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Police Officer Accused of K9 Abuse
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Thoughts & opinions? I found this on a reddit thread where a user says this is a common practice of "choking a dog off a ball" to help build drive. 2nd thread Can somebody elaborate/educate on this?
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I agree. More context needed. From the bit I could see, the officer did not appear to be angry or out of control. The dog seemed to be happy in the end.
Not that I liked seeing that, but I do know some dogs that refuse to out a ball, and I personally have lifted my dog off their front feet to get them to out.
As for the leash hit, when I am tugging I use my legs and feet to push my dog around, could look like a kick to someone. It's not. But from a distance....
So I would need to understand the context before passing judgement.
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the dog is sitting still, the guy chokes it because it isnt doing platz or something. The guy recording video says the dog was pooping. Then he hits it lightly with his sap, then he continues choking it. Context??? How about he gets charged criminally, hows that for context.
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Dogs are often lifted or choked off a ball in training before they know the out.
This is an example of doing it all wrong.
The dog doesn't even need to have its legs lifted off the ground. The leash isn't used on a choker. You lift the dog once to take the air away and calmly hold it there until it releases the ball. You don't choke the dog for a bit, let it down, choke it again, let it down... that's horrible.
The flanking of the dog in and of itself is abuse. I would take his dog away and he would never work another dog a day in his life. I wonder where he learned this
I hope they burn this guy bad. IMO, this is definitely abuse.
David Winners
Was there a ball, and were they training? Police have to follow the same rules. If I went in front of the police station and hung my dog by its neck id be arrested. Im going to Hammond tomorrow, I hope I dont get pulled over by that "team"
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I'm all about seeing everything before passing judgement, but this is against the law. Any military handler found doing this without provocation, meaning the dog attacking them, would be court martialed.
Really sad" makes me wonder who trained the cop! If he got the ball how would he get it back if he threw it? Do the same thing! Bad foundation on dog ! Cop should be fired! Bill
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I couldn't see anything clearly enough to tell if there was a ball or not. If that was all over a ball he's at worst abusive and at best an idiot.
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Find a local FFL, contact Smith and Wesson. I am sure they will kiss your rear end and do whatever it takes to make it right.
If they don't, let us know about it.
This is a discussion on Smith PD340 Titanium/Scandium Revolver within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Got one about 3 weeks ago. Finally took it to the downstairs range at the P.D. Fired that puppy with Speer Gold Dot 135 grain ...
Got one about 3 weeks ago. Finally took it to the downstairs range at the P.D. Fired that puppy with Speer Gold Dot 135 grain .38+P. Quite a bit more recoil than the 642. The thing is that after the third round the trigger got stuck to the rear. Had to play with it and the cylinder to move the trigger back to position and then fired the last two rounds. Maybe it's just me but I had an immediate loss of confidence in that weapon.
It was just out of the box. Since then I cleaned it and lubed it. Have not fired it since.
Has anyone else had similar problems or any problems at all with the 340PD?
My 642 has had several hundred rounds through it with no problems.
Find a local FFL, contact Smith and Wesson. I am sure they will kiss your rear end and do whatever it takes to make it right.
If they don't, let us know about it.
Does it have that lock in it, next to the cylinder release? What you're describing sounds like some things I read over on the S&W forum regarding problems with that lock.....
Euc's right, just let S&W know and they'll take care of you.
That sure is a confidence shaker!
Almost without doubt that needs looked at - for peace of mind if nothing else!
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Yes this 340PD has the internal lock. The revolver was made in September, 2005.
I am going to put some more rounds through it, maybe 50 or 100 and see if it has problems after being cleaned and oiled. If there is any problems I'll send it back to Smith and Wesson.
Think I'll send some .357 through it too to see if the problem is recoil related.
I am aware this thing kicks like hell with .357 so will try not to flinch!
Any more progress on this? I read on one of the forums (here or another gun board) of someone reporting they were getting "jump crimp" while using a Sc and hot .38spl. +P loads if the cases didn't have a heavy crimp. I'll try to track that down that post a little later today and post the info - if the problem isn't related to the internal lock it'd give you another possible cause to look into.
We hear that very same story when people bring the 340PD and simiar type Scandium frame in for trade. Hammers stuck to the rear and such. REALLY bites!
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Wow, must be more common than I thought. Glad I didn't go lighter than the 642! Still think a 60 or 640 might be in my future though, for magnums I want a steel platform and the J-frame is just too handy to grab on the way out the door.
I've had the "beast", my 340SC, for about three years. I've put about 500 rounds through it. Most the ammo has been my lightly loaded .357's. My carry load is Federal Hydra-Shok 130 gr. I've put about 100 rounds of it through it.
I've had no problems at all with the "beast".
Don't blow a thing like this out of proportion.Originally Posted by maclean3
Now, usually, when EVERYONE on the internet trashes a gun, it's a POS or something you're not likely to be happy with. Example, the Sigma 380 or Jennings J22. I've never seen anyone defend either of those guns in any way.
But such consensus is indeed rare. If one blows these kinds of things too far out of proportion, one would believe that no 1911 format pistol can function reliably, that no .40 S&W caliber Glock is safe to use, that all handloads will cause your revolver to explode, etc. etc.
Just because these things have happened and even more than once, doesn't mean any particular gun is no good.
That is one thing I am grateful to the internet for, it does show that even mighty Glock produces some real dogs, and that Kel Tec actually churns out some good ones. Typical of the real world I guess.
Euc your right no Glock 40 is safe ... Where did i leave that nomex suit ..
But you also right if i believed everything i read i wouldnt have bought half the dang guns i own
Not taking it out of proportion at all Euc, just surprised that CLASS3 has seen it a few times as well. The only instance I've heard of jump crimp with .38spl. was the one I referred to - I'd be more apt to say "yeah, it figures" if it had involved hot magnums but with .38spl???
When I first started shopping for J-frames I automatically ruled out the Sc models: Expense and excessive recoil was why, it had nothing to do with reliability. All I'm saying is, I'm glad I bought what I did and maybe avoided that possibility in the process.
Still curious if badge has gotten his 340 figured out yet though.
Anything can jump Crimp in super lightframes the Airweights and SC's are just plain worse than say a Sp101
Doesnt mean there a bad gun just make sure crimp is good on ammo you choose to use in it
Yep, my S&@ 296 has "Max 200gr" stamped on the barrel for the very same reason - too heavy a bullet, and the specials uncrimp right on cue.
Driver carries less than $45 worth of remorse.
Took the 340PD to a range today and fired 100 rounds rapid fire through it at gunfight range at a combat silouette target. No problems. Fired .38 +P. Will keep it. I gave it a good cleaning and oiling prior to this second shoot. On the first one I had taken it right out of the box. No problem with the trigger this time. No real bite either, I'm 6'1" and 230 pounds. Did triple taps, two in the chest one in the head the way we trained. None out of the black and they went where I pointed (looked at target over the barrel). Hmmmmm....think it will get some carry time. Sure comfortable to carry.
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The basement was partitioned into a common area and two unfinished, 10-by-11-foot bedrooms. Each room had three or four mattresses crammed in on the concrete floor.
When Constable Jankovic descended the stairs, there were four men sitting there in their work clothes. She explained she was a police officer and they could come with her, but the men sat frozen and said nothing.
Police took Mr. Miko to a St. Catharines shelter, where he was reunited with Mr. Bogdan and met several other victims.
"Tamas saw David immediately, walked over and hugged him like he hadn't seen him in a year or two," recalls Constable Farah. "They all greeted each other as though, not knowing each other, they'd been through some kind of trauma."
Over the following weeks, more victims contacted police, fleeing the houses of two other men, Ferenc Karadi and Attila Kolompar.
The RCMP pieced together the ties that bound the traffickers. They were all related to Ferenc Domotor. Mr. Kolompar is his brother-in-law; Mr. Karadi his cousin and Eva Kolompar, Attila's sister and Mr. Simon's captor, is married to Lajos Domotor, whose son-in-law is Ferenc Domotor's nephew.
Soon, there was enough evidence to get search warrants for the homes. A justice of the peace signed off on them on Feb. 3; that evening, Constable Jankovic assembled more than 20 officers and briefed them on the case.
The next morning, at 7 a.m., they carried out simultaneous raids on three houses.
In Ferenc Domotor's bedroom, they hit the jackpot: Neatly arranged in a dresser drawer were immigration documents, work permits, debit cards and chequebooks – all in the names of Mr. Domotor's victims. There were also six blank invitation letters, already signed by a notary public, that he could use to bring over anyone he wanted.
At Mr. Karadi's home, Constable Farah and his team found the documents hidden under the mattress in the master bedroom. They also discovered two more men in the basement.
Mr. Domotor, Mr. Karadi and Mr. Kolompar were arrested on immigration charges and released on bail. Over the next few months, Constable Jankovic tracked down more victims, Constable Farah and Fern Puzzo, a civilian RCMP employee, organized the evidence and followed the paper trails. The documents showed how each victim was brought to Canada, from the letter of invitation to the airline ticket to their refugee claims.
Meanwhile, they enlisted the help of Timea Nagy, a member of a human-trafficking NGO, to help take care of the victims. She went to see them daily, taking the men to immigration offices to sort out their status and helping them open bank accounts. Ms. Nagy spent thousands of dollars out of her own pocket to buy the men clothes, haircuts and phone cards so they could speak with their families back home.
"It just didn't stop for seven months. There wasn't a month that went by when there wasn't a new victim that came forward," Ms. Nagy says.
On numerous occasions, the traffickers found where the victims were living and they had to be moved to from shelter to shelter.
By the fall, the RCMP had enough evidence to charge nine people with human trafficking. At first, there was some debate: On major cases, the Crown will often prosecute just two or three top players to keep the file simple. But the Mounties felt strongly about this one and eventually, they won out. On Oct. 6, 2010, it was official.
Crown attorney Antonio (Toni) Skarica is in his late 50s, has wavy brown hair and wears a pair of small spectacles perched on his nose. At John Sopinka Courthouse, a stately art deco building on Main Street, he is known for his penchant for fiery rhetoric both inside and outside court.
One day in October, 2010, he was chatting with a fellow Crown who was prosecuting the Domotor case at the time.
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- Chengshan Group had been in talks about making its own bid for Cooper when Cooper agreed to a deal with Apollo;
- In March 2013, Apollo and Cooper first identified Chengshan's objection, and in May, Mr. Hongzhi made a troubling statement to both companies in a meeting;
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brake cylinder question
I have a '74 CJ5 with a Chevy 350. The rear axle is a D44, and the front is a D30. My question is how do I go about getting replacement brake cylinders because my fronts are leaking? Its not a stock axle so I am just a lil confused on what to ask for at the parts store.
What is not stock about a D30 in a '74 CJ5?
The stock axles in a '74 CJ5 were D30 front, centered D44 rear, 3.73 gears standard, 4.27 optional. 11" drum brakes on all wheels.
If its a Dana 30 from another vehicle, get the parts for the vehicle the axle was donated from. But like previously stated, CJ5's came with a Dana 30 up front from the factory
Thank you. Didn't know they came stock with those axles.
Here's the CJ stock front axle breakdown:
Jeep CJs from '46 to about '65 used a closed-knuckle D25 front axle assembly.
Jeep CJs from about '66 through '71 used a closed-knuckle D27 front axle assembly.
Jeep CJs from '72 through '86 used the open-knuckle D30 front axle assembly.
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I have heard from a few of my friends that they are unsure about using this product because they want to know if Meladerm cream is safe to use. Currently, there is not any power that the FDA holds to be able to put a law into action that would protect customers from unsafe cosmetics. Because of this, asking this question is a common occurrence.
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Quick fact: Beck fill-in Napolitano forwards false claim that the government could "even put you in jail" if you fail to purchase insurance under health care bill
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Filling in for Glenn Beck, Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano falsely claimed that under the House health care reform bill, the government could "even put you in jail" if you fail to purchase insurance.
From the November 10 broadcast of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
NAPOLITANO: For the first time in American history, if this bill becomes law, the Feds will force you to buy insurance you might not want or may not need or cannot afford. If you don't purchase what the government tells you to buy, if you don't do so when they tell you to do it, if you don't buy just what they say is right for you, the government may fine you, prosecute you, and even put you in jail. Freedom of choice and control over your own body will be lost. The privacy of your communications and medical making decisions with your physician will be gone. More of your hard earned dollars will be at the disposal and tender mercies of federal bureaucrats. It was not intended to be this way.
Fact: Penalty for failure to purchase insurance is a tax, not jail time
As Media Matters for America has documented, Section 501 of the House health care bill provides that an individual must be "covered by acceptable coverage at all times." "Acceptable coverage" includes "qualified health benefits plan coverage," "grandfathered health insurance coverage," "Medicare," "Medicaid," coverage provided to members of the armed forces and their dependants, "coverage under the veteran's health care program," people who receive health care "through the Indian Health Service," or other coverage deemed acceptable by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. If a person does not have acceptable health care coverage, Section 501 imposes a tax on that person "not to exceed the applicable national average premium":
Fact: Willful failure to pay taxes of any sort can result in civil or criminal penalties
A press release by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) relying on a letter from the Joint Committee on Taxation states that "Americans who do not maintain 'acceptable health insurance coverage' and who choose not to pay the bill's new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years." That section of the letter dealing with "civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance" specifies that Camp asked the committee to "discuss the situation in which the taxpayer has chosen not to comply with individual mandate and not to pay the additional tax." Thus, the letter is not discussing the penalties for failure to buy insurance, but the penalties for both failing to buy insurance and failing to pay the tax. The committee's letter explains that the tax code provides penalties to prevent tax evasion of any sort: "The Code provides for both civil and criminal penalties to ensure complete and accurate reporting of tax liability and to discourage fraudulent attempts to defeat or evade tax." [Joint Committee on Taxation letter, 11/5/09]
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We all know those Dateline busts. (And, literally, we ALL know them - I was surprised during a recent voir dire to hear that nearly all of the panel members had seen this show.)
Well, this time, the alleged pedophile who was under investigation (he hadn't yet shown up for a meeting with a teen) had been a Kaufman County (Texas) District Attorney for over twenty years. (News stories vary on whether or not he was still a DA at the time of his death.) When police came to execute a search warrant at his home, he shot and killed himself.
It is shocking and sad and scary and just a little bizarre.
A few people had previously emailed me and asked my opinion of these Dateline episodes, and I've procrastinated on writing this post because I have so much to say about this subject.
(If you are one of the very few who are unfamiliar with these Dateline busts, here's the concept: An undercover officer poses as a young teenage girl and sets up a meeting for sexual purposes with an adult man. They instruct the man to a specific house, and usually to bring specific items such as condoms to prove his intent to actually engage in sex. When he shows up at the house, not only are the police there, so is NBC's Dateline host and crew. In the one episode I watched, they even had a girl's voice on the telephone with the man telling him to stay in the entrance lobby to the home and to take off his clothes.)
But this instance, involves a prosecutor, who (1) knows that this is a crime that is being taken very seriously across the country and (2) knows the harsh penalties that await him upon his arrest. And yet he can't stay away. What does this mean? Maybe it means that pedophile is a disease that crosses all socio-economic and education levels.
What does that mean from a criminal justice standpoint? Does it support the idea that pedophiles can't change, and support the need for sex offender registration laws and the no-sex-offender-school-zones that are gaining popularity?
Also, call me naive, but it really disturbs my personal view of men. Are all men really that into the idea of having sex with a 13-year-old? If not all, are most of them? Are there really men who weigh the options, "If I get caught, I'll kill myself, but it's worth it that I might get to have sex with a pre-pubescent teen." And, obviously, the Dateline show continues, as do the non-television busts across the country, with no end of willing participants in sight. On the Dateline show, many of the men even say, "Oh, I knew this was going to be Dateline!" But yet you were willing to risk it for the possibility of sex with a kid? It grosses me out.
(And, FYI, I think it will gross out most of the women on your jury. And none of the men will want to be the one to admit "Sounds all right to me." Which is why you don't have much of a chance with a jury on these cases. Unless you can get a jury without men or women on it.)
Finally, this story includes a very interesting quote from the mayor of Murphy, the town where the Dateline trap home was located:
Murphy Mayor Bret Bishop told the newspaper that he hopes Murphy won't be used again as a trap for child predators.
"We're going to do whatever we need to do to make sure this doesn't continue," he said. "I think it's a noble cause, but our police department is hired to serve and protect our citizens, and not to expose them to outside threats."
To me, this is incredibly interesting. These stings are being set up in nearly every state in the country. They use a substantial amount of taxpayer money to set these traps which often draw sex offenders into their towns or counties. And they take police officers off of visible street patrol and into police stations where they sit in front of computers.
Why aren't more citizens up in arms? Why aren't more citizens saying, "Quit bringing sex offenders into our town and use that money to get guns and drugs off our streets and out of our schools?"
Who do these protect? Real 13 year-old girls who have sexual conversations with grown men? Are there a lot of them? Are they really the most important group of citizens to protect?
I think that by labeling these men "pedophiles," police hope to confuse citizens into thinking these are the same men who grab little girls into their vans to kidnap and rape them. As sick as it is to want to have sex with a 13 year-old, the men on Dateline think they're showing up for consensual sex. (For what a 13 year-old's consent is worth.) My guess is that these men would very rarely, if ever, be the same men as those that would kidnap a child to sexually assault him or her. But yet, my guess is that the reason why citizens support these efforts is because they envision it making it their streets safe from the kidnapping type of pedophiles.
Instead, they should take internet safety precautions. Like telling their 13 year-olds not to set up sex dates with old men. How difficult is that?


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Aiming to enhance the interface between chemistry, biology, and information technology, a research team has developed a technique to encode messages in patterns of bacteria and reveal them through fluorescence.
"We think our technique can potentially be used for easy-to-read biological barcoding, as a deterrent to counterfeiting, or, of course, for secret communications," says postdoc Manuel A. Palacios of Tufts University, first author of a paper describing the approach (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1109554108). The study was carried out by Palacios, Tufts chemistry professor David R. Walt, Harvard University chemistry professor George M. Whitesides, and coworkers.
The technique's advantage is the use of a visible, easy-to-read output for the encoded information—the output being a pattern of fluorescent signals produced when the bacterial messengers are grown in an array. Nonbiological information has been encoded in the DNA of microorganisms before, mostly for barcoding purposes, but expensive sequencing or other molecular biology laboratory techniques were needed to read the messages. With the new approach, all that is needed to read an encoded message is a light diode source to excite fluorescence and a camera to record and interpret it.
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You had a tubal ligation procedure a couple of years ago but now you are planning to conceive again. You want another beautiful child to make your life happier than ever. This requires a little amount of effort and determination. Getting your tubes untied with the help of a tubal reversal surgery is all what you need to have another lovely child in your life. On the flip side, your financial conditions are not suitable for another surgical treatment and you are lacking funds, don't worry. The good news is that you have few insurance options for your Tubal Reversal Financing.
Your financing plan may cover all or at least some parts of the tubal reversal. Make sure you are well prepared to pay for it yourself.
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The cost for your procedure entirely depends on the place and medical specialist you select. The better place and qualified doctor will result in more tubal reversal cost. Cost for this procedure also depends on the amount of time a doctor spends on your tubes in the operation room. Tubal reversal surgery may cost you anywhere from $5000 to $10,000. The average cost for this procedure in the U.S. is around $9000. If you chose hospital to perform your procedure, it may need you to have an abdominal surgery and you will probably need to stay there for several days. Opting for this method may cost you around $9000 or more. Clinics specialized in this procedure may charge $5000 because the surgery just takes one hour and you will not need an overnight stay.
Financing The Tubal Reversal
You will find a couple of ways to finance your tubal reversal appropriately. One of the ways is to make use of your credit card and then paying for it over a period of time. But, make sure your card have a large credit limit to deal with the amount of $5000 or $10,000. It is really difficult for you to finance your tubal reversal by using credit card. There is another way to do that. You possibly can obtain a personal loan from any medical loan provider. You have a number of choices to obtain your tubal reversal loan from SurgeryLoans, Care Credit, Reliance Medical Finance, MedProva, MediCredit, and CapitalOne Health Care Finance.
Other Possible Tubal Reversal Financing Solutions
If you and your husband have a FLEX Plan or flexible spending account you could use funds from it to make payments for the tubal reversal. A FLEX plan makes it possible for you to set aside pretax dollars into an account and you can use this money for your later medical payments. Moreover to this, some clinics that are specialized in reversing the tubes offer several payment options and alternatives. You need to make sure if your clinic offers you such a solution.
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A middle class couple cannot afford the amount of $5000 or $10,000. But some good alternatives of tubal reversal financing enable you to pay for the procedure. Just finance your reversal and have lovely children in your life.


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No doubt Elise's are incredibly fun cars, and gorgeous to look at. Did you get to drive it at all? I can't imagine much out there being more fun at a track. Though practicality it probably won't be able to hold a candle to a Subaru.
It's unfortunate that it'd cost that much more to remove the spoiler on an STI. While I love STIs, I do agree that a nice trunk lip would look the best. I've seen a couple and they look better than anything on the new Sedans. Honestly though, you could probably offset some of the cost by selling the STI spoiler on the forum classifieds or Craiglist...or if you can wait, find a trunk swap buddy, considering there are threads for that. Just throwing that out there for ya.


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text: Light up the Night with Great Deals from PG Performance! Share Comments As winter approaches, the days are getting shorter and many people start to look for better lighting for their car. Well, look no further, as PG Performance (Canadian Distributor for Hella Lighting) is offering 20% off all Headlights, Fog or Driving Lights, and Light Bulbs until October 30th, 2004. Why upgrade to European Headlights? European spec headlights offer not only a styling upgrade, but most importantly, improved light output. The lens and/or reflector are designed to produce a much more focussed beam pattern that throws the light further, lights up the shoulder of the road, and has a distinct cut-off to prevent blinding of on-coming traffic. European headlights are available for all Volkswagen models (from Rabbit to Touareg). Why upgrade your light bulbs? If you're looking for an inexpensive upgrade, or have already upgraded to European spec headlights and want to tweak them just a little bit more, changing your light bulbs is a simple way to go. A few of our more popular bulbs are the Philips Vision Plus / GT150 / Hella Plus 50 (these halogen bulbs contain Xenon gas which produces a brighter, whiter light that shines up to 20 meters/65 feet further) and the Osram All Season Super (these are excellent bulbs for winter weather, with an iridescent coating to produce a yellow-ish light that effectively cuts through rain and fog, and a small amount of Xenon gas to slightly brighten the light output). Not sure what bulbs you need? Check out this handy reference guide. Want to Experiment? Have some fun at the Hella website where you can build your dream car at the Hella E-Motion Factory or test your your night driving skills with Hella's Light Driver game.


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Behold the Most Complicated Object in the Known Universe
Dr. Michio Kaku tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed through high-tech brain scans devised by physicists. In The Future of the Mind, Kaku looks at the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the world—all based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics.
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Kaku said that we've learned more about the human brain in last 10 to 15 years than in all of human history combined. He talked about the mission of the BRAIN initiative, launched by President Obama last year. "We want to do is to have a map, a complete map of the brain, all the way down to the neural level. Then we'll see whether or not we can duplicate schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, and OCD," Kaku said. "When the brain malfunctions, we think part of it is because of the it's wiring that's been done incorrectly, but there's no map, there's no map of the brain."
Mapping the brain is a larger, more complex project that mapping the human genome was. There are roughly 23 thousand genes in the human genome. But, Kaku said, "The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe."
Other promising new technologies include memory-stimulation devices. "We're thinking of creating what is called a brain pacemaker, like your heart pacemaker, for Alzheimer's patients." He explained how it might work: "If an Alzheimer's patient forgets their keys, for where they're located, forgets who they are, they just hit the pacemaker, or the pacemaker automatically clicks on, and they remember who they are, they remember where to go home."
Another technology is a device called the "god helmet," which shoots electromagnetic radiation into the brain and indices religious behavior. "It turns out that the left temporal lobe, if there's a lesion there, will create hyper-religiosity. People become super-religious. They see demons and spirits everywhere. We think Joan of Arc may have had it." You can actually induce this kind of behavior in someone when they wear the helmet (the effects are temporary).
There are also some new drugs on the horizon that can help people forget things. "This has military implications because of all the wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan," and those who have PTSD, he said. Of course, there's a danger in drugs like this. " What happens when you put a false memory in someone?"


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The National Indigenous Languages Survey (NILS) Report 2005 provides a summary and analysis of the results from a survey of Indigenous languages vitality status and resources that was carried out in 2004.
Databases of NILS responses are available from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), subject to NILS confidentiality provisions. AIATSIS contact details are provided at the end of this Executive Summary.
Chapter 5 and the Appendices of this report contain some detailed results, methodology and information from the survey, and detailed recommendations arising from NILS.
The survey itself was innovative in that it was an Internet survey with respondents providing online answers to a questionnaire, with assessments able to be processed as numbers or free text commentary. Telephone interviews and meetings supplemented the information gained from the questionnaire. A separate survey questionnaire was circulated to collecting institutions, and assessment of the AIATSIS audio-visual collection was also conducted.
The analysis of NILS was carried out using ten indicators of the vitality of languages, resources, attitudes and practice. The indicators were based on a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Expert Group's proposals on assessment of language vitality (UNESCO 2003). In developing the NILS Report language endangerment indicators, which are detailed in Appendix A, reference was also made to work on the State of Indigenous Languages (SOIL) report for Australia (McConvell & Thieberger 2001).
The NILS questionnaire provides a more detailed picture of language proficiency and use for a sample of languages than the Australian census. It is recommended that detailed surveys be carried out on a rolling basis in Australian regions in the future.
One of the main findings of the report was that the situation of Australia's languages is very grave and requires urgent action. Of an original number of over 250 known Australian Indigenous languages, only about 145 Indigenous languages are still spoken and the vast majority of these, about 110, are in the severely and critically endangered categories. This critically endangered category indicates languages that are spoken only by small groups of people mostly, over 40 years old.
Eighteen languages are strong in the sense of being spoken by all age groups, but three or four of these are showing some signs of moving into endangerment.
Many other languages are not fully spoken by anybody, but words and phrases are used, and there is great community support in many parts of the country for reclamation and heritage learning programs for such languages.
Other detailed recommendations for standards and processes for measuring language endangerment are to be found throughout this report.
Evaluation is an important part of these proposed initiatives and the language endangerment indicators used in NILS are recommended as a basis for the criteria to be used to measure progress in language maintenance and revival programs.
Collaboration between different departments, governments and different programs, particularly between language and education programs, is seen as important. The current Australian Government emphasis on a 'whole–of-government' approach is conducive to such initiatives. This report's recommendations are in line with current policy frameworks attempting to address Indigenous disadvantage.


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Frequently, the government spends these enormous sums of taxpayer money on disaster relief and recovery without the government knowing very much about those businesses and persons who are providing the products and services. Moreover, the government frequently does not have the resources in place to monitor whether the taxpayers are receiving the products and services that are being paid for.
The combination of rapid and massive government spending and minimal government oversight has proven to be a recipe for fraud. Some of the best known cases of disaster relief fraud occurred following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005. As of July 2007, the Congressional Budget Office reported that the federal government had spent $94.8 billion for immediate and long term relief for the Gulf Region. This money went to multiple federal agencies, including: Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"); Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"); Department of Defense ("DOD"); Army Corps of Engineers; Department of Transportation; Small Business Administration; and Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"). These massive recovery funds are being used for a wide variety of purposes, including: immediate and long term housing assistance; immediate and long term public assistance; Community Disaster Loans; Community Development Block Grants; repairs to infrastructure (such as roads and bridges); and small business loans.
Along with the massive government spending in response to the 2005 Gulf Hurricanes have come reports of wide spread fraud. The fraud that has been exposed to date includes: hundreds of thousands of dollars in hotel rooms for phantom victims; renovations for a shelter that cost about $416,000 per evacuee; half a billion dollars spent on mobile homes that were never used; millions in rental assistance collected by prisoners; and double charging for the removal of debris.
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text: Ron Rose Ron Rose is a writer, speaker, and family minister leader who has dedicated his life to strengthening marriages and families. He is founder of Faith in Families Ministry, a national resource for building faith-full families.Ron is a featured correspondent at KCBI radio in Dallas, and regularly coaches church leaders on faith-building church ministries. Become a Fan × BECOME A FAN Get updates about Ron Rose and recommended reads from Simon & Schuster. Plus, get a FREE eBook when you sign up! Email Address Free eBook available to NEW subscribers only. Offer redeemable at Simon & Schuster's ebook fulfillment partner.Offer expires in three months, unless otherwise indicated. See full terms and conditions. By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agreed to the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. Books by this Author Hugs for Those in Love By Ron Rose and Lyn Rose By Ron Rose and Lyn Rose Hugs for Those in Love Love between two people is both beautiful to behold and something to celebrate. Whether it is the love between newlyweds or two hearts that have been woven together for years, it is a treasure that should be honored and admired. The book you hold does just that. It is a hug of appreciation, respect, and honor for the lives of couples who love each other deeply and devotedly. Ron and Lyn Rose, authors of the books Loving Him and Loving Her, share stirring stories that reflect the caring... Read more about this book Read more Get a FREE eBook when you join our mailing list. Plus, receive updates about Ron Rose,recommended reads and more from Simon & Schuster. Email Address Free eBook available to NEW subscribers only. Offer redeemable at Simon & Schuster's ebook fulfillment partner.Offer expires in three months, unless otherwise indicated.See full terms and conditions and this month's choices.


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NYT's Krugman Quotes 1960s Song Proving ObamaCare Opponents' Point
Isn't that Paul Krugman clever? The title of his latest op-ed ("Paranoia Strikes Deep") quotes a line, presumably deliberately, from a 1960s protest song many consider one of the opening shots in that decade's protest movement.
Before he got cute with his title, Krugman should have gone to the song's full lyrics, as they only serve to prove that what he describes as paranoia is, based on what is in HB 3962 (or was, if excised at the last minute), really very justifiable concern and fear. Or maybe he read the lyrics and was too dense to appreciate their meaning in the current circumstances.
The song that apparently inspired Krugman's column title is "For What It's Worth," a 1966-1967 mini-hit by Buffalo Springfield. The album containing the song peaked at #80 on the hit charts; my recall is that the single made it to the mid-30s.
That band featured Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, and Dewey Martin. A YouTube of their lip-synching Smothers Brothers appearance is here.
Here are a few paragraphs, otherwise known as insults to our intelligence, from Krugman, commenting on the crowd that gathered last Thursday to protest the House's statist health care bill. I'll follow it with the song's final lyrical lament that destroys Krugman's diatribe:
The key thing to understand about that rally is that it wasn't a fringe event. It was sponsored by the House Republican leadership — in fact, it was officially billed as a G.O.P. press conference. Senior lawmakers were in attendance, and apparently had no problem with the tone of the proceedings.
True, Eric Cantor, the second-ranking House Republican, offered some mild criticism after the fact. But the operative word is "mild." The signs were "inappropriate," said his spokesman, and the use of Hitler comparisons by such people as Rush Limbaugh, said Mr. Cantor, "conjures up images that frankly are not, I think, very helpful."
What all this shows is that the G.O.P. has been taken over by the people it used to exploit.
The state of mind visible at recent right-wing demonstrations is nothing new. Back in 1964 the historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay titled, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," which reads as if it were based on today's headlines: Americans on the far right, he wrote, feel that "America has been largely taken away from them and their kind, though they are determined to try to repossess it and to prevent the final destructive act of subversion." Sound familiar?
But while the paranoid style isn't new, its role within the G.O.P. is.
This comes from a guy whose publication and others on the left were constantly worrying about "stifling of dissent" that occurred at the behest of George W. Bush only in their vivid, authentically paranoid imaginations.
The final verse of "For What It's Worth," with text added by me frpm what's really in HB 3962 (unless excised in the final hours, but which could reappear at any time if that's case), reads as follows:
Paranoia strikes deep.
Into your life it will creep.
It starts when you're always afraid.
You step out of line ....
the man come ....
and take you away:
Thanks for proving our point, Paul. It's not paranoia if it's really there, or if "the man" (actually in this case Nancy Pelosi and her party) is really contemplating putting people in jail merely for not buying health insurance.
I think that a better theme song describing the Tea Party and other sensibly conservative, Constitution-based protests would be the Who's "We Won't Get Fooled Again." It may be too late for Krugman, who seems totally fooled by the current bunch in the White House, more and more resembling one of Lenin's useful idiots.
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text: COMMUNITY FAIR TRADE ORGANIC CANE SUGAR FROM PARAGUAY Montillo Cooperative was formed in a region of Paraguay known as the World Cradle of Organic Sugar. After the harvest, farmers grind the cane to release the juice, which is boiled, reduced to a syrup, then crystallized. THE SUPPLIER The Montillo Cooperative is based in a small village named Arroyos y Esteros (Streams and Estuaries), not far from the Paraguayan capital, Asunción. It was founded in 1995 by 37 small-scale farmers. They became Fair Trade-certified in 1998. THE COMMUNITY Today there are 385 farmer members in the cooperative. By being Fair Trade, they gain better trading conditions for their produce, improved production, technical assistance and access to credit. RURAL ECONOMY The Body Shop's trade creates vital employment on the farms and in the processing factories outside the cities. This allows people the option of remaining in the community rather than leaving in search of employment. PROTECTING WILDLIFE Traditionally, sugarcane fields are burned just before harvest, killing any wildlife that may be living within the crop. When Montillo farmers harvest the cane, the leaves are cut and stripped by hand and used for fertiliser, helping to protect the local fauna. A BIG IMPACT Building a brighter future, the cooperative has reinvested profits into new offices, setting up collection points with weighing scales (reducing the distances travelled by members to deliver cane), and supporting the local schools with repairs. Share our Story Tweet Resources 2011Values Report


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This cross country clinic is designed for beginner and intermediate riders who want to improve their mountain bike skills and boost their riding confidence.
The morning will start with skill building and practice drills. We'll break for a hosted lunch and then set out for a group ride at China Camp to test out your new skills.
This is an awesome day filled with riding, a chance to win great raffle prizes, and receive other goodies.
All proceeds are donated to the Breast Cancer Fund.
Please meet at 8:30 am at Bucks landing for sign in. The clinic will start at 9am.
- Take 101 North or South to North San Pedro exit in San Rafael
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Earlier this week we highlighted the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle jerseys that the Fresno Grizzlies were planning to wear this season. Well it didn't take too long for the TMNT jerseys to get one-upped.
Today, the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods League announced their intentions to wear a "Selfie Jersey" this season.
The jerseys, featuring a collage of fan submitted selfies, will be worn during a regular season game on July 24th and auctioned off following the game.
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It was a contentious evening in South Carolina, and it saw Cruz finally define 'New York values,' which include support for things he opposes, like marriage equality.
The New Jersey governor claims his anti-trans policies have kept life simple for children in his state.
Saturday Night Live comically portrayed Donald Trump as a bully who mocked Jeb Bush and accused him of being assigned female at birth.
The candidates are endorsing the First Amendment Defense Act, which would prohibit the federal government from stopping discrimination by people or businesses.
Donald Trump says he won't run outside the party structure, as does Ben Carson, in a foreign policy debate marked by many contentious moments.
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Hi all,
My twin girls are 9 months old and I am really concerned about their growth. I mean they are doing all their milestones but they are tiny babies. They are pretty small for their age. They started on solids at 6 months and ate well . But they have stopped eatin now and they only depend on moms milk.
I have tried everything i know to make my milk healthy. Everything that we indians do here. I would like to know what diet you all BFing mom of twins follow. I do not give them any formula. I have even got these super mom pills from beeyoutiful and having that. Other than that I have 3 to 4 glasses of milk a day and veggies and stuffs. I really dont know what else to do to make sure my babies have good healthy milk ??
Also any suggestions on what I can give my babies? I am not a new mommy. The twins are my 3rd or 4th kids. But since its twins I feel like i have to learn all over again....
sorry, too many mistakes in my previous post. did not preview it. Diet FOR bfing moms should be the subject and my twins are 3rd AND 4th kids :)
can i ask why they are now not eating any other food?
it is my belief that your milk will usually be pretty much the same in terms of nutrition no matter what you eat as long as you are not malnourished, so al long as you eat a balanced diet and stay hydrated you should be fine. but you can certainly work on getting them additional health fats and protein form other solid food.
how much do your twins weight, have they been charted on their growth curve for a while, are they slipping in percentile or maintaining their own curve?
So what if I don't fit cleanly into a defined parenting style, my kids don't fit into a personality archetype either!
Yes, the peaditrician has checked them and assured us they are growing fine. Twin A does not eat . I have no idea why, I have tried different food with her and she only likes to eat plain cookies. Twin B who eats well does not look as healthy as twin a. I really dont knw whats going on ? They both weigh nearly the same though.
My twins are 10 mo and still almost fully breastfed. A will eat almost anything put in front of her, but I consider solids at this age more of a treat than actual nourishment. B doesn't care to try anything. Like yours, A is a little more on the slender side, and B is more round, chubby. Funny how that works. I didn't notice if you mentioned if they were full term or premie, but that still might make them a little on the smaller side.
Personally, my diet is really weird right now. I just started GAPS because I've developed leaky gut and food intolerances. I don't seem to be absorbing nutrients properly, yet my girls are still growing well off my milk. I don't quite know how that is. I eat a lot of protein, veg and drink lots of water and bone broth. I still take my prenatals and also water kefir for probiotics. And that's about all I eat.
Mom to eight!! Our twin girls arrived 3-3-2011.
i will add that at 9 month my twins were about 95% breast milk still as well, they ate a meal for fun maybe every other day at best, it was not till a month or so later that it became every day and not till 11 months that it became a meal and a snack a day. now at just over 1 year old, it is usually 2 decent meals a day, but i dont worry if we are on the go too much and miss one, cause they happy chug at the boob and have stayed on their growth curve the whole time. mine weigh 20 and 22.5 currently and were 36 weeks at birth.
if the peds said they they are fine, what is it that you are seeing that worries you? can you tell us their weights? is it that maybe you are used to seeing overly chubby formula fed babies?
So what if I don't fit cleanly into a defined parenting style, my kids don't fit into a personality archetype either!
Thank you very much for the assurances. I was under the impression that my babies should be eating thrice a day by now. Thats how it was with my first 2 girls.
My twins weighed 2.4 kilograms each when they were born. The normal birth weight for new borns here in India is around 2.7 to 4 kgs. 4 is considered huge and 3 kgs is supposed to be normal. My first child weighed 3 kgs. My 2nd child weighed 3.4 kgs and I think 2.4 kgs for twins is good considering some twins weigh as less as 1.5 kgs here !! The twins now weigh around 7 kgs each. What concerned me is when I saw TWO babies of different mothers only on breastfeed and twice as big as my babies. And these babies were few mnths younger than my twins. Thats what worried me. My 2nd child suffered from Vitamin D deficiency and we had to give her a vit d shot at 1.5 yrs. I too am deficient according to a recent test. So i was wondering if these babies will be getting the right nourishment from me. I am taking vit d supplements now. Do you give your 9 mos anything to drink as in juice or water ? Thanks
I have given them vit D drops since they were little since that is one thing they don't really get from breastmilk that much. And now I give a multi vitamin powder mixed into a few spoonfuls of plain yogurt each day.
So what if I don't fit cleanly into a defined parenting style, my kids don't fit into a personality archetype either!
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What can I do about a nuisance neighbor? SPD's Mark Solomon explains
Mark Solomon, the crime prevention coordinator for the Seattle Police Department's Southwest Precinct in West Seattle, released his January newsletter and this one is all about how to deal with a nuisance property in your neighborhood.
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Dealing With A Neighborhood Nuisance
Do you have a property in your neighborhood that gives you headaches? You know, that house, apartment building, motel, liquor establishment or store that seems to be the source of a lot of problems, such as drug activity, fight disturbances, prostitution, violent crimes and other criminal activity? In these cases, the property may be considered a nuisance.
A nuisance property is defined by the Revised Code of Washington (RCW – the State's set of civil and criminal laws) as such:
"When land use interferes with the ability of others to use or enjoy their own property, it may meet the legal definition of a nuisance: A nuisance becomes actionable when it obstructs the free use of property, so as to essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property." RCW 7.48.010
In short, when the activity at one property affects neighboring properties, that "problem" property can be deemed a nuisance and action can be taken.
There are several different ways a nuisance property can be addressed.
One is through a civil process. In this, the surrounding neighbors can bring a legal suit against the owner of the property in question if said property owner does not act to stop the activity that is causing the nuisance. In essence neighbors are saying to the property owner, "Unless you move to stop the problem on your property, we will sue you in small claims court." Now that maybe not sound significant, but when a property owner is faced with being sued by 20 neighbors, and every signatory to that suit asks for the maximum $5000 civil penalty,…. As the property owner, I'd rather fix the problem than fork out $100K because I didn't act.
Another way a nuisance property can be addressed is by the City. In Seattle, there is a Chronic Nuisance Property ordinance (Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) 10.09).
"The Chief of Police may declare that a property is a chronic nuisance property, as defined in this chapter, when there are specific facts and circumstances documenting (1) the occurrence of three or more nuisance activities on a property within sixty days or seven or more nuisance activities within a twelve month period, or (2) activity on a property as described in SMC 10.09.010."
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I give you all this background to make one central point: If there is a nuisance property in your area, there are ways to take care of the problem. You don't have to just accept it or put up with it. It can be fixed. One way is the Civil nuisance process, which neighbors initiate, and one is the Chronic Nuisance Property process, which Community Police Team Officers - with your input and complaints - initiate.
While there is not enough space in this newsletter to go in to all the detailed steps necessary to pursue civil action or a Chronic Nuisance Property declaration, there are a few main things to keep in mind.
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GAINESVILLE - A concert in Gainesville was solely dedicated to mothers of all kinds Sunday afternoon. Gainesville Community Band performed its annual Mother's Day Concert at Trinity United Methodist Church.
They played classic pieces from scores like Phantom of the Opera among many others.
One mom, Laurel Freeman who enjoyed the show says she appreciates the recognition and is doing multiple things around town with her loved ones to celebrate. "I just moved my mom from one location to another, so she's 91 and I am going to go out and visit her. And my daughter and granddaughter just had lunch with her today. So we're doing all kinds of fun activities to be together," Freeman said.
During the concert, Musical director of the Gainesville Community Band, Gerald Poe stepped down from the podium after ten years.
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Andrew Bynum's hair has taken on a life of its own. With Bynum biding his time recovering from an injury that has sidelined him since he was traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Philadelphia 76ers, it's fair to say he's experimented with his look.
Last night, though, was something entirely different. This new 'do, evoking Ike Turner, Moe Howard and Captain Kangaroo (depending on whom you follow on Twitter), was a thing of sheer inspiration. (@ElstonTurner31 has multiple angles.)
It's, above all, a process, one that Ball Don't Lie's Dan Devine found unsettling:
"After watching the evolution of Bynum's hair from the comparatively close-cropped look he kept this spring with the Los Angeles Lakers through the young Kobe-style mini-'fro he had when traded to the 76ers and Jake Shuttlesworth-echoing bigger 'fro he had at media day to the gray-tinged, center-cannot-hold blowout of early November, Wednesday night's combed-down, borderline-helmet-headed approach felt especially jarring."
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This is a bit off topic, but it relates to the solid state components in my hifi system. I'm trying to find a suitable rack or stand for the Phase Linear gear in my hifi system. My criteria are: 1) Looks, 2) Strength, 3) Size.
I have a pair of tube mono-blocks that are the center pieces of my system. I'm looking for a VERY attractive rack/stand to hold the four Phase Linear power amps/pre-amps and the Paradigm X-30 crossover.
It has to look sharp! I'd like it to be under 4' tall (shorter is better). And it has to be strong enough to hold about 100 lbs of Phase Linear gear. I'll have to figure a seperate way to display the mono-blocks.
I'd like to see what others have done, and any recommendations.
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Salamander Synergy racks are attractive, strong and versatile. I house my 2-channel system components that include an 85lb. amp and 100lb. line conditioner in a single 41-inch tall Synergy S40 rack. The door pictured is optional and removable in seconds via quick-release latches on the hinges.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, off course - here is what I use and like, and my priority is also looks: http://www.finite-elemente.de/en/products/spider.
They have separate amp stands and are not overly expensive for a hifi rack. They have other more traditional stands too, and very high built quality.
I'm sorry that I cannot post any photos of what I have built, but you might consider building a rack to your own specifications using Bosch Rexroth's extruded aluminum parts. Bosch Rexroth offers struts in a variety of sizes and profiles, as well as all of the hardware you need to assemble an exceptionally nice-looking and very strong rack. Many of the commercial manufacturers use Bosch Rexroth parts, though most also use distinctive shelving sourced elsewhere.
My rack is a 4 shelf unit and the Bosch Rexroth parts were purchased from one of their US distributors. The distributor cut the struts to my specifications (incredibly tight tolerances) and had all of the miscellaneous hardware I needed. Though not cheap, my rack looks identical to products selling for about 3 times as much as I paid.
Scott, Can you post a link to the specific material? I would like to build my own as I could then have a rack mount section for the Phase linear gear and a shelf section for the mono-blocks.
The Salamander and Spider stands do look sharp. I spend quite a bit of time last night looking at their products trying to visualize how they could be modified for my requirements.
Thanks guys!
The extruded aluminum framing comes in a variety of sizes. It's structural aluminum framing and can support a surprising amount of weight. Check out all of the options at http://www13.boschrexroth-us.com/Fra...aspx?Group=101
I used the 30 Series profile (specifically, 30x30 2SA for the vertical struts and 30x30 3SA for the horizontal pieces) and it could easily support my entire family. Very highly recommended.
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Re: how to read Wolfram technology conference 2010 presentations?
On Oct 26, 4:34 am, "Nasser M. Abbasi" <n... at 12000.org> wrote:
> How can one read these presentations shown here:
> http://www.wolfram.com/events/techconf2010/presentations.html
> spreading knowledge and information is good for everyone, no need to
> make it so hard to read about WRI technology !
> Please make all the presentations available for us to see.
> --Nasser
I've wondered about this myself. Authors often post an abstract, and
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I also seem to recall having downloaded an entire ZIP archive of
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Cans, jugs, knockers, racks, hooters or fun bags, what ever you want to call them all of October they have been the center of attention. Before your head falls in the gutter, what I mean is October has been breast cancer awareness month. I'm sure you've seen some adds or promotions in one form or another, they're kinda hard to miss. But the boarding world has jumped on the band wagon too.
Snowboarding is even bringing a peep show to a town near you. Well, I guess I should say Peep Show, from June Bhongjan and Esthera Preda, is an all girl snowboard video that has been premiering all over the place to support B4BC. They were just down in Orange County, California with a runway show of Roxy and Nikita outerwear. The video is spotlighting talent like Celia Miller, Desiree Melancon, Marie Hucal, Bev Vuilleumier (who just so happens to ride for The House) and Madison Blackley.
Boarding 4 Breast Cancer is a great foundation that promotes early detection and finding a cure, while still keeping the atmosphere and attitude of boarders alive. The B4BC Web site will not only inform you but is also sure to make you laugh out loud at least once. It's pretty rad. While on their site you also gotta check out some of the T-Shirts you can buy to support the cause, they're so outrageous.
We also got some stuff here at The House if you're interested. So if you know someone who has fought breast cancer be sure to represent! Also don't forget to swing by B4BC's Web site and check out the Boob Tube.