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Long distance relationships are tough. Heck I've been there. It's horrible being away from loved ones for any length of time. An app like JustUs could take the edge off things however.
It's an app that allows users to receive reminders whenever their loved one thinks about them during the day. Fortunately it's not done through reading brain activity or anything like that, it's all down to the couple having their own copy of the JustUs app.
Set up is pretty easy with users having a private code to share between each other. Once they meet up, a bump of iOS devices together and the app imports a picture of the other half. Then, whenever one user opens the app, they see a photo of their loved one and the loved one receives a notification that they're being thought of.
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Revering4Blue (03-19-2013)
You don't have to pay the players... just stop prohibiting them from making money from outside ventures. They should be able to do card signings, endorsements, etc.
What happens when Johnny Manziel says I didn't sign enough autographs last week I don't think I am going to play this week? What happens when an OSU booster says I will guarantee you $20K for doing these 3 autograph sessions? Its a slippery slope that would end badly.
Here is what I would do and don't have an issue with. I believe a video game started everything. If they use the likeliness of a certain player then you put a certain amount of the proceeds into a trust that the players are able to access when their eligibility expires. I would look at doing something similar with jersey's but its a little murkier.
Amateur athletics are out of whack at all levels because mommy's and daddy's want Jr. to be the next one to buy them their dream house after he is a first round pick in the draft. It would not make me sad if the status quo was eliminated, but there's too much money in big time NCAA for it to ever get to where Delaney is talking. He's just posturing, and making himself look like a self-righteous hypocrite in the process.
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Chip R (03-20-2013),Revering4Blue (03-20-2013),Roy Tucker (03-23-2013)
Amateur status gets lost in all this posturing about paying players. I also think "exploitation" is a pretty strong word. Exploitation is paying the poor wages that keep them at poverty or worse, or child labor, or human trafficing. There is a lot of value received by athletes, whether it be revenue stream sports or cost line athletics. Athletic scholarships, travel, sports equipment, use of facilities, etc. all have a value. Sure, let the players become independent contractors, then have them pay for their equipment, rent the training facilities, pay tuition, living expenses, meals, travel, etc. I bet they'd be in the hole if they want to play that game.
What the players want is a paid free ride. Pay me like a professional athlete. Well, if you can earn your living as a professional athlete, go for it. Otherwise, you're just going to have to settle for the thousands of dollars in benefits you get from a university because you have some special athletic skill. Or better yet, eliminate the athletic scholarship and make them compete for tuition helps like the rest of us, who paid for every freaking service they ever got from The State University. Sorry, not crying no rivers for these poor athletes getting a free ride, which is so much more than just paying for their tuition.
Let them all be "walk-ons."
And the O'Bannon, et al test case, while he gets his, and the attorney gets theirs, who gets disenfranchised yet again? The inner city, the poor, the minorities. Do we really want to go back there so the fortunate few can get a paycheck for playing a sport while they are in college? The lawsuit and the concept would be a travesty to those whom athletic scholarships provide a hand up out of generational poverty.
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as if getting paid $40 grand a year for a free education/room and board/books and food/dinning hall isnt enough. Thats more than most college graduates make right out of college.
But if these players are going to get paid how will it work? Will they get a share of ticket gate for the game? and will a QB make more than a bench player? will walk ons make anything? will players not receiving a full scholarship but only a part scholarship receive the same as someone on a full scholarship?
And then keep in mind title IX...is this going to create a lawsuit or controversy that guys basketball will make more than womans basketball?
And then if they do get paid how will that work? When will they get paid? I know for a fact if I grew up with not much money and then all of a sudden at 18 years old living by myself in a dorm I get paid a lot of money, chances are im going to blow it and it will be a distraction more than anything.. So with that said will the money go into a booster, or whatever you want to call it, and the players can collect their share at the end of 4 years? giving you more of an incentive to stay and get your degree. and then giving you money when you get out as a starter fund for yourself and to walk out of college with a degree and $$..
But then what happens if you dont stay 4 years? do you still get anything? But the biggest thing to keep in mind is that these athletes are still making $40 + grand a year on an education and the whole 9 yards. So that still needs to be equated into the decision making process
There are some strange elements to all of this stuff that I don't understand, and they all involve the fans.
1) Why do the we care that the players are amateurs? (And even stranger, why are we okay with an education as compensation for being good at football and basketball and not okay with money?)
2) Do any of us actually care in any real sense that the players are getting an education, or does it simply make us feel better about a corrupted system? The only times education ever comes up in conversation about "college" athletics are when you brag about how many athletes your school graduates or make fun of another school for not graduating enough/any players.
3) Why do we take the side of the institution over the kids? I can't think of anyone who sided with Terrell Pryor over the school. We fans cheer for the kids until they do something that might potentially harm our favorite team.(unlike Jim Tressel, who went down with his players).
Also, here are a few interesting reads about this topic. I was particularly amazed at the estimated "value" of the average athlete to their schools.
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coachpipe (03-20-2013)
However I disagree with your take on Obannon's case. I don't think any greater societal impact should be factored in to the lawsuit. I don't think it's a good idea to decide for instance that someone should not have their contractual rights upheld because it might be bad for someone else.
*Apologies if that's not what you meant.*
"This isnt stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
dfs (09-26-2013)
And if you started paying Duke's players $100k per year, they'd have an even more decided recruiting advantage. And the fans of other teams would be less interested in watching their teams play Duke. And Duke's fans would get less interested pretty quick, too, because no one else is interested in watching their pro team play.
And pretty soon Duke isn't making $15 million anymore. And now they can't afford scholarships for any student athletes. So the rest of the athletics programs suffer. And then schools just become schools again.
Hell, maybe that's the right place to end up, but it's a lot less interesting than what we have now.
coachpipe (03-21-2013)
College educations are nearly worthless. Nobody is impressed with a Kent State degree or whatever, it's not opening the doors it opened in 1955.
It's incredible to me how this argument seems to devolve into people crying about how much they paid for their education, therefore athletes should be satisfied to get theirs for free, ignoring that the athletes have value to the college.
You do not. If you did, academically or athletically, you'd have a scholarship. Your value to the university is your tuition.
The NCAA is in the middle of a 14 year, $10.8 billion, with a b, television deal for March Madness. I'm guessing a postseason football tournament would sell for a similar amount. And the kids get nothing. It's honestly astonishing, and I try not to think about it, because it ruins college athletics for me when I do.
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dougdirt (03-20-2013)
Duke and Kentucky already get all the blue chip recruits, it's tough for me to see how they would get even better recruits if they started paying players. Weird argument.
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So we're pretty well into the season at this point (Nearly halfway! Dear god!). At any rate, we've seen a lot of play out of a lot of guys, but we've only seen a few depth chart moves so far, usually as a result of injury. I'm wondering if any of you have some moves you'd like to see take place that the coaches haven't done, yet.
A move that will be taking place this week is that Raymon Taylor has moved ahead of Avery on the depth chart, though he was going to start anyway, so that's really just procedureal.
I'd like to see a depth chart change at RB. Not necessarily movint Fitz out of the one, but maybe listing the one as Fitz OR Rawls, and I'd also like to see the options below those two more clearly demarcated and get some other guys a few chances. We have to find a back that can get it going.
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(DENVER) — Colorado authorities on Wednesday issued a "be on the lookout" alert for two gang members associated with Evan Ebel, the man authorities believe gunned down a Denver pizza delivery driver and the head of Colorado's corrections system.
The men are James Franklin Lohr, 47, and Thomas James Guolee, 31. Both are considered armed and dangerous and are known associates of the 211 Crew, a white supremacist prison gang, El Paso County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Kramer told ABC News late Wednesday night.
Ebel was also a member of the 211 Crew who was released from prison in January. He is suspected of murdering Domino's pizza driver Nathan Leon on March 17, and Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements on March 19. Ebel was killed on March 21 during a shootout with authorities in Texas.
According to two law enforcement sources who are not allowed to speak publicly about the investigation, Lohr and Guolee are wanted because authorities believe they were in "frequent contact" with Ebel by phone, including just 24-48 hours before Clements was gunned down at the front door of his home in Monument, Colo.
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Lipscomb's Lady Bisons volleyball team opened Atlantic Sun Conference play in a big way Friday night with a 3-2 victory over visiting Stetson at Allen Arena.
The Lady Bisons opened with 30-16 victory in game one, but lost game two 30-27. They came back to win game three 30-24, but fell 31-29 in game four. In game five the Lady Bisons quickly took control in a 15-8 victory.
"We hit .286 for the match and had 82 kills to their 56," said Lady Bisons Coach Brandon Rosenthal. "We did a lot of things that we planned to do. We did a nice job of limiting Stetson on the offensive front."
It was the fourth time this season the Lady Bisons have played five games in a match. They are 2-2 in five-game matches.
Alex Scruggs set the pace for the Lady Bisons in game one with five kills and a season-and-career-high .833 hitting percentage. Cara Wilber also had five kills on 10 attacks for a .500 percentage. Lindsey Rutherford made four kills and one error on six total attacks for a .500 percentage. The Lady Bisons finished the game with a .472 hitting percentage.
The Lady Bisons opened game one with the first point and never trailed, leading by as many as 14 points.
In game two Rutherford was also a major factor, but the Lady Bisons could never get control. The game as tied 10 times with Lady Bisons losing the lead for good at 24-23.
"We knew they were going to come back and fight," Rosenthal said. "I didn't think we did enough of the small things."
Game three was more of the same with the Lady Bisons overcoming nine ties to pull ahead 25-20 on five straight points. The Lady Bisons six-point margin of victory was the largest lead of the game.
"We hit .622 in the third game, and that has to be the highest we have ever hit in a game," Rosenthal said. "
Game four didn't go exactly as the Lady Bisons had planned. They operned up leads of seven, eight and nine points, and held a 27-20 advantage. But Stetson outscored the Lady Bisons 8-1 to tie the game at 28-28. The Lady Bisons took a 29-28 edge as Stetson's serve went too deep and out of bounds.
Stetson rallied to score the next two points to force a game five.
The game was held up on several occasions for various reasons by officials.
"It is our fault for not putting the game away," Rosenthal said. "It was a bad game as far as rhythm."
In game five with the score tied 6-6 the Lady Bisons took over and rolled to a 15-8 win.
"It shouldn't have gone to five games, but it did," Rosenthal said. "I'm very happy with how we responded in game five."
Wilber's effort was her strongest performance of the season overall with 22 kills, 50 total attacks, four errors, three service aces, a .360 hitting percentage and 11 digs. Her 22 kills tied Stetson's DeeAnn Dempsey for the match high.
"Cara really showed everybody what type of player she is," Rosenthal said.
Other players who put up big numbers were Jessica Turner with 19 kills, Rutherford with 17, and Scruggs with 14 and a .385 hitting percentage.
Ann Mullins led t he Lady Bisons with a match-high 22 digs.
Rebecca Orzechowicz recorded a double-double for Stetson with 12 kills and 19 digs. Liz Gorski also had 19 digs,
The Lady Bisons are 4-13 overall, 1-0 in the A-Sun. Stetson is 4-11, 0-3 in the conference.
"We have been talking about the conference tournament," Rosenthal said. "This has been a great start for us."
The Lady Bisons face Mercer, another A-Sun foe, Saturday night at 7 in Allen Arena.
"I think it is going to be a great match," Rosenthal said. "Both of our programs are in similar spots. It is going to be a battle."


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This is especially true in the poor neighborhoods with large Gypsy populations.
This statement makes no sense. Roma people make up less than 0,001% of Lithuanian population - one of the smallest figures among European states. There are no neighborhoods (except one village near Vilnius) - be it rich or poor - with noticeable Roma numbers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people_by_country
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two male visitors to a straight nightclub should sit a respectable distance apart - define! ha! -- Johntinsley 06:27, 8 April 2008 (EDT)
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May be good for data mining. -- Fastestdogever 23:46, 21 March 2007 (EDT)
Tendering large denomination banknotes
I was wondering about the accuracy of this statement: You will draw a lot of attention to yourself if you try to use one of the larger banknotes for a small purchase such as a beer Isn't it a little exaggerated? Jamboo 05:34, 20 March 2008 (EDT)
Because there are many counterfeit banknotes in Lithuania. Especialy 100 lt.
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Lithuania has one of the best educational systems in the World - that is simply not true. Lithuania's educational system is one of the worst in Europe. --22.214.171.124 18:15, 2 September 2008 (EDT)
There is a shortage of regional articles for Lithuania. Wikitravel lists 5 regions (a) Aukštaitija - literally Highlands, northeastern and eastern region, (b) Žemaitija - Samogitia, literally Lowlands, north-western region, (c) Dzūkija or Dainava - south-eastern region,. (d) Sūduva or Suvalkija - southern and south-western region, (e) Lithuania Minor - sea-coast region. While the CIA Factbook and Wikipedia divide Lithuania into 10 counties (or apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus. How do these two devision methods work together? Or do they? -- Huttite 07:17, 29 December 2009 (EST)
"In general, Lithuania is a safe country. But you should take basic safety measures: "
Haha that's funny, yet somewhat true.
U-turn on highways?
The article reads "on highways the u-turn is possible". Is that really true for autostrados/automagistralės (green signs)? I don't remember seeing it there – and I've recently driven down both autostrados (Klaipėda–Kaunas and Vilnius–Panenežys) in their full length. I do remember seeing some on dual-carriageway greitkeliai (blue signs). On the A1 between Vilnius and Kaunas it seems some have been removed recently (OpenStreetMap shows them, but I didn't see any in reality), this is a greitkelis that is being converted to a full autostrada. --Stanton 12:22, 19 August 2011 (EDT)
While the main railway connecting Lithuania and Poland is now crossing a piece of Belarus ?
What is this? What does this nonsens means? This connection physically does not exist already more than ten years. If you need a proof try to buy a ticket and see what happens. Or go to the border and see. Local
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Lady Monarchs Find Spot in Latest Rolex National Rankings
By ODU Athletics
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Old Dominion women's tennis team and two individuals from that team are represented in the latest edition of the WingspanBank.com Collegiate Tennis Rankings, administered and released April 6 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
The Lady Monarch tennis team is ranked #43, sliding a bit off their #41 mark from last week. In addition, freshman Nataly Cahana (Qiriat Bialik, Israel) and junior Ana Radeljevic (Zagreb, Croatia) are represented in the individual rankings. Cahana is #5 in the women's singles rankings while Radeljevic is #83. For the third week in a row, two women's players have been ranked. The duo of Cahana and Radeljevic place #34 on the women's doubles rankings.
Currently, Cahana is undefeated in spring play at 16-0 in the #1 singles slot. Radeljevic is 14-2, seeing action at both #2 and #3 singles. The #1 doubles duo is 14-1 on the season.
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As a result of this unfortunate coincidence, the O's perception of reality did not properly re ect reality.
It's too bad that statement cannot be quickly supported in many other cases.
It turns out that humans are really poor at estimating velocity unless they conform to Newtonian accelerations very closely.. While there has been a lot of research on these issues, I'd like to refer to one of my favorite papers, Sverker Runeson's 1975 paper "Constant velocity — Not perceived as such".
http://www.springerlink.com/content/nt61hh074k7123q5/ [springerlink.com]
Try a maglev train. Once I boarded one, I walked over to place my bag in the designated holding area near the doors. There were no windows in my direct view, so I kept on sorting my stuff without distraction. As I was walking down the isle to my seat, I was taken back at the fact we were already moving at 90 kph. Not knowing when movement actually started was a bit unnerving and cool as hell at the same time.
Relative to my car, I was travelling at virtually 0 mph!
And this is the problem. when you're foot is moving 0.0 km/h, then you cannot be braking.
So, wait, are you saying that you didn't even know where you were?
That's reckless driving right there.
When another car partially blocked the officer's view of Krioukov's car momentarily, the officer could have missed the brief yet crucial timing of his stop. At least, that's Krioukov's version of the case.
Physics explained what the officer saw (or thought he saw) but another car explains what the officer didn't see (Krioukov stopping at the stop sign).
We only have his word that he actually stopped. It would be more correct to say that another car explains why there are multiple scenarios explaining what the officer thought he saw. The only way this really relates to traffic (or other) laws is that western law specifically handles multiple scenarios by stating that the burden of proof is on the accuser to show that the scenario they outlined meets a requisite threshold. Physics is not trumping anything, it merely allows one to illustrate in this case some of those alternatives.
I swear Judge some where in the multiverse I stopped.
by stating that the burden of proof is on the accuser to show that the scenario they outlined meets a requisite threshold
That threshold, in traffic court, is usually just the officer saying so... not actually proving it. So in this case physics effectively trumped SOP.
Indeed. I'm sure the officer's face was red after hearing this explanation.
I can tell you as a career prosecutor that usually if you want to challenge something in court you need to make sure you imediately ask the court for a jury trial. Otherwise you won't get common citizens to try your case, but just a Judge who has a working relationship with the officers all the time. Experience shows that if a case is tried to a Judge you are most likely to be found guilty. Sadly I once had a Judge say at the end of a morning in court, "If I think they are not guilty, I give them a lower fine." Juries are always willing to let you off if you can give them any excuse to do so.
But many of these cases are moving violations and not subject to jury trials. How do would one go about doing what you say in those cases?
I tried to use math to defend myself recently when ticketed for using a cel phone in a school zone. As an aside, I was using it legally (hands free) and picked it up after I exited the school zone, the officer said, "you picked it up about 5 feet before the end of the zone."
It was a very, very interesting experience and I pretty much learned the point you just made AC. At the end of the day, in which I defended myself with math/physics the judge said, "I feel like I just had a college physics class. You know, there are two school zones on that street. You may have been in the zone, you may not have. I don't care, you have no business being on your phone on that street. You are free to appeal my decision.
The fine was an annoyance (like 150) but I found it a very interesting experience in how small suburbs within cities make money and how a person going in there to defend themselves has basically no chance.
The problem with his partially blocked view defense is he's claiming that his Yaris, is capable of over 1G accelleration from a stop. (10 m/s^2 is more than 9.8 m/s^2). That is supercar like acceleration, even to maintain only up to 20 MPH.
His whole paper is based on breaking the laws of physics for his Yaris, and hiding it so that the judge and officer don't notice.
Physics explained what the officer saw (or thought he saw) but another car explains what the officer didn't see (Krioukov stopping at the stop sign).
The officer didn't observe him not stopping at the stop sign. The officer ASSUMED he did not stop based on the state of the car he observed before his was obstructed, and the state of the car he observed after it was no longer obstructed.
The officer should be disciplined for taking that shortcut and citing based on a supposed occurence that were not actually directly observed.
And that the officer totally missed the difference in position between a car that sails through an intersection as opposed to one that both decelerates to a full stop and accelerates fully up to speed over a period of about 3 seconds,
I wondered if someone would bring that up. The angular velocity profiles might look similar during the non-obstructed portions, but their integral will not. Could be that a clever prof just used physics to confuse the crap out of a layperson and get out of a "California stop" (ie, a little flash of red tail light, and proceed on your way) ?
And that the officer totally missed the difference in position between a car that sails through an intersection as opposed to one that both decelerates to a full stop and accelerates fully up to speed over a period of about 3 seconds
His point is that there was no way to not miss the position, because the car that sailed in front was much bigger than his, and had completely occluded his car for a "significant" time (i.e. long enough to make it possible to stop-then-start and end up with the same speed as if he'd slowly cruised through).
In other words, the cop was claiming that my woefully underpowered car from the 70s was accelerating like a modern Porsche.
I had a similar situation where I was stopped going 80 on the freeway. The problem was my Saturn couldn't have accelerated to 80 from the ramp. I presented the mathematical formula to the judge and the officer, showing that there was no way my car could do what he was claiming. They didn't care. I got the ticket anyway.
You should have appealed to the newspaper. A headline of "xxx Court claims to be Above the Laws of Physics" would have been entertaining.
Which just proves that in many cases tickets are more of a revenue source than they are an enforcement mechanism.
Also the reason why they like to screw with yellow lights to make it harder to stop in time.
In my country the green light starts to blink a few seconds before yellow turns on and I start to brake when it does if I see that I won't make it to the intersection before the yellow light.
Also, the law is that if you are too close to the intersection (so you would need to slam on the brakes to stop before the line as opposed to stopping gradually), you can go even if the light already switched to yellow.
I once used physics to argue that a speeding ticket I received was bogus. I explained that even if I was traveling at the speed the officer claimed (unlikely in the underpowered subcompact I was driving, since I'd just gotten on the freeway), he could not have caught up with me and paced me at that speed in that short distance. I also suggested that a more likely explanation for the ticket was a bumper sticker which identified me as gay, and the fact that I was leaving a (peaceful) civil rights demonstration. (This was in the Midwest, in the 90s.) I was still found guilty, but the full fine and points on my license were not assessed.
Wonderous. Proving once again that the US legal system is above the laws of physics.
Would you happen to have the name of said Judge who committed this gaff?
I decided my time was worth more than that, and took the plea. I could have taken the second hearing to plead my case before a judge, but the amount it cost me to drive there and back, plus time taken off of work, was likely more than the small fine I paid them that day.
What should happen is the county should be required to fairly compensate you for your lost time, driving costs for both trips, and inconvenience (Including the inconvenience of having been pulled over), if you are found not guilty.
A portion of that should come from the officer's salary / annual bonus. Maybe then they would be more careful about making sure a crime was actually committed before stopping a vehicle and issuing a ticket.
Turns out there was a drug bust in a nearby apartment and they wanted an excuse to search my vehicle. I was sit on a curb with my hands on my head while they searched my car. They couldn't find anything so I was let go without even a ticket.
Um, since when is simple speeding probable cause for a full search of a vehicle?
If they don't ticket you there's nothing to fight so they get away with a blatant breech of the law.
It is even if they do, unless there is something noticeable to justify a search. My guess is they 'asked' you if they could search the vehicle, you were afraid, and you said something that amounted to 'yes'. Should that happen to me, I'll tell them to get a warrant. I'm guessing that if they ask to search the vehicle, they don't have cause and they know it.
I had a similar situation where I was pulled over for supposedly doing 50 in a 35 zone. The problem was, it was on a surface street during rush hour, and if anyone there was going over 30 at the time it would have been a miracle (or a flying car). The judge didn't care, and it was the cop's word against mine, so of course I lost.
The cop had an obstructed view of his car by a car in front of his, he braked very hard, stopped briefly, and then started again. He then used fancy graphs with the judge. Cool, but according to him he didn't actually break any laws. F'n TFS.
tl;dr: Bullshitter claims his $10k Toyota Yaris has better breaking and acceleration than a $60k sports car; court fails to realize that if bullshitter's car were capable of accelerating that fast, then he's guilty of a more expensive ticket for gunning it from the stop sign (display of acceleration is usually a larger fine than running a stop sign).
Also, I'm pretty sure most places have a minimum prescribed stopping time. Bullshitter's graphs do not have ANY stop time.
The article was posted on April 1. (Need I say any more?) See the discussion on the PhysicsBuzz blog for details.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.0162 [arxiv.org]
The Proof of Innocence
Dmitri Krioukov
(Submitted on 1 Apr 2012)
A way to fight your traffic tickets. The paper was awarded a special prize of $400 that the author did not have to pay to the state of California.
If you think this really happened, find a citation for the case that doesn't end up back at this same article.
If you think this really happened, find a citation for the case that doesn't end up back at this same article.
The article is a citation; and it's not particularly newsworthy that someone successfully beat charges of running a stop sign, it's not surprising that there would be one article referring to it.
You have really shown no evidence that it was actually an April Fools joke. Until you go pull the public records, and find nothing, however, there is no reason to doubt the author's account on the m
I tried to argue a reckless driving ticket using math and physics when I was younger. I was in the right and proved it conclusively based on the officers statement, but the back-woods judge just changed the charge to a misdemeanor and fined me anyhow for "anything you might have done in my county". When I asked about appealing his decision, the judge pointed out that it would cost $300 and him being the only judge, he'd probably say the same thing next time. If the court's looking to collect some money, the court's going to collect that money one way or another.
This and other statements I have written here I wonder why people still want to live in the US.
Running a stop sign would get you a warning if anything here in Belgium. Obviously after more then one warning you will get a ticket. Stop signs are very tricky to give tickets, because it is so hard to prove. So there must be at least two police officers as a witness. Otherwise it is my word against his and that means I win.
I can appeal if I wanted and would get to a different court, because I should not get the
I've tried that, but I guess my man-boobs aren't generous enough.
Well considering how it tends to pull DOWN eyes, I'd argue they don't defy but rather enhance gravity. The cleavage-defining objects however do appear to defy gravity, but usually can only do so with the generous help of certain specially designed supports. Without such supports it's generally quite obvious how gravity is not defied at all.
a) a physicist professor (postdoc, well-known in his field worldwide) at my university was ticketed for speeding based on a radar gun reading. In court, he presented an analysis that showed that a radar gun reading would be inaccurate under the conditions where used. The judge determined that the analysis was irrelevant and fined the prof.
b) I was involved in an automobile accident. I was cited for running into the other car. A physicist friend of mine and I put together an analysis based on physics that showed that the other car had to have run into my car. It was pretty cool because it so closely matched what happened (physics works!). However, my insurance company, the prosecutor and my attorney all dismissed the analysis as irrelevant.
This argument is a shameless piece of sophistry.
It's central argument is "I did stop; a car just passed in front of me and you didn't see.". This is then expanded into 4 pages of unnecessary and probably disingenuous over-analysis.
The entire argument breaks down in FIG 5. Leaving aside this nonsense of measuring angular speed(The human brain interpolates just fine), the author compares two curves in which the equated angular speeds of the car do not translate into the same linear speed. Indeed, at the occlusion point at t~1.5 s, the car corressponding to the blue curve would be travelling at 15m/s, verses the car at constant 8m/s that it is being compared to.
And this is even before we begin talking about how the author is really comparing a car at constant speed to one which reverses back into the stop sign and then drives forward.
I think this kind of thing is described as "sophomoric", and in that that word describes a second year student who is full of their own knowledge with no concept of their own ignorance, I would have to label it as such. The cop was right, pay your ticket Mr. Krioukov, and don't darken the door of the maths department for a very long time.
"It is widely known that an observer measuring the speed of an object passing by, measures not its actual linear velocity by the angular one."
I would have found him guilty based on that sentence alone and fined him for gratuitous use of a comma and a blatant misspelling.
Misspelling? "By" instead of "but"? Wrong word, not misspelling.
So clearly, the officer is at fault. If he hadn't gone and observed the stop sign, it wouldn't have been there for you to run.
Speed limit on the main street between myself and the nearest 24-hr convenience store half a mile away was 45 (I know, I should have walked. But all I wanted was to get it over with so I could sleep). I got pulled over for "drag racing" even though the streets were entirely empty other than myself and a cop waiting on a side road. To be fair, I was getting up to speed limit as quickly as possible so I could get it over with. But I was also "paced" at 60, which means he did not clock me but instead estimated my speed based on speeding up to catch up to me after turning off his side street. He included the streets where all this happened, so this gave me all the distances between incidences that I needed.
I used simple integrals to show the velocity/position relationship, along with the factory specifications of my car. End result is that the judge said he had no idea at all what I was talking about, and the ticket was dismissed because "it sounded right".
of arguing "I did stop, but the officer's view was obstructed by another vehicle and hence he couldn't have seen whether I did or did not" and having the officer agree that his view was obstructed.
Now that he has managed to use physics to get out of a ticket for allegedly running a stop sign, he can use an even simpler argument to get out of a speeding ticket, if he is traveling east to west.
Let's say he is going from Spokane, Washington to Seattle. Speed limit is 70 mph, and the cop determines he was doing 85.
All he would have to do is remind the officer that at Seattle's latitude, the Earth rotates west to east at a speed of 707 miles per hour. And since he was moving in the opposite direction of
The local laws in my area (Alberta, Canada) say you must stop and then *remain* at a complete stop for three seconds before proceeding. A delay that long would have been noticeable in spite of this argument. Are California's laws similar?
I've got a bad feeling about this.


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Gallery: Kate Moss Gets Semi-Topless, Smooches Husband In Elle France
Will we ever get tired of looking at Kate Moss' perfectly symmetrical face? No, probably not. It doesn't matter than she has no discernible talents other than looking awesome in a cropped jacket and boots and throwing cool parties, I'm going to read every last article that gets written about her. In her latest editorial in Elle France, Kate Moss (surprise!) looks awesome in a cropped jacket and boots. She also takes her top off, kisses her husband, and dispenses the most boring pull quotes imaginable. Let's take a look.
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The station received $59 million in federal funds, including $25 million from the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts Capital Program and more than $4 million from the Recovery Act. It will be served by 10 north- and south-bound trains on weekdays and is expected to carry as many as 1,500 riders a day. Commuters will have access to an on-site garage with bike racks and 10 charging stations for electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
The new commuter rail service extends the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's existing commuter rail service 20 miles to the state's southeastern communities, including North Kingston, Wickford and Warwick. Traveling by rail will take travelers from Wickford Junction to Providence in about 35 minutes and to Boston in less than two hours. Driving these routes at peak travel times often takes considerably longer. The project is part of the South County Commuter Rail Project, a 20-mile rail extension along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor from Providence to the South County Region.


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Well, now that it has the TimMitchell stamp of approval I'm sure it will get much more traffic!(uh, but you sort of missed the point, which is to tell me what school you're attending so I can add you to the list!)
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2012 a mixed bag for Washington area universities and tech transfer
Washington-area universities only recently ramped up their tech transfer efforts, so it was unreasonable to expect a major uptick in revenue, invention disclosures or patents between 2011 and 2012.
But a drop across the board? One school appears headed in the wrong direction.
Despite spending $5.2 million more on research in 2012 than in 2011, George Mason University experienced a year-over-year decline in executed licenses and options, startups, invention disclosures, patents issued, new patent applications and license revenue.
This according to data released this month by the Association of University Technology Managers, a leading advocate for university research commercialization.
Only three area universities participate in the annual AUTM survey — GMU, Georgetown University and the University of Maryland. Maryland launched its tech transfer program in 1987, Georgetown in 1993 and George Mason in 1996. (See the slideshow above for more details on each school's 2012 numbers)
Of the trio, Maryland proved the most successful in 2012, increasing its licenses and options, startups, invention disclosures, patent applications and license revenue (by $500,000, to a still meager $1.8 million), according to the AUTM data. Georgetown boosted its license revenue by $1.7 million, to $9.8 million, but its numbers overall were down.
As for Mason, the university argues that the AUTM survey "doesn't accurately reflect what's happening," how it's changing how licenses are handled or how it's tackling the nonproductive ones. GMU has abandoned more than 70 patent applications since August 2011 but still has 133 applications pending, said Michele McDonald, a Mason spokeswoman.
"George Mason University is very excited about the new focus on company formation and the commercial potential of inventions," Veronica Kayne, director of Mason's Office of Technology Transfer, said in a statement. "We are delighted that despite the tough economic times of the past few years, we have nine active startups in the D.C. area alone and some already have commercial sales. And we have several evaluation licenses and options outstanding, which we hope will lead to new licenses."
Nationwide, total tech transfer income among the 194 AUTM survey respondents rose 6.8 percent to $2.6 billion in 2012. Running royalties jumped 30.2 percent, to $1.9 billion, "an indication that university discoveries are making their way to the marketplace as important new products with significant sales," according to the AUTM report.
Not so much here, however. Eyeing new revenue streams and regional economic diversification, Washington area universities are staffing up tech transfer offices, marketing research discoveries to the private sector, using incentives (such as tenure) to boost interest among the academic community and fostering a sense of entrepreneurship among faculty. But those efforts have yet to pay off in a big way.
No area school has hit the home run, the kind of discovery that generates millions of dollars year after year (like a Gatorade for the University of Florida). And no program here is anywhere near as robust as, say, Stanford University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the best of the best in terms of both research and tech transfer programs. Stanford and MIT earned more than $200 million combined in 2012 from licenses alone.
So we wait. An invention disclosure to a patent application to a patent award to a license sold or a successful startup — these things take time.


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While the idea of "Sex Toy Bingo" may be both compelling and unsettling for many, the event, held Wednesday night in Kimmel, drew 22 students...The male turnout surprised organizers... because... why? (And why is the product called "Gigi"? Is "Lolita" too pedophilic?)
Janice Formichella, a Wagner '09 student and Passion Parties representative, hosted the event. Wearing a shirt that said "Vaginas are coming!," Formichella called out the provocative Bingo words and educated attendees about everything from adult toy storage to the hazards of sugary body powder....
Only one prize was specifically designed for men - "Gigi," the masturbation sleeve - yet the male turnout surprised organizers and female attendees. Six men took part, and three won coveted prizes.
The final two prizes - a Magic Bullet and Flashlight and a Jelly Osaki vibrator - were claimed in a tie between CAS sophomore Ryan Stechler and a female student who refused to be named. While many of the girls left talking about their disappointing luck, they also came away with newfound know-how about the Passion Parties inventory.Eh. What does this story say about whether the event at Wisconsin was a promotion of commercial products?


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Mika Zibanejad and Milan Michalek scored one goal apiece as the Ottawa Senators downed the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, on Tuesday.
Chris Neil added a goal and Sergei Gonchar had two assists for the Senators, who sit one point ahead of the New York Islanders for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
"We keep climbing and putting ourselves in a good situation," Neil said. "We don't want to have to see if a team is going to lose to see if we make the playoffs. We want to go in hot, we want to go in winning.
Craig Anderson turned away 32-of-34 shots in the win.
Justin Faulk and Eric Staal both tallied for the Hurricanes. Justin Peters made 31 saves, but allowed all three goals in the setback.
"Obviously you can see there is a lot of fight left in us," Faulk said. "There was a lot of effort there, and guys are sticking up for each other. We played hard, just didn't go our way I guess."
Zibanejad scored with 2:38 left in the first period to give the Senators a 1-0 lead. Cory Conacher took a cross-ice pass from Gonchar near the Carolina zone, skated around the net and found Zibanejad all alone in front of the goal.
Milan Michalek added a goal six minutes into the middle session to put the hosts up 2-0. Michalek bobbled the puck near two defenders, but was able to gain control and ripped a snap shot into the back of the net.
Faulk pulled the Hurricanes within 2-1 with a tally at the midway point of the second. He controlled a loose puck near the right circle and fired away. Anderson was able to get a piece of the puck, but it trickled into the net.
Neil's tally with 7:48 remaining in the second made it 3-1 Ottawa. Guillaume Latendresse found Neil on a two-on-one in front of the net and Neil tapped it in for the two-goal cushion.
Staal took a cross-ice feed and cashed in on the open net for his 17th goal of the year, but it wasn't enough for the Hurricanes, who have dropped eight of their last nine games.
Game Notes
Gonchar has 22 assists this season ... The Senators tilt with the Boston Bruins on Monday was postponed due to the Boston Marathon bombings. It will be made up on Sunday, April 28 ... Ottawa will host the Washington Capitals on Thursday ... The Hurricanes were 1-for-4 on the power play.


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Today I'm pleased to welcome author Christy Barritt. Her latest book, Suspicious Minds, is the second in the Squeaky Clean Mystery series. Let's meet Christy!
Christy Barritt is a freelance writer, author and speaker. Her newest book, Suspicious Minds (Kregel, 2008) is a lighthearted mystery about a sassy crime-scene cleaner who likes to stick her nose into police business. The first book in the series was Hazardous Duty, a finalist in the ACFW Book of the Year contest. She's also the co-author of Changed: True Stories of Finding God in Christian Music (Standard, 2005).
Christy enjoys teaching and speaking at various functions, from writers groups to women's luncheons. She has a passion for sharing the truths and lessons that she's learned throughout her life. For two years, she was an assistant editor at Standard Publishing. When her father became ill, she moved home to be closer to him. The move propelled her back to her first love—writing—and she hasn't stopped since.
She's married to Scott, a teacher and funny man extraordinaire. They have one son, Eli Samuel, and two dogs, Duchess and Benji. When Christy's not writing, she enjoys having coffee with friends, taking crazy road trips that usually involve no maps and flipping coins, and making her 24-month-old son giggle
JA: Your new book is Suspicious Minds. Please tell us about it.
CB: In Suspicious Minds, crime-scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire takes a mold remediation job to make ends meet. While in the crawlspace of a dilapidated old house, she finds Elvis—dead and still wearing his blue suede shoes! Gabby can't resist sticking her nose into another investigation. Along the way, she tries to figure out her love life, her spiritual life and the wacky world of Elvis impersonators!
JA: How did you get the idea of incorporating a dead Elvis impersonator into this story?
CB: I've been writing for my local newspaper for five years now. One interview I did was with an Elvis impersonator (or, an Elvis Tribute Artist, as I was quickly informed) performing at a senior citizens' center. I had no idea what to expect before I went. After I finished the interview (and I've had easier times getting interviews with senators than I did with this guy after his show), the president of his fan club came running after me as I walked to my car. She presented me with an autographed picture of him. I thought, this man has a fan club? The ideas spun from there.
JA: This is the second outing for heroine Gabby St. Claire. Are there certain challenges to keeping a character fresh and interesting when she's the center of each book?
CB: Definitely. I have an overall character arc for the series and for each book. Gabby is such an interesting character, so complex in many ways, that it's simply a matter of choosing which of her issues to deal with in each book! I actually loved writing about the same character—at this point, I know her so well that I instinctively know how she'll react to a situation or how she thinks. Writing book number two was a lot of fun.
JA: What do you hope people take away after reading Suspicious Minds?
CB: First of all, I hope they're entertained and have a great time reading the book. I also want them to learn a little about themselves by learning about Gabby St. Claire, my protagonist. She struggles with questions of faith and issues of loneliness. I think we can all learn a little about those areas.
JA: What's next for you in the writing arena?
CB: I'm writing the third book in the Squeaky Clean Mystery series. Gabby, of course, has to get into some more trouble! But she also explores her relationships… from friendships, to romance, to God. She has some unresolved issues from her past that she needs to lay to rest. And, of course, she has crime scenes to clean! I have a couple of other projects as some other publishers. We'll see what happens there!
JA: What inspired you to write become a writer?
CB: I've always loved stories and I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a writer. I studied communications at college and worked at a publishing house after graduating. Today, I don't just write books… I'm also a stringer for my local newspaper and a freelancer for a couple of magazines. I love to tell stories!
JA: Who are some of your favorite authors?
CB: Too many to name them all. But here are some of my favorites: Linda Hall, Siri Mitchell, Terri Blackstock and Mary Connealy.
JA: You're a worship leader at your church and have written a book about finding God in Christian music. How has music, Christian and otherwise, impacted your life?
CB: Music has always acted as a soundtrack for my life. It ministers to me so deeply. I'm one of those people who constantly sings or hums or whistles. I often find that when I'm going through a tough time, God will place a song on my heart that ministers to me. I may not realize it at the time—I may just be singing absent-mindedly. But all at once I realize how the lyrics apply to what I'm going through.
JA: If you could pack up your family and take off for a fantasy vacation, what would be on the agenda?
CB: I've always wanted to go to Venice. On my agenda? Eating lots of good Italian food and riding down those streets of water!
JA: Last but not least, how can people keep up with your latest publishing news?
CB: Just visit my website at www.christybarritt.com.
Thanks for visiting with us, Christy. May God continue to bless you in your writing journey!
If you'd like to be entered to win a copy of Suspicious MInds just leave a reply to this blog. I'll combine the responses of my Blogger and ShoutLife blogs to pick a winner at random on May 19th. Please leave an email address so I can contact you if you're the winner. (To prevent spammers from trolling for your email, please use this format with the brackets--you [at] yourmail [dot] com--or something similar.) ShoutLifers will be contacted via ShoutMail. Good luck!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Meet Christy Barritt - Interview & Book Giveaway
Today I'm pleased to welcome author Christy Barritt. Her latest book, Suspicious Minds, is the second in the Squeaky Clean Mystery series. Let's meet Christy!
31 comments:
- windycindy said...
Happy Monday! I have just read another of her interviews and book review. I love the cover of her book. The story line sounds witty. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
- May 12, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Nora St. Laurent said...
Thanks for introducing me to Christy I haven't heard of her before. The interview was good and the book sounds intriguing. Please enter me into the contest.
- May 12, 2008 at 10:12 AM
- Bethany said...
Love, love, love it!! I just had to laugh when I saw the cover after reading the story line and story about the Elvis impersonator! What a great title, and another great book. "Hazardous Duty" was fantastic, and I can't wait to read "Suspicious Minds". Please enter me.
jimmynmatthewsmom [at] gmail [dot] com
- May 12, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- luv2read said...
Enter me in the contest. THis sounds like a good mystery read.
- May 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM
- lollipops said...
I would love to win this book. I've read her first one and loved it.
vernetlh at yahoo dot com
- May 12, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- Pamela J said...
Sounds like we have a couple things in common: Love of music and 'Vacation in Venice' dreams (only I have already been to Venice. when your dream happens, be sure and look up the artists along the water on decks, they make great charactures of people that could spur on book ideas)
The book sounds very fun and I'd like to be entered into the drawing. Thanks.
cepjwms at yahoo dot com
- May 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I love the name of this book, and the series too! Please enter my name in the drawing. Thanks and God Bless! :o)
smile_y9 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- May 12, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- Karin said...
Sounds interesting...Please enter me--thank you!
- May 12, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- ChristyJan said...
Christy's Squeaky Clean Mystery series sound like fun reads. Please enter me to win a copy of Suspicious Minds.
From one Christy to another ~ I love taking road trips without maps also.
- May 12, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- kamewh said...
Sounds like a very interesting book and the interview was great! Thank you for the giveaway!
- May 12, 2008 at 4:01 PM
- Toystory said...
Mysteries are my favorite read...and this one sounds really interesting because when I was a kid - I had an older girlfriend who was "in love" with Elvis -- she had Elvis everything. I, a bit younger, had no interst at all ~~ till much later :)
- May 12, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Lucie said...
Ooooh, pick me! (Bright neon green flashing lights) Loved the interview with Christy and very interested in reading her book "Suspicious Minds". Thank you for the opportunity to win a book and for the interesting interview!
Lucie In CA (at) aol (dot) com
- May 12, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- Brittanie said...
I loved her first one. Enter me please. :)
treewaterduchess at yahoo dot com
- May 12, 2008 at 4:42 PM
- Beth said...
I enjoyed the interview and think the book sounds interesting. I'd love to read it. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks
- May 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM
- tetewa said...
Sounds like a fun series, I'd like to be included! firstname.lastname@example.com
- May 12, 2008 at 9:07 PM
- stampedwithgrace said...
this sounds like a really fun read!
I'd love to win :)
- May 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM
- Cheryl Shryack said...
I would love to win a copy of this book. It sounds like a great one. Please enter me in the contest.
- May 13, 2008 at 7:18 AM
- Mary Connealy said...
YAY! I made the list of 'favorites' of course Christy is probably afraid I've found out where she lives!!!! So she felt it best to include me. :)
I can't wait to get my hands on the book, Christy. It wasn't in the store yet last week so I ordered it. So don't include me in the drawing.
I loved Hazardous Duty.
- May 13, 2008 at 7:32 AM
- Carole said...
I love mysteries and am thrilled to discover Christy's series. Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] net
- May 13, 2008 at 8:03 AM
- Donna Moore said...
I am intrigued. I haven't read anything by Christy and would love to try this one. runninmama[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
- May 13, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- Charlotte Schofield said...
Please enter me in the drawing! looks good!
- May 13, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- Dee said...
This sounds like a fun book, thanks for the chance to win!
- May 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Thanks so much for reading my interview, everyone! I look forward to finding out who wins my book! God bless!
Christy Barritt
- May 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM
- anne said...
WOnderful interview which I found fascinating. Your book sounds compelling. I enjoy mysteries.
- May 13, 2008 at 1:10 PM
I so enjoyed reading the interview. This book sounds like a wonderful mystery and I would love to get entered in the drawing to win the book.
- May 14, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- Jennifer AlLee said...
OOOH, so many awesome ladies have stopped by! Christy's book is really causing a stir. I've gotta say, I love her concept. Whoever wins this giveaway is going to be one lucky lady!
- May 14, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Please enter me, I've read the first one and am looking forward to reading the sequel.
bookwurm70 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- May 14, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Hi! Great interview! I loved Christy Barritt's first mystery, and I cannot wait to read the next one! Please enter me into the drawing. Thanks!
- May 15, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- traveler said...
Great to learn about this new author. Thanks for this special giveaway. Sounds wonderful.
- May 15, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- petite said...
The interview was interesting and the book soulds delightful. Would enjoy reading this lovely giveaway. Thanks.
- May 19, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- Jennifer AlLee said...
Our winner is... Lucie! Congrats, and thanks to everyone who stopped by!
- May 21, 2008 at 10:53 PM


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2009 Volleyball
Bluffton 3, Wilmington 0
Bluffton takes care of Wilmington in straight sets
September 30, 2009
By: Erin Neal, sports information assistant
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Three days after losing two heartbreaking matches at the Mount St. Joseph tournament on Sunday, the Bluffton University women's volleyball team is back on the winning track with a 3-0 victory over Wilmington College (25-12, 25-20, 25-19). The Beavers took the Quakers in three sets in which every Beaver saw action on the court. With the win Bluffton improved to 11-5 on the season, and the match puts them past the half-way mark for the season as they head into conference play this coming weekend.


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A College Station man is nothing but smiles after stealing a guitar from a local business.
21-year-old Austin Patrick Partin has a big smile in is mugshot. Police say he stole a 12-string Takamine guitar the Lippman Music Company in College Station on Saturday.
According to the arrest report, he played some guitars in the store for about an hour, then walked out with the 12-string. Police found him on campus a short while later. Partin was carrying the guitar and several knives.
He was arrested and charged with theft and unlawful carrying of a weapon. He's being held in the Brazos County Jail under $6,000 bond.


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Walfrido Garcia, son of artist Edgardo Garcia, learned at an early age to use his God-given talent to evoke beautiful emotions by translating visions from his imagination to a permanent form. Through years of apprenticeship and formal art education, he quickly learned how to manipulate light, form, color and detail. He has been teaching art since the age of seventeen, and he is a widely sought after instructor/demonstrator in the Bay Area. In his mid-twenties, the future looks very promising for this talented man.
Having spent most his life near the ocean, he combines his two most cherished activities: surfing and painting. Through his first-hand knowledge of the sea, he is able to capture its realism while his style emphasizes its romance, mystery and grandeur. Walfrido divides his time between Hawaii and California.
Considering himself a "romantic realist," Walfrido uses an unusual style that pays close attention to the delicacies of light and color. Light is the most influential element in his work, reflecting the artist's relationship with God. When viewing his work, one gets swept away to a place where the light caresses the gentle, rolling waves as they greet the powder-soft sand.
Walfrido uses his skills as a photographer and video-grapher to aid in his creative pursuits. In the first stages of his work, Garcia forms the relationship between light, color and shapes. The next colors are glazed on with meticulous brush strokes to form details. When all is done, the highlights are applied to give the work a special glow. This makes his work appealing to the connoisseur as well as the first-time buyer.


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BRAT spring and summer projects.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 02:09 PM
I'm looking into getting back on two wheels since its warming up and that means the brat won't be my daily anymore. Which is sad because I always enjoy driving and the looks I get in it. But is awesome because I get to start some projects on it!
First and foremost will be getting the jump seats I bought put back into it. And seeing as the things are scary as hell for a full sized person and the wind on the back of your head sticking over the roof has to be uncomfortable, I'm looking into getting a roll bar and a windscreen bought or made for it.
Something like this would be AMAZING (anyone know the proper name for it so I can do some searching?)
But I doubt I'll find one in nc to pick up... So I think I will just be making my own by making a roll bar with two vertical U's, (the one closer to the cab being shorter), and some kind of plastic or painted metal with a bit of weather striping wrapped around.
And hopefully I can find a high top camper shell soon and make the whole thing fit under that! As long as the seats sit alright for a 6 foot tall person with those tops on, any one been under one?
Second in line is making a new sound system for the ole rust bucket.
I'm planning on waterproofing some cheap used speakers and if they still sound alright, I'm making new plates for the inside of the bed walls, and mounting speakers inside them! has anyone tried this before? I'm going to put sound damping matetials behind them and build boxes on the back sides of the panels and tuck a small sub between the rear seats facing the cab. I also plan to hide the amp up under the truck bed so all the wires can be hidden quite nicely! And I'm putting two speakers on that system inside the cab, between the seats in a box with the cd/stereo. And maybe even put the cup holder my truck lacks in the top of that box.
I'm also thinking of cutting out the top of my camper shell and making my own high topper.... But with a clear plexiglass roof! My friend joked about how uncomfortable the seats were under it, and said I should find some of those plastic clear domes from McDonald jungle gyms and bolt them on top.
Now that sounds tacky so I'm thinking full sunroof, with a canvas roll up sheet inside. The canvas would be to pull across and hook to something like blinds in your house. Just for some shade on those particularly hot days.
Finally, I've stumbled upon a full, rebuilt 13B S5 RX7 rotary motor along with drivetrain, suspension, wheels w/ tires... Pretty much everything I would need to get a motor swap done.
I really don't think I will end up doing it, but its a sweet idea for a drift missile! I'm still hunting for an elusive single port ej22 that doesn't have a blown head or cost 700+$ :|
I know this is a lot of work, but I need a spring and summer hobby any ways. And if I don't get much done, there's always next year!
And if it cost me a few paychecks, at least I will have a sweet toy by the end
Anyways, let me know what you think of the project ideas. Any suggestion is welcome. Even if I can't use it hopefully someone reading can!
Sincerily yours, Ratchums
Posted 24 January 2013 - 07:11 PM
Posted 14 March 2013 - 01:28 AM
2-4 inch lift, awesome stereo, make your own gauge cluster using aftermarket gauges, LED interior lighting, with waterproofed LED lighting for the jumpseats and bed, and a big alternator. i mean realllllllllly big
Posted 14 March 2013 - 02:36 PM
I don't know if it's what you are looking for, but I'm making a wind dam for people in the back seat out of fiberglassed plywood and a Yakima 1A roof rack. It's getting close to being done (look at the last picture) and it works really, really well.
Also, I made brackets when I put the rear seats back in (they were removed years earlier for cargo space) that bolt in for easy removal. This is an old pic. They are now painted and look great:
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Australian National Broadband Network secures backhaul
Telstra dark fibre for core transit
The islands of access fibre* to be built for Australia's National Broadband Network will be dark fibre provided by Telstra, at least in the first instance.
Speaking to a Melbourne conference on October 11, NBN Co chief Mike Quigley announced that the company has secured agreement from Telstra for access to the carrier's dark fibre to commence construction of release 1 of its transit network.
Apart from its importance to the NBN project, the announcement also signals Telstra's increasing willingness to co-operate with the project: it's extremely rare for the incumbent carrier to consider offering dark fibre to any customer.
Quigley caused some excitement among those who don't know the difference between access and backhaul networks by detailing a 10 Tbps core network running 100 Gbps interconnects to individual Points of Interconnect (POIs). Sorry: that capacity isn't going to be provided to the retail end users.
A 100 Gbps link to the POI will probably, in the long term, need upgrading as the user base expands (which, however, wont be a problem in the next few years).
NBN Co eventually intends to deploy four transit networks covering not only its fibre access networks, but also, for users outside the footprints, its Ericsson-supplied LTE wireless network and its satellite base stations.
Each of the fibre strands will use 96 wavelengths to connect a planned 125 fibre access networks and 29 POIs.
Damping the persistent belief that wireless is overtaking fixed network usage, Quigley reiterated recent ABS statistics showing that data volumes on fixed networks far outpace the growth on mobile networks, in spite of the growth in mobile devices.
In his address to the Comms Day Summit in Melbourne, Quigley also referred to research by a major vendor (identified as Ericsson in Twitter discussions, but unverified by The Register at the time of writing) that even by 2016, mobile devices will only generate 0.5 percent of worldwide data traffic. ®
*For those unfamiliar with the network architecture: to avoid competing with already-existing privately-owned long-haul fibre networks, the NBN will in general not provide backhaul to capital cities. Its local access networks – the fibre access networks, or FANs – will be connected to the POIs, where retail service providers pick up their customers' traffic. The RSPs then acquire backhaul from the POI back to their own data centres.
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Cisco's Cloud Ambitions
When asked about her proudest accomplishment over the past four years heading Cisco's engineering, Warrior told CRN that it was the growth of Cisco from a non-player in the emerging cloud computing trend to a leader.
"I came in March 2008 and I started to put together our strategy for cloud, looking at the pieces we had and what we could do," she said. "We hadn't yet thought much about the role the network could play in cloud, so what I'm hugely proud of is the movement Cisco's made from having no name in cloud to being a clear leader in cloud."
Next up for Cisco -- after launching its Cloud Channel partner program and CloudVerse framework and adding a Master Cloud Builder specialization last year -- is Cloud Connect, a way to optimize customers' cloud environments using what Warrior described as Cloud Connectors. Those are modules that attach to the Connect platform and allow partners to build custom applications using Cisco software. More details on the strategy are expected later this month and in June at Cisco Live.


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Submission + - Cisco opposes net neutrality (computerworld.com.au)
angry tapir writes: All bits running over the Internet are not equal and should not be treated that way by broadband providers, despite net neutrality advocates' calls for traffic neutral regulations, Cisco Systems has said. Some Web-based applications, including rapidly growing video services, home health monitoring and public safety apps, will demand priority access to the network, while others, like most Web browsing and email, may live with slight delays, said Jeff Campbell, Cisco's vice president for government and community relations. "Different bits do matter differently. We need to ensure that we have a system that allows this to occur."


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Just studying and getting a glimmer on how 3 phase power works and find the whole subject fascinating.
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Using jQuery or something similar, is it possible to detect when a user has clicked away, effectively removed focus, from a form field in iOS? I have conventional form which has a first name, last name, address line 1, address line 2 etc.
On an iPad when you select a form field the only way to leave that form field is to select another field in the form by clicking it or by hitting the Previous or Next buttons in the keyboard pane.
As the keyboard pane is shown clicks to other non-input elements on the page are ignored, so focus remains on the form field.
Is there a way with jQuery/JavaScript (or anything else) to force the focus to leave the form field if I click away from it by clicking a non-input form element?
I have tried this sort of thing, but to no avail. Is this likely to be locked down by Apple's iOS?
$('body').on('click', function () { $('form').blur(); });
Here's an example of what I mean. In the screen below, when the focus is on the Line 1 element I can't move out of it by clicking a non-input element.
yes, it's very doable.
blur() the focused input, not the form.