savings of $7.7 million.
Compared with total reported expenses of $157.1 million during the previous year, total reported costs incurred during fiscal year 1996 or $148.5 million, reflects a 5.4 percent decrease in resources dedicated for this purpose. This decrease in costs in the operation and maintenance of advisory committees, when adjusted for inflation, continues a trend of more stable committee outlays over time. For example, from the period beginning in fiscal year 1993 to fiscal year 1995, reported costs increased by 3 percent but, when adjusted for inflation, actually decreased by 3.9 percent.
The number of advisory committees in existence at the end of fiscal year 1996, or 900 after terminations, reflects a 5.1 percent overall decrease below fiscal year 1995's net balance of 948. During the year, actions were taken to maintain the President's advisory committee limitation of 534. Consequently, 501 discretionary committees existed at the end of the reporting period, or 37 percent fewer than the total existing at the beginning of the Administration.
During the year, the Executive Branch supported a total of 526 discretionary advisory committees, including 51 groups which were terminated, with resulting savings of $2.5 million. In addition, 433 committees required by statute were also supported, at a total cost of $35.2 million 5,008 advisory committee meetings were held during fiscal year 1996. Of that number, 2,629, or 52.5 percent of the total, were open or partially open to the public. However, agencies such as the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and the National Science Foundation must appropriately schedule a significant number of closed meetings. Excluding the meetings appropriately closed by these agencies, the remaining number of meetings accessible to the public is approximately 90 percent.
Appendix 1 provides a summary of specific performance information regarding advisory committee activities, authorities, and costs.
During fiscal year 1997, the Secretariat developed and delivered a new Internet -based reporting system to assist Federal agencies in providing annual data required by FACA. The first module of the system is tailored to producing the Annual Report of the President on Federal Advisory Committees within the statutory deadlines imposed by FACA. It is a secure database with graduated access and approval features corresponding to the role of each individual in compiling required information. See Appendix 2 for sample pages representing the Secretariat's new Home Page and database module.
Additional modules will be added during fiscal year 1998 to allow Committee Management Officers, Designated Federal Officials, and support staff to add data contemporaneously on committee costs, meetings, and subcommittee activities. These features will eliminate the need to prepare all required materials at the end of the fiscal year and will, accordingly, reduce the time required to complete the President's Annual Report.
Since 1990, several legislative initiatives seeking to amend FACA, including S. 444 (October 1990) and S. 2039 (November 1991), were introduced in the Senate. FACA's coverage was extended to advisory committees formed under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (P.L. 101-55~2) and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (P.L. 101-646). In addition, P.L. 104-4, the "Unfounded Mandates Reform Act of 1995," contained an exclusion from FACA for advisory committees consisting of intergovernmental and tribal officials acting in their official capacities.
Mr. Chairman, the Subcommittee has requested our views regarding an amendment to FACA which would clarify the term "utilized," as used in section 3(2) of the Act. The proposed language, as originally drafted and commented upon by the Director of OMB on October 28, 1997, would clarify the circumstances under which the Act's provisions would (or would not) apply to advisory committees directly created by non-Federal entities. The proposed amendment provides:
"Strike everything in section 3(2) beginning with "except" and insert in lieu thereof:
except that such term excludes (i) any committee created by an entity other than an agency or officer of the Federal Government and not subject to actual management and control by such agencies or officers, and (ii) any committee composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, employees of the Federal Government. The Administrator shall prescribe regulations for the purposes of this subsection'. "
The "actual management and control" test established by the amendment is consistent with current case law construing FACA's scope. (See Washington Local Found. v. United States Sentencing Commission, 17 F. 3d (D.C. Cir.1994), Food Chemical News v. Young, (900 F. 2d 328 (D.C. Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 846 (1990)). Addition of the proposed language to the statute would make clear, however, that the "actual management and control" test applies regardless of what entity creates the committees. The amendment would thus make clear that the same "actual management and control" test that is currently applied to committees created by private entities and by governmental bodies not covered by FACA (such as the Sentencing Commission) should also be applied to committees created by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), and similar organizations, regardless of whether they are deemed private or "quasi-public" institutions. The D.C. Circuit's recent decision in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Shalala, 104 F. 3d 324 (D.C. Cir. 1997), which established separate definitions of "utilized" committees, depending on whether they are created by a "quasi-public" institution, would be overruled, and a single, harmonious, and consistent construction of FACA's scope would be adopted.
Adoption of the proposed language is also consistent with the long-recognized understanding that the phrase, "established or utilized," does not include committees created by entities under a contract, grant, or similar arrangement. (See Food Chemical News, supra.) The amendment would make clear that this same construction applies, regardless of whether the contracting entity is considered a private or "quasi-public" institution. The amendment would thus reaffirm that, regardless of the creating entity's private or "quasi-public" character, mere Federal funding of a committee's work through the use of a government contract and/or the subsequent use of a committee's work product by an agency do not constitute "actual management and control."
In our view, the proposed amendment would result in a clearer, more consistent, and more workable interpretation of FACA. Accordingly, GSA supports the proposed language as drafted.
We understand that the Subcommittee is currently considering alternative discussion drafts which would depart from the above language. The Administration would not oppose alternative approaches that would add "sunshine" provisions with respect to NAS or NAPA. The Administration would, however, oppose broader legislation that might affect other committees and issues. In short, we support reasonable alternatives to address the NAS situation, not alternatives that go beyond that specific problem. We would be pleased to offer our comments on these proposals during today's Hearing.
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, that concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.


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Hi all,
I know little about guns, but my friend has a baby desert eagle and I'd like to get him a laser sight for it. How do I know what mounts are compatible?
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Hi all,
I know little about guns, but my friend has a baby desert eagle and I'd like to get him a laser sight for it. How do I know what mounts are compatible?
I know armalasers fit the Jericho rail. Also check out zahal.org they have a lot of Jericho accessories.
I really appreciate your help. So the baby eagle has a Jericho rail?
Welcome to the forum from North Central Texas
Jamie, not all guns will take a laser, and not all shooters like lasers. (I really do like them) :smt023
if it's not a surprise (maybe even if it is a surprise) you might want to let your friend help decide with you what you are going to give him.
Just my .02
The baby desert eagle and the Jericho are the same gun. If it has a rail on it already it's a newer model and will take most standard picatany rail lasers. If it doesn't have a rail zahal makes a rail that will bolt onto the trigger gaurd for the Jericho/baby eagle.
Ah, ok, thanks again. It's a late Christmas present, so I'd like to avoid telling him if possible. I suppose I'll take a look at it and see if it has something that it looks like a sight would slide onto. He bought it slightly used, so I don't know if it's a newer model or not.
try to sneak a picture of it and post it on here
This is a baby eagle with a rail
Here is one without a rail
i've got a baby eagle .45 w/o the rail. anybody know where to get a laser grip or rear sight for it? don't want to buy new holsters. thanks, ipapawheelie
they DO make a clamp on rail for the baby eagle, it clamps to the trigger guard and fits snug to the underside of the frame......
looks like a new holster if you want laser


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I did install a new OEM servo pin today and I must say that this appears to have made the transmission perfect. It has very little travel. At the bottom of the range 0.075 inches. Thats tight but it is in spec and runs great. I want to thank you for the help in spite of my not being a hotrodder. This place is top notch!
I am thinking about upgrading the servo to a corvette. Im told that it is a good idea for my towing needs as well as for longevity. I do have a wide band in it. Is that thinking right?
Thanks fo rthe help. Jim
You need the hard DTC cleared so the system does not try to compensate for it. Some codes affect the system more than other codes
Most basic code readers can clear codes. Even Harbor Freight scanners can do that.
If you have the servo pin length all jacked up = incorrect, that can cause 2-3 shift timing problems. So can incorrect clearance setting in the 3-4 clutch pack
I did clear the code when I reconnected the battery. Drove the car for some time just now and I am getting the somewhat soft sloppy shift sometimes. I once got a flare in the 3-4 shift but only once. When I say flare I mean the RPM goes up like it istemporarily not in gear and then catches the next gear. Like the band and the 3-4 clutch pack apply are not properly synchronized. Could this be as simple as the solenoid pin travel is too loose. I have read that the tighter the travel the more firm the shift becomes.
Can this sloppy soft shifting harm the 3-4 clutch pack? Any thoughts?
|If the CEL is on, you have hard codes set. Need to scan or try local budget auto parts place may have a basic code reader for use
|I tried disconnecting the battery leads for a while yesterday but the CEL stayed on. I left them disconnected overnight and will see if that worked. It did not seem to turn on when I started test driving the truck until I had been through several drive cycles.
|After installing the new pressure plate the transmission seems to shift normal EXCEPT for the one time it flared from the 2-3 shift. Only did it one time but it has done that before on a couple occasions. If I am not mistaken it was after I ground off the pin. At any rate it seems to be shifting ok now except for the one time issue mentioned. I will test driv eit again today to see if it remains good. It has not reset the CEL which is on. Do I need to disconnect the battery to reset that or do I have to have the codes reas to reset it or will the vehicle reset it eventually since the problem was fixed?
|I appreciate the input. I started with the pin grinding thinking that the band was too tight causing my problem that were actually coming from the pressure switch. So I guess I am thinking maybe I should think about correcting the pin grinding I should not have been doing. The pin travel was very close to the lower end of the specification length if not just under and I thought that maybe the wide band upgrade and the new reverse drum maybe caused the pin to be on the tight side. But now I am a bit concerned that it is on the loose side. I anxious to see how it shifts with the new switch installed.
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|Talking on a standard rebuild,I personally have never ground on a servo pin.As long as the band had some wiggle on the drum before installing the pump,which it allways did,I shipped it. If it lasted 100k before the rebuild with the pin at that length,it'll go another 100k after a rebuild.Then again,I might add,all my kits come from an OEM supplier. As far as a corvette servo,all transmissions act differently with that servo installed,some shift nicer,some too firm for its application.And remember,this is a heavy escalade your talking about.You don't want that thing shifting like a hot rod,or you'll be replacing broken bands on a regular basis....just my opinion.
I am planning to replace the manifold pressure swithc today and am hoping that this solves all my shifting issues. I have noticed some change in the shifting ( I THINK) since I ground off the tip of the servo pin some. I think that it is within spec but right at the longer length of travel spec. The shift seems to be happening with a slight amount of slip and a somewhat harder engagement than I previously had. If I continue to get this type of shift after replacing the pressure switch I am considering resizing the pen length with a extender that I put on the end of the existing pin or by replacing the pin with a new one. Is one preferred over the other? I read some post on here that said they had seen more than one of these extenders come off.
A concern is what effect does the pin being right at the higher end of the travel specification or maybe just higher than that have on shift and can it cause premature band failure? Also will a corvet servo be a good upgrade to the longevity of the transmission and just how much harder will the corvet servo shift be? Any advice from more experienced builders would be appreciated here.
If the PCM receives poor or no signal from the pressure manifold, that can set off the PCM into a default mode
|I took the truck to a tranny shop and he put it on some kind of scanner and said I had a code for the defective manifold pressure switch which he said was in the transmission and could cause my symptoms. Im thinking this is the pressure switch assembly that bolts to the valve body tells the computer what gear it is in. do know that when I was replacing the o'rings on the face of the switch I inadvertantly removed the plastic film with one of the o'rings and just put it back on with the new o'ring. Could this be my problem?
Thanks for the reply. The rebuild used a kit of the following:
Raybestos Blue Plate frictions in forward and overrun
Raybestos GPZ105 frictions in 3-4 clutch
High static OEM frictions
The Raybestos Pro Series wide band
Complete steel kit with turbulator reverse steels and kolene 3-4 steels
Complete gasket and seal kit
ACDelco 3-4 Apply and Backing plates for proper 3-4 clearance
Sonnax replacement load release springs
ACDelco 3rd accumulator check valve
I also put in a new reverse input drum and a used pump which I needed due to the stator shaft being unusable in the old pump and the bearings being badly damaged in the reverse drum. I also replaced the sun dome with the beast. The 1-2 and 3-4 accumulator pistons were replaced. A new OEM bonded separator plate was used. I replaced the 3-4 clutch piston and foward clutch housing and piston with new bonded rubber pistons. I did pull the pump apart and replaced the soft parts and filter but deemed the rest ok and reused.
I did not totally rebuild the VB but did replace the Orings on some that I had to remove. The forward accumulator seal was replaced. The 3-2-control solenoid and TC clutch solenoid Orings were replaced.
The reason that I rebuilt the transmission was that I lost reverse. All the forward gears were working properly when I tore it down and that is why I thought the electronics were good and I found mechanical cause for the lost reverse.
This transmission runs perfect for 5 minits or so. Then it decides it likes 2nd gear and only wants to be in that gear . I can still get 1st and reverse also.
I have beat my head against the wall trying to figure out what mechanically could cause this type of behavior to just start happening after the thing runs perfect for 5 or more minutes. I thought since the band had gone to a wide onethat the pin may be too tight and I did adjust the travel of that to be within specification. Only other thing I can think of isreplace the shift solenoids but they must be working properly for some period of time till it starts loving second and you wouldnt think that they would reset if defective.
I am going to have someone do the proper scan to check the computer is telling the transmission to do what it should be telling it to do. I just cant imagine it running perfectly and suddenly having just 2nd , no down or upshift.
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I wouldn't change carbs. Check for vacuum leak at the manifold. Do you have good compression, you might have a valve not closing completely. What brand of intake gaskets are you using? I used SCA brand aftermarket and they came aprt after about 700 miles and caused a really bad vacuum leak. Is your carb new or used? make sure the base gasket is good and the base plate of the carb straight. What kind of base gasket are you using? If you have a thin gasket try a thicker one from like what GM uses.
That should keep you busy for awhile. Good luck
|I'll be interested to see some responses on this I posted a similar question a while back. I'm not to good with my cam math so I'm not quite sure how much cam that is, but it does seem like you might have a vacuum leak or possibly the cam installed wrong. Is the idle problem in gear?
Poor Idle- Low Vacuum
Hi Guys. I could sure use some input here.
First off I am just getting my 55 Chevy truck together and have a bit of a problem with the engine.
It is a rebuilt 327 with 462 heads,comp 274 cam performer intake and a 600 Edelbrock carb. Cam specs are as follows,Duration at .06 is 274-286.Lift is 480 int. 490 exhaust.
Now the idle when turned down sounds Healthy with a good lope to it. The problem is it seems to run fairly well with the idle turned up to maybe 1000 rpm but under that it seems to to fluctuate to the point where it slows down so much it will stall while just sitting there. Vacuum gauge reads about 5" at idle. Is this a carb problem? Distibutor?
Anyone got a guess what might make it so inconsistant at a reasonable idle speed? I know someone else using the same cam and his runs and sounds great at idle. Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Oh yes,I do have a new 750 holley but had hoped to find out what the problem is before switching carbs. Thanks a lot....
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Brief standoff in Nashua leads to arrest
NASHUA -- Police arrested a 24-year-old man late Friday night following a brief standoff with local authorities.
Sgt. Keith Dillon said they received a call shortly after 11 p.m. for a disorderly man who was allegedly armed with a gun at a residence on Fields Grove.
Uniformed officers set up a perimeter around the home, using an armored vehicle to approach the building and the occupant involved, David Perez, of Nashua.
Although there were initial reports that Perez was in possession of a firearm, Dillon said he ultimately did not have a weapon.
"There was no resistance, and it was very minor," explained Dillon. No one was injured in the incident and no shots were fired, according to police.
Perez was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal threatening against a police officer.