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A former St. Paul and Eden Prairie police officer filed a federal lawsuit Monday claiming that 100 fellow officers invaded her privacy when they looked up her driver's license photo in a Minnesota state database some 400 times.
Anne Marie Rasmusson, 38, filed the 31-page suit against nine Twin Cities communities, Ramsey County and the University of Minnesota in U.S. District Court.
Rasmusson said those who accessed her private information had no "legitimate business reason to do so."
"The extent of this illegal access appears to be widespread and pervasive throughout departments, and is a custom and practice," the suit alleges.
The suit went on to say women are disproportionately targeted by such searches.
Rasmusson became suspicious about 2007, the lawsuit said, when officers began "taking an uncomfortable interest in her." Newly divorced, she said men who somehow knew where she lived and what kind of car she drove began asking her out.
Rasmusson has said she believes the interest was in her picture. While working in Eden Prairie, she lost about 100 pounds. After she retired from St. Paul, she entered fitness competitions for a short time.
"They weren't looking me up to see my personality," Rasmusson said earlier this year.
But the extent of the intrusion became clearer Aug. 30, when she learned from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety that officers from 18 agencies had reviewed her private information since 2007.
"She became physically ill upon learning that fact; she pulled over, opened her car door, and vomited," the lawsuit said.
By mid-2009, the suit said, Rasmusson began pulling away from former colleagues "and those she considered friends. More and more, she began to live a secluded, even hermit-like, reclusive existence."
By July 2010, she had moved from the Twin Cities to rural northern Minnesota. She has since closed all social media accounts, installed a security gate and alarm system, and changed her phone numbers, the suit states.
Last October, she learned from the news media that the violations involved about 100 officers on about 400 occasions.
"Upon learning of the sheer volume of intrusions, Rasmusson again became physically sick," the suit said.
The Department of Public Safety confirmed that officers from the following agencies had viewed the information: Bloomington, Burnsville, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lakeville, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Paul, the Ramsey County sheriff's office and the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
According to the lawsuits, one of the offenders was Eden Prairie police Sgt. Carter Staaf, who "encouraged his subordinates to conduct their own DVS (Driver and Vehicle Services) queries of Rasmusson's information because she was very attractive and so they could see that 'she's changed and she's got a new look.' "
Rasmusson served on the Eden Prairie police force from 1996 to 1999, when she was injured in the line of duty.
In 2001, she became an officer in St. Paul. Two years later, she was diagnosed with nerve damage and an unstable pelvis related to the earlier injury, the suit said. She was granted a full medical retirement in December 2003.
When she met with a representative of the St. Paul Police Department in September 2011, she was told 13 officers had viewed her driver's license information. Rasmusson alleges in her suit, "upon information and belief," that 42 St. Paul officers accessed her record 175 times and that 24 Minneapolis officers accessed her record 133 times.
On Monday evening, spokesmen for the Ramsey County and St. Paul city attorney's offices declined to comment, saying they had yet to review the suit. A Minneapolis city spokesman did not immediately return a call for comment.
The Drivers Privacy Protection Act bars Minnesota law enforcement officers from accessing personal information in the state motor vehicle database unless it's to carry out a function of their agency. Records are to be accessed only in an investigative capacity.
The suit seeks at least $5,000 for each illegal access of her records, at least $3 million for physical and mental suffering, and court costs.
One of Rasmusson's attorneys, Lorenz Fett of Minneapolis, declined to comment beyond what was detailed in the suit.
Online: Read the lawsuit at TwinCities.com.


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…the great sacrifice
19th November
Five days ago I was the leader of a cult, today I am being scolded for not taking the trash out.
Five days ago I was surrounded by a team of the most talented and amazing actors and artists I have ever had the pleasure of working with, today I am on my hands and knees cleaning urine stains out of a rug…
How quickly the mighty fall.
Glory fucking be.
Confessions from a Cult Leader
14th October
I accidentally started a cult.
Or, should I say, cults… if you consider the fandom that surrounded The Devil's Carnival and Repo!
But this time, I mean an actual – – cult…
Well, wait. Let's rewind and put this in context.
Firstly, this is my blog. I have been randomly, and not frequently updating it. This is a home for my thought vomit. What will follow are my ramblings. This space helps me make sense on the senseless. I keep this journal for myself, so in five years I can look back at moments that have moved me and try to better understand them.
MY NIGHTMARE, MY BIGGEST FEAR – Always, Alleluia!
13th August
At this point in my career I have done hundreds, if not thousands of interviews.
The one question inevitably that is always asked being a horror director is " What truly scares you? "
A lot of times in interviews I skirt hard hitting questions, I think of some clever sidestep and focus the interview on what I want to talk about and not what the interviewer is actually asking…
Holiday Traditions
8th January
I have a secret… My Birthday is on Saturday. I will be 35, going on ancient. This Birthday will probably be the hardest Birthday I will have suffered through, not because I feel any older, but because I realized an entire year has passed and I didn't know it. I didn't realize it…
A stopwatch? A clock? A calendar?
I don't have a traditional job… I don't wake up at a traditional hour, and I don't go to sleep at a traditional time… Friday is no more exciting to me than Monday… Every day of the week has the same importance as the one that came before or after. Call it a champagne problem of being a director, or that of not having a job.
Maybe when I was younger, the idea of not having a 9-5 would … Read More »
A SAW by any other name…
25th January
I like to pride myself on being proactive… Both in my career and my life… however I have been anything but proactive when it comes to my blog.
I guess I get overwhelmed with how many thoughts I have in a day and instead of just focusing on ONE thought and blogging about it, I shut down.
My News Year's resolution is to blog more… Not that any really cares what I have to say, but it's cathartic… I have grown tired of telling Ninja and Chance all of my innermost thoughts…
Truth be told, I am sure they have grown tired of hearing them.

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Day 4:
After four days of being on Tinder, and feeling like I am the most shallow person in the world, I'm beginning to get tired of the app. First of all, despite me putting my preferences for men 28-40, I still frequently see much younger and much older guys. What's wrong with this thing?
Secondly, the app definitely seems to be for hookups. I was matched with guy #3 yesterday and guy #4 today. One reached out, clearly looking for sex, and the other just never said anything.
Third, the app definitely has a straight bias. When I said "ok" to being matched with women, I would only see a single girl photo for every 20-30 guys. Then, when I decided to turn off seeing guys completely, I would still see plenty of guys. Where's all the love for the ladies?
Day 5:
Despite my reservations yesterday, I'm back on the app again today. I've still been texting with guy #1 and may go on a date with him. Honestly, I'm a little weary of the way this app works, so I am holding off.
Guy #3 finally messaged me and we briefly chatted. Nothing exciting to report, though. I think it's difficult to strike up a conversation because there just isn't much to say. I mean, you may have a few interests in common (or so we're told by what this app could find on our Facebook profiles), but that's it.
After some messaging and looking through more photos today, I have seriously started to get photo fatigue. I think this app is actually making me judge people more the longer I am on it. It's really easy to just click "X" or swipe to the left, and just let this app know that you don't like someone. It's so easy, in fact, that I've gotten into the habit of judging so fast that I've actually said "no" to a few guys on accident. Oops!


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While the second debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was hardly memorable, there was one line that stood out after Trump threatened to imprison Hillary if he were to win the Presidency. "You know, it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country." Hillary said in response. "Because you'd be in jail" Trump responded to a chorus of applause.
It's not uncommon to see someone sporting a "Hillary for prison" t-shirt at a Trump rally, but how many Americans think she's a crook? More than you'd believe, given her poll numbers are still above Trump's. In fact, most would rather she be in a place with free housing, security and healthcare.
As Cassandra Fairbanks reported at Subverse, A new poll has revealed that most Americans disagree with the FBI's decision not to file criminal charges against Hillary Clinton — that means more people want to see the candidate behind bars than behind a desk in the oval office.
Of 1,000 voters polled by Rasmussen Reports on October 18 and 19; 65% believe that Clinton broke the law with her use of a private server — and 53% believe that the FBI should have filed criminal charges.
Meanwhile, according to Sunday's daily IBD/TIPP tracking poll, only 43% of voters support Clinton for president.
When looking at Republican versus Democratic voters opinion, the divide was even more stark.
Supporters of Donald Trump overwhelmingly disagreed with the FBI's decision, with a whopping 92%. On the other hand, 85% of Clinton supporters agreed with the lack of charges.
Currently, Trump has an advantage with Independents, with 44% saying that they are voting for the real estate mogul versus 31% voting for Clinton. Only 77% of Democrats will be voting for Clinton — with 9% voting for Trump and the remaining voters abstaining or voting third party, according to the IBD/TIPP.
According to the daily poll, Trump leads Clinton 43.2% to 42.%, with 10% still undecided.
Other polls, particularly ones weighted to reflect predicted voter turnout based on 2012, show Clinton with a wide lead. Many have pointed out that these polls may not be accurate, as President Obama inspired far more excitement than the former Secretary of State has.
At least the people voting for Trump don't also think he should be in prison.
[Note: This post was authored by Matt Palumbo. Follow him on Twitter @MattPalumbo12]


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Put a bend in the groove with this dildo. Suggest printing at .2 mm layer height and with supports. You may want to lay it on it's side to reduce support material use. This is compatible with the Groovy As Long As Want Extension (as in the 4th picture, sold separately).
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Intel, Microsoft and eBay have put their weight behind a privacy bill aimed at protecting individuals' personal data.
Bobby Rush, a Democrat rep for Illinois, and chairman of the House subcommittee on Consumer Protection, is introducing the "Best Practices Act" and although the three tech firms are backing the bill, they want some changes… well just fancy that.
Intel claims it believes that consumer privacy is a priority, but it, eBay and Microsoft don't want a clause in that would let people sue firms for privacy breaches.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Rush has welcomed the big three's attitude towards more stringent Internet privacy rules. Rush believes that consumers get the "short end of the stick" from the industry and doesn't generally understand why individuals need to be protected.
The proposed act, however, is unlikely to get very far this year. Google hasn't issued a letter backing the bill.


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Unlike your feed lines your waste lines are not under pressure.
This means that you must always maintain a downward slope when installing waste lines. Never run a waste pipe within a floor or wall at the horizontal this will be asking for future trouble.
When you install Waste lines in your house you can use PVC or Cast Iron pipe. Today most builders prefer PVC because it is light easy to handle and goes in quick. Cast Iron is still used for noise reduction or where required by code.
When you install vertical waste line you should support the lines with metal strap by attaching to a fixed wood member not less then every 4 feet.
When you are going through a floor structure you should use a fire stop to prevent the travel of flames from one floor to another.
To the right you can see a double waste line being installed in a ocean front home in New Jersey. One line is for sewage the other is for rainwater that is collected off the roof of the house. If rain water was not collected and pumped out to the bay then the streets would have a larger flooding problem.
You should never mix rain water or sump pump water with your sewer line. In time of heavy rain you will overload the system and you may endup with a street full of raw sewage.
Waste lines inside the house that are mounted horizontally should have at least a 1 inch in 8 foot slope.
If you are installing a waste line in a floor the horizontal run should be the shortest distance as possible to a vertical pipe so that you can maintain the slope of the pipe.
If a fixture or appliance is below the main waste line you will need to use a brown water or sewage pump to raise the water to a level higher then your waste line.
Clean out pipe access should be provided at any point where you have a sharp bend. Cleanouts have a screw cover and allow you to gain access for mechanical cleaning.
You should also install a cleanout at the point where the main waste line exits the house.
Venting Waste Lines
When you were a kid you probably took a straw full of soda and with your finger over one end you could pull it out of your glass and the soda wouldn't run out.
This is the same problem found in Waste Lines. Although the water has downward slope the air displaced by the water needs to escape.
If you look on any building or home you will see pipes sticking out of the roof. This is the venting for the waste lines.
Each branch will need its own vent this means one for the kitchen and each bathroom at minimum. If your architect plans correctly they will place all of your plumbing in a central location. This will reduce the need for many waste and vent lines because they can share them in the same wall.
In other howtos we will cover how to make connections for different appliances and fixtures.
Designing a plumbing system is much harder then installing or repairing one. Although it is not rocket science all new homes require a separate plumbing plan be submitted and it must be in 3d to allow the inspector to understand if proper flow rates and slopes have been designed.
For this reason it is best to stick to the Architects Plan and install to their recommendation.


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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers (aka. Hidden Force Looking Machines) use very large magnets to help study the structure of chemical molecules.
When molecules are inside a magnetic field, they behave in a similar way to tiny bells which can interact with radio waves. 'Hitting' the molecules using a short radio signal causes the molecules to 'ring' producing a signal which can be detected by the NMR spectrometer. The signal produced by the molecules looks very similar to the shape made by the sound of a bell - the difference is that the NMR signal is detected as an electrical signal by the spectrometer, whilst the bell produces sound waves.
When you hit a bell, the ringing sound produced is made up of several different frequencies (different musical notes) which combine to give the characteristic sound of a bell. Your ear can identify these different frequencies and give you an idea of what sort of size and shape the bell is, just based on the noise that it makes – for example a small hand bell (click to listen) makes a very different noise to Big Ben (click to listen)!
In the same way as our ears can tell the difference between the sounds of the two different bells, the NMR spectrometer can use the signal produced by the molecules to separate out the different frequencies produced by different bits of the molecule. The Chemist (eg. me!) can then use this information to help work out what the molecule looks like.
Depending on how complicated the molecule is, the signal produced may be made up of just one frequency, or several different frequencies all mixed together. A small, simple molecule like Methanol will tend to have only one or two frequencies, whilst a more complicated molecule like Phenacetin will have lots of different frequencies all mixed together.
Since the signals produced by the molecules are very similar to a sound wave it is actually possible to play the NMR signal back allowing us to listen to what our chemicals look like1 (just for fun!). This basically means that we are using the NMR spectrometer as a very big (and very expensive) radio set. One way to do this would just be to connect a speaker directly to the spectrometer and listen to the electrical signals coming off,2 but since I would probably get in trouble if I start messing around with the expensive equipment I have used this bit of software instead, which does the same job.
Methanol (click to listen)
Phenacetin (click to listen)
Because each different molecule interacts with the radio waves at different frequencies (think different sized bells) this means that each molecule can be made to 'sing' a different musical note.
Once we have reached this stage, there really is only one logical conclusion:
With thanks to the Pacific Lutheran University FTNMR FID Archive for supplying NMR data used to create this video.
Merry Christmas!
1Yes, this sentence does make sense if you think about it.
2This used to be a very common way of checking instrument settings, requiring 'not more than half an hour of soldering and wiring': https://www.chemie.uni-erlangen.de/bauer/music5.html
Andrew is working towards his PhD on "Biogenic Alcohols and Sugars as Sustainable Reductants: A Combined Spectroscopic and Theoretical Approach to the Development of New Homogeneous Catalysts for Dehydrogenation, Hydrogen Transfer and Reverse Water-Gas-Shift Chemistry" with Dr Ulrich Hintermair, Dr Antoine Buchard and Dr John Lowe.


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And the winner is . . .
Dublin couple will enjoy St Valentine's Day tasting menu at Restaurant FortyOne
Clodagh Grimley of Mornington Road in Dublin 6 and her husband, Derek Fish, will be VIP guests of executive chef Graham Neville for dinner at Restaurant FortyOne at Residence on St Stephen's Green in Dublin tomorrow night. The couple will have a tasting menu cooked especially for them, based on Grimley's winning entry in the St Valentine's Day competition in The Irish Times Magazine .
The ambitious six-course menu Grimley dreamed up featured two amuse bouche – wild écrevisses (crayfish) in Cognac cream, and foie gras with apple compote. Oysters or Irish crab starters were to be followed by cod Viennoise or fillet of beef. A cheeseboard was to feature, before a dessert choice between "petite coeur de chocolat fondant" and "Méli-mélo" of passion fruit and pineapple, with Amaretto coffee and truffles to finish.
Grimley, a mother of three, admitted that her menu was "aspirational", but she "really enjoyed putting it together". She consulted her cookbook collection for inspiration, and her menu was influenced by Marco Pierre White's Wild Food From Land and Sea (Melville House Publishing, 2010).
The winners will start their Valentine's dinner at Restaurant FortyOne with lobster tortellini, served with Sancerre chosen by restaurant manager and sommelier Jean-Baptiste Letinois. Clogherhead crab, crispy hen's egg and caviar will be partnered with a glass of Chablis.
The luxe factor will continue with warm foie gras, white truffle and crushed artichoke (Sauternes), and moulard duck with honey and Sichuan pepper (Gevrey Chambertin). Farmhouse cheeses and a dessert of white chocolate, berries and Champagne (Maury), will bring the winners' banquet to a close, but not before they round off the night with Amaretto coffees and petits fours.
Thank you to readers who entered the competition in their droves and submitted clever, thoughtful menus, many of them with great stories alongside. The divide between couples where one partner is meat-eating and one is not, was a recurring theme. Interesting menu compromises were sought and harmony at the dinner table was key – all in the spirit of the day.


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In Memory of
Erin Todd McBride
July 3, 1967 - January 31, 2014
Erin T (Todd) McBride, 46, passed away on January 31, 2014 in Canton, Georgia.
Erin was born on July 3, 1967, in Miami, Florida to Martha and Eric McBride. He married Kelly J. (Pauls) McBride. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corp, and later became a police officer for the City of New Orleans.
Erin relocated to the Canton, Georgia area with his wife, Kelly McBride, and was an instrumental partner building a successful consulting business from the ground up. He was a supportive and loving father and husband, opting to become a stay-at-home dad to take care of their children and home, as Kelly began her life-long career in accounting. He was exceptionally talented in developing websites and provided technology support to their business for many years.
A long-time resident of Georgia, Mr. McBride is survived by his wife, Kelly McBride and their three children, sons Kyle and Devon McBride, and daughter, Hannah McBride, as well as his mother and father, Martha Douberly McBride and Eric McBride, a brother Dean McBride, and sister Tresa McBride Rhode.
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Olympus Stylus 740 (mju 740 Digital) review
I bought this camera with airmile reward points after my olympus d395 got broken when slamed in my rv door. Since it was 3.2 meg ,it was good to find the 740 with better zoom feature .I liked it when I took it out of the box ,charged the battery and tried it out .The zoom feature was a nice treartt after my old one.Being a holiday type photo taker (not pro) I found the pictures fine and dandy .I also liked the weather proof feature as just before the old camera got slammed in the door ,we were at the hotsprings taking pictures as the steam rose around us ..after we left we noticed the lcd kinda not looking so good ,and the pictures we took were real faded ..Certainly not the cameras fault .But the stylus 740 is weather proof ,and probably would be ok in that situation.
Now for my gripes..
The battery you get is rechargable and to buy a spare it costs $65.00 here in Alberta.(the old one used AA's ,and we have lots).
The camera is very sleek and can very easilly slip out of your hand (and has).
The worst thing is in sunlight ,not just bright sunlight ,any sunlight ,you can not see anything on the Lcd screen as it completly fades out .This camera does not have a peep hole so in sunlight we don't take pictures .or should I say "can't" take pictures ..it sure is frusterating . to hope to be pointing at the object,and as for guessing about focusing ...good luck ..
So I telephoned Olympus. I'm registered to own many Olympus cameras ,My first one a XA back in 1979 or so ,I fell in love with ,and bought only Olympus ever since.They told me to go buy a screen cover for game boy and put that over the LCD ,off to walmart I went as Olympus instructed,Walmart doesn't have them ..Some other place said they had somethinf for $27.00 .
At this point I e-mailed Olympus and they told me they could not supply me with a free screen cover as they don't make any ,and those who do are experts in the field and I should buy one from a big chain store . Still $27.00 .
That took the cake,I weas getting ready to take a 7 day motocycle trip and needed a camera ,I started looking for cameras and considered anything but Olympus.
I found a real great camera by kodak (easyshare Z710 ) .
I guess I just kept thinking Olympus was the greatest after my XA purcase (which I still own). Looking back I'm sure the cameras they produced were average at best ..Ill never own one again (except my XA)
My wife takes the 740 clubbing with her girlfreinds ,and it takes bar room photos great for her .She recharges the battery after each night out.
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JERUSALEM (Oct. 7)
Deputy Prime Minister Yigal Allon asserted yesterday that few of the Jews now leaving Poland will come to Israel. Mr. Allon, who heads the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, told a press conference that Israel nevertheless expected 50,000 immigrants in 1970, double the number that will have arrived here by the end of 1969. According to Mr. Allon, the Jews now leaving Poland are a remnant of those who could have left in the 1950s but elected to remain in the Communist country. "They still do not seek a home in Israel." he said.
(New York Times correspondent Paul Hoffman reported from Warsaw yesterday that "the silent exodus of Jews continues. Some 200 leave every week for Vienna or the Scandinavian countries." He added that, according to informed sources, only 10,000 Jews will remain in Poland by year's end, out of a total population of 32 million. Mr. Hoffman described Poland as a virtual police state where citizens are willing to speak on almost any subject except domestic politics.)
A Jewish Agency official disclosed today that Polish-speaking emissaries have been sent to Europe to try to persuade Jews leaving Poland to come to Israel. Gen. Uzzi Narkiss, director-general of the Agency's immigration and absorption department, reported the dispatch of emissaries at a meeting of the Agency Executive. The recent heavy exodus of Jews from Poland was spurred by an announcement by the Warsaw regime last spring that it would severely restrict the issuances of exit permits after a Sept. 1, 1969 deadline. The Jews leaving Poland now obtained their permits before the deadline.
Mr. Allon said that 40 percent of next year's anticipated immigration will be from Europe, 30 percent from Africa and Asia, 20 percent from North America and 10 percent from Latin America. He said he wanted his ministry to assume responsibility for new immigrants while they are still abroad and first decide to come to Israel instead of after they arrive. The Absorption Ministry, created by the late Prime Minister Levi Eshkol last year, functions jointly with the Jewish Agency in the absorption of newcomers. The Agency is solely responsible for the immigration process. Mr. Allon came under attack by the Jewish Agency Executive recently when he said he would try to get the immigration function assigned to the Absorption Ministry if he is asked to retain that portfolio in the Government formed after this month's national election.


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Chris Cornell, multi-Grammy Award®-winning and Golden Globe®nominated singer/songwriter contributed the title song to The Promise film, directed by Terry George (Hotel Rwanda). The song, "The Promise" is out now on The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) via Lakeshore Records. You can hear him sing the song live on CBS This Morning (see video below).
The Promise is scored by Academy Award®-winning composer Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, A Royal Affair). Also on the album is an exclusive version of the Armenian folk song "Sari Siroun Yar" by Grammy Award®-Winner Serj Tankian performing with the Authentic Light Orchestra (feat. Veronika Stalder). See our previous announcement about The Promise soundtrack for more details.
Open Road Films presents THE PROMISE in theatres on April 21, 2017 (get tickets).


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Posted by Amanda ChapelThursday, July 12, 2007
Does Ronn Torossian have a certain fondness for online porn? I don't know. But I do know it's reared it ugly head again. Boing! Maybe he should just sit down for a while; think of cold mountain streams and such.
Alright, by way of background, back in February we questioned the judgement of 5W PR CEO Ronn Torossian. He had just gotten in bed with porn king Joe Francis. Sure, there's money to be made in Hot Barely-Legal Girl-on-Girl Action; but... we're convinced that let alone what it says about the PR business, ironically it just might impact the future of one of PR's most prolific self-proclaimed rising stars. For instance, what if a year from now Ronn wanted to take on NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) as a client? Well, obviously, those guys are gonna think twice about some PR flack all gaga over young girls.
Well, now it's apparently happened again. 5WPR client Stickam, the free live streaming video and video conferencing site, has gotten caught with their pants down. Alex Becker, a former vice president of Stickam.com, is not only accusing the Web site of being "a pornographic trap for teenage users;" he claims that Stickam has "close ties to a large online pornography business." According to Becker and internal documents, Stickam is owned by Advanced Video Communications which is owned by Wataru Takahashi, a Japanese businessman who also owns and operates a vast network of Web sites offering live sex shows over Web cameras. Reportedly, Stickam even shares office space, employees and computer systems with the pornographic Web sites.
Donna Rice Hughes, president of Enough Is Enough, an Internet safety organization, said that considering Stickam's ties to pornography, children and their parents should exercise caution when using the site. "This is just another adult operator looking for a back door to the youth market," she said. "For youth without parental understanding and controls in place, this can be dangerous."
Speaking of "back door," we called Mr. Torossian for comment. He was rather emphatic that we back door our mothers. We were able to verify that indeed that too isn't kosher. According to Mechon Mamre, a group of leading Jewish scholars: "Kosher sexual relations are not necessarily limited to those that can lead to pregnancy. Anal and oral relations are permitted, if enjoyable to both marital partners, though Jewish men have a separate commandment to reproduce, and should generally end up having normal vaginal intercourse."
Jun 13, 2007 (AP) -- Two Florida women have sued "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis and his film company, alleging a sexually explicit video was released without their consent. Francis, 34, remains in a Nevada jail on federal tax evasion charges. He was granted bail after pleading not guilty in that case, but stayed in jail to avoid the possibility of being sent to Florida to be arrested on charges of possessing contraband and drugs while in the Bay County Jail in May. He is also charged in Florida with using minors in sexual performances, conspiring to use minors in sexual performances and prostitution.
Posted by Mark RoseWednesday, July 11, 2007
Terrible, just terrible. Well, I'm sure you've heard about it. PR Czar Howard Rubenstein got mugged this last weekend on the Huffington Post. The blows have now reverberated throughout the industry. I think I am uniquely qualified to offer a little perspective.
The day I interviewed at Howard Rubenstein Associates I couldn't eat, had not slept for over 24 hours, and could not shake my innate nervousness. "This was the big leagues," the headhunter told me. You make it at the most demanding, most respected, most connected publicity shop in New York, you can make it anywhere. I was interviewing with a man we came to call "The Beast," although that moniker was way too tame and could never convey his true brilliance or brutality. His initials aptly were P.R. and he was the purest personification of raw PR media madness I, and many others, have ever experienced. He was Howard's henchman and he had zero patience for incompetence or foolishness, attributes he detected in most everybody.
By then I heard all the stories that permeated the New York PR world: Rubenstein was a publicity sweatshop that chewed up publicists like wood through a chipper. Newly hired publicists would join in the morning, go to lunch and never come back. Breakdowns in the office, crying fits, incredible mind games and in-fighting. It was all true. In the three years I survived at Rubenstein I saw that and more. I still get together with Rubenstein survivors – and there are hundreds of us in New York – and swap tales of the mortal combat we engaged in at 1345 Avenue of the Americas. Ah, the good old days.
Yet, there is another, undeniable side to this story that Rubenstein veterans freely acknowledge. The headhunter was right. The experience at Rubenstein shaped us, stays with us, permeates all the work we have done since, and gives us value in the market. I went on to work for larger agencies that charged four or five times Howard's modest fees to essentially do what we did for Rubenstein clients. If you survived at Rubenstein it was because you became an effective media relations professional who earned respect from the journalists you needed to get your "hits" to feed Howard's insatiable publicity machine. And to this day, no matter what social media mumbo jumbo we bat around, clients will still kiss your feet and up their fees if you get them in the Wall Street Journal, not if you get a marginal blogger to take a picture of her cat with your client's camera.
All this came back to me – sort of a PR post traumatic stress episode – when I clicked in to the Huffington Post story Howard posted recently on why PR needs to take the high road and be ethical and all that sort of anachronistic PR for PR. The post itself was a curiosity from another era, something you would see in a PR trade rag 20 years ago, familiar themes Howard has expressed in his 53 years in business. But the response was pure Web 2.0: the great majority of dozens of comments were condemning, cruel, degrading, dismissive, vitriolic, mean, rude. It was like a back alley mugging. One representative comment:
"Well, I think the results are in: Public relations is now the world's most hated profession. If Shakespeare had a blog, he'd write: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the PR flunkies."
Welcome to the Internet, Howard, where any schmegeggi with a computer and an axe to grind can hurl insults at a representation of their frustrations. Howard and his ilk get blamed for everything from the Iraq war to the decline of morality in civilization. And all he did was say we should be ethical and responsible and to tell the truth. His firm represents over 400 clients, he has been in the middle of some of the most fractious battles in New York spanning many administrations, and to my knowledge he has never been accused of being less than honorable.
Howard is not Willy Loman, far from it. But attention and respect must be paid for what he has done, what he represents, and what he has accomplished for our business. Dan Klores split from Howard and went on to build a $20 million PR firm. He now makes movies that get great reviews. Lisa Linden, Steven Alschuler, and Lloyd Kaplan worked for Howard and split and built their own respected PR firm. Andy Plesser left Howard and went on to his own PR firm and founded Beet.tv. The senior people closest to Howard have been with him for decades. There are many, many others who owe their careers to him.
I guarantee that The New York Times has already written the bulk of Howard Rubenstein's obit and it will be front-page news when he passes. I guarantee that every major political, cultural and business figure in New York – black, white, Latino, Republican, Democrat, Jew, Christian - will laud him and remember him as a man who brought people together and actually believed what sounds corny – why can't we all just get along? Bottom feeders on the Huffington Post accomplish nothing with their drive-by nastiness. They aren't even qualified to carry the briefcase Howard takes home every Friday full of account executive "hit" reports.
Howard, I am sorry you had to endure this weekend's rant. Thanks for everything.
Mark Rose is editor of PRBlogNews - a web publication focusing on public relations practices in the digital age.


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What a great addition to your weekly paper! So happy for you Dale – it looks wonderful.
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The conversation in Cheatham County is about to change.
Since 1991 The South Cheatham Advocate has been a regular source of news and information, as well as a public forum and voice for the people of South Cheatham County.
The release of each issue has followed a weekly format since the papers inception, keeping readers of the paper confined to a 7-day cycle of news and commentary.
All that's about to change.
Today, The South Cheatham Advocate has stepped into the world of 24-hour interactive news and commentary as www.SCAdvocate.com unveils a whole online news and information experience.
South Cheatham Advocate Editor Dale Graham has partnered with iTighten CEO John Gusty to create the paper's new online presence.
"Due to the lay of the land, Cheatham County has historically been segmented into three areas: The North, The South and Ashland City" Gusty points out. "As a result, news, information sharing and general conversation has also been segmented. That hasn't always served our county well and has been at the heart of many local issues. We're going to help change that."
Informing Cheatham County more effectively isn't the only objective of the paper's new online initiative. Inviting and encouraging reader interaction is a major focus.
"Every piece of content will be able to be commented on" Graham notes. "And the comments themselves will be highlighted and featured. We want everyone to have a seat at the table. We want to give everyone a chance to weigh in."
Through on-site polling, reader interaction and enhanced editorial content, The South Cheatham Advocate positions itself to become a powerful and transparent community barometer, capable of measuring the pulse of Cheatham County at any given moment.
"Local blogs and websites exist, and have existed" says Gusty "but many have hidden behind anonymity and been downright antagonistic. That's not going to happen here. I don't think Dale or myself have any problem ruffling feathers. Here, you'll just know who's doing the ruffling. Whether it's site content or reader comments, everyone's going to own their opinion."
The site will also serve as a 24-hour reference source for valuable county, city and community information.
But what about the actual paper?
Not to worry. The weekly physical mailing of the paper will continue. And the plan is to keep the weekly Friday edition in place for many years to come.
Graham assures faithful readers, "Advertising revenue has kept this paper in business from day one and there's no evidence of revenue slowing down. If anything, this opens up many more opportunities that I can offer my advertisers."
We still intend to be in your mailbox every Friday." Graham continues, "This new aspect of The South Cheatham Advocate will almost certainly ensure the tradition of the weekly physical paper remains in place while allowing us to expand our reach to the entire county and beyond."
What a great addition to your weekly paper! So happy for you Dale – it looks wonderful.
This is great! What are you hours?
Love the new format. Thanks Dale!
This is FABULOUS "NEWS"! I travel to Michigan often, for extended periods; and now I can stay in touch with HOME. Congratulations Dale & John!
great new site. look forward to seeing the interactions.
Excellent move by the Advocate. The addition of iTighten CEO John Gusty will prove to be a major step forward for the citizens of Cheatham County.
I am looking forward to all that is to come through the creation of the new venue.
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WASHINGTON — Four months after Republicans suffered a convincing defeat in the presidential election, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the party's vice-presidential nominee, unveiled a spending-and-tax plan Tuesday that relies on the same lightning-rod proposals of his 2012 campaign to balance the federal budget in 10 years.
The Ryan plan — called the "Pathway to Prosperity," as it was in last year's campaign — would cut spending by $4.6 trillion through 2023, largely by rolling back President Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments while also taking advantage of the savings they created.
While the budget would preserve Medicare cuts that Republicans denounced in the 2012 campaign, it would eliminate the subsidized insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion that make up the core of the president's health care law. Obama's Wall Street regulatory law would be repealed, and high-speed rail programs championed by Vice President Joe Biden would be rescinded.
And the plan would transform Medicare into a subsidized system of private insurance plans, a proposal that Obama strongly opposed and made central to his campaign for re-election.
But while Ryan once held that the 2012 election would be a referendum on such ideas, he said Tuesday that the nation's dire fiscal straits present little alternative but to plow ahead with what he calls "an exit ramp from the current mess — and an entry ramp to a better future." The budget will be formally drafted Wednesday in the House Budget Committee, of which Ryan is chairman, then brought to the House floor next week for what promises to be a contentious vote.
But with his budget — and a Senate Democratic budget to follow Wednesday — Republicans and Democrats are setting up a clear contrast between rapid deficit reduction that relies on spending cuts only to reach balance and a slower approach that will mix tax increases and more gradual spending cuts to aim for fiscal stability if not a balanced budget.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday were already starting to circulate the outlines of their budget, a plan that repudiates many key aspects of the Republican effort, like converting Medicare into a private insurance plan. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Senate Budget Committee, said the House Republican plan was "doubling down on the extreme budget that the American people already rejected."
In stark contrast to the austerity the Republican budget pursues, Senate Democrats will propose investing $100 billion in a new economic stimulus program that would provide job training and set aside money to repair roads and bridges.
Democrats said they would pay for the plan by closing loopholes in the tax code that benefit corporations and wealthy Americans.
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I still don't trust Marvel. I can see them teasing us with their return only to pull the rug out from under us at the last second. When they're all back and firmly entrenched, I'll celebrate. Until then, I won't.
I still don't trust Marvel. I can see them teasing us with their return only to pull the rug out from under us at the last second. When they're all back and firmly entrenched, I'll celebrate. Until then, I won't.
I will fight. Forever. For everyone, whether they know it or not. Whether they are watching or not. I will always fight.---Daredevil
"There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back at us... you blinked."---Batman
"I am a mad man with a box!"---The Doctor
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.---John 3:16
This sounds good! I admit, I have yet to really dig into the FF books yet (Still not even sure where to start!) but I do enjoy the characters, and I am in love with Zdarsky so that will help!
Marvel: - She-Hulk, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, The Mighty Captain Marvel, Captain America, Falcon, Old Man Logan, The Mighty Thor, America, Gwenpool, Black Panther, Champions, Marvel 2-In-1.
DC: - Super-Girl
Image: - Paper Girls.
My comic review blog!
I've never really been big on the Fantastic Four, admittedly. But Marvel's refusal to publish a title has actually made me want to read this even more. Plus, Infamous Iron Man has been really good.
"Just Hawkeye. Mr. Hawkeye Sir is my dad."
They made a vow, their family will be found....Marvel Two-In-One .
Looks like Marvel got me truly interested in a Legacy book finally.
Captain Marvel, while beloved by many, isn't nearly the cornerstone of the MU like the FF is. There's a little more at stake in bringing them back.
Also, as Marvel's death remains one of the most important deaths in comics, bringing him back full on is a lot trickier than bringing the FF back would be.
Even with that, though, CM did make a comeback for a time. There was the Peter David series in the '90s, I believe. I know I read it at the time, although by now I forget the details.


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Common Core Standards SBAC testing, the bully principal…and more
Public school is based on the the principle of inclusion, not exclusion. Kids are accepted however they arrive through the front door. Different ethnic backgrounds, economic status, personal triumphs or … Continue reading
Panel on student testing at Town Hall in Seattle
On Tuesday September 17th at 7:30 PM there will be a panel discussion on standardized testing at Town Hall in Seattle titled To Test or Not to Test? The panelists will … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Student Walkout in Denver, New York parents suing the state and much, much more.
First up, the students speak up. From Students4OurSchools: On May 10th, we the students will be standing up for our education. We advocate for an authentic education where … Continue reading
MAP test manufacturer (NWEA, Inc.) memo: MAP test should not be used to evaluate teachers
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A webinar with Garfield High School Teacher Jesse Hagopian A free webinar featuring Jesse Hagopian, Garfield teacher and alumnus, as he discusses the background and current state of the fight to Scrap … Continue reading
A look at the MAP test and Value Added Measures (VAM)
Beginning this fall, teachers who have been on this system for two school years prior to 2012-2013, and who teach tested subjects and grades, will receive a student growth rating … Continue reading
How to opt your student out of the MAP® test
There has been a request for information on how to opt out of the MAP test in Seattle. To follow is an update of a post that Sue wrote in … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: AFT supports the Garfield High School teachers, armed janitors in Ohio (?) and the rich get richer off of charter schools.
The Weekly Update for the news and views you might have missed. From the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Facebook page: Today AFT President Randi Weingarten sent a message of … Continue reading
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The Push Back: Opting Out (A continuation from Part 4: High Stakes Testing: The Consequences.) Parents, teachers, principals, school board members and education administrators are beginning to understand that this excessive … Continue reading
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For the record, from the teacher's union in Seattle, the Seattle Education Association. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) supports all of our teachers in wanting to provide the best learning … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: What can I say…Seattle teachers rock!!!!
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No Closure
Abandoned, oh so suddenly.
Lied to
Anger, regret
The silly little cries.
Abandoned, oh so suddenly.
The closure that I needed.
Is it safe to finally say farewell?
There was no last bow.
Where was the closure that I needed?
" Music on repeat, in my head
of you and I, the smiles - Oh we were
so happy!
Teenage love, rather delusional
Our first child was beautiful
Our house was square-white, perfect
with speckled flowers
The silly little fights, how I wish I
ended it then.
Because the truth is, I remember you,
Your pathetic gesture when you plead
for me to hold on. My regrets, my
regrets only
I need, crave a closure.
Silly little boy"
What were we building on?
Design by heart
A secret deceit
A foundation of lies
A fr
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Cemented delusions
Her heart,breaking
Love is false
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Nitrogen transport and transformations in a shallow aquifer receiving wastewater discharge: A mass balance approach
Water Resources Research
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- L.A. DeSimone and B.L. Howes
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AbstractNitrogen transport and transformations were followed over the initial 3 years of development of a plume of wastewater-contaminated groundwater in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Ammonification and nitrification in the unsaturated zone and ammonium sorption in the saturated zone were predominant, while loss of fixed nitrogen through denitrification was minor. The major effect of transport was the oxidation of discharged organic and inorganic forms to nitrate, which was the dominant nitrogen form in transit to receiving systems. Ammonification and nitrification in the unsaturated zone transformed 16-19% and 50-70%, respectively, of the total nitrogen mass discharged to the land surface during the study but did not attenuate the nitrogen loading. Nitrification in the unsaturated zone also contributed to a pH decrease of 2 standard units and to an N2O increase (46-660 ??g N/L in the plume). Other processes in the unsaturated zone had little net effect: Ammonium sorption removed <1% of the total discharged nitrogen mass; filtering of particulate organic nitrogen was less than 3%; ammonium and nitrate assimilation was less than 6%; and ammonia volatilization was less than 0.25%. In the saturated zone a central zone of anoxic groundwater (DO ??? 0.05 mg/L) was first detected 17 months after effluent discharge to the aquifer began, which expanded at about the groundwater-flow velocity. Although nitrate was dominant at the water table, the low, carbon-limited rates of denitrification in the anoxic zone (3.0-9.6 (ng N/cm3)/d) reduced only about 2% of the recharged nitrogen mass to N2. In contrast, ammonium sorption in the saturated zone removed about 16% of the recharged nitrogen mass from the groundwater. Ammonium sorption was primarily limited to anoxic zone, where nitrification was prevented, and was best described by a Langmuir isotherm in which effluent ionic concentrations were simulated. The initial nitrogen load discharged from the groundwater system may depend largely on the growth and stability of the sorbed ammonium pool, which in turn depends on effluent-loading practices, subsurface microbial processes, and saturation of available exchange sites.
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- Water Resources Research
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- 34
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- 1998
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The Best of the Blogosphere: June 21, 2008
June 21, 2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives today in introducing the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act would boost support for and protection of victims of human trafficking by increasing law enforcement resources, enhancing victims' services and increasing penalties in an effort to combat child sex trafficking, child pornography, sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
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For moms who delayed the mmr shot till 3
We're delaying for my current two year old, but my other two got it on time.
What about the shot will delay her more?
I'm not sure that the two are related. I know this is a huge debate, but it might help you to just deal with each thing separately right now, rather than jump to the conclusion that the shots are contributing to speech delay. She's only three. She has time to get caught up, and might turn out to be completely normal by the time she's in elementary school.
Claire Wait
My blog: TheUnderToad.com.
I don't vaccinate at all.
If you're nervous about it, see about a waiver/exemption. Is it a private preschool? Or does it receive any government funding?
Our preschools took exemptions, as well as our public school.
But in answer to your question, we delayed our kids' MMRs. We just signed an exemption at school until we got them done but they go to a small, private school so I'm not sure how much their flexibility played into it.
Best of luck to you!
you can get an exemption for that shot only, if you want. exemption forms arent all-or-nothing. at least not the philosophical forms.


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Fri, August 08, 2014Jose Zuniga returns in August to teach a West Coast Swing lesson. Social dancing to follow.
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(FootballStL) -- After trading up with the Buffalo Bills to draft Tavon Austin, the St. Louis Rams decided to trade down from the No. 22 overall pick on Thursday night.
The Rams sent their second first-round pick, which was acquired from the Washington Redskins last year, to the Atlanta Falcons for the 30th overall pick, third and sixth round picks. In addition, the Rams sent a conditional seventh-round pick in 2015 to Atlanta.
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by litesnsirens on 2013-03-25 14:00:48.2350
And Line 6 I give you full permission to use this idea and run with it. How about a headphone amp with line 6 link? 6 to 8 channels or perhaps 2 versions, a 4 channel and an 8 channel. You can assign monitor channels A, B, C or D to any of the headphone amp channels via line 6 link. Good for recording sessions or for silent rehearsals. Adds functionality to your M20d by turning it into a very sophisticated "jam hub". It could probably be done for less money than a jam hub costs and makes the whole stage scape/source system that much more attractive when you can add the new Line 6 "Stagephone" headphone amp to the system.
Any other users like this idea?
by selbalicious on 2013-03-25 14:16:15.7550
this is a GREAT idea. Line6 needs to compete with the Behringer's and other manufacturers live in-ear headphone amp/distribution system offerings. If the "headphone amp" or whatever the original poster was getting at, understood the "L6 Link" language, then it would seem that you could do "matrix mixing" and each of the individual headphone outputs could have its OWN discrete mix separate from all others. Therefore, the lead singer could have a mix that has slightly more of their microphone, the guitarist/vocalist could have a mix with a tad more guitar and THEIR microphone, and so on and so on.
I was JUST thinking of this the other day when considering the purchase of the M20D because I have to support up to FOUR musicians (as well as Front-of-House (FOH)) and while I can probably make do with the 4 monitor outputs of the M20D and a Behringer headphone amp, I would MUUUUCH rather be giving all my money to Line6 to support a companion product to the M20D.
So here's +1 vote for litesnsirens new product idea! Great idea!
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by silverhead on 2013-03-25 15:10:35.5510
That's a good idea.
Meantime, I wonder if using adapters with the existing M20d monitor outputs would be acceptable. Something like this:
.... with another 1/4"-to-1/4" connector to the headphone plug. Or maybe there's a female XLR adapter with a 1/4" female jack.
Using L6 Link would be better, of course, since you would still keep the analog Monitor outputs available for normal purposes, but the adapter approach could provide an immediate capability in situations where you don't need regular monitors (everybody using headphones). You can control the monitor output levels in the M20d to manage any leveling issues.
by litesnsirens on 2013-03-26 04:28:23.5640
Do you think these outputs would directly power headphones? If so then such a connector would probably work especially if you would find the female to female.
by dboomer on 2013-03-26 08:33:21.9730
I haven't seen line level headphones for 30 years. The line levels will drive devices with an input impedance of about 10k or better, but how loud they might get would depend on their sensitivity. I don't think you'll find much to your liking here.
by litesnsirens on 2013-03-26 10:37:08.1600
Thanks dboomer, that's kind of what I was thinking was that those line level outs wouldn't drive headphones. But on another note, how about my line 6 link headphone amp? Is it an idea you might take to your design team?
by dboomer on 2013-03-26 19:57:19.9080
It's a good idea but it would likely be too expensive on its own. The cost to add L6 link in the speakers is minimal because all of the digital circuitry is already there in the speaker system but to add it on its own to a headphone amp would be costly. But anything is possible :)
by litesnsirens on 2013-03-27 04:35:17.7750
Admittedly I don't have any indea about how the magic is implemented and therefore no idea how much it would cost. I just know that you have it in the speakers, the M20d and the HD500 (I'm sure there are some products that have it that I'm missing), so I thought it might be possible. The r.eality is with only 2 other forum members thinking it's a good idea, it might not be worth the effort for Line 6
by silverhead on 2013-03-27 07:56:27.0630
I wouldn't place much weight on the fact that only two other users responded here. There's so much spam here these days that it's hard for an individual post like this to get much visibility. I think it's a good idea despite the apparent lack of shout-outs.
You've been around here for a while, so I suspect you already know the official way to make suggestions for new products and features.... but just in case.....
May be worth submitting this request even though it may not be viable for the reasons dboomer says.
by litesnsirens on 2013-03-27 08:34:43.6820
Good point, silverhead, I'll fire it into the product feedback section.
by litesnsirens on 2013-03-27 10:09:38.5120
Actually now that I think of it, since for a silent rehearsal you wouldn't need the main mix you could do up to 5 separate mixes, if our yet to be designed headphone amp had at least 5 channels. Therefore it might be best to just make a 5 channel and have L6 link in as well as out/thru, so if you have more than 5 musicians you can just chain them up and they can start sharing mixes. And really how hard could that be, after you have 4 or 5 mixes set up, for numbers 6 and up just sit there with your ipad and let them try the existing mixes until they find one they like.
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2) the author advocates point shooting as a close quarters technique only, not as a universal aiming method
3) I'd be interested to review the 900+ videos this guy claims to have studied, and the cases, too. On average, how many rounds were expended? How much collateral damage was done? How many people not involved in the gunfight were killed or injured?
If you have some sources you'd like to share i'd be happy to take a read.
4) To summarize the "science," of point shooting: stress situation means that you're unable to perform "complex motor skills," so you should train to rely on your instinctive ability to point your finger as a life-saving maneuver. Try this: go home, tape a piece of paper on the wall and tape a laser pointer to your index finger. Move around the room and suddenly point at the paper. Don't cheat. Did you hit it? How many misses? How long does it take you to get 3 hits? If you think you performed well enough at this unstressed exercise to make point shooting your primary self-defense aiming method, good on you. I'll stick to using my sights.
Anything more complex is simply that, more complex.
The more complex task will be affected in a greater way by stress and exertion.
We used both in class and the point shooting has much merit in cq imo.
5) The author states that 80% of bullets fired in real scenarios do not hit their target while simultaneously claiming that you can be more effective by not using a gun's sights, as evidenced by all of the real scenarios (you know, the ones where 80% of bullets don't hit the target).
The evidence showed that people do not use their sights under stress.
Do you think it makes sense to train a technique you will likely never use, and further to ignore one you are almost guaranteed to rely on?
100% of the work you would do to properly point shoot is 99% of the work you would do to properly sight shoot. It takes a split second to look at your sights and adjust if necessary - if that's too much time, you 're probably dead or injured regardless of how you choose to aim (or no to aim) your gun. But, if you spend that time, you may prevent yourself from being dead or injured because you stopped your opponent with properly placed rounds.
The authors quoted asserted that despite your training you will point shoot in cq when it comes down to the wire.
Makes sense to me to train this way then...
You also fail to address the smaller profile afforded by certain point-shooting styles.
This was touted as a weapon retention and flow benefit in the class i took.
Do you have anything to add other than opinion and unsupported assertions?
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Yes, in class the topic was only advocated for cq interior work.
I'm obviously still gonna use the sights at a distance.
The author even advocated the sights when proactive rather than defensive, ie i'm gonna shoot you and you don't know it or don't see me etc.
edit: The other point made is that if you are gonna get shot, it is much more likely to be at close range and therefore most of your training should reflect that.
10/26/2010 1:32pm, #36
What I would like to see is some evidence to the fact that sight shooting is better as opposed to just statements. Show us a study lets debate this with facts and a methodology I would really like to know in the end what actually does work better.
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I smell an article.
I may need help sifting through training manuals and incident reports though. there is a lot of data to go through here.
I need to devise an experiment, too.
I'll write it if you guys help with the legwork.And lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".
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by lancemalvey on 2011-12-20 15:55:49.7150
Hi i was wondering if it would be possible to use the Mobile In live?, As in using my Iphone 4 and plugging it into the power amp section of my 120watt crate combo amp which is running into two 1x18 traynor PA speakers. I've been on the search for something that is capable of this since i cannot afford other forms of amp modelers or rack effect units (Most know of what i'm speaking of).
by JeffValenta on 2011-12-22 11:08:16.1430
I did this at a gig a couple of weeks ago. Worked great! People (and bandmates) were blown away.
Go for it!
by mosmusic on 2012-01-19 09:43:58.5940
I did it too one month ago, and it worked great on stage ! But when I updated MobileIn 2 weeks ago, lot of bugs appears and without a real response from Line 6, I reinstall the app and of course, all my own personnal presets disappeared... And ther's no other way to saved these presets...
by JeffValenta on 2012-01-19 14:16:56.8990
so did mine
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The Pirates could not string together enough hits and wasted a solid pitching performance from James McDonald in a 6-0 loss in San Francisco.
McDonald took the loss tonight but it wasn't solely on his shoulders as he gave the Pirates a quality start in his six innings of work, only giving up four hits and three runs. He gave up his 19th and 20th home runs of the year, both solo shots, and didn't give up a hit until the fourth inning when he gave up a leadoff double that would come around to score the first Giants run. JMac had some decent stuff tonight as he was hitting 95 and 96 on the gun throughout the game and into the sixth inning and when his changeup was on he was pretty much unhittable. The few mistakes that JMac made were right down the heart of the plate and the Giants made him pay. He also walked three batters (one intentional) which came to the leadoff batter of the game and the pitcher, not two instances where you want to give out a free pass. Overall this was a good start even if he didn't have his top stuff.
The offense was well off its mark tonight as they couldn't get anything done. They only managed to get five hits and were pretty terrible with runners in scoring position all night. The Pirates continued a tiring trend of striking out, a lot, for the 36th time this year they struck out 10 or more times with every starter but catcher Ryan Doumit having a punch out tonight and going down 11 times total. The Pirates were also 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Not going to cut it.
The game was actually closer than the final score as the Giants scored three runs in the top of the ninth when the defense and pitching was sloppy at best. Jason Grilli couldn't get the job done and Joe Beimel wasn't much better. Throw in a Ryan Doumit error and you can see where things might get out of hand.
Overall this was pretty a open and shut game. The offense didn't get the job done and the pitching did pretty well. The good part is that the Pirates took game one yesterday (or two days ago) and have a chance to win the series when Jeff Karstens takes the bump for the day game tomorrow.


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