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so how about that video?
so how about that video?
If you can pull the pin out of the top of it, the parts you need to convert it will come with your frame. If you need a whole one, you will need to call AGD, or visit their online store. You don't need to twist the two halves apart on the RTP on/off to convert it, as that oring in there needs to stay anyway.Originally Posted by RTspag
PSI - The vid we took to do the sound graph was done with a Sony digital still camera, meaning you can't really tell what's going on (plus it was like 10pm and dark outside). The audio was all we were after. I've got a good digital video camera that I will be using in the next day or two to take a well lit video of it dry firing. Just hang in there.
Ryan Shanks
Logic Industries LLC
OH SNAPOriginally Posted by CoolHand
Take THAT!
It won't work for me. For some reason my comp likes mpegs over avi's. Any chance you could get an mpeg version up or host it on putfile?
NM: I saved it to my hard drive. Nice dude, very nice. Can't wait for a vid with paint.
i wanna see that in semi
Is there no pleasing you!?Originally Posted by MadPSIence
Schweet! You had more of an accent than I anticipated. I trying to get a job just so I can buy this.
Hey, look at that! It's Santa!
Why? If the marker will cycle that fast with ramping on, it will go that fast in semi (provided that your fingers are that fast).Originally Posted by MadPSIence
I can't do that in semi, and that vid was to showcase the speed of the marker, not the speed of my fingers (which are much slower than that).
When I get my bud Eric down here with his spastic fingers, then I'll shoot a vid in semi.
If I'd have done it myself just now, you'd have been "Meh, that was slow and kinda sucked."
I will get a vid with paint up as soon as I get the new body drilled for eyes.
Yes, the thick accent is here to stay I fear.Originally Posted by WenULiVeUdiE
Though, I warn you, deduct IQ points at your own peril.
I went to Alabama a couple of years ago, and folks made fun of my accent. That was a new low for me.
Originally Posted by CoolHand
BTW, Get on AIm, or PM me, i need to talk to you about some other things, bro.
For some dumb reason the audio works, but not the video. Oh well, it sounded fast as balls. Can't wait to get one. Keep up the good work Ry.
Dust Green X-Mag #315
ULE body w/ dual Kila V2 detents, X valve w/ LX, Y-grip w/ Dye grips, ULT, Omega rail, Stainless Steel Freak Kit.
My Feedback- http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=165428
If you're using quicktime you're going to need to get some plugins for it, ro downlaod VLC.Originally Posted by Skywalker
You need to DL the newest Divx codec. Try www.divx.comOriginally Posted by Skywalker
It is encoded using the 5.2.1 codec.
Last edited by CoolHand; 09-27-2005 at 12:33 AM.
If you mooks don't start buying this frame, Ryan is going to have to sell me to slave traders.
No kidding.Originally Posted by Automaggot68
Something tells me that we need a PB Talk thread.
On it.Originally Posted by CoolHand
Damn are you highly efficient.
You got that one up and got three replies before I could make one of my own.
Lets talk triggers here.
what kinda of triggers can that frame accept?
A shocker triger maybe? will it accept bearing triggers? Can the trigger be made to a spring return?
sorry if that has already been adressed.
...ever in the continual search of time dilation.
Emag 4.0 "I love the way you turn me on"
If you read the first post of this thread, it tells you.Originally Posted by Carbon
It already has a bearing trigger in it.
It takes UMF triggers (IE the trigger that I designed for it). That's it. No other triggers fit.
When it came right down to it, no other marker's trigger fit and performed like I wanted it to, so I did my own. It is way lighter than a shocker trigger (which = less inertial bounce), and feels very good.
There is no option to change it to spring return, but why on earth would you want to anyway?
Return weight is 100% adjustable as it stands now (with a spring you are very limited in adjustablity). Right now you can go from totally slack, to exceedingly strong in about three twists of an allen key. There is a fine and coarse adjustment, so you can really dial in the resistance you want. Plus its very smooth. There isn't that hard snap over like the EBlade frames have.
video=oh sh...
are these tears of joy in my eyes?
I've found my frame. I was thinking of going all mechanical but there are some things a mechanical frame, even with ULT, just can't do. Are you working at all with the man of tuna himself? I am planning on ordering a mag from him, very excited to be getting into paintball seriously for the first time since middle school. Basically I don't really have much experience at all in tinkering with markers...how easy would it be for me, the master newbie to install this if I order it after I get my mag from tunaman? I'm not clueless, I can use tools but I just haven't ever like taken a gun completely apart before. I figure I can stand to work a bit longer to purchase the end-all to frames. Also, am I going to be installing any other parts required to run this trigger?
Thanks, loving it. AO rocks.
To install it on a mechanical RTP, you'll just need to remove the old frame, take the sear rod and clevis off the old sear, and pop the On/Off assembly out of the valve to replace the pin and top orings with the ones I'll be sending along.Originally Posted by AKBAR
It will come preprogrammed for dwell and such, you shouldn't need to tinker with that at all.
Just bolt on the VA, plumb the air to it, bolt on the frame, hook up the LP hose to the LPR, and go.
If you don't think you can swing it, I'll do it for you, no charge.
You should not need to buy anything extra to make this frame work. If you need it, its included with the kit.
Sounds excellente. I haven't read through the entire topic but I'm basically understanding that once pre-ordered it'll be about 6-8 weeks, probably longer befoer the trigger arrives, correct? It's a wait but for the product, it sure seems worth it. And I figure I should be able to find a marker expert around to help me out.
Yes, right now it is looking like at least six weeks before the preorders ship. BUT, if ano takes longer than it should (like it seems to do on every project I do ), or if TAG hits a snag with the boards, or if there is a sudden shortage of every cocker LPR known to PB kind, then it could be longer.
You know how Murphy is, if I say six for sure, then it will be ten. If I say I don't know, at least I won't be wrong. I will do my best to rush things whenever I can, but I've got about as much pull as a rotten head of cabbage, so don't hold your breath for any miracles.
Laser Engraving Template Time!
Right click and save target as:
Arrggg! Here be that thar template. Yarrrrrr!
Its a PDF with a scale at the top so you can do a quick check to make sure your printer didn't scale it.
You can print it out, draw on it, and scan it to send back in, OR you can export the contents of the PDF as a JPG (its just a command in acrobat), and use Photoshop or Illustrator to whip up what you want.
Either way, send me back a JPG, PSD, or AI file that I can send along to the laser engraver when the time is right.
This is also a good time to confirm what color you want things to be. You can choose the color of:
Vertical Adapter
And if you get the eye's installed by me:
Eye covers
The LPR is gonna be black if you get it from me, unless you do some real sweet talking, and my wholesaler has your color of choice in stock.
No chrome, no nickel plate, and no gold/silver plating. Anodized colors only.
Info to send along with your completed engraving layout:
Name (that you ordered by, not your forum handle)
Forum Handle
Shipping address
Package ordered
Color Choices
Remember that the laser engraving is only going to look white/light gray, so you aren't going to want to make your base color silver or gray (unless you don't want the engraving to show).
That is all.
Go crazy guys.
laser engraving anywhere? or in the red? /have to change color from seksy silver to something else now lol
Right, I knew I forgot something.Originally Posted by RTspag
Yes, engraving in the red areas only, and only on the side shown (there's stuff in the way on the other side).
Sorry I missed that, it was kind of important.
[QUOTE=CoolHand]No chrome, no nickel plate, and no gold/silver plating. Anodized colors only.
That'st not what I want to hear. Hopefully we can work out something.
[QUOTE=Skywalker]Well, Gloss Silver ano is pretty close to nickel plate color wise. Its more of a whitish color, where nickel is kinda yellowy. It won't be as hard of a shine, but it gets pretty close.Originally Posted by CoolHand
I don't have plater that I work with, and Jay's man is unreliable at best (though I hear he is very good at what he does).
I can talk to Palmers, but since they want upwards of $450 to do a marker, I'd bet that you're looking at near a hundred to do a frame alone.
Sorry bud, there are just some things I can't do.


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GS: Where are you from?
AB I'm originally from Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, a little town outside of Allentown and about an hour north of Philly. I consider Washington, DC my home, since I moved there for my undergraduate degree and spent about 10 years total living and working in and around the city.
GS: What degree did you/will you receive and when?
AB: I received a BS in Physiology/Neurobiology in 2002 and in 2008, I started working toward my
doctorate in Microbiology.
GS: What is your research?
AB: My research focuses on the role of cryptic epitopes in HIV-1 infection and immune control. I am particularly interested in combining in silico and in vitro approaches to better understand adaptive CD4+ and CD8+T-lymphocyte responses in HIV-1 infected individuals.
GS: Why did you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
AB: The culture of the research environment. UAB has both an outstanding reputation in my primary fields of interest, virology and vaccine development, and a unique scientific culture. My previous experience was that scientists are generally introverted and hesitant to develop relationships. Yet, when speaking about UAB, I often describe the staff and students in my school as social scientists, outgoing and worldly individuals. There is a refreshing culture in the biomedical sciences here that inspires collaboration, fosters productivity, and breeds solidarity. I am proud to be part of this community.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors?
AB: I was extremely honored to be elected President of the National Institutes of Health Evening Speakers Toastmasters Club. This position allowed me to grow as an orator, mentor, and leader. The people that I've met through the Toastmasters network have repeatedly supported me in ways that helped me gain confidence, get an amazing job, and get into graduate school. While I've prospered during all of my tenured positions, by far, the Toastmasters organization and members have had the largest impact on my personal and professional development.
My official awards are as follows:
"Toastmaster of the Evening", NIH Evening Speakers Club, 2008
Competent Communicator Award, NIH Evening Speakers Club, 2007
First Place, Inspirational Speech Club Contest, NIH Evening Speakers Toastmasters Club, 2007
First Place, Humorous Speech Club Contest, NIH Evening Speakers Toastmasters Club, 2006
Award for Excellence in the Workplace, GenVec, Inc., 2006
Certificate of Appreciation, St. Luke's House, Inc., 2003
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
AB: My efforts to plan and organize a fundraiser for the Birmingham AIDS Outreach organization was an incredibly rewarding and inspiring experience at UAB. With the success and passing of the health care bill, I was motivated to plan a benefit party for Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO), a local non-profit organization that directly provides services to people in the Birmingham area living with HIV/AIDS. Held at Sloss Furnaces, the 1930's themed party helped increase awareness about HIV/AIDS and the services provided through BAO.
GS: Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
AB: My mentors here at UAB have had a tremendous effect on my personal growth and continuing education. Paul Goepfert is my primary mentor. He is not just an insightful thinker and scientist, but a caring doctor, active community advocate, loving father, humble leader, and honest friend. Dr. Goepfert has achieved a delicate balance between having successful professional and private lives and I hope to be as fortunate and elegant in applying the same ethics to my own life. Jamil Saad, one of my rotation advisors, is extraordinarily devoted and taught me an enormous amount about assays and techniques, which led to truly changing my perspective about HIV research in ways that I continue to apply today.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
AB: I think getting a PhD started with wanting to be a good role model for women. In high school, I had a 3.8 GPA, participated in 15 extracurricular activities, held offices in 6 of those groups and was discouraged from applying to any first tier universities by my guidance counselor! She (yes she) told me that as a girl, I was "less likely to get in" and that my application would not be as competitive. Unfortunately, I believed her and missed the opportunity to apply to some great schools. I was lucky enough to leave my hometown to attend the University of Maryland, one of the most culturally diverse schools in the country. The experience gave me extraordinary perspective on my life and the personal faith to pursue any dream. When I decided to apply to graduate school it wasn't a matter of "if I'll get my PhD," just when and where. I will be the first woman in my family to achieve a doctoral degree. The more I learn, the more I am intrigued by the fundamental contrast between viruses' minimalist geometric forms and genomes given their complex functions and immense power. In particular, I find HIV research rewarding because successful outcomes have such a high potential to impact the quality of life worldwide.
GS: What are your plans after graduating and for the future?
AB: After graduation, I hope to pursue an MBA in organizational development. I truly love every aspect of vaccine development, from the initial concept to research and design, clinical trials and marketing, and just about everything in between. Ultimately, I would like to return to a product-focused environment in industry, non-profit, or government. Within in the next two decades, I plan to increase my advocacy efforts in educational reform through participation in local and state government. As a vetted navigator of our formal educational system, I am deeply concerned about the future and development of not just advanced disciplines, such as the physical and biological sciences, but jobs at all levels of training. In short, there is disrespect and discrimination toward individuals based on their intelligence, a genetically determined trait that cannot be significantly modified. This attitude undermines our educational system, economic markets, and human beings as a race. With time, I hope to gain more insight and the legislative power to provide a system that more efficiently creates the necessary training for the right people to do the right jobs.
Anne's advice for other graduate students:
Don't ever plan to retire. There is a two-fold lesson in this mantra: First, all good artists take a few steps back from time to time; don't wait until the end. Aside from formal training, the most important thing you can do to improve your work is to periodically take a break from it. Travel. Spend time with your family or friends. Learn something new. The time we use to reflect upon our work and incorporate new experiences enriches our future projects ten-fold. Waste not, want not. We have the amazing opportunity to do anything that interests us. One of my highest aspirations is to love what I do so much that it never feels like work. For this reason, planning for retirement is a dangerous assumption. It suggests that we will either want to stop what we're doing, live long enough to tire from it, or die in the meantime. Any amount of time spent in seminars, surfing the web, taking night classes, being an apprentice, or working towards a degree is infinitesimal when compared to a lifetime of waking up every day and doing something that you hate. Do what you love now and if you're not doing what you want, learn everything you need to in order to find it.
For more information regarding Anne's research interests, check out the article written about her for the UAB Magazine, http://www.uab.edu/uabmagazine/2010/june/causeandeffect, along with her website, http://www.annebet.org/Home.html.

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It's not the wall of China or the Berlin Wall but this wall is big enough and could be used as a screen for a slide show. The owner couldn't figure out how to utilize its surface in a creative way. In the near future, her main focus was going to be on having the driveway paved and introducing a more adequate and inviting porch area. I felt that this home could benefit from a polished, contemporary look.
Step one is the sawing of the bricks forming the window arches. A few of the removed bricks will be used to continue the vertical borders all the way up to the soffit. This should be done by a professional brick layer. Identical new wood or aluminum siding will have to be installed above all windows and doors. The surfaces will be sand colour without any pink undertones.
If at all possible, the pipe on the left of the photo should be eliminated and the rain water redirected to the right gutter. There would obviously be a joint between the two horizontal conduits and a gradual slant toward the right drain. If this reveals itself to be unfeasible because of an abundant volume of water, the pipe will have to play chameleon and mirror its background tints. A classic modern new door with four simple glass openings and a duo of matching side windows will turn back the hands of time. A generous two-level porch space that would be slightly larger than the door and co-ordinated windows will be made out of large square or rectangular light sand-coloured patio slabs.
For a large-scale statement, a spacious pergola will be constructed over the L-shaped walls. The colours will mimic all the other sand elements. For an unexpected modern twist, a bold horizontal blind structure made out of cedar or treated wood planks, placed on an angle will sit halfway from the door and the front corner. Our new feature wall configuration will also be reproduced on the other side of the pergola. This one will play host to a showy climbing Campsis with its eye-catching yellow orange trumpet-like blooms. For a special attraction, centred and placed in a line in front of the blinds, three tall flower containers will put forward elegant annual ornamental grasses. They will effortlessly entertain and let their ever-moving heads of green hair down. Their feathery tails will swing on the wind's request. A fourth pot could be placed near the new backyard walkway. It would hold a Papyrus plant and a few overflowing silver Dichondra Silver Falls.
Only half seen here is a weeping Morus that will furnish a semi-circular-shaped bed centred on the wall between the two twin windows. On each side of this decorative tree, two sets of three Potentillas would accompany it along the facade and up to each corner. Other ones will edge the new pathway toward the fence. A larger silverfinish light fixture over the garage will harmonize with the vertically placed address numbers on the right side of the entrance and with the new sleek door handle.
The owner of this stylish home won't have to make shadow figures on her wall anymore to entertain friends and family.
Vegetation (from left to right):
- Morus Alba Pendula (weep-ing decorative tree)
- Potentilla Mango Tango (9, shrubs, orange)
- Pennisetum Seta Seum (3, ornamental grasses, tall planters)
- Campsis Radicans Indian Summer (climbing, orange yellow)
- Lamium White Nancy (silver ground cover, border, white)
- Cyperus Papyrus Little Tut (1, annual, tall planter, garage)
- Dichondra Silver Falls (3, annuals, silver, tall planter, garage)
Most homes can use a little help when it comes to warming up their curb appeal. If you'd like some inexpensive ideas on how to improve the appearance of your home, send a clear photo of your house with your commentary to: Suzanne Rowe, Designer, email@example.com. Because of the volume of email she receives, it is not possible for her to individually reply to each correspondent.


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New Jersey voters — the live ones, at least — are used to the sensation that their votes don't count in a presidential election, since we are committed to a blue state, like a maniac depressive patient who refuses to take medication. (The dead voters, by contrast, are just happy someone keeps their memory alive by registering them.)
But a pair of discussed ballot issues could make the next two Novembers elections to remember. I'm referring to, of course, the higher education referendum on the books for this year and the minimum wage question that seems likely to get on the 2013 ballot.
The higher education bond — which would borrow $750 million to fund badly needed improvements at state universities — seems likely to pass, since it involves borrowing, as opposed to sensible budget appropriations, paid for via cuts to other services or new revenue generation, such as putting the Revel casino on a truck and driving it to the Meadowlands. We voters love our borrowing: New Jersey's state bird is the goldfinch, the state insect is the honeybee, the state tree is the red oak and the state sport is borrowing. It's a hard one to endorse, but there's no denying how badly upgrades are needed at our universities, and if Rutgers, et al, can keep some of the graduates from shiny new facilities from leaving the state after they graduate, it could have a tangible effect on business.
When it comes to furrowed brows and scowls, the minimum wage issue is the referendum you want. Chris Christie looks at a minimum wage increase the same way you do when you examine your shoes after stepping on a stinkbug, but when it comes to getting such a measure passed, legislative Democrats are more deeply divided than I was as an undergraduate at Villanova University, torn between studying a career that would leave me fulfilled, happy and wealthy, or journalism. Christie already has drafted a veto message for a bill, should it reach him, so the constitutional amendment seems like a sensible route.
At that point, expect some heavy lobbying as businesses work to kill it. The concept of voters telling businesses how much compensation they should offer is a novel one, but you'll notice the economies of places that have tried this — like Cuba and the Soviet Union — are more bust than they are robust. That measure shouldn't get any support, but New Jersey has a fantastic record of favoring poorly defended ballot measures (be sure to click that editorial, I'm very proud of it, especially the part at the end warning about trialkyl prebiotic pneumorrhagia) and rejecting economically intelligent ones, so it will be interesting theater going forward.
I'm even more irreverent on Twitter @joe_arney.


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The longshoremen's union has been cited for contempt of court for ignoring a ruling to stop picketing grain barges.
On Oct. 31, a federal judge found that there is "clear and convincing evidence" that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union breached an earlier injunction.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken had previously ordered ILWU to stop interfering with Tidewater Barge Lines because it's a neutral party in the union's labor dispute with grain exporters.
The National Labor Relations Board recently complained to the judge that longshoremen have paid the injunction no heed.
"In fact, as the evidence makes clear, respondents are not only continuing their unlawful secondary picketing, but they are escalating their conduct, using more picket boats and more aggressive verbal communication with the Tidewater tugs," the NLRB said in a court document.
The longshoremen's union has been in a dispute with several grain handlers since last year, when a labor contract between the parties expired.
Earlier this year, longshoremen were locked out of export facilities in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., which prompted them to picket the sites.
During the summer, they also began picketing grain barges on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The union claimed they were permissible "primary pickets" because the grain in the barges was an extension of the handlers' business.
The NLRB filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the longshoremen's actions on behalf of the barge company. Aiken sided with the agency and issued an injunction prohibiting the waterborne pickets on Oct. 15.
Since the ruling, longshoremen's picket boats have had several encounters with the Tidewater tug boats as they tried to move barges near Hayden Island in Portland, Ore., according to NLRB.
Picketers have shouted and cursed at the tug boats and demanded that they turn around, confronting them with six or seven picket boats — up from two or three picket boats before the injunction, the agency said.
"This confrontational unlawful picketing and coercive conduct shows no sign of abatement," an NLRB court document said. "In fact, respondents appear to have become emboldened by the court's order, rather than chastened by it."
The NLRB asked Aiken to hold the longshoremen's union in contempt of court, which could involve hefty fines against the ILWU.
Aiken has agreed to issue suspended fines for any further breaches of the order of $25,000 against the ILWU and its local organizations. Union officers would also be fined $5,000 per incident, and other individuals would be fined $2,500 per incident.
If the longshoremen's union continues to violate the injunction, the court could then rescind the suspension and impose the fines against ILWU.
The judge has also directed the U.S. Marshals Service to "take any and all necessary actions, including but not limited to the use of reasonable force" to ensure the union abides by the order.
The ILWU opposed the petition for civil contempt, alleging that the agency had not proven all of its allegations and that some of its claims were inaccurate.
In a court document, the union also said the fines sought by ILWU are "excessive and would render the award punitive rather than merely coercing respondents' compliance."
The ILWU also objected to the request that the U.S. Marshals Service potentially arrest people to enforce the injunction, arguing there are "no grounds for any contempt order to include such grave and severe sanctions at this juncture."


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East Lyme housing developer drops Oswegatchie Hills rezoning request
East Lyme - Landmark Development Group is withdrawing for now a recent pending petition to rezone 140 rural acres in the Oswegatchie Hills into an affordable housing district, after the town said it must also submit information on the proposed housing site.
The town is stating that a previous court order requires the development company to submit a site plan for the proposed development when - or before - it applies for a zone change.
The company disagreed, but said in an Oct. 3 letter from its attorney to the Zoning Commission that it would withdraw its latest application, slated for town review this month. The petition was to mark the boundaries for a proposed development with 48 acres allotted for residential development and 92 for conservation in the wooded hills near the Niantic River. The company is expected to re-apply in the future.
Over more than a decade, Landmark has submitted several applications to develop housing in part of its 236-acre parcel in the hills, as well as filed lawsuits against the town. When the Zoning Commission denied in part a 2005 housing application to build 840 units, some of them affordable, in the hills, the developer appealed.
As part of that ongoing appeals case, New Britain Superior Court Judge Stephen F. Frazzini ordered in 2011 that the town review its zoning regulations governing affordable housing. After that, the developer could submit a plan for the proposed housing development, according to the court order.
The town revised some of its zoning regulations for affordable housing last year. Landmark then appealed a provision of the regulations, but settled last spring when the commission agreed to remove a provision that would require a 150-foot buffer between affordable developments and tidal wetlands.
This past August, the developer wrote to the town seeking its approval to rezone 140 acres in a rural district in the hills into an affordable housing district. The plan, outlined on a map, called for building residences on 48 acres and setting aside the remaining 92 acres for conservation.
Landmark's remaining 236 acres would not be rezoned under the petition, according to an Aug. 23 letter from the developer's attorney, Timothy Hollister, to the commission.
The letter stated the developer wanted to identify the boundaries for its development plan, in light of the 2011 court decision. A site plan outlining details for the housing plan did not accompany the application.
After receiving a letter from the town's attorney advising the commission to defer the rezoning application until it would be filed with a site plan, Hollister said the developer strongly disagreed. He said the petition offered the town benefits "not the least of which is locking in nearly one-third of the property as open space at no cost to the Town, as the Town has sought for many years." "In addition," the letter stated, "establishing the boundaries of potential development will make the site plan process much easier."
Landmark further wrote that it is trying to establish with the town "a mutually-acceptable limit of development, density and layout and does not need at this time to become involved in a collateral procedural dispute." Landmark ended the letter by saying "don't put your file away."
A public hearing on the rezoning petition for next Thursday was canceled.
Zoning Official Bill Mulholland said the application has been withdrawn, and he is anticipating a re-submission of some kind, which will then be scheduled for a public hearing.
Meanwhile, Landmark has been appealing the Water and Sewer Commission's decision last December that the town lacked sewage capacity required by Landmark. Last year Landmark requested a sewage capacity of 118,000 gallons per day, but the commission said that would take up a large percentage of the town's sewer capacity at a time when other town areas still needed to hook up to sewers. An appeals hearing on sewage capacity is set for Dec. 6 in Hartford Superior Court.
The nonprofit organizations, Save the River - Save the Hills and the Friends of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve, which manages a 420-acre preserve in the hills with the town, are interveners in the case. Landmark has another appeal pending for another zoning application.
East Lyme commission comes up with sewage capacity for housing plan
State grants funding to purchase 41 acres of open space in East Lyme's Oswegatchie Hills
Why did so many people leave the Kendrick Lamar concert before it was over?
After a miserable U.S. Open, why the Travelers Championship is the best golf tournament out there


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Who's giving money in the Winnebago County sheriff's race? Both Republicans and Democrats have primary elections Tuesday to select nominees to replace outgoing Sheriff Dick Meyers.
Five candidates are running in the Democratic primary. Two are running in the Republican primary. We won't know exactly how much money these men have raised until after the election, but we do know from reports on file with the State Board of Elections how much they had on hand at the beginning of 2014 and who contributed it and how many contributions of $1,000 or more they have received since. The information reflects what I found Wednesday at elections.il.gov.
The Democrats
Bob Springer, a retired deputy chief in the Sheriff's Department, began the year with $4,100, most of it from a loan by the candidate. Springer has received $2,000 from the Harlem Democratic League; $20,000 in three contributions from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 364 political action committee; $7,000 in two contributions from Sunil Puri, owner of First Rockford Group; and $1,000 from Holgier Oksnevad.
Bob Redmond, a retired Rockford police sergeant, began 2014 with $11,861.88. Redmond has received $5,000 from the Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee; $5,000 from the North Central Illinois Laborers District Council political action committee; $5,000 from the Laborers Local 32 PAC and $1,000 from Thomas Dal Santo.
Glenn Heidenreich, former Navy SEAL and a sergeant in the Sheriff's Department, began 2014 with no money. Heidenreich's contributions are: $200 from William Maschke; $50 from J.E. Olivencia; $500 from MAC Realty; $500 from Rockford Processing Solutions and $400 from the candidate and his wife.
I could find no campaign filing for Jeffrey Schroeder, retired senior sergeant in the Sheriff's Department. A woman at the elections board said candidates are not required to file a contribution report until they have raised at least $5,000. They can file a report if they choose, though.
Randal Olson, a former Pecatonica police officer and deputy commander of the air support unit of the Winthrop Harbor Police Department, began 2014 with no contributions on file; since then Olson has contributed a total of $25,000 to his campaign in three donations.
The Republicans
Gary Caruana, former corrections and patrol officer with the Sheriff's Department, retired in 2012 as the corporate security manager of United Parcel Service in Illinois. His campaign had $18,710.90 on hand at the beginning of 2014. Since then, Caruana has received $5,001.46 from A & T Lawn Care and Landscaping for yard signs.
Frank Pobjecky, a U.S. Army veteran who has spent six years with the Sheriff's Department, had $3,579.30 on hand at the beginning of 2014, including a $3,000 donation from Casey's Pub on Dec. 30. Other large donations on file since then: $1,000 from James Tuneberg, $2,890 from "Meridian" for signs; and $1,500 from Lino's for food for a fundraiser.
Map amendment update
Don't forget, the Rockford office of the Yes for Independent Maps campaign opens Thursday with an open house at 6 p.m. at 123 N. Alpine Road. The office will be staffed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week and will have petitions to sign and distribute and a notary public to certify them.
Petitions also are available in Rockford at Benson Stone, 1100 11th St., J.R. Kortman, 107 N. Main St., and in Belvidere at The Edge Fitness, 305 Southtowne Drive.
The campaign must get at least 298,000 valid signatures by May 4 to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot. If passed, the amendment would take partisan politics out of the drawing of legislative district maps.
Dillard update
GOP candidate for governor Kirk Dillard was in the Forest City on Wednesday to speak at Sen. Dave Syverson's luncheon.
Dillard, state senator from DuPage County and one of four candidates for the GOP nomination in Tuesday's election, told me, "I'm feeling great about the way the momentum's going in this race. It's now between me and (Bruce) Rauner."
I think that may be true because of all of the anti-Dillard ads now flooding computers and TV sets. Dillard picked up endorsements Wednesday from four local county board chairmen: Scott Christiansen of Winnebago, Bob Walberg of Boone, Bill Hadley of Stephenson and Kim Gouker of Ogle. And after months of Rauner's TV ads, Dillard now has started to bombard the airwaves with his own, positive ads, including one featuring former Gov. Jim Edgar. Dillard was Edgar's chief of staff.
Chuck Sweeny: 815-987-1366; firstname.lastname@example.com; @chucksweeny


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The NHL and NHLPA are still at loggerheads as they try to resolve their labor dispute hopefully in time for play to resume by the beginning of December. It is looking gloomy at this time but possibly we can take solace that it usually looks the worst just before a breakthrough.
The good news is that the young stars and future stars are getting in plenty of action in the AHL. It happened before, during the 2004-05 season when the NHL last underwent labor strife as players such as Jason Spezza, Michael Cammalleri, Eric Staal and Thomas Vanek shone during the regular season and Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were stars during the playoffs. It was a rough league as eight players had over 300 penalty minutes including a whopping 551 by Brian McGrattan.
Look for the same to happen this season if the NHL is dark the whole year.
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Kris Newbury – (C) – The 30-year-old veteran has been a very good player in the NHL but has had limited NHL duty as he has played only 66 games in the big leagues in his career, scoring four times and assisting on four others, while accumulating 123 penalty minutes. Newbury is off to a great start with 14 points in 12 games, tying him for third in the AHL scoring race. He re-signed with the Rangers in the off-season and cleared waivers enabling him to play with the Connecticut Whale. He is likely a depth player at best in the NHL but his scoring prowess this season after a 64 point effort in 2011-12, makes him noteworthy at this time.
Chris Conner –(RW)- Conner signed a two-way deal with the Phoenix Coyotes in early July and has shown veteran leadership for the Portland Pirates with five goals and 13 points in 10 games thus far. He has bounced around the NHL, playing for Dallas, Pittsburgh and Detroit and he hopes that he has finally found a home in the desert. He will be a fringe NHLer as he has already played 147 games in the league with 17 goals and 43 points. He is not worth selecting in fantasy pools.
Jordan Eberle – (RW) – It was thought that Eberle would be able to tear up the AHL this season as he finished with 76 points to tie for 15th overall in the NHL last season. Eberle got off to a slow start and is now starting to heat up as he has six goals and 12 points in 12 games to tie for 14th in the AHL. He will likely move to the top of the scoring race in short order as the Oilers winger is a stud player. Grab him fairly early in fantasy pools, especially keeper leagues as the 22-year-old has plenty of great seasons ahead of him as a top line winger alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall.
Chad Billins –(D)- Chad Billins has been the surprise of the AHL this season as the undrafted defenseman on the Grand Rapids Griffins has 12 assists in 13 games thus far to lead the league in helpers, one ahead of Justin Faulk and Ondrej Palat. Billins played four seasons with Ferris State, scoring seven times with 22 assists as a senior before signing on with the Red Wings in the off-season. He has struggled in the plus/minus category as he is minus-six thus far. The Red Wings do not like to rush their players and since Billins was undrafted, do not look for him in the NHL, except as an injury-replacement, for at least a couple of seasons.
Keith Aucoin – (RW) – Aucoin signed in the off-season with the Toronto Maple Leafs and since he inked a two-way deal, the 34-year-old was sent to the minors before the lockout. He hopes to stick with the Maple Leafs once the lockout ends and his goal and 10 assists in 11 games to lead the Marlies won't hurt his cause. Aucoin is a power play specialist as well, an area that the Maple Leafs could use some depth especially on the second unit. Aucoin has played in 102 NHL games since making his debut with Carolina after the first lockout and has been a tweener in that he is too good for the AHL but not quite good enough to be a top-six forward in the NHL. He is worth a look in deep fantasy leagues but is more likely to be grabbed off the waiver wire if he has a hot streak.


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I'm using the GetOpenFileName() common dialog, with no problems. Now I want to add a feature of making the default filename be supplied (with the last opened filename). This is not an issue, per se, as the filename shows up in the File Name edit field. But I also would like to have that file entry in the list be automatically selected (highlited), scrolling the list as necessary to make the selected name visible.
After looking through the VC8 help files on this topic, I don't see any way to make the OFN dialog select an entry by sending a message, or any other method. Can this be done?
I really don't want to re-invent the OFN dialog just to accomplish this.


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The Buena Vista Alumni Banquet will be held at the First United Methodist Church Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 6 p.m. All former students, teachers, alumni and friends are welcome.
For reservations call Dorothy Slade at 234-5835 by May 11. The meal will be $13 per person.
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