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Bruce Rauner, the Republican candidate for governor, has let all of Illinois know that should he become governor, reform will finally take place. He's going to have low taxes that will attract all kinds of new business to Illinois.
Problem is, Rauner has been woefully lacking in the detail department. After all, it's easy to talk about making Illinois a better place to live and work. But that's a really hard job — we can't pay our bills on time and we have an unfunded public pension liability of $100 billion. People are moving out, and half the people would leave if they could, according to a recent poll.
A week ago Monday, at a speech in Rochelle, Rauner at last provided a timetable for announcing what he called a very detailed plan to accomplish his goals. He didn't say "budget," but he did say he'd release his plan within 60 days. The clock started ticking on June 9.
Later that same week, Rauner released the first part of that plan. It claims to outline $1 billion in savings from structural reforms he proposes to make.
By "cracking down on wasteful spending" throughout state government he claims to be able to save $140 million.
Rauner would save $10 million by selling some of the state's air force of 16 planes and helicopters and eliminating the daily shuttles that fly the governor and legislative leaders between Springfield and Chicago in four King Air executive planes.
Rauner said he would live in the governor's mansion in Springfield and drive, take the train or fly commercial. He'd take no salary or pension. He'd eliminate political slush funds and shift legislators into a defined contribution pension system.
He would restrict outside employment for legislative leaders and enact 10 percent cuts to all constitutional offices and the General Assembly. He proposes to merge the comptroller's and treasurer's offices.
Rauner's biggest savings would come from reforming the way the state buys things through the Central Management Services department, which he'd also reform. This would save $500 million, he says.
And he'd save $250 million by reforming Medicaid.
These ideas are not new. And most would require cooperation from the General Assembly, which is likely to remain in Democratic hands after the Nov. 4 election. We have no way of knowing whether these savings figures actually can be realized.
Springfield sage Rich Miller of Capitol Fax has dismissed Rauner's 10 points as lacking in detail.
"Basically, Rauner has given us a few pieces of low-hanging fruit, sprinkled it with some magic fairy dust and added a dash of hot rhetoric. This isn't a budget blueprint. It's rehashed stuff he's already talked about on the campaign trail. And it absolutely does not prevent the need to keep income tax rates high," Miller said.
Matt Dietrich of Reboot Illinois was similarly unimpressed.
"Rauner has some worthy ideas for whipping state government into shape. But from a candidate who has promised to bring in a team of world-class business experts to fix things, this was mighty thin gruel," Dietrich said.
I look forward to seeing much more of Rauner's "detailed plan" in the next few weeks. He must address how he can achieve multibillion-dollar savings while rolling back the "temporary" income tax increase of 2011. And, if Rauner is considering slapping sales taxes on more services, we need to know that, too.
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I don't know about that anymore. It seems that without term limits, we get decades of the same legislative leaders, who draw themselves into cozy districts and build political machines to ensure they stay in place.
Now, you may get to decide. Rauner's term limits amendment, which garnered 600,000 petition signatures, has been OK'd by the state Board of Election to appear on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.
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He has these 2 up in his eBay store.
Venomous Designs Toxic Body/Rail
Venomous Designs Noxious Body/Rail
anybody heard from him lately? is he still trying to finish these?
Best person to talk to would be XMT. He's the one doing the bodies.
i was in contact with him from 11/27/12 to 05/20/13.
November 27 2012 i was told 6 weeks.
January 11 2013 i was told 40-60 days.
May 20 2013 all i get is soon.
i have sent 4 emails since may 20th 2013 with no responce.
i was patient and nice up until my last email which i sent on october 22, 2013, this is what i sent(still with no response):
"saw the bodies you have up on ebay. so you have time to continually list your extra stock on ebay, but no time to respond to my emails for the past 4 months. you have nearly $800 of my money. i have been paid in full for two years now i am at the end of my patience here.you have bodies to sell, so where are the production bodies that are owed to the people on AO?"
Im telling you guys,...
Get on ebay,.. flood their fraud department with hits on these items,......
Someone needs to get the cops involved,...... you guys got hosed.
EDIT: I took the time tonight to get ebay on board with this,.. again. Sent them all the info here in the thread. They are attaching an investigative officer from their departs AS SOON as YOU GUYS collectively (one at a time, all of you involved) fill out your police reports by either:
A) walking into your local police department and filling out an investigative report so they may open a multi-state fraud case on him
B) fill out the on-line police investigation request (once i get it i will post the link up) and forward the information to the assigned officer.
They said that its 100% faster to get the ebay fraud department to physically go after a seller from ebay and press charges by simply:
Gathering up all the information you have to give to a police officer (the entire history of this thread), the ebay items he is selling, and open a report/case.
Once they do that,..... ebay has actual cops that hunt these people down with local police departments. Were talking actual arrests can be made.....
30 minutes at a police station guys,.... think about what it would be like to close this chapter.....
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I thought the items being sold on EBay were extras? Are there items being sold there that are due to other customer?
By impeding him selling off the extras you guys would be hurting your chances of this ever coming to fruition. To be honest I doubt anyone is ever going to see any money out of him. Ever. But unless he is selling items on EBay that were paid for by other customers, it's not fraud.
I think that all of the auctions say that he is selling "extras" or his "personal" items. It might be just enough to keep him out of trouble. It would be hard to prove that a certain body was supposed to be yours unless you had specific proof that you paid for a certain serial numbered body.
When someone takes money from a buyer as a seller of a product, and they do not or can not deliver a product that was paid for,.... a refund or delivery of purchased product MUST occur.
To help those of you that do not understand the way the law works with purchase and sales,.... please Google "Consumer Law & Fraud",... specifically "does a retailer have to honor a listed price?"
This law outlines how the money has exchanged hands and has become a binding contract. It further goes to explain that the retailer has two options at this point: issue a full refund (meaning ALL the money), or deliver the product as contracted.
It even goes into detail for recourse on behalf of the buyer,.......
Mongoose did a "RUN" of items,.. none serialized specific to each buyer. So by consumer law, the eBay auction is a fraudulent sale because there are buyers PRE-DATING the auction sale date for the same goods already purchased.
You guys need to look this stuff up!!!! Get on this before the credit card companies wont help you. This is FRAUD guys,..... make an example of this.
An example would be my own frames: the remaining VER frames I have have no buyers for them,.. and all the original purchases have been completed. Therefore the remaining VER frames are "EXTRAS" and have no contractual ownership to anyone other than myself.
What should happen is that all of the "extra's" should be ceased and sold off to repay the victims. I doubt that will happen though.
For the record, I'm in no way defending this jacknut and/or his behavior. I had my own run in with him a long time ago and wouldn't trust him with a penny of my money anymore. I feel for everyone that is owed money/parts. Hopefully he will sell some things and repay everyone or make enough to be able to get the rest of whats owed built. I doubt it, but here's hoping.
The 'extra' bodies and rails should have been offered as compensation to anyone that he owes money to BEFORE they were put on EBay.
I don't talk to him anymore, but knowing his history and putting 2 + 2 together it looks like he is selling off his personal paintball gear long with a bunch of T-Fal cooking stuff that most likely his parents (who work for Tfal) are getting. For all the years I have known him he has had ONE real job and that didn't last too long so I surmise he is using whatever ebay money he is making as his only source of income.
ive gotten communication back open with him.
so lets see where this goes.Hello Travis,
This was in my Spam folder, not sure why....sorry i missed it.
Please send me a complete list of what is owed to you and i will send what i have right away and refund for what i dont have. Please Inform anyone you may know to do the same asap. Please have a record of your payment(s) with the email.
and this
At this point in time, ALL body Pre orders have been Terminated. I have tried multiple times, in the end the bodies were tested and did not function to specs needed....therefore i could not sell them if they did not work. I Have spent much more then the pre order amount collected. The Pre order money can not be refunded. But if you paid in full for one of these bodies i can and will refund you that money because the product was not completed.
At this time the V.2 and V.3 grips will be made. yes they have been delayed but production on them is still in effect and they will be completed.
no... a preorder deposit is to secure your place in line and if you back out is non refundable. If the manufacturer terminated the project then the preorder deposits should be refunded.
he also said in that statement that those who paid in full will get their money back... so if those of you who have paid a deposit want their money back pay him the rest and he'll give you a refund
Wow. He may not be able to, but I would like to see XMT chime in on this. From my understanding he was the one actually milling the bodies.
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A contract like this could only be terminated by Venomous Designs if it became impossible to perform (i.e. there would be no materials available and no machines anywhere that could complete the project would render it impossible), it appears from his email that it only became harder to perform his end since the bodies did not meet spec (that is his problem, not one the buyer has to assume). This is what in legal terms makes it a frustrated contract as opposed to impossible, which he seems to be asserting. He still was required to meet his end of the bargain (producing a product he promised to deliver) even though it became harder for him. In addition, he did not provide any terms governing the agreement in regards to the deposit from what I can tell, going off of course what started this debacle on page one of the thread. This goes to say I think there is a good legal argument for the deposit money to be refunded also, depending on how much is involved and it is worth the time and effort for those who paid a deposit without paying the full amount.
My two cents.
youre welcome
I have had no contact with mongoose in over a year and a half. Mongoose had the lathe portion of some slug bodies made but the shop that did them scraped them. I have nothing to do with this project anymore....I have my own stuff to work on. posting this up because i keep getting PM's from members asking whats going on.
Good to hear this from you terror
So if the bodies were tested and they did not perform to the specs desired, are the bodies being sold on Ebay no good? I have seen some pics of completed guns with these bodies and am wondering if the owners are having any problems ? His reply seems to me to be a good copout that only provides more problems for the people that did get a body.
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Vestas Wind Systems, the wind turbine manufacturer that built four factories in Colorado, as well as Sen. Mark Udall (D-Co), on Wednesday praised the one-year extension of the wind production tax credit, believed to be critical for Colorado's wind-power industry.
"Extending the wind production tax credit is a long-overdue dose of certainty for manufacturers who employ more then 5,000 Coloradans and 60,000 workers across America," said Udall.
"Although this deal is not perfect, I am glad my colleagues have acknowledged what I have spoken about regularly on the Senate floor: wind energy creates jobs and benefits every American," said Udall.
The extension was passed late Tuesday night.
The extension would cover all wind projects that start construction in 2013. Companies that manufacture wind turbines and install them sought that definition to allow for the 18-24 months it takes to develop a new wind farm.
Vestas president and chief executive Ditlev Engel said he commends "the President and Congress for having agreed to extend the PTC, which confirms the bipartisan U.S. commitment to a balanced, clean-energy portfolio."
Vestas noted that the "short-term PTC extension" is critical to ensure projects move forward and orders are placed that "will support U.S. manufacturing and the domestic supply chain."
"Even though the late timing of the extension will result in a significant reduction in 2013 installations relative to prior years due to the time it takes from when an order is placed to project completion, the U.S. market will nonetheless be stronger as a result of the PTC extension," said Vestas.
Andrew Longeteig, spokesman for North America Vestas, said that in recent months, as doubts about the extension increased, the company "has maintained a flexible workforce and will be able to scale production to meet customer orders with deliveries from our U.S. factories.
Longeteig noted that Vestas currently employs about 1,100 people at its four Colorado manufacturing facilities.
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The AmericanWind Energy Association also praised the extension.
The association said thousands of American workers in wind energy "are celebrating over the continuation of policies expected to save up to 37,000 jobs and create far more overtime, and to revive business at nearly 500 manufacturing facilities across the country," said the organization.
Denise Bode, chief executive of AWEA, said that "on behalf of all the people working in wind energy manufacturing facilities, their families and all the communities that benefit, we thank President Obama and all the members of the House and Senate who had the foresight to extend this successful policy, so wind projects can continue to be developed in 2013 and 2014."
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The International Olympic Committee announced its decision to cut wrestling from its list of core sports for the 2020 Olympics this week. The decision was made in order to cut the 26 core sports to 25 and make room for another competition.
The International Olympic Committee announced its decision to cut wrestling from its list of core sports for the 2020 Olympics this week. The decision was made in order to cut the 26 core sports to 25 and make room for another competition.
The decision comes as a shock to most wrestling fans because there were no indications suggesteing wrestling was even on the chopping block.
"This is a process of renewing and renovating the program for the Olympics," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams in an AP report. "In the view of the executive board, this was the best program for the Olympic Games in 2020. It's not a case of what's wrong with wrestling; it is what's right with the 25 core sports."
Cutting wrestling has gotten strong support from those people who like badminton, the modern pentathlon and horse dancing (dressage), because it means their sport is likely safe for the 2020 games.
Saints wrestling Head Coach Gene Hildebrandt 's first reaction was that, "They (the Olympic committee) will probably save tiddlywinks as an Olympic sport." He was surprised because eliminating wrestling, which he noted was the original Olympic sport, hadn't been brought up. He expects a big uproar from the wrestling community.
This uproar has already been seen in the social media world with tweets of anger being expressed toward the IOC and their decision:
"And considering its a sport that was participated in since the Ancient Olympics, its against the spirit of the Games itself to drop it."
"Wrestling is the Olympics. It's the toughest, more grueling, most demanding and most humbling sport there is."
"They got rid of wrestling in the olympics but they still have ribbon dancing? #thisismadness"
"Wrestling out of the Olympics? Possible replacements include squash, karate, climbing but my vote is for speed skating...inline!!"
"Wrestling cut from the olympics, I bet Iowa is pissed."
The decision to cut wrestling from the Olympic programming seems to be one to make the games more mainstream and viewer-friendly. However, in an area such as St. James the decision will isolate viewers who would have normally watched the event.
Furthermore, wrestling was not the least watched sport in the latest Olympic games and it has a wide variety of countries that medal in it frequently, including USA, Iran and Russia – with FILA having 177 member nations. Wrestling has been a part of the Olympic games since the first modern Olympic games, and was also a sport of the ancient Olympic games.
Wrestling will join baseball and softball as the most recent sports cut from the Olympic games. Wrestling will still be included in the 2016 games in Rio De Janeiro and will join seven other sports in applying for a single opening in the 2020 games, but according to reports by ESPN, it is extremely unlikely that it would be voted back in so soon after being removed by the executive board.
The final vote will be made at the IOC session, in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Petitions are already circling the internet to overturn this decision.


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On Tuesday, October 12, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health announced its support for a piece of legislation in New York City that would require crisis pregnancy centers, or limited-service pregnancy centers, to disclose on all signage and advertising that they do not provide contraception or abortion services, or referrals to either. The legislation would also require the centers to disclose if they do not have a licensed medical provider on site, and would hold them to the same confidentiality standards as licensed medical centers.
Crisis pregnancy centers are often innocuously labeled: "Pregnant? Need Help?" What many of these signs do not say is that these centers have an explicit anti-choice agenda, and often spread misinformation about abortion, such as the outdated and clinically-disproved claim that abortion increases risk of breast cancer. The bill follows an investigation by NARAL Pro-Choice New York, who released a report documenting the tactics of these centers.
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It's 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the headquarters of Health Plan One, a health insurance agency that sells private policies. It's the morning of what is the biggest court decision ever regarding health insurance. Will the court uphold the health-care bill? Will it strike it down?
"Either way is fine with me," says Bill Stapleton, the company's CEO.
Stapleton is a man who is worn out. He spent years watching Congress debate the health care overhaul, gaming out how his company could survive under this version or that version. And then the law was passed and then the constitutionality challenged.
"It's very difficult to plan because there's so much uncertainty out there," Stapleton says. "That doesn't sound like a big deal. It's a big deal. How do you make an investment today? Your investment doesn't pay off today. It pays off in three or four years."
It's 10 a.m. Someone gets the TV working, and there's Wolf Blitzer on CNN announcing that the court has struck down the insurance mandate. Then Stapleton walks over to one of his salesmen, who tells him Yahoo is saying the bill has been upheld.
This kind of confusion, Stapleton says, is actually typical of how the past few years have been.
Eventually, the news is clear: The law was upheld. And unless Stapleton's company dramatically changes what it does, it has just been written out of existence. And not by the controversial parts of the law, but by the parts of the law most everyone likes.
For instance: Insurance companies have to reduce administrative costs. Stapleton's agency collects fees from insurance companies. His business is an administrative cost.
And starting in 2014, the law says insurance companies will not be allowed to deny people for pre-existing conditions. And at some point, people won't need to go through an agency like Stapleton's at all; the law creates online exchanges to buy insurance.
Stapleton says he's thinking about getting into life insurance. Or maybe car insurance or home insurance — anything that moves him away from the individual health market.
The health care law will mean major changes for companies in the individual insurance market. For some, it's the opportunity to find new customers. For others, it could be the end of the line. Planet Money's Chana Joffe-Walt spent yesterday waiting for the big decision with an insurer who must now consider switching to a business outside the health industry.
CHANA JOFFE-WALT, BYLINE: It's 9:45 Thursday morning at Health Plan One headquarters, a company that sells private health insurance policies. So it's a room full of people who sell health insurance on the morning of what is the biggest court decision regarding health insurance ever. Will the court uphold the law, will it strike it down?
BILL STAPLETON: Either way is fine with me.
JOFFE-WALT: Bill Stapleton is the CEO of the company.
Do you think other people in your office here are paying attention to this at all?
STAPLETON: I don't. I don't.
JOFFE-WALT: The level of disinterest in this office seemed curious to me. At 10 am, when the ruling was supposed to come out, Bill Stapleton was telling me about innovative software systems for medical underwriting. And I asked: Aren't you even going to look at the ruling? Watch the news or something? At which point Stapleton stood up and said, ah, let me see if that's possible.
STAPLETON: Hey Justin, it's Bill. Does the TV in the conference room, does that - can that play television? Can you turn the television on there?
JUSTIN: No. There's no cable. It's just whatever's (unintelligible).
STAPLETON: Anybody else have a TV?
JOFFE-WALT: It was not until Stapleton and I were standing in the conference room, with the TV on - for my benefit - that I realized this is not a man who doesn't care. This is a man who is worn out. Stapleton spent years watching Congress debate the health care overhaul, gaming out how his company would survive under this version of the bill, and that version. And then the law was passed, and then the constitutionality of the law was challenged.
STAPLETON: It's very difficult to plan, because there's so much uncertainty out there. And that's - that doesn't sound like a big deal. It's a big deal if you can't plan out two or three or four years, how do you make an investment today? You know, you're investment today doesn't pay off today. It pays off in three or four years.
JOFFE-WALT: Speaking of uncertainty. So Justin gets the TV working - and then there is Wolf Blitzer on CNN announcing that the court has struck down the insurance mandate.
STAPLETON: Struck down the individual mandate...
WOLF BLITZER: ....dramatic moment...
JOFFE-WALT: Of course, this information is wrong - CNN jumped the gun - but Bill doesn't know this. So he walks over to one of his salesmen, Dan Moncherry, who turns to his computer.
DANIEL MONCHERRY: Yahoo is saying it has survived.
STAPLETON: We have two conflicting reports here. This is unusual. Go to say Fox News.com or another station just to see what they say.
MONCHERRY: I don't know who to trust, right now, at this point.
JOFFE-WALT: This, Stapleton says, this is actually how the last few years have been for us.
STAPLETON: This is ironic. Very ironic.
JOFFE-WALT: Eventually, the news was clear, the law was upheld and it seemed, for Stapleton, like it was a final conclusion of sorts. Unless his company dramatically changes what it does, it was just written out of existence. And not by the mandate or by the controversial parts of the law - but by the parts of the law most everyone likes.
For instance, insurance companies have to reduce administrative costs. Bill's business is based on broker fees from insurance companies, so he's an administrative cost.
And, in 2014, the law says insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny people for pre-existing conditions. Something that the salesman - Daniel Moncherry - spends a lot of his day doing on the phone.
MONCHERRY: Mm-hmm. When's the last time you had health insurance? 2010. So you've been without coverage two years. That's about right? How's your health right now?
JOFFE-WALT: In 2014, Moncherry won't be asking that question anymore. And at some point people shouldn't have to call him because the law creates online exchanges to buy insurance.
After the confusion about the ruling was cleared up, Moncherry and Stapleton were quiet for a couple minutes.
So what are you guys going to do now?
STAPLETON: We're thinking about a lot of things. And we're testing a lot of things right now to see what is interesting. For instance, life insurance.
JOFFE-WALT: Or car insurance, he adds, home insurance. Anything that moves us away from the individual health market.
WERTHEIMER: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Got your attention didn't I? I just think it's outrageous that everyone wants to throw Cassel under the bus. I understand that to the casual observer the QB is the highest profile position and so it makes sense to blame him. He didn't play his best game, but here's what I saw from this ugly game from the Chiefs:
1.) Studebaker with a HOLDING call to negate a 41-yard field goal. Holding on any field goal attempt is inexcusable, it should never happen.
2.) Jacoby Ford's kickoff return for a TD. Killed all of the momentum after a 10 point lead.
3.) At least 3 plays of 1 yard to go for a first down getting stuffed. Thomas Jones was ineffective in short yardage situations.
4.) Berry's holding penalty (or maybe it was illegal block in the back) on the Arenas return TD. Once again, momentum would have taken a huge turn in our favor but the Chiefs once again shot themselves in the foot.
5.) Brandon Flowers played one of the worst games I have seen from him. The dropped interception on the last drive that setup the game tying field goal was horrible. Through his hands, right into Ford's hands. He then proceeded to get beat to setup the game winning field goal. Campbell was not afraid to go after Flowers, and rookie Jacoby Ford made him look like an average cornerback instead. I'm sorry, but I expect more out of a guy who is being labeled as "shutdown". Ford had 4 catches for 37 yards all year coming into this game and finished yesterday with 6 for 148 yards.
6.) I gotta pick on Carr too. The play where Jacoby Ford fell on the ground and hauled in a pass at the 8 yard line was terrible. Carr never looked for the ball, he should have easily batted that down.
7.) The defense as a whole had a chance to stop the Raiders from getting a game tying field goal. No timeouts and a minute and a half left. The defense has to get it done there.
8.) Dwayne Bowe's drop on 3rd and long with less than 2 minutes left. He catches that ball, it seals the deal and the Raiders don't get the ball back.
9.) Receiving corps as a whole. The receivers have to get open when they are stacking 8 guys in the box to stop the run. Didn't seem like it was happening.
10.) Matt Cassel doesn't go without blame. The INT before the half is inexcusable and without it we most likely go into the half up 13-0. He also missed some passes that he should have had downfield. His accuracy has to get better.
Too many mistakes on both sides of the ball to win this one. The team we saw yesterday was very reminiscent to me of the one that has haunted me the last 3 years. They need to make a statement next week in Denver. For now, I'm worried.


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Hudson County residents in search of winter excursions can explore the nearby Meadowlands this winter and spring, which has a program schedule led by the Meadowlands Commission that includes a visit from a live wolf, family science nights, nature walks, and star-gazing.
Within a 20-minute drive along Route 3 West to nearby Lyndhurst, residents can escape to the marsh and wetlands that border the Hackensack River.
The Meadowlands Commission kicks off its Winter-Spring 2013 schedule of educational programs on Jan. 13.
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's (NJMC) kicks off its Winter-Spring 2013 schedule of educational programs on Jan. 13, that includes activities for all ages. The events take place at the Meadowlands Environment Center (MEC), which is located at 2 DeKorte Park Plaza.
"The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is pleased to offer a wide range of fun and educational programs for children, families and adults that stress the importance of environmental conservation and foster an interest in the sciences through engaging, hands-on workshops," said Marcia Karrow, Executive Director of the NJMC, in a press statement.
Winter star-gazing
The season kicks off on Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. with Star Light, Star Bright, an introduction for all ages to the life cycles of stars, including why they shine so brightly for so long before disappearing in a blaze of glory. The program is led by Dr. John Sloan, Director of the NJMC's William D. McDowell Observatory.
Sloan on March 20 at 2 p.m. looks at some of the planets beyond our solar system and whether they can support life in Out of This Solar System – Planets Orbiting Stars.
As part of the NJMC's Family Science Nights series, children and parents have an opportunity to explore Astronomical Wonders on April 24 at 6 p.m. in the MEC's portable Star Lab planetarium. MEC educators present a program on the spring night sky and help participants create star charts and luminaria to take home.
The Re-friend Your Telescope program is designed for people who have personal telescopes but aren't quite sure how to use them. Participants bring their telescopes and the staff of the observatory helps get them up-and-running. Sessions are limited to five people and are held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 22, April 19 and May 17. The cost for each session is $5.
The observatory is open to the public for free stargazing, weather permitting, every Monday and Wednesday year-round, excluding holidays. Hours vary by season. Let's Talk Astronomy learning sessions are held on Tuesday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $15 for a month of classes.
Bunnies, hedgehogs, and a wolf
On Feb. 10 at 1 p.m., Bergen County Zoological Park naturalist Carol Fusco brings bunnies, hedgehogs, and other wildlife for Animals and Their Environment, a discussion on how mammals make their way in the world.
Visitors can meet a live wolf at the Wolf Visions education program the following month, at 1 p.m. on March 10. Vincent Reo of Wolf Visions dispels myths and educates the public about the importance of wolves and their role in sustaining a balanced ecosystem.
On May 4 at 1 p.m., Kim Stewart, founder of Stewart's Apiaries in Vineland talks about bees.
Butterfly farmer Rick Mikula, accompanied by a variety of butterfly species, discusses the life cycle of these ecologically important insects, and how to create backyard butterfly habitats, on June 8 at 1 p.m.
Family Science Nights
Families can participate in egg-themed games and crafts on Feb. 26, with Eggs-ellent! Visitors will also learn how large eggs can grow and how long they take to hatch.
MEC educators invite families of children and young adults with special learning needs to join them on March 7, for Astounding Adaptations. The program examines how animals and plants survive in the wild and include animal movement, protection and feeding simulations that include live animal interaction.
Families use dip nets to catch shrimp, fish and other critters in the marsh in DeKorte Park for Mud Flat Adventure on May 28.
All Family Science Nights events are $5 per person, $4 for MEC members, and run from 6 to 8 p.m. While the programs are geared toward ages 6-12, parents are welcome to bring children of all ages.
Science meets music
Music of the Spheres on April 10 at 8 p.m. features celebrated jazz pianist and award-winning composer Diane Moser. Her Composers Big Band performs works inspired by the environment and celestial bodies. The concert is preceded at 7:30 p.m. by a discussion with Moser. After the show, visitors are invited to observe the night sky at the observatory.
On May 11, at 8 p.m., Moser returns for The Birdsong Project where her trio performs compositions based on bird songs and the natural soundscape. Join Moser prior to the show at 7:30 p.m. for a talk on Deep Listening and Acoustic Ecology.
The cost for the April 10 and May 11 performances are $15, seniors $10, MEC members $8.
Moser also leads two creative workshops in which participants use natural sounds, measurements, and modern technology to create original compositions.
On April 20 and 21, at 1 p.m., people can bring musical instruments, or just use their voice, for Pythagoras, Kepler, Math and Music. Participants convert measurements to musical intervals and create and upload sounds to a computer. The group will arrange the recorded sounds into an original composition. The April 20 session is for families; the April 21 program is for ages 9-18.
In Soundscapes and Birdsongs on May 18 and 19 at 1 p.m., participants are invited to bring instruments, their voices and recording devices. After walking DeKorte Park and recording and uploading the sounds of nature, participants create an original composition. The Saturday program is for ages 9-18 and the Sunday session is geared toward families.
The weekend workshops in April and May are $5, but $4 for MEC members.
Workshops, art classes, and nature walks
• Einstein – The Man Behind the Science: Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. A discussion about Einstein's education, philosophy, and family life, as well as a look at memorabilia.
• Love in the Ocean: Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. Learn where some sea creatures find their mates.
• Midwinter Landscapes: Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. A three-hour program for teens and adults who are guided through simple landscape composition and a gentle approach to watercolors.
• Drawing Flowers with a Splash (of Color): May 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. All experience levels can bring their own flowers or study NJMCs.
• Signs of Spring: Watercolor Painting for Kids: March 23 from 1 to 3 p.m., Kids ages 6 to 12 draw images of DeKorte Park. $10 per child, $8 MEC members.
• Free Bird Walks: NJMC and Bergen County Audubon Society hold walks on the first Sunday and third Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. In addition, birding for beginners programs, in which walks are preceded by sessions on bird identification, optics, and field guides, are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sundays April 7, 14, and 21.
• Special free walks include the Great Backyard Bird Count Walk on Feb. 15, at 10 a.m., the Fifth Annual Mother's Day Walk on May 12 at 10 a.m. and a DeKorte Park Plant Walk on June 9 at 10 a.m. All walks are two hours long.
The cost for the art workshops is $15; MEC members $10.
The cost for Jan. 13, Jan. 24, Feb. 10, Feb. 14, March 10, March 20, May 4, and June 8 events are $5, MEC members $4.
The Meadowlands Environment Center is an NJMC facility operated by Ramapo College. For more information on Winter-Spring 2013 programs, and to register, visit www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec or call (201) 460-8300.
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In days gone by, the tiny church houses were the center of life and death, where revivals, baptisms, weddings, Sunday school classes and funerals were held. But all country churches had a common thread, a warm homey feeling about them.
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Oslo Perl 6 Hackaton 2009: Revision 17
This year, Oslo Perl Mongers will be hosting the Nordic Perl Workshop on April 16-17th 2009. The topics we'd like to focus on are Perl 6, Rakudo, Parrot, modern use of Perl 5 and some of the efforts from the Enlightend Perl organization. To make everything more interesting, we'd like to invite you to:
Oslo Perl 6+Enlightened Perl Hackathon 2009
Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th and Monday 20th of April
We had a very successful Hackathon there for the Perl-QA people last April, and would like to offer the same opportunity to the Perl 6 and Enlightened Perl people this time.
Details are sketchy still, but we know at least this:
We're looking forward to the hackathon, but to make it a success WE NEED YOUR HELP. Update this page, tell us what you'd like to do, tell people about the hackathon.
This is a preliminary schedule...
(if you are planning to attend the hackathon please add your name here)
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LEGO Announces GNU/LInux-Powered Mindstorms EV3 Platform 164
First time accepted submitter Barryke writes "Today LEGO announces the new mohawk (NASA's turf) sporting MINDSTORMS EV3 platform (press release). And with details on its features and innards (in Dutch) which in short comes down to: 'Its intelligent brick sports an ARM9-soc running Linux on 64MB RAM and 16MB storage memory, and supports SD cards. There are also four ports, which allow four other 'Bricks' can be connected. The intelligent brick can be reached by WiFi, USB and Bluetooth, and supports control via Android and iOS devices. It comes with 3 servo's, two touch sensors and an IR sensor to track other robots at upto six meters. It also includes 17 build plans, shown in 3D using Adobe Inventor Publisher.'"


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At the Firing Line gun shop in Aurora, assorted guns are marked with red tags reading: "Not for sale after June 30."
"We can sell the gun, but we won't be able to sell the magazine with it, so what's the point?" store manager Richard Taylor said.
New Colorado gun-control laws inspired feverish debate among politicians, law enforcement and residents during the last legislative session, resulting in a lawsuit against the governor, threats of violence and efforts to recall lawmakers.
Some key figures in opposition to the laws said it's unclear what happens next with Colorado firearm ownership. But what's abundantly clear is that foes hope to highlight their opposition in grand style.
On Monday, two gun bills — universal background checks and, the most contentious of all, a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds — go into effect.
Firing Line, the state's largest gun shop, will cease carrying guns with magazines factory- made to hold more than 15 rounds. However, the store will continue selling firearms with magazines featuring a removable base plate, Taylor said.
"The strictest interpretation of the law would mean we could not sell them," Taylor said. "But that would eliminate 70 to 80 percent of our stock."
Few guns out of compliance with that new law are still in stock at Firing Line, he said.
"Many (customers) got ahead of this and already purchased guns and magazines," Taylor said.
The numbers tell the story.
From January to May, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation processed 207,864 background checks for would-be gun buyers.
That figure marked an increase of 86,406, or 71 percent, from the 121,458 checks processed over the same time period in 2012.
The bureau added approximately 12 staff members to the background-check unit, who are fully trained and ready for Monday, said CBI spokeswoman Susan Medina.
"We don't want to speculate on what the potential volume of background checks may look like," she said. "We will monitor them closely and evaluate in the coming weeks and months."
Although threats to relocate out of Colorado if the magazine ban became law didn't sway enough lawmakers, Magpul Industries intends to take one final opportunity to protest the situation and get their products to those in the state.
The Erie-based magazine and accessory manufacturer plans to give away 1,500 free 30-round magazines to attendees ages 18 and older at a "A Farewell to Arms" festival on Saturday.
The event — hosted by the nonprofit Free Colorado, which advocates for the rights of gun owners — will be held at Infinity Park in Glendale. The magazines will be dropped from the air onto the crowd.
In a statement to The Denver Post, Magpul officials said the company has analyzed which states could support its business operations and the industry as a whole. The company is now discussing several sites with those states' officials.
Enforcement of the high-capacity magazine ban has been a point of contention for many Colorado sheriffs.
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa has been one of the most outspoken critics of the gun-control legislation. He and other sheriffs have said the laws are "unenforceable" and will change the face of Colorado government.
Fifty-five state sheriffs, including Maketa, joined in a lawsuit against the governor, claiming the new legislation harms law-abiding gun owners and jeopardizes the safety of others.
"These laws," Maketa said, "will cost Gov. Hickenlooper dearly in the next election."
Maketa says other media outlets misquoted him earlier, reporting that he said he would not enforce these new laws. What he stated, he says, is that he considers the laws unenforceable.
"I have the governor on record also saying these laws are almost impossible to enforce," he said.
Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown said the state's "measured approach" to changing the laws, including greater mental health services, will help prevent gun violence.
"Some may see that as the wrong thing to do politically," Brown said. "We saw it as the right thing to do."
The sheriffs are represented in their legal challenge by Dave Kopel, a University of Denver law professor and staff member of the Independence Institute think tank.
A preliminary injunction hearing for parts of the law banning high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds — including the "readily converted" language, which could apply to removable base plates — is set for July 10.
"Parts of the (magazine ban) law are so vaguely written, sheriffs are unsure which magazines are legal and which are illegal," Kopel said.
If the injunction is granted, those aspects of the law addressed in the hearing would be prohibited from enforcement until the entire lawsuit is resolved.
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The new legislation
The high-capacity ban: Law forbids the purchase of ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds.
Universal background checks: Law requires checks be run for private gun sales. Previously, background checks were only required for the retail sale of guns.
A run on guns
From January to May, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation processed 207,864 background checks for would-be gun buyers, a 71 percent increase over the same time period in 2012.


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