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The latest Secret Service scandal has raised an unusual question: How does an agent manage to leave a stray bullet behind?
The issue comes up in the case of two senior supervisors removed from President Obama's protective detail, which began when one of the men allegedly left a Secret Service bullet in the room of a woman he met at the Hay-Adams Hotel bar last May.
According to two former Secret Service agents, the answer is straightforward: Senior supervisor Ignacio Zamora Jr. was likely attempting to clear a round from the chamber of his Service-issued Sig Sauer P229 semiautomatic pistol in order to secure it after joining the woman in her room.
The agency's standard operating procedure requires that all armed agents carry their weapon with a fully loaded magazine of 12 bullets, along with a thirteenth round already loaded in the chamber and ready to fire, the former agents said. There is no safety device on the weapons because they must be ready in case of emergencies, they said.
"In order to fire the gun, all you need to do is pull the trigger," said one former agent, who has worked with Zamora.
"He might have been trying to make the gun safe," this agent said. "To remove the ammo, the first thing you do is remove the source, the magazine. Because if you try to slide the rack first, whatever is in the chamber will pop out but another bullet will be inserted. To prevent that you remove the magazine, so there's no more source. Once you remove the magazine, you slide the rack to get whatever bullet is in the chamber."
One person who was briefed on the details of the case confirmed that Zamora had been attempting to secure the weapon after the woman expressed discomfort with it. She later asked him to leave, which he did before realizing he had left the bullet behind, the person said. His attempt to retrieve it alarmed hotel management, which contacted the Secret Service.
A broader review of Zamora's conduct found that he and another male supervisor had been sending improper emails to a female subordinate, leading to their removal from the protective detail.
The case came as the agency is attempting to recover from a 2012 scandal in which more than a dozen agents were caught cavorting with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia. Whistleblowers have told a Senate committee that Secret Service agents and managers have engaged in sexual misconduct and other improprieties across a span of 17 countries in recent years.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday that Obama has "absolute confidence in the leadership at the Secret Service" despite the agency's woes.
The former agent who worked with Zamora said the agency generally frowns on agents removing the bullet from the chamber because fiddling with the chamber could result in an accident. He said agents are given trigger locks to secure their weapons at home.
But another former agent, who also has worked with Zamora, said he and his fellow agents did not travel with their locks, which are bulky like a padlock and hang off the back of the trigger.
In cases when they do not have the lock, agents are allowed to clear the chamber to secure their firearms.
"I've been in situations at other people's houses where I wanted to take off my coat and I don't want to walk around the house looking like a Texas Ranger," the second former agent said. "I take the gun out of the holster, clear the weapon and put it in my car, in the trunk."
Both former agents noted that another reason to clear the chamber is to be sure that other people do not pick up the weapon and shoot it.
The two former agents said that losing a single bullet would not have resulted in major recriminations inside the Secret Service. They said managers did not account for each bullet issued to agents, who often have three or four boxes of ammunition.
However, if the bullet were found in the room and identified as coming from Zamora's stash, it could raise difficult questions, the agents said.
The first former agent recalled of his days on the road: "What I would do is just get the gun and stick it in a drawer. I never fooled around with it."


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Valve boss Gabe Newell says that now that Steam's Big Picture mode has launched, the addition of Linux support is the next crucial step in developing its own hardware plans. The company already appears to be preparing itself with increased support for Linux in its games.
Newell told Kotaku that once Steam Linux is out of beta, and Big Picture can run on the Linux platform, it will give the company more flexibility to make its own hardware without using Windows as its backbone. The head of Valve has been critical of the Microsoft OS recently.
To that end, Engadget reports that the company has been updating select Steam games with Linux support as it continues to test the OS. Ubuntu is reportedly the most supported distribution available so far.
Once Linux and Big Picture are playing together nicely, Newell said that both Valve and other companies will create PC boxes meant for the living room. "We'll do it but we also think other people will as well," he said. "Certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment. If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that's what some people are really gonna want for their living room. The nice thing about a PC is a lot of different people can try out different solutions, and customers can find the ones that work best for them." He also said these boxes could compete with the next-gen consoles coming from Microsoft and Sony.
Speculation surrounding Valve's approach to the hardware market kicked off with a report of a Steam box, which the company claimed were just Big Picture prototypes. More recently, the company has talked about developing hardware, though it wasn't clear if it was referring to experimental solutions like wearable computers.

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Stonington shouts down proposed nuisance ordinance as 'overkill'
Stonington — A large and sometimes raucous crowd at Tuesday night's town meeting overwhelmingly rejected a proposed nuisance ordinance that could have dramatically curtailed ATV, dirt bike and other recreational vehicle use in many residential areas.
Many of the seats in the high school auditorium were filled, and moderator James O'Boyle had to frequently call for order as the crowd shouted while others spoke.
Many of the speakers said the proposed ordinance was "overkill" and "ridiculous," saying it would infringe on the rights of all residents because of a problem in one Mystic neighborhood.
"This is major overkill. Is the town going to buy back all the bikes and ATVs that people can't use now on their own property?" asked resident Robert Canova to the cheers of ordinance opponents.
But Charlene Fowles, who lives in the Richmond Lane neighborhood where the riding of teenage dirt biker Mason Fusaro has prompted complaints, warned residents they could be next.
"It's not just our neighborhood. It could be your neighborhood next. Believe me, you don't want this," Fowles said.
Resident George Burnside said the problem should have been resolved in the neighborhood.
"It should never have gotten to this point," he said.
The proposed ordinance would have required riders to stay at least 300 feet from the property line and at least 500 feet from all off-site residences unless they had permission from adjacent land owners to be closer. In addition, anyone who built a structure, course or obstacle for riding would have needed to obtain a facility or event permit from the town and install sedimentation and erosion control measures. If four riders or more wanted to ride together, they, too, would have needed a permit. Riders would not be able to cause dirt, dust or debris to cross onto an adjoining property. Violators would have been issued an infraction with a fine of $75.
The town developed the proposed ordinance in response to complaints from residents of the Mystic neighborhood who said last year they were being disturbed by Fusaro. The teen rides his dirt bike for long hours on his grandparents' 2-acre Richmond Lane property, the neighbors said. They pressed the town to enact regulations to curb the riding, which they charged produced noise and dust, hurt their quality of life and damaged property values.
They said their requests that Fusaro curtail his riding were met with resistance and profanity, while the boy's parents have disputed that his riding was excessive.
Richmond Lane resident Aaron Green, who lives next to Fusaro and had led the ordinance effort, told the crowd that the noise can be heard 2,000 feet way and has forced residents to go inside and close their windows. Even then, it can still be heard, he said.
"Everyone has the right to enjoy their property," he said, adding that the proposed nuisance ordinance was a reasonable measure that half the towns in Connecticut have enacted.
After the vote, Greene said "the people got what they wanted.
"They got dirt bikes in their neighborhood. How's that going to affect their property values?" he said. "I did this because of property values. I've lost all the value in my house."
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Huskers to Open Pinnacle Bank Arena with FGCU
Lincoln -- The Star City will welcome Dunk City, as Florida Gulf Coast will be the first regular-season opponent for the Husker men's basketball program at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The matchup between the Huskers and the Eagles will take place on Friday, Nov. 8, as part of opening day festivities at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The start time will be announced at a later date, but the first game at the new arena will be televised nationally in primetime on BTN.
"We are excited to have 'Dunk City' be our first game at Pinnacle Bank Arena" said Nebraska coach Tim Miles. "They play a style that I believe our fans will enjoy watching and have four starters back from a Sweet 16 team so it will be a challenge for the Huskers to start the season. Our players are excited for the opener in Pinnacle Bank Arena."
The Eagles were the talk of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16, knocking off second-seeded Georgetown and seventh-seeded San Diego State by double figures before falling to Florida. FGCU, which became the first program to win its first two NCAA Tournament games since 1987, finished the 2012-13 season with a 26-11 mark and was ranked No. 25 in the final USA Today/Coaches poll. FGCU also knocked off ACC regular-season and tournament champion Miami during a record-setting season in 2012-13, as the program reached the NCAA Tournament in only its second year of eligibility. FGCU, now coached by former Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley, welcomes back four starters, including Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP Brett Comer and Chase Fieler, a second-team A-Sun selection last season.
While the Eagles return four starters, Miles and the Huskers returns three starters from a team that went 15-18 in his first season, including guard Ray Gallegos and forwards David Rivers and Shavon Shields. Gallegos, who averaged 12.5 ppg in 2012-13, led the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game and ranked second in school history with 83 3-pointers, while Shields averaged 8.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a true freshman. Rivers started NU's final 17 games and averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. In all, 10 letterwinners return for the Huskers in 2013-14, while seven newcomers, including three scholarship redshirts, will suit up for the Scarlet and Cream this season.
This is the second meeting between the programs in the last three years, as Nebraska posted a 51-50 win over FGCU on Dec. 7, 2011. In that game, neither team led by more than three points in the final 11 minutes before Dylan Talley's jumper with 10.4 seconds remaining proved to be the final margin.
NU's season opener will be the first of five home games against 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 qualifiers during the first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena, a $179 million facility located in the Haymarket District blocks from the University of Nebraska campus. NU will also host Miami during the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, as well as NCAA runner-up Michigan, Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana and Big Ten Tournament champion Ohio State during Big Ten play. All general-public tickets at Pinnacle Bank Arena are pre-sold for the 2013-14 season, while the entire student second of 1,650 tickets are sold out for the year in May.
The matchup with FGCU will be the nightcap of a monumental day-night doubleheader at Pinnacle Bank Arena, which will be completed in mid-August. The Husker women's program, which went 25-9 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second time in program history, will take UCLA in the first regular-season event in the building at Noon. The Bruins finished the 2012-13 with a 26-8 record and reached the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
For fans unable to use their 2013-14 season or single-game tickets, Nebraska has partnered with StubHub! for the Nebraska Basketball Marketplace. This exciting new partnership allows more freedom in pricing and expanded payment and posting options that enable you to reach a broader audience than ever before. This integration also includes electronic ticket delivery and allows you to post tickets for sale right up until game time in a safe and secure environment, supported by Nebraska Athletics. Go to huskers.com/marketplace for more details.
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Huskers Grab Doubles Victory In Day Two
Portland, Ore. - Nebraska's Maggy Lehmicke and Izabella Zgierska emerged with a doubles win but unfortunately dropped their singles matches facing some tough competition on Saturday at the USTA Collegiate Invitational presented by Adidas and hosted by the University of Portland at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center. Neither Husker was able to snatch a singles win but they paired up to tally a victory as a scarlet and cream tandem.
To begin the day, Lehmicke and Zgierska toppled USTA Juniors Jada Hart and Riley McQuaid 8-3 in their consolation doubles match.
Following the doubles action, NU's Zgierska dropped her Group F singles match to USTA Junior Hart 6-7 (3), 0-6. Husker Lehmicke narrowly lost a three-set thriller to ITA pre-season No. 25-ranked Michigan's Emina Bektas 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 in Group A.
There is only singles to come on Sunday, with the final round of pool play to be played in the morning followed by the wildcard "shootout" to determine the winner whom receives a bid to a USTA Pro Circuit event in 2014. Nebraska's Zgierska is set to face Michigan's Brooke Bolender with Husker teammate Lehmicke ready to battle USTA Junior Erica Oosterhout later in the morning.
The results from Sunday's matches will be posted here on Huskers.com at the conclusion of play and live results are available on Twitter.com by following @TennisTourny as they post each matches results at the end of play. Go Big Red!


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Book Preview: Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid
Author Sheri Koones' book, Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid doesn't come out until next month, but she was nice enough to send us a digital preview before it officially hits stands.
The book highlights the ways in which using prefabricated homes helps homeowners create almost-off-the-grid homes, or homes that operate at a nearly net zero annual energy cost.
"I continue to be amazed at the number of houses built, even today, with neither energy-efficient design nor factory-manufactured quality. The first saves money from the initial day of occupancy while the second ensures the long-term value of the investment," says Koones in her introduction. Koones sees prefabrication as a way to hit all the necessary targets for a home—it's where she sees the meeting between energy efficiency and the "dream home."
Today, as we move on the uphill climb toward an economic recovery, homeowners have reevaluated what's important. "Whereas houses were getting bigger and bigger in the boom years of the 1970s and '80s, today's homeowners are shopping for smaller, better-designed houses," says Koones. And in those houses, homeowners also want to spend less money on energy costs.
By taking energy from the grid when necessary and returning any excess energy produced, almost-off-the-grid homes function on a fraction of the energy required by most houses. (Not to mention how much more comfortable they are.)
Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid profiles more than 30 of the most energy-efficient homes in the United States, and it also serves as a guide for homeowners and builders to show how they can achieve similar results with floor plans and efficient technologies.
Visit Sheri Koones' web site for more information on the book and the author.
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Truman M. Weaver, 88, Brookfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at his home.
Truman M. Weaver, 88, Brookfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at Locust Creek Mennonite Church. Visitaton will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at the church. Burial will be in Locust Creek Mennonite Cemetery.
Rhodes Funeral Home, Brookfield, is assisting with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.rhodesfh.com.
He was born July 14, 1924, in Middlebury, Ind., son of Mose and Dora (Schlabach) Weaver. On February 21, 1946, he was married to Lydia Ellen Miller. She preceded him in death April 1, 2003.
He was a member of Locust Creek Mennonite Church.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Clayton and Anna Weaver, Bastrop, Texas, and James and Fannie, Brookfield; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Timothy; a granddaughter, Angela; a brother, Alvin; and a sister, Beulah.


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Ridgewater College's Jon Wood has been named Interim Regional Coordinator for the Minn-Kota Region Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) organization, the two-year college international honor society.
Ridgewater College's Jon Wood has been named Interim Regional Coordinator for the Minn-Kota Region Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) organization, the two-year college international honor society.
Wood has been involved in PTK for six years and is one of three PTK advisors for Willmar. He has been a psychology instructor in Willmar since 2005 and also teaches counseling classes in the Human Services department.
The role of the Regional Coordinator for PTK is to be a liaison between the International Office in Jackson, MS, and each of the chapter advisors and college administrators throughout the two-year college system in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, according to Wood. He will support more transfer scholarships for students who transfer to four-year institutions and bring awareness to students, faculty, and administrators about PTK opportunities.
"The appointment is very special because the nominations (for the position) came from other advisors I have worked with over the years," Wood explained. "It gives me the opportunity to give back to an organization that has given much to me. Working directly with students and advisors to promote the ideals of Phi Theta Kappa gives me a great sense of satisfaction."
According to Ridgewater President Douglas Allen, "Jon has always engaged students and faculty in the work of PTK. He's a champion of students and an enthusiastic and collaborative leader of 'all things PTK' and will do an outstanding job as Regional Coordinator."
PTK allows individuals to challenge themselves at various levels of academia, including scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service to the college and community. Through individual, chapter and regional awards, PTK recognizes those who work hard.
"The international office has provided much support and encouragement for me as an advisor and I hope to provide a sense of fellowship and community for the region," Wood said.


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Two Dead In Nevada School Shooting
Two people are dead including the gunman and several injured following a shooting at a Nevada middle school. There's no official word on the ages of the two dead victims, but an earlier report indicated one was 12 years old. Several people are hospitalized and two victims are said to be minors in critical condition. The shooter reportedly killed himself.
There's no word on the identity of the victims or the shooter. Parents started arriving at the school earlier to pick up their children as emergency vehicles lined the streets. The school is in Sparks, Nevada just east of Reno.
Shots reportedly rang out on the campus around 7 a.m. local time as students were heading into class. The school was placed on lockdown during the incident. A nearby middle school is also closed this morning.


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Training camp for the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs begins two weeks from Friday.
Training camp for the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs begins two weeks from Friday.
New head coach Andy Reid and his innovative coaching staff will welcome the squad when they report to St. Joseph, Mo.
All of KC's outdoor practices will be open to the public, free of charge. The Chiefs will play their first exhibition game on Aug. 9 at New Orleans with a 7 p.m. start.
Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt finally cleaned house after the team's disastrous 2012 season. Reid will show the NFL just how important the head coach is; KC will be one of or the most-improved team in the AFC West Division.
Coach Reid has left no stone unturned while upgrading a roster that has more talent than they showed last season.
Besides the new players, Reid was undoubtedly instrumental in the hiring of John Dorsey as general manager. Dorsey is a savvy guy who will be a refreshing change from Scott Pioli.
KC's premier offseason move was the acquisition of quarterback Alex Smith from San Francisco. Smith is a mature 29 with eight years of NFL experience. Chiefs' fans will be easy to please; Smith is certain to be a major improvement over Matt Cassel.
Smith, however, might not live up to preseason expectations because he's primarily a short passer. If KC is going to challenge Denver and Peyton Manning for the division title, Alex Smith will have to be a first-class NFL QB.
The guess here is that Smith will be effective under the guidance of Reid and his coaches.
Reid and Dorsey also filled a need that is underrated, but absolutely vital for successful NFL teams, when they added QB Chase Daniel as Smith's backup. Daniel was a great QB for Missouri and he's never had enough playing time to show what he can do in the NFL.
Daniel will be a solid backup for the Chiefs.
Reid will employ his West Coast offense that features short, quick passes, which will be a perfect fit for Smith's ability. The coaching staff is going to retain the 3-4 defense because the current roster of defensive players was assembled with that scheme in mind.
Reid's new players are far too numerous to try and analyze them this early in the summer; nevertheless, offensive tackle Eric Fisher is the crown jewel of the recent draft. Fisher will start at right tackle, but he's the left tackle of the future.
Following the Chiefs in their exhibition games will be more entertaining than normal because of all the new players. Talented head coaches are invaluable in college or pro football and Andy Reid will prove that assessment to be true this fall.
Kansas City will be an entirely different ball club from the inept group that played last season.
Switching from Chiefs' football to Royals' baseball, Kansas City is a better team than they were in 2012. But the current roster just can't get over the hump.
Following Saturday's win over Oakland, KC was in third place and just two games below .500 at 41-43; however, Detroit held a six-game lead over the Royals in the American League Central Division.
The Tigers have more talent and balance than any other contender in the division.
KC's hitting just isn't there. Johnny Giavotella is the most recent candidate to take over at second base; after getting off to a good start, he has faltered at the plate. It doesn't look like Giavotella's going to be the answer.
Billy Butler at designated hitter is also off his game. When there's a runner on first, Butler is a sure double play if he hits a grounder because he's the slowest base runner in MLB. When he's hitting Billy Butler is an asset, but he hasn't been getting it done.
KC's starting pitching is still going well, but it has leveled off a bit in the last few weeks. James Shields has had several outings that didn't match his earlier starts. And Jeremy Guthrie, Wade Davis, and Luis Mendoza have all had some rough games.
If the Royals don't come up with a starting pitcher who complements Ervin Santana and Shields, KC will have a difficult time climbing over the .500 mark.
The bullpen has been stellar, led by closer Greg Holland. Kansas City's relief pitchers are among the best in either league.
Overall it's the same old problem - not enough talented players. But KC is improved and the hitters could still get hot; however, the clock is ticking and Detroit is taking charge in the AL Central.
Mac Stevenson is a longtime columnist on collegiate and professional sports in Eastern Kansas.


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The thrill is in the challenge. Well perhaps not always, but challenge is certainly what steel conduit suppliers face through at least next year. Yet despite the double whammy of a construction lull and the impact the financial crisis has had on business in the sector, there is hope that the worst is over.
"I think that we and other established producers will be fine, but I don't know if the same is true for anyone else trying to enter the market. It will be a very lean and very challenging few years," said Todd Walrod, vice president of sales and marketing at Louisville, Ky.-based Republic Conduit, one of only four major U.S. steel conduit suppliers. The other three major conduit mills are Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., Harvey, Ill.; Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Long Beach, Calif.; and Wheatland Tube Co., Wheatland Pa.
Calling demand "awful at best," having fallen 30 to 40 percent in most markets since the financial crisis hit last fall, one industry executive likened it to a teeter-totter. "Every day is a new day. For a few days it seems to be encouraging, but then it starts to fall off again. I believe the money is out there, but people are afraid to spend it."
There is a general lack of availability of business, said Kent Duran, national product manager at Graybar Electric Co. Inc., a St. Louis-based distributor of conduit and other electrical products. "About half of our sales go through some kind of contractor, and when they don't have as many jobs we don't sell as much conduit."
The reason for the lack of business is that there tends to be pretty much a one-to-one relationship between demand for non-residential construction and demand for conduit, "as conduit is just used in construction and almost all in non-residential construction," Walrod said. With companies unwilling—or unable—to make capital investments, non-residential construction, especially commercial construction, is weakening and isn't likely to see an improvement in business until mid- to late-2010, he said.
There are no real bright spots for non-residential construction anywhere in the country, the industry executive said, noting that the Texas/Arkansas area had been holding up perhaps the longest, bolstered by the resiliency in the energy market, "but even that market is hurting now."
The only possible exception is the New Orleans area, where—four years after Hurricane Katrina—there is finally a substantial amount of construction. "But while New Orleans is now the hottest market nationwide and could remain strong for a number of years, it isn't hot enough to save the year," Paul Vivian, a principal at Preston Publishing Co. Inc., St. Louis, said.
In contrast, building in Las Vegas—the hottest market prior to the financial crisis—is "totally on hold now," the industry executive said, adding that with convention business way down a lot of hotel construction and upgrades have been put on the back burner.
Las Vegas isn't the only place that a lot of projects have been shelved or canceled, according to Duran. "A lot of companies have cold feet. They don't want to accumulate more debt than they have now," he said. "The economy and the credit crunch are intertwined. The credit crunch has kept contractors and end-users from getting the funding they need."
And despite government efforts to bolster the financial sector, Walrod said he hasn't yet seen credit start to flow. "While some people say that credit is starting to loosen up, we aren't seeing many new major projects that weren't already well under way either being added to the pipeline or getting financing."
And whether the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will give the industry a boost remains to be seen. It is likely there will be some impact, but just how much is unclear.
Walrod sees the bulk of the influence from the economic stimulus program being most keenly felt on the public works side of the business, including highways, bridges and infrastructure remodeling and repair work. "We have already seen some money allocated to highway projects previously put on hold," he said. But if the stimulus money is used for certain buildings as well, it could have more of an effect on the conduit market. Duran noted that Graybar had received some orders for conduit from the military to support the Afghan war effort.
In general, any boost to the conduit industry won't be felt this year, the industry executive said. "It will take time for any benefit to be felt by conduit suppliers."
Duran agreed, noting that he had seen a slight increase in inquiries recently, "but quoting activity is not nearly as much as it had been in the past," and with the downturn in demand, conduit prices have fallen 30 to 40 percent from a year ago.
The industry has been struggling to keep conduit prices above those for steel, but hasn't been all that successful, the industry executive said.
Duran noted that with conduit order books so weak, he wasn't sure that announced mill price hikes would fully stick.
In fact, Allied Tube laid off 93 workers at its Phoenix, Ariz., manufacturing plant in late June, leaving only 100 workers at that facility. The company had shut its Pine Bluff, Ark., plant in September last year. While there have been no other publicly announced closures or production capacity idlings, most conduit makers reportedly are running on a modified one-shift basis four to five days a week vs. multiple shifts for six days as recently as a year ago.
"I don't think anyone is expecting to see any signs of robust market conditions this year," Duran said. "Hopefully the market erosion is behind us, but I don't expect to see any celebration parties at least until late 2010."
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Hey guys. Long time no post. I have resisted posting all season, not because I dont love you guys, but because of superstition. I missed the first couple of weeks because I was living in a tent in the middle of the desert ... and we were 3-0. I continued my forum silence hoping it was helping the Chiefs win.
I have been following the Crowd all season, though. But now it is time for me to give my 2 cents.
So here are some of my thoughts.
1. We need a true FS. Almost everytime Todd Heap caught the ball it was because McGraw was beaten. He also blew some zone coverages. Everytime Berry was playing up on Todd Heap, he either broke up the play or Heap made a great catch. We need another starting quality FS (either draft or a veteran) to play across Berry. This is by far our weakest link in the secondary, and on the defense as a whole.
2. Our defensive front 7 is surprisingly great this year. Our only need is to bring in some youth and or size at NT.
3. Our OL is old, and has a tendency to get beat. We better start/continue to draft some more youth.
4. We need to give Cassel another target other than Bowe and Moeaki. We have had what, something like 5 different people starting across from Bowe? We need some consistency at the other WR spot. It will pull the double teams off Bowe, leaving him, Moeaki open more often, and also keeping the defense off the run game and Jamaal Charles.
5. The OC situation. I think Weis put in a great system and has a great playbook, and he has done a great job with Cassel's improvement, but I didnt like his playcalling for much of the season. Especially the last two games. I think he has completely checked out mentally. I dont like McDaniels as a person. I also think he had no discipline in Denver. They had a ton of off the field problems. However, I dont know who would be a better option.
6. Overall, this was a great season. I am worried that we only beat one or two teams that were better than .500, but we are still early in the rebuilding process. We saw some real development in our LBs (thank you Romeo!), DL (thank you again Romeo!), and OL. I really look forward to this offseason.
7. Most importantly, I won a new jersey off what was initially a drunken bet http://www.chiefscrowd.com/forums/im...khillbilly.gif with my SD Chargers friend. Whoever finished higher in the division gets a jersey from the winner. Now I have to decide whose jersey I want?!?!?!?!


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The magical football season of East Gadsden High School ended on a damp night in Jacksonville.
The journey took the Jaguars from the hellish hot practice days of August through more than three months of football.
They had faced all types of teams while winning their district and regional titles. Their 10-2 record had earned them the right to face Bolles High School, one of the best football teams in the state.
And not a team that had just climbed to the top, but one that had owed its district for 30 years and piled up 10 state championships. They have a football facility that is probably second to none in the state and sits between the tennis courts and swimming pool.
We certainly weren't on the poor side of the Panhandle anymore.
Bolles also came with a serious size advantage, a legendary coach and offensive lineman John Theus considered one of the best high school players in the nation.
Though the Jaguars certainly had more depth this season than last and plenty of skilled players, the long campaign had taken its toll. Senior William Sweet had a noticeable limp and there was no shortage of guys wearing plenty of tape.
But they appeared as ready as possible, having practiced at FSU to get a taste of phony turf. And they knew the Bulldogs could be beaten. Raines High School had done it and Baker County High had only lost by a point.
Plus, they had a contingent of hometown fans, who made the 200-mile trek to support their team in this unprecedented season.
The Bulldogs quickly showed off their strong running game marching down the field for their first touchdown with seven minutes left in the first quarter. Seconds later they were on the board again. East fumbled on the first down after the kickoff and a Bulldog ran it in for the score, 14-0.
From early on, the Jaguars could not get their running game going. Again and again their speedy backs seemed trapped by their opponent's large line, often colliding with their own defenders.
As the first quarter ran down, the Bulldogs seemed to pickup ever more momentum moving the ball at will as the Jaguars seemed powerless to stop their attack. And aided by an interception, the first quarter ended 28-0.
Early in the second quarter, junior Dallas Williams cut through the Bolles defenders and brought down the quarterback for a 7-yard sack. And while the East fans were still on their feet cheering, quarterback Treveze Robinson connected with Jaron Reynolds for a 70-yard touchdown pass. The point after by Pedro Popoca was good making in 28-7.
The Bulldogs responded by running the kickoff back for a touchdown but it was called back on penalties. So a few plays later they ran it in again making it 35-7.
Late in the second quarter, Kendre James hauled in a 20-yard Robinson pass for East and Jaleell Reynolds came close getting to getting on the board with a 35-yard catch. But East couldn't capitalize and Bolles put up another 7 to end the half 42-7.
The Bulldogs put up another touchdown and extra point in the third quarter while controlling the ball and keeping the clock moving. It was 49-7.
Neither team could get anything on the scoreboard in final quarter as both sides put in every available player. The game ended 49-7. After shaking hands with their opponents, the Jaguars headed over to the front of the visitor stand to say thanks their supporters for coming.
Afterward in the post-gathering, Coach Corey Fuller told the players they should be proud of what they accomplished this season. "It's been a great year for everybody," he said, pointing out that most schools never get this far.
He exhorted the players to be leaders on campus, excel in academics and ... get ready for next year because preseason training was going to be a lot tougher.
"All through the season we've had problems with turnovers and they caught up with up us early tonight," Fuller said in a following interview. "It's hard to come back, even with the all the things we have accomplished, when you're down by 28 points, it's a mental block to kids that have never been in that spot."
"But I'm very happy," he said. "We had a great run, a great season, but we've got a lot of work to do, a lot of work to do, but we'll get it done."
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Any chance we could get the solenoid to work with a 9V? Might call for a custom emag length ULT on/off pin.
Any chance we could get the solenoid to work with a 9V? Might call for a custom emag length ULT on/off pin.
The solenoids that AGD chose to use can not be driven with a 9v source. Thats why we have to use an 18v battery.Originally Posted by splat15k
It has nothing to do with the board per say.....
Jai "P8ntbal4me" Menard
Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
Oh I thought that since you were considering sending new solenoids with the boards we could change the operating voltage while we're at it.
Operating voltage will be 5-30 voltsOriginally Posted by splat15k
I would most probably buy another emag just to have this option...
I think ima start saving up, you guys can put me down for one...
I would be fine with a new solenoid. I would love the idea of mole connectors on the board instead of a directly soldered on solenoid.
Originally Posted by TheePsycho
We are going to use JST rather than Molex connectors.
And all the connectors will be thru hole rather than SMD to make them even stronger.
jst connectors are fine as well.
Actually,... I should say that MOST of the connectors will be thru hole.Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
We talked about 1 or 2 of them being SMD (surface mounted).
Anything is better than soldered on leads directly to the board.
Originally Posted by TheePsycho
You know what is the killer of that?
You can buy those connectors to plug the solenoid into that upper port now! LOL
Any chance the board will be LiPO friendly, i.e. low coltage cut-off?
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Low voltage cutoff,.. I believe thats what we are going to have happen involving the solenoid ports and aux ports.Originally Posted by 2old2pb
The idea is to switch the power rather than try to regulate it on every component.
It will be more power friendly than the OEM board I can assure you of that.
I haven't read through all 3 pages of info, and so far from what I've read it sounds like it'll be a good board. But has anybody approached Will from Tadao about producing a board ? He has the experience and resources to do them. I think if he could get enough interest from the AKA community to do boards for the Viking and Excal, I'm sure there'd be even more demand from the AGD Community.
If you can't join em, shoot em !
I talked with Will via email last year. Tadao was not interested in OEM work. Any of those guys (virtue, tadao, Hater, SE, SD) all have their PCB designs and out source the volume. The new PCB I'm developing is going thru the same process.Originally Posted by ghost271
cant wait!
Originally Posted by Ruler_Mark
Wellllll,.. you have too!
Low voltage cutoff has more to do with LiPO batteries than what's connected to the ports. LiPOs are much lighter than NiMH with the same amp/hours. The biggest problem is that LiPOs shouldn't be over discharged or they'll get really hot and vent hydrogen, i.e. explode. Thus a low voltage cutoff function is needed for LiPo use. A 5s1p 2000mah LiPO would be 18.4vdc, less than 10oz. and last for probably 3x as many shots as a stock battery pack. A decent 5s capable charger definitely goes less than the E-mag chargers for sale (if you can find one). Time to get current with battery technology, no pun intended.Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
Originally Posted by 2old2pb
Id have to ask the engineer again about the "low battery" function of the board because thats what it looks like your asking about.
The circuit is going to "pickup" the signal either way and I know the chipset has an auto shutdown feature we are using. So the measures are there to avoid an "explosion" involving batteries.
The OEM board literally measured the resistance of the battery and once it hit a certain value it shut the board down. That was done with the circuit,.. not just the software.
Put me on the list.
This is something Iv looked into and been wanting to do for the last year, I called the company AGD used for the Solenoids, the guy I talked to knew exactly why AGD was using that model of noid, cause of the force required to push the Emag on/off. but if you used a ULT (which I think a few people have on emags here on AO for Mech mode more then E) you lower the force required to fire and it would be possible to use a Solenoid that can operate on a much smaller supply. even a 9v I think is possible.Originally Posted by p8ntbal4me
I have no clue what your battery life would be though.
Any pics of one mounted inside a grip frame? if you have a prototype yet.
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Your kinda talking about another can of worms here.Originally Posted by kcombs9
The problem you run into with the existing solenoid and the ULT is the return force on the plunger and sear. The ULT wont have enough "push" to reset the sear.
Now if you use a lower force solenoid and the ULT,.. it may work. But I have my concerns:
The first being that the ULT wont reset the existing solenoid because of the arm angle that the sear has already. The solenoid TECHNICALLY should pivot on the bottom to lessen the drag and friction on the plunger. That, or a cam and channel rather than a clevis and hole on the sear arm.
Its hard to describe, but this problem was brought up a few times in private conversations between some AGD personnel as well as publicly on the forum.
As I recall, the problem is the sear arm. Not the solenoid.
If you can get a smaller solenoid coil to work with the ULT, that would open alot of doors.
Still making changes to the circuit. We have added an electrical circuit protection in the event some of you "do it yourself'ers" decide to void the warranty and fool around with the battery polarity
This will prevent the battery voltage from being flipped and frying the board either by mistake or on purpose.
25- mrairmanOriginally Posted by p8ntbal4me
Guess that will make me # 26
Make me #27Originally Posted by Imasho
We are still moving right along with the new boards. Circuit design is complete. We are working on the ACE right now.
As for software: we are looking into licensing options. We also have developed code for testing the boards during prototyping.
We will have more information later on.
Will the ACE plug straight into the board or will it be mounted on a second board like it currently is ? Also will the board include the eye and harness or will that be separate ?
Originally Posted by ghost271
There will still be a secondary board in the top but the way it interacts with the new main board will make it completely different.
You will not be able to use the new ACE board with the old main board.
The ACE eye will be a similar type and function the same or better based on the software installed on the main board.
I haven't seen any vids of the XMod ripping, but will this new board put our mags on par with current electros/egomags ? My single day of play with my Xmag was less than stellar ( need to tune Lvl 10 more) and the magnetic return is the longest and heaviest of any electro I've used.


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WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today unanimously approved President Barack Obama's choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state.
By voice vote, the panel approved the nomination of the five-term Massachusetts Democrat, who has been a member of the committee for 28 years and led it for the past four. The full Senate planned to vote this afternoon.
Kerry did not attend the session in the ornate diplomatic room in the Capitol. In his absence, Democrats and Republicans praised him and remarked on his extensive grasp of the issues during his confirmation hearing last Thursday.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who succeeds Kerry as committee chairman, said the senator would be a "formidable secretary of state."
Obama chose Kerry, 69, the son of a diplomat, decorated Vietnam veteran and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, to succeed Clinton, who is stepping down after four years. The senator had pined for the top diplomatic job that went to Clinton after Obama's 2008 election.
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This former A list rapper/tweener actor turned C+ list mostly movie actor who will always have A list name recognition with that name sent a woman to the hospital early this morning when the top of a champagne bottle broke off inside her. Yep, you read that right. He wanted to see how far it would go and she complied. Until it broke.


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Those of you who haven't caught Dolores and Her Ball Band on the road can now pick up souvenirs (posters, bags, shirts and such) in the shop.
Loopy Yarns 1000 Knitters Shoot
Just a reminder that I'll be shooting for the project at Loopy Yarns during their anniversary party this Friday evening, September 7, from 5 pm to about 8:30 pm. If you'd like to participate, there's no need to sign up in advance, just be there and be ready to knit. If you haven't already done so, please check out the Information for Knitters page on the project blog.
I notice in the Loopy Yarns blog that they're having a 20% off sale on Mirasol Yarns from Peru on that day. Hmm.
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This is from way back. Reader Tami was curious about the children's books pictured along with the Tulip Jacket. They are:
- Lullaby-Land by Eugene Field
- Cinderella and Other Nursery Stories (in an edition by F. Warne & Co., circa 1900)
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Willa Norman, also known as Willa Mae Conard, 77, of Medford, Ore., passed away January 9, 2013.
Willa was born to the late Carrie and Nola Conard August 31, 1935 in Waynesville, N.C. She married the late Doug Norman in 1973 and they lived most of their lives in Medford, Ore.
Willa is survived by her brother Willard (Joe) Conard and wife Mary of Winston-Salem, N.C.; her two daughters Vicki Rhodes-Neer and husband Carl and Melissa McDowell of Medford; her three sons Ted Rhodes and wife Ginnie of Henderson, Nev., Kevin Rhodes of Medford, Kelly Rhodes and wife Cynthia of Seattle, Wash.; and her grandchildren and friends.
Willa was preceded in death by her late husband Doug; sisters and brothers Edna, Lona, Viola, Zola, Willis, Junior, and Arthur.
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MONROVIA — Liberia's main public university said on Wednesday all 25,000 applicants for the new academic year had failed its entrance exam, prompting the president to describe poor education standards in the impoverished nation as a "national emergency".
The University of Liberia, which educates more than half of the country's students in the capital Monrovia, said it had been forced to admit 1,600 failed candidates for the new term which begins next month.
"None of the 25,000 students who sat the test (obtained) the required points," said university vice-president Ansu Sonii.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made an impromptu call at the university to discuss the failure, her office said in a statement, which described the situation as "alarming" and confirmation of a recent statement by the president that "the educational system is a mess".
"Why are the students of the system not performing to the standards expected? Why are they not comparative with those in other countries?" Sirleaf demanded as she met university authorities on Tuesday, according to the statement.
The president urged the country to see the poor performance of the candidates as a "national emergency", the statement added, and called on "all Liberians, irrespective of political background" to tackle the issue of dire standards in schools.
Sirleaf was awarded the Nobel peace prize for her part in ending Liberia's ruinous back-to-back civil wars in 2003, but has been criticised for her failure to improve teaching since she took office three years later.
She admitted that the situation was "embarrassing" for Liberia.
"The problem is not just taking the test and failing. The problem is where they are coming from -- so we have to go into those high schools, into those elementary schools and see what is lacking and what we can do about it," Sirleaf was quoted as saying in the statement.
University president Emmet A. Dennis said the institution had lowered the pass mark to allow in 1,600 undergraduates and postgraduates.
Liberia is still recovering from 14 years of civil war that ended in 2003 and left the west African nation in ruins.
Widespread poverty has led to a large proportion of parents putting their children to work rather than sending them to school, according to various studies by the United Nations and other organisations.
Although there are a handful of private higher education establishments and another tiny state-run university, in practice more than 90 percent of the country's publicly-educated undergraduates go to the University of Liberia.
The Liberian parliament's education committee chairman Bill Tuaway blamed poor teaching for the failure, the first time in Liberia's history that no student has passed.
"This is a clear indication that the quality of education in Liberia is very bad. This shows how our teachers don't teach well," he told reporters in Monrovia.


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Venture capitalist Bruce Rauner wants to turn the Springfield establishment topsy-turvy.
The 57-year-old businessman from Winnetka, one of four men seeking the Republican nomination for governor on March 18, is pushing term limits, education reform, a low, flat income tax, balanced budgets and "real" pension reform in which state employees, starting with legislators and judges, are gradually moved from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans for future time worked.
He says the politicians who run state government can't be trusted to change things because they created the fiscal mess and have been bought by special interests. Illinois is about $6 billion in debt.
In a meeting today with the Editorial Board, Rauner said he'll transform Illinois into a business-attractive state in eight years, then retire. Rauner also said he'd live in the governor's mansion in Springfield.
"I was born here, we raised six children here, I built businesses here, and we love it here. I don't want our children (and) our grandchildren to have to leave for a better life," Rauner said. But if the state doesn't start encouraging businesses to stay here and new ones to come here, Illinois "is goin' down the drain. We're the worst-run state in America," Rauner said bluntly.
Rauner said he can't be bought because he's "financially independent" and can fund his campaign. His GOP role models are Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, former Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan.
If he's elected, Rauner said, he'll bring "two dozen superstars" from the business world to Springfield and "put them in charge of the government, and we're going to run the government like a business. We're going to reduce the spending, shrink the departments, dramatically change the ... work rules, and really try to drive up productivity and transparency in state government."
Rauner said he's "studying" whether an airport is needed in Peotone. "I've asked for an analysis on that. I haven't gotten one," he said. Rauner thinks local communities should decide whether they want more gambling.
He also pledged to call in local political leaders to help streamline government at all levels. Illinois has more local governments - nearly 7,000 - than any other state.
Rauner criticizes "government union bosses" in his TV ads, but he said, "I'm not anti-union. I'm anti-conflict of interest between the voters and taxpayers and the government union bosses." Public employee unions stack the deck in their favor by contributing to and working for candidates who will do their bidding in office, he said.
Rauner is serious about his term-limits goal, saying that a national term limits group is helping him garner 300,000 signatures to put the "eight years is enough" measure on the ballot in November.
He also is "a believer in redistricting reform ... because the politicians are picking their voters." The model Rauner favors is already used in Iowa, where a computer uses census data to draw legislative districts.
Rauner wants to overhaul Illinois' tax structure. He wants to roll back the 67 percent income tax increase as scheduled in 2015, and he opposes any move to allow a graduated income tax.
"We have got to be pro-growth," he said. "Our overall spending has to come down. Our tax burden has to come down."
Rauner made no apologies for contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Mayor Richard M. Daley, and to Forrest Claypool in his race for Cook County Board president and Ed Rendell in his run for governor of Pennsylvania. All are Democrats.
"I'm a good, conservative Republican that wants to drive results ... I've given to Emanuel, Daley and Rendell because they were leaders on school reform. ... I've spent millions and lots of time in the last 25 years to improve Chicago education. I don't shrink from that."
Rauner wants to bring back technical education in a big way to connect teens to jobs that are going unfilled because people lack the skills to do them. He's for more charter schools, vouchers and merit pay for teachers.
Rauner called abortion a "tragedy," but he said the question of whether to have one "should be decided by the woman, her family, her physician and her minister, and not by government."
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Since the effects of the recent national recession began affecting state and local tax revenues, many counties and cities have labored under drastically reduced budgets. Siskiyou County has been no exception and at tomorrow's board of supervisors meeting the board will consider the possibility of selling off some of its properties to fill budget gaps.
According to the agenda for Tuesday's meeting, the board "has discussed the possibility of selling excess county property to fund current projects."
Financing for a new county jail is listed on the agenda as one such project. The county has received a $24 million state grant for the jail construction, though it comes with a five percent matching funds requirement. That amount – which the county must contribute – equals $1.2 million, though some of that will be in-kind matching rather than cash.
Siskiyou County Assessor Mike Mallory will present a "broad brush" presentation Tuesday, including a slide show of properties that may be considered for liquidation. This initial presentation is intended to increase the assessor's efficiency in navigating the process of property selection and liquidation, according to the agenda worksheet.
In the past two years, the county has reduced is staffing level from "just over 700 employees to just under 600 employees," said Siskiyou County Administrative Officer Tom Odom. That loss of more than 100 employees is a vivid example of the economic hit the county coffers have taken and the ripple effect it has had on employment and economic activity.
Odom also listed the construction of a new jail as one of the main needs the county will try to address through property liquidation.
"It's been a long time since the county has taken a comprehensive look at the list," said Odom. He added that many of the properties are small easements or right-of-ways and some are large pieces of acreage that will not even be considered for sale, but scouring the list could yield some bits of revenue that could help the county make ends meet.