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D-backs won't be shoved aside in tough NL West
Everyone in organization thrilled with offseason, convinced they can contend
By Richard Justice / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Here's a little secret you should know about these Arizona Diamondbacks. This isn't something they're shouting from any mountaintop because, well, Spring Training predictions are cheap. Besides, with so many miles to go and all that, the Diamondbacks know all the stuff that could go wrong.
Still, the thing that's apparent is that almost everyone -- the people in charge, the players, etc. -- is thrilled after an offseason of change. Yeah, the Giants might still be the best team in baseball, and the Dodgers will have baseball's highest payroll.
But the Diamondbacks are convinced they're also going to be a factor in the National League West, and that they've positioned themselves to go back to the playoffs. All they're saying is they're very pleased with this team and that they've got a club their fans will like, as well as a club that should not be overlooked.
From the moment Kevin Towers took over as general manager at the end of the 2010 season, he'd envisioned his club playing a certain way. Now he may have it.
"This is the kind of club when I first got here, I was hoping we'd have," Towers said.
Manager Kirk Gibson, a stickler for details, as passionate and competitive player as baseball has had, wants pretty much the same thing. That is, a club built around pitching and defense, a club that plays aggressively and smartly and takes care of the details, a club that isn't reliant on home runs to produce offense.
Towers constructed a National League champion in San Diego in 1998 with that blueprint, and has watched the San Francisco Giants win two World Series in three seasons with a similar style.
So after a bitterly disappointing 2012 season, Towers and Gibson and their staffs spent hours hammering out a vision for '13. The Diamondbacks had scored more runs than they had the previous year, but their pitching was worse, their baserunning was terrible and their mental approach wasn't what they thought it should be. They were 64-41 when they homered, 17-40 when they didn't.
To get the club he wanted, Towers had to take some chances, including one that has been roundly second-guessed: the trading of the franchise's biggest star -- 25-year-old Justin Upton-- to the Atlanta Braves.
Towers got 29-year-old Martin Prado as part of that deal, and immediately signed him to a four-year, $40-million extension. Prado is a huge part of the new Diamondbacks, and not just because he'll become the everyday third baseman.
Perhaps more than any other player Towers has acquired in his three offseasons in Arizona, Prado reflects what he wants these Diamondbacks to be. Prado was revered in Atlanta as both a teammate and a player, a guy who played hard from start to finish and emerged as a huge clubhouse presence.
"I think he fits the mold," Towers said. "He's the first one to the park, the last one to leave. Ask Martin Prado where [he wants] to hit and he says, 'Wherever you want me, skip.' Where [is he] most comfortable playing? 'Wherever you want me, skip.'
"He's a guy that wants to be up there late in the game with the game on the line. He wants pressure. Wants to be in the lineup."
Ask Prado about this sort of thing, and he smiles. He has heard the nice things the Braves have said about him since his departure, and he understands what the Diamondbacks want from him.
"As a professional, I am not the kind of professional that has six tools, seven tools," Prado said. "But I feel fortunate to be a good player. I know all the work I've put in, and I feel honored to have people respect [me]. I'm going to keep learning, but I'm going to share things with my teammates. It's a long season, and these guys become like a family. Anything you can do to make it go easier helps."
Towers also signed Cody Ross, another tough-minded, grind-it-out player. Ross sounds a lot like Prado when he talks about his game.
"I totally understand the direction they're trying to go," Ross said. "There's a little different dynamic. I call myself a baseball player when people ask my best tool. I don't have a No. 1 tool. I just play the game hard.
"Obviously, we all have talent to play at this level, but playing smart and playing the game the right way sometimes is overlooked. I think that's what you're going to get out of our team. I'm absolutely excited about it. The chemistry is already good."
In the end, though, it's about the pitching. Towers signed free agent Brandon McCarthy, and seems to have a deep rotation with Ian Kennedy, Trevor Cahill, Wade Miley and a bunch of talented kids -- Tyler Skaggs, Patrick Corbin and Randall Delgado -- competing for the fifth spot. Towers also went for veteran presence on his bench in getting Eric Chavez, Eric Hinske and Rod Barajas.
So far, so good. Upton represented the face of the franchise, but Towers and Gibson are convinced these new Diamondbacks will pass every test.
"Who is the face of the franchise?" Towers asked. "We don't have one. It might be a different guy each and every night. We've got gritty, grinder-type players, but they're talented players, too. They're winning-type players. I think if we stay healthy, I see us applying pressure on our opponent. We're not going to be an easy team to beat. We're going to be pests. We're not going to go away. We've got guys who've won before and know what it takes to win."
Gibson and Towers make it clear they're in this together and that they agree on both the style and substance of the new Diamondbacks. No manager works his club harder at getting the fundamentals right, and when the Diamondbacks went from two games out of first on August 3 last season to finish 13 games behind the Giants, it stung.
"That's a bad memory," Gibson said. "There's a great vibe around here [this spring]. There should be. We're very gritty, as everybody says. We're also very talented. It's an attitude and an expectation that we're trying to develop."
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Sorry, I didn't want to go back and check all the old forums. My bad. I know you were a strong supporter of the Gay trade. And I know that one of the arguments that had been made in general was that a change of scenery would do him good, in large part because he'd get to be utilized in a more perimeter oriented offense. We are playing slower, but I don't think it is the pace Casey wants the team to play at. Just my opinion, but a couple of things have hurt that.
-First, simplifying some of what they do as they integrate Gay.
-Second, without Jose we obviously have lost our best distributor and someone who really helped keep the offense from getting stale. Lowry has just started to look like he's coming back around physically, so hopefully he's able to pick his play back up and make some difference there. Lucas also is clearly horrible at getting the team into any kind of offense.
I would expect the pace to pick up as they integrate Gay, and hopefully if they can get a better backup PG, that will help as well. Do they need a low-post scoring threat? Or do they just need time to tweak their sets...maybe post up Gay more (where he has been good at initiating ball movement)? Start trying to utilize JV there more (I know he's a rookie, but the amount of times he has good position even without needing the pick'n'roll and doesn't get the ball is just crazy)??? It's a little premature to suggest we know what this team needs when it has barely played and practiced together. *Maybe part of the reason BC would hesitate with this deal? If it wasn't his first choice, it might be hard to accept without seeing more of the team as is to be confident it's a good move. It could still be there in the summer, if BC would rather wait it out.
Whoa man, calm the hell down. Making shit up? Even though Bargnani was injured before the meeting, I am just going by the rumors in the newspapers. The message of which seemed to be BC needed to let Casey coach, whether he was explicitely giving him orders or just somehow pressuring him. Part of this was the fact that Bargs continued to seem to not be held accountable, and that in general there seemed to be a lack of clarity as to accountability. Maybe it was Casey. Maybe that's why they wanted the separate meetings, to decide if it was intentional tampering by BC, and maybe it wasn't. Maybe the board wanted to see Casey's view on the accountability to ask him why a guy like Ed or Terrence gets a quick hook, but Bargs or Demar don't? Whatever happened, there seemed to be a much clearer message and new accountability from top to bottom with the team after that meeting. So i was merely trying to suggest, I wouldn't want another situation where Casey (for whatever reason) feels the need make adjustments to try and keep Boozer happy/on the floor, whether it has to do with how they run the offense, or not holding him to the same defensive standards....I like the way the team's chemistry has developed, including the coaching/management dynamic, and don't want to see another stretch where it gets botched and needs to be repaired. And yes, I know it could be extremely unlikely...but who knows...


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The only thing this fanbase should be concerned about is where Bargs fits. The team is just starting to gel, and then now amidst the trade rumours, we want / wish for things to be broken up. This is a great group of guys - let them gel for a bit.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
For example, Rondo can be better than Lebron when they're playing high stakes games. Is he always better player than James? Of course not. But he can raise his game up to that highest level, so I would call Rondo a cornerstone.
On the other hand, as much as I enjoy seeing DeMar's improvement this year, I cannot imagine that he will ever be able to outplay any of the best players for even a single game when it matters.
Other cornerstones right now: Durant, Paul, Westbrook, Kobe, Anthony, Nowitzki, Duncan (maybe still?), D Rose, Kyrie, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard (I'll keep him here for the moment, but bad backs can be brutal), Noah, Randolph, Love, Rubio, Bynum (an injury prone cornerstone, the worst kind).
Potential cornerstones: Paul George, Steph Curry, Marc Gasol, Anthony Davis, Batum, Lillard, MKG, Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe, Monroe, and a bunch of other dudes with much slimmer chances (and I'd put Ross and Valanciunas in this category, with Ross ahead of Valanciunas).
And I agree with Mediumcore, I think you do whatever it takes to get any of these guys. You overpay for these guys.
+1 Lmao I like the second unit minus bargs/and Dribbles 2.0.........
Watching yesterday's game should have told Raptor fans on here something about this team ......the Raptors are not good enough! The lack the TALENT to compete with REAL teams......They lack the Go-to-guy,the shot creator,(not the two dribble pull up pasta boy does) For BC not to trade for gay when your giving up bench players is ludicrous jose davis and ross are all bench players at best...mediocre talent gets you nowhere .....this run against weaker competition has you guys delusional notice we have lost every half decent team we have played this year?! exempt Houston.... We need top tier talent and if you guys think Gay isn't top tier just know he is instantly the best player on the raps by a mile .....shows how weak this team is. 0.o
And finally, as for acquiring Bledsoe i've read somewhere that LAC is pretty adamant on keeping him until they can secure CP3 who'll be a FA this summer. So it'll be tough to swing a deal for him. And if we do get him Jose will likely not be around which is unfortunate because he'd make a good mentor for him.
You could be right Pong, I'm not saying Bledsoe is a lock to be a franchise talent, but imo he has a shot at being really good and might be a good investment for a team looking to buy low before he possibly blows up. If he gets a consistent shot and you add that to his existing athletecism...watch out.
BTW, I never thought about comparing him to Westbrook, and I know there games are different, but they both have that go all out, play at lightning speed thing happening for him. Thanks for giving me something to think about.
From what I've read the Clippers are not going to trade Bledsoe until the off season. Paul is a free agent and if he signs elsewhere then they would be screwed if they gave up Bledsoe now. However if Paul stays then I would love to have a guy like Bledsoe on the Raptors. That's the type of PG I was hoping for last year. A young PG with potential that can play along side a veteran. Similar to the relationship Lawson and Miller have in Denver.
A couple of thoughts. First, I'm a believer that if you don't have that kind of obvious franchise talent, then your "cornerstone(s)" are likely either a solid big who has a solid defensive impact, or a PG who runs your team well. Think Detroit last decade. Now, doesn't mean no one will be an all-star, including your wings, but that your wings likely aren't the biggest difference makers on either end of the court. Now, don't tell me Detroit wasn't relevant.
Of course the flip side is it's near impossible to win a trophy without one true franchise talent. Detroit was the best team in the east for nearly a decade, but only won one trophy, and Billups had a great playoff run that year. Another team like this was Cleveland waay back in the day (like Mark Price days), or even Portland around 2000, when they had a deep, very talented team, but no true franchise player (partly because of some being too old for that. A younger Sabonis or Pippen would have never let that lead slip away against LA). So I do think, in theory, that the Raptors need to find a way to acquire that kind of player at some point. But Rudy Gay is not that player. Getting him is not similar to Houston getting Harden.
Just something to consider....if Harden were to return to OKC as a starter would he be putting up the same numbers he's putting up in Houston at the moment? Probably not considering he would be differing to other high calibre players. Same could be said for Gay if he were to have his "own" team where he is the man and not differing to Z-Bo and Gasol. I don't want to get into how Memphis is a half court team and Gay's game is more suited to an uptempo style like Houston, OKC and what Toronto wants to be because I'm sure you've already considered that, but it's a valid factor when projecting how Gay might impact the Raptors should a trade happen.
I tell you what: how about you try putting on your big boy pants (maybe borrow big brother's, if you have the balls to fit in them) and tell me what BC knows about basketball, and Rudy Gay, that I don't. Note: I totally accept that I know nothing about managing an NBA team, as BC does, but I'm willing to bet I've played and coached far more basketball than BC has.
Don't just snicker at some misguided snark from my good buddy Nilanka, but tell me what BC knows more about the game of basketball than I, and why my opinion of Rudy Gay is off base.
PS. i noticed in another post that you spoke of Gay being a good outside shooter and defender. Perhaps you should watch him more than you do, because he's not that good at either.
The guy reads a few blog posts and watches some YouTube videos, and thinks that's all there is to it.
As for style of play, Gay is suited for uptempo style how, because he can dunk? I mean, everyone is suited to getting easy baskets. Gay is not a guy who can lead a fast break. He's a slasher. He would benefit from it no more than Ross or Demar.
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Speaking on emerging fraud issues during a roundtable recently hosted by the New Jersey Credit Union League, Molina said most credit unions' wire policies usually contain step-by-step instructions on how to perform the wire transfer but don't include verification procedures. Fax requests and call backs should be treated with an added layer of caution because it makes it easy for thieves to step in.
On the member end, loopholes can occur if the entire financing package doesn't get finalized, said Robert O'Hara, president of cuautocoupon, a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based auto loan discount provider that serves 18 credit unions.
"There are certain instances where the finance manager will inform you the deal fell through only to have a back-up finance option with a higher rate that will raise your monthly payment or the dealer may extend the term to avoid raising the monthly payment," O'Hara said.
To that end, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be looking into scrutinizing the interest rates that auto dealers tack onto car loans, The American Banker reported in a March 15 article. The CFPB did not confirm this with Credit Union Times by press time.
The way it typically works is a lender will establish a set interest rate but leaves a bit of percentage point wiggle room for dealers to allow a markup to the car buyer. The danger is because the dealer gets the bulk of the interest rate markup, these increases are similar to the yield-spread premiums that mortgage brokers received during the housing market bubble, according to American Banker, adding that those premiums have since been prohibited.
Consumers submit a litany of complaints to the Auto Fraud Legal Center, which is run by Rosner, Barry, and Babbitt, LLP, a San Diego-based law firm. They run the gamut from the sale of wrecked vehicles or previously repurchased lemon vehicles, odometer fraud and various financial frauds that occur in the advertising or at the time of sale or lease of the vehicle, the firm said.
As in most states with lemon laws in place, car shoppers are still easy targets for fraud, said Hallen Rosner, founder of the Auto Fraud Legal Center.
"The bad news is that a lot of dishonest dealers routinely cheat consumers, despite California lemon law and California auto fraud laws that are designed to protect consumers. The good news is that consumers are protected by strong, clear consumer rights," Rosner wrote in a blog on his firm's website.


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Despite the plethora of attention Penryn received
over the last few weeks, Intel's newest roadmaps put the processor launch
for Q1'08. This indicates the launch has not necessarily accelerated even
though the initial
tape-out proved extremely successful.
On the other hand, Intel's 2008 roadmap shows every segment simultaneously
deploying 45nm products. Like AMD's recent 65nm Brisbane
launch, Intel guidance notes the processors will start shipping Q4'07
but the actual launch will come as a coordinated 2008 event.
The first Intel 45nm treatments will come from the quad-core Yorkfield and
dual-core Wolfdale desktop processors. Wolfdale has two
physical cores on a single die and up to 6MB of L2 cache. Yorkfield is then two Wolfdale dice on a single package. Also worth
noting: Wolfdale ships with a 1333MHz front-side bus and Yorkfield ships
with a 1066MHz front-side bus. Chipset support will largely come from Bearlake-family
that was previously
disclosed on DailyTech.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about these two processors is the return of
Hyper-Threading. This, however, does not mean that Yorkfield will
appear as eight logical cores, nor does it mean Wolfdale will appear as
four logical cores. Intel's internal guidance on the subject specifically
claims the processor will ship with Hyper-Threading, but will only utilize 4
threads. On every Intel roadmap in the past, Hyper-Threading doubles the
amount of listed threads in the guidance documentation. Clearly, there is
more of a mystery here still. (Update: Please read the retraction below.)
"The official company policy is that our engineers have left the door open
for Hyper-Threading, but we cannot confirm or deny any future plans for the
technology," adds Intel Public Relations Manager Dan Snyder.
All Penryn cores also include Intel TXT, previously known as Intel LaGrande Technology. TXT stands for Trusted Execution Technology and refers to the collection of devices. The Trusted Platform Module, or TPM, is one component. DMA page protection is another.
Alas, even if 2008 seems like a long time away for the 45nm platform, it's
important to note that all Intel platforms will have 45nm SKUs in Q1'08. Penryn,
the family name for Intel's first generation 45nm consumer CPUs, also refers
specifically to the 45nm dual-core mobile CPU. Intel's current roadmap
claims this processor will lead the Q1'08 mobile push with several low voltage
models coming one quarter later.
For servers, Wolfdale will make an appearance as a dual and single
socket Xeon. It's been long-standing Intel policy to separate desktop,
mobile and server chipsets into different products; Conroe was the Core
2 desktop CPU and Woodcrest, though physically nearly identical, was the
Xeon counterpart. Wolfdale as a server and a desktop CPU indicates
the chips are electrically identical -- though each will likely receive
different packaging for the different sockets.
Yorkfield will not receive the same codenaming treatment as Wolfdale on
the server. Instead, Harpertown will be the quad-core Xeon for two
socket servers. Yorkfield will still be the company's single-socket
quad-core Xeon offering.


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Johannesburg, 10 June 2013. Forty (40) young South African men and women are set to start the exciting journey towards earning their wings. This follows an announcement by South African Airways (SAA) that it has completed the selection process of candidates who will be part of SAA's Cadet Pilot Development Programme. Their training to become qualified commercial pilots begins on Monday, 10 June 2013 with 14 months of theoretical and practical training which will enable them to get a 'frozen' ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot License). This will be followed by approximately three years of internship.
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With the holiday shopping season firmly upon us one of the most wanted gifts for Christmas is a HDTV set. While we have many brands and makes to choose from here in America, the only commercially available OLED television is a Japan-only item this year.
Sony first announced its XEL-1 3mm thin waif of an HDTV in October with the caveat that the set would only be available in Japan. With the impact the thin OLED set had on gadget and home theater buffs, the Sony XEL-1 led other HDTV makers to promise OLED sets as well. Toshiba was the first to make the announcement of bringing OLED TVs to market after Sony was Toshiba. Toshiba claims it will have a 30-inch OLED TV on the global market by 2009.
Not to be outdone, Samsung announced its OLED roadmap in late October, stating the company would have OLED HDTVs in large 40-inch and 42-inch screen sizes on the market by 2010. DailyTech reported in early November that Sony Electronics President Stan Glasgow said the XEL-1 could make it to America this year, providing the demand for the XEL-1 in Japan didn't move all the thin-screened beauties Sony had produced.
Today Engadget reports that there are only a total of 2,000 Sony XEL-1 TVs available in the entire world. That means that the 2000 XEL-1 TVs will be spread across 700 stores in Japan working out to a bit more than two XEL-1 HDTVs per store.
American fans of the XEL-1, your chances of getting a set this year just got much smaller.


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Naruto: I'm glad you guys arrived. Perfect timing!
Naruto: Have you heard from Granny Tsunade and the......
*The Kages Arrive. A seems to be holding Tsunade unconsious and Sakura goes to help but then she sees that A is holding the other half of her body on his other arm.*
Sakura: Tsunade-sama!!!
*Shizune watches in disbelief*
Naruto: What the **** happened?!
Gaara: Madara beat us to death but Tsunade saved our lives. Even after being cut in half she pulled an amazing jutsu.
A: She reversed her regeneration technique and applied to us instead before she died. She even managed to recover my arm.
Naruto:Granny......Tsunade.......I WILL ****ING KILL YOU!!!
Madara:Will you now? I doubt a incompetent fool like you could kill a god like me.
Naruto: Listen up everybody I need 8 minutes.
Shinobi Alliance: Well give you 8 minutes just make sure is not more than that.
Madara: Enough of this!
*The Jubbi launces small bijudamas at the alliance but Bee uses Samehada. Samehada restores Bee's chakra*
Madara: Well looks like you have some fight left.
Obito: That's the Samehada. It is a Biju killer so don't underestimate it while he wields that weapon. One of my strongest and most loyal associates wield it once.
*Naruto backs up and start absorbing chakra. He tells Kurama he has a plan. The Alliance starts launching attacks at the Jubii but they are futile. Samehada gives chakra to Gai and Kakashi. Jubbi is about to launch a huge Bijudama*
Bee: That shit is to big. I won't be able to block that yo!
*Out of nowhere a huge Susanoo arrives. Sasuke uses Amaterasu on the Jubbi's eye but Tobi absorbs it. Sasuke, Orochimaru, Jugo and Suigetsu arrive.*
Suigetsu: That shit is ****ing huge!
Sakura: Sasuke-kun....
Kakashi: Sasuke...
Gai: Kakashi look!!!
Kakashi: Orochimaru?!
*Naruto senses Sasuke but Kurama tells him everything is Ok for now.*
Madara: What's this?! An Eternal Magenkyo Sharingan? Interesting.....
Tobi: Sasuke? Why are you here?
Sasuke: Shut the **** up. I'm here for some answers and the all mighty Uchiha Madara is going to give them to me.
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A new
engine, named VASIMR, could provide exactly the solution needed. Developed by
former astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz, the engine could change a lot
about how we interact with space. The new rocket, driven by
plasma, is able to use cheaper fuels like neon, argon, or hydrogen,
while providing finer control over thrust and specific impulse -- two
key parameters that determine a rocket's movement and speed.
The new rocket is also much safer and more reliable than traditional
chemical rockets, reducing the risks associated with space
The engine exhausts plasma, a fourth state of matter
along with solids, liquids, and gases. Plasma is essentially
ionized gas. It is typically created via either low pressure or
extremely high heat (10,000° C or more). Plasma consists of a
mix of electrons and positively charged gas ions.
No known
material can contain plasma, so VASIMR instead uses magnetic fields
for containment. It uses radio frequency waves to ignite and
throttle the rocket precisely. The rocket is capable of long
burns, with its long term goal being to produce enough sustained
thrust and impulse to reach Mars in under three months.
new engine is the flagship technology of Mr. Diaz's startup, Ad Astra
Rocket Company. After three decades of development at NASA,
MIT, and elsewhere, the rocket engine is finally approaching
commercial readiness. The rocket recently passed a momentous
milestone -- 200 kilowatts of power, the amount necessary for the
company to start developing its flight version.
According to
Mr. Diaz, "[Ad Astra is] getting ready to fly the VASIMR engine
on the International Space Station (ISS). It is a 200-kilowatt plasma
rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built to fly in space, and the
prototype is being tested on the ground in our facilities in Houston.
We have been gradually ramping up the power over many months, and our
goal is to reach 200 kilowatts, which is the power level the rocket
will run at on the ISS, and we achieved that today. We actually
reached 201 kilowatts. It was a very exciting moment because it
happened right when we were in the meeting, and I kept getting text
The rocket will be first tested in space in
October 2013, aboard the International Space Station. Describes
Mr. Diaz, "We will install it on the ISS and test it there.
After the test is finished, we will use it commercially to reboost
the space station [to a higher altitude] to provide the drag
compensation. [Currently the ISS requires periodic boosts to get it
to the right orbit for space shuttle or Progress dockings.]"
Astra is trying to convince NASA to enter a greater contractual
relationship with it to lower costs manned and unmanned space
missions, via use of the VASIMR engine. Given the shaky state
of NASA's Shuttle-successor, Orion, that certainly seems possible.
Founder Diaz believes that using commercial bidding and innovation
are key to NASA and other international space organizations lowering
their costs, as well as the key to getting other commercial entities
involved in the space industry.
Mr. Diaz explains, "The
agency really transformed the world in space with the achievements of
the moon landings, but the whole world changed, and NASA didn't
change. NASA remained in the glory days of the past, and 40 years
have gone by, and NASA is still the same NASA as the 1960s. And I
don't mean it in a bad way. It was so wonderful what was done, and
people were completely fascinated by it. But a new opportunity has
been created because NASA's fascination with its own past in the
present has created a gap, a hole, which is perfect for the private
sector to move into.
"The private sector is going to fill
the void in rapid access to low earth orbit, allowing NASA to be
NASA, to do what NASA was really meant to do, which is look forward
to the frontier. Let the private enterprise build the base camp now
that we know how to do it, and NASA can go conquer the summit."
startup is in talks with two space tourism companies -- SpaceX
and Orbital Sciences -- to create the body to house the VASIMR engine
and finish a contract-ready rocket, which would incorporate efficient chemical boosters to reach orbit and then fire the VASIMR to continue its spaceflight. Both of these organizations
have the advantage of access contracts to the ISS -- Ad Astra is
currently trying to figure out which best meets its needs.


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August 14, 2009
How Are You Gonna Watch New Moon?
We are now in the double-digit countdown. So what are you gonna end up wearing to see New Moon? Who are you going with and when do you plan to see it?
Thanks, Lynda!
53 comments:
I really, really want to see it at midnight but I unfortunately have school.ReplyDelete
Going at midnight with my sister and our husbands. Fully prepared to camp out with the kids for tickets if necessary to make sure we get them! :)ReplyDelete
Aww, that is nice that your hubbies are happy to trek out at midnight with you gals!ReplyDelete
- FaithstarsAugust 14, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Well, a group of 12 adult women are going together. My 50 year old mother, nearly 28 year old little sister, myself(who will just have turned 30 5 days before new moon comes out) and a bunch of other women I dont know(sister does). We are all going to watch Twilight early in the evening, then go out to dinner. We will get to the theater around 10:30pm.( The lines last time were INSANE!)ReplyDelete
We will be wearing Twilight/New moon t-shirts. Yes, we have all given up hope at maintaining even a shred of our dignity.
However, we made a pact not to Scream while watching the movie, as it was difficult to hear much at the Twilight midnight launch. We will save our rowdy behavior for leaving the theater.(Out of respect for the rest of the crowd watching):)
- InsaneiscoolAugust 14, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I'm going either to the midnight showing, or the next day. I'm going with my three besties and my mom and their mom and my dad, most likely.It's kinda creepy how he's excited for this movie almost as much as we are. lolReplyDelete
I'm totally wearing my "And so the lion fell in love with the lamb" tee shirt and Cullen Crest wristband. My friend dared me to write "Team Edward" on my forehead, but I chickened out. I don't wanna look like a TOTAL retard. A little retardness never hurt any Twi-hards...right?
My sister's wearing her, "Team Alice...Improving Your Fashion Sense Since the 1900's."
Oh, I'm also bring a purse full of kleenex. No mascara or eyeshadow whatsoever this time.
This movie can't come out soon enough!
- AshleyTWAAugust 14, 2009 at 11:10 PM
As i said before, My sister/ Best Friend is fying out from ACROSS THE COUNTRY! She says its also for ThanksGiving but we know its not Lol. So shes coming out the day before and were going to go see it at the earliest possible showing (not midnight because ive heard that it RUINS the movie/experience) with my Sister(just as crazy bout twilight as me), Her Boyfriend, My mom(Loves it), Dad, and 15 yr. old brother (who just recently read the books and lOVED them Lol)... so pretty much going with immediate family who all love Twilight! Couldnt ask for any better people to go and SQUUEEE with! =D LolReplyDelete
Idk what im going to wear tho?? Havent thought about it, thanks for reminding me to pick an outfit out hehe
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I think I'm going at midnight, with a bunch of friends. I'm dressing up as Victoria, and a guy friend of mine might go as James. Even though he's sort dead in New Moon.ReplyDelete
- faithstarsAugust 14, 2009 at 11:16 PM
^^ Don't you love it when the family joins in on the fun!ReplyDelete
Maybe I should buy water proof mascara. My mon already bought a couple of pacs of mini tissue for our purses. LOL!
I`m going to the midnight showing with my bestie and half of Kleenex`s year supply !! CAN`T WAIT !!!!!ReplyDelete
*wonders.. if I rip August/September and October off the calendar, and mark off the days up to the 18th Nov, would it make it come round quicker ??*
i'm not going till the week after thanksgiving. i don't want to be in the theater full of 15 year old girls screaming. i want to be the only screaming. so on Tuesday, December 1st, i'm going to see New Moon with my best friend/husband. he's even excited to see the movie. i dont' know what i'm wearing but i'm definitely getting a new outfit. i'm even trying to lose some weight to look nice. LOL. oh and, we are hitting the first showing...and hopefully i can convince him to see the second one too. SQUEE!!! i might do the crown, but he's already told me he won't...we'll see about that. :)ReplyDelete
I'M GOING TO VEGAS!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 11:37 PM
I'm going with my mom and sister we all have twilight shirts and will have new moon shirts by then. We will be going to the midnight premiere and then home to giggle and scream about it!ReplyDelete
I am going to the midnight showing with 3 (or 4) of my other cracked out friends. We all have various twi-related shirts (I have the OCD one) that we will be wearing along with our lip-venom v. It is going to be AWESOME!ReplyDelete
- Kayleigh DemmonAugust 14, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Im going to the midnight showing, then also me and two other girls from the 'UK Twilight Fans' group on facebook have actually hired out a screen at a Vue cinema in london to go watch it all over again with 250 other fans from the group :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 11:58 PM
I'm hoping I can go to the midnight showing as well. I'll probably wear my Team Edward shirt!ReplyDelete
i'm going to the midnight showing with my mother, (i soooo dont want her to go), who intends to bring her friend who has read the series, oh wait, it gets better. my mom's friend is going to bring her son, who also read the books, (he's my "future husband" as my friends call him, who is 3 years older than me).ReplyDelete
anyway, i'm gonna be a wild one and wear my Jasper tee shirt cause i'm a bitchhhh! :]
JJ & I are going to a midnight show where we'll take turns physically restraining each other from going all fist-a-cuffs on screeching tweeners. And then we'll console ourselves with the fact that we took the day off for a less-screechy repeat viewing or five. Oh eff it - we'll be going "SQUEEE!!" just as loud as anyone else, I imagine. Maybe louder!ReplyDelete
I'll definitely be wearing plaid. Or maybe a party dress! What would Alice do? Hmmm... OK nix the plaid... So many decisions still to be made (and you're still welcome to join us... You know you wanna, TCA...)!
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lol :) I'm loving that there is an 'older' fan base! I'm 30 and my friend is 29. We've booked the day in with the hubbies to have the kids and we're off!! Can't wait. I'm going vintage glam, just like Alice! lol :)ReplyDelete
- faithstarsAugust 15, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Dang, now you all have me wondering if I shouldn't glam it up a bit! LOL....then the other 11 women would all jump me for ruining the flow of group.ReplyDelete
Snarkier...how about a plaid party dress?ReplyDelete
huh...yeah you're right, that doesn't look like its spelled right at all. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I'm going to the midnight showing and taking off from work to see it aging the next day. I can go alone don't need company, I saw the Twilight more then 12 times.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:01 AM
My sister offered to take me to the midnight showing since she didn't get me anything for my birthday. Both my bet friend and I have school the next day, but by the looks of that Band Slam trailer, it'll be well worth it. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:07 AM
Haha I wore my Bella jacket to the preview today :P. Not because it had anything to do with twilight really, I just adore the jacket. I don't know if there are midnight showings here in the UK, i would go if there was. If not I will be at the first showing in my nearest cinema.ReplyDelete
- ChristinaAugust 15, 2009 at 1:18 AM
I'm going to watch it the first day it comes out in the early afternoon. That way I can watch it in peace and quiet [the kiddies will be in school around that time :)] because I don't want to hear, "AHH!!OHMYGOSH!!" every 2 minutes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Heres my plan:ReplyDelete
1. make teeshirts weekend before with my best friend/twilight buddy that we wear to premire (unles i can buy the bella party dress)
2. get tickets online as soon as they are available
3. go to the theatres at around 5 or 6 to ensure we get good seats, then wait for the rest of our slightly less obsessed twilight fan friends to arrive
4. watch twilight with my ipod and eat dinner in line and read all the good parts in new moon
5. when the line opens, get seats smack in the middle towards the back
6. start a cheer in the theatre when it gets close to midnight
7. when the movie comes on, try not to squeel everytime i see rob or taylor or kellan
9. await restlessly for italy scene
10. scream alot
11. clap and cheer when its over
12. watch the credits to see if they thank the fans (;
13. go home with my friends and stay up discussing it
14. try to fall asleep for a little bit
15. go to school completly tired and unable to concentrate due to thoughts about edward/rob
16. see it again after school (: and the next day, and the next, etc
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:28 AM
I already have the day off from work... My supervisor said she'd only let me have the day off if she could come with me to watch it! So now almost the whole team (4 of 5) is going, along with my supervisor's supervisor!!ReplyDelete
My sister, her two daughters, and I are going to see New Moon together. We are all newbie Twilight addicts. (Didn't get into the whole Twilight thing until the DVD was released.) I would love to see the midnight showing, but I'm not willing to wait hours in line to do so. Sunday might be a good day for us.ReplyDelete
We are all planning on wearing jeans and tees with our favorite characters on them. (Nothing fancy.) We decided against wearing the Burger King crowns because we thought it would be too much. (Might have to reconsider now lol!) All the others will be sporting vamp tees (2 Edwards and an Emmett). I'm the lone wolf (so to speak) who will be representing Team Jacob!
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:33 AM
im going w my roomates! we are all excited and can not wait!! we are goin to get our tickets online as soon as they r available! and we are plannin on gettin shirts made of our fav vamps!!ReplyDelete
one roomates will be a Team Jasper shirt
another will be a Team Edward shirt
and mine will b a Team Emmett shirt :)
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:41 AM
I'm 37 & will be meeting up with friends from several states for the midnight showing! The oldest in our group is almost 50 & the youngest is 7. We're all wearing Twilight related clothing and bringing a couple of boxes of Kleenex, as there will be major tears flowing!! We are prepared to camp out overnight if we need too, and are ready with our portable DVD player to watch Twilight while waiting!!!ReplyDelete
- Kristy RoseAugust 15, 2009 at 1:56 AM
I've persuaded my older brother to see it with me. I REALLY want to dress him up like Jasper, but I don't think he's going to go for it.ReplyDelete
When I saw Harry Potter I made a Chuck Norris Shirt and I think I'll follow that theme. I think it will say...
ps. Harry Potter shirt said IF CHUCK NORRIS WENT TO HOGWARTS THEY'D HAVE TO START ANOTHER HOUSE ...THE ROUND HOUSE! Even made a Crest to go with his house and put it on the back of the shirt. ...Hm, maybe I could turn the Cullen Crest into the Norris Crest.
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 2:03 AM
One of my current sewing projects is to recreate the green party dress Kristen Stewart wears in the New Moon previews. So I'm going to cosplay as Bella. That's if I get that dress done, because there is alot of embroidery work to be done.ReplyDelete
I already have most of the componets. The hardest thing to find will be to locate a turquoise cuff bracelet.
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 2:17 AM
My friend and I are wearing Team Jacob t-shirts and were going to the theater at midnight(we ALREADY have reserved seats.) and then were partying it up with some popcorn and coke (:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 2:50 AM
Im wearing my New Moon shirt that I got at Hot TopicReplyDelete
- VoltuigrlAugust 15, 2009 at 3:16 AM
so i'm going at midnight with my two best friends twilight brought us together and its basically our thing so Nessie isnt gonna go as Nessie cuz shes not born yet but shes gonna go as bella instead. Alice is going as alice in a formal dress she has that looks exactly like alices in the trailer and hte crazy thing is my alice had it first. [note: not real names we nicknamed everybody in the yg after twilight charachters] and i'm going as Heidi my namesake in either heels tight jeans and tight red sweater [which is less slutty than it sounds] or a black long formal dress with volturi cloakReplyDelete
OR we are going in the character specefic shirts i made for us all w/ Ness as Nessie not Bella
ps sorry so long but i enjoyed reading all the comments about others and wanted to share
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Im going with my BFF and a couple of more friends. Am now trying to convince my mom to let me go to the midnight showing. My brother is willing to take me because his girlfriend loves the Twilight Saga as well. Im going to wear my New Moon shirt I got from Hot Topic with straight legs and Chuck Taylor's!!! And will probably end up seeing New Moon more than 6 times.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 4:59 AM
i'll be going alone the next day... or whenever it'll be safe for my ears...ReplyDelete
You know what's funny, I was actually thinking about that today. I'm not sure yet...I know im bringing tissue though.ReplyDelete
I'm planning on flying out to BC to see it with two Twi-friends in VanCity!ReplyDelete
Gotta see it in the city it was made and who knows....they might still be lurking around!
What am I wearing.....nothing Twilight-related. My dressing up for a movie ended the last time I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show - probably jeans, my hoodie and sneakers...and I'm bringing Mini-Edward!
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Another Mom and I will be taking 15 teenage (ages 13-14) girls on Nov. 20 at 12am to see New Moon!! I will be wearing my Twilight Mom T-shirt and loving every min. of that night!!Y'all wish us luck! lol If anymore girls want to go I am going to end up renting a bus!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Okay, I am a 47 year-old mom who has really loved reading the Twilight books with my 10 year old daughter. New Moon was like crack for me though and my daughter got mad when I would read ahead!! How in the world I could get so addicted is beyond me. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to have a twilight slumber party and invite some of her girlfriends over who have read the book and then we will go and see the movie- it should be a memorable but crazy experience for all of us!!ReplyDelete
- Danish Twi-loverAugust 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
I think we might see it the day after the premiere, since I don't think anyone interesting will come to the Danish premiere. Plus that way I can watch the movie without a lot af young girls screaming. I'm going with my hubby and is rather concerned as to wether I can keep from screaming and cheering! my hubby would get such a shock!ReplyDelete
The outfit defnitely has to be FABOULOUS! I'm still undecided but I think it will include Chanel bag and heels :-D
I'm going november 19th, which is my birthday. And i'm taking all friends i turned in to twicrackheads.ReplyDelete
anyone know if Australia is holding midnight showings (preferably in the brisbane area)!?!?!ReplyDelete
If not, then i think im wagging school to go see it on the friday.
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Haha. All this talk reminds me of when Twilight came out. Everyone rushed in and we climbed over seats so we could get a good spot. LolReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Well let's see, I'll wake up in the morning, screaming at the top of my lungs for people to get up and get ready becuase it's NEW MOON, BABY!! I'm going to have to be sure we get a box of tissues.....it's going to be a must-have!ReplyDelete
I'm going with my mom - whom can't make up her mind if she's Team Jake or Team Edward - and we're going to see it the DAY it comes out! At the mall when it opens! Staring at the movie guy to open the gates and let us in! Lol...hopefully we'll be able to get our tickets before hand!
I'm wearing my Team Edward shit, grey zip up hoodie, skinny jeans and some cute ballet slippers, a Team Edward BK crown - if I can find one lol - or anything spiffy that Hot Topic might be selling. Mom's going to have to get a Team Edward shirt!!!
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Someone explain please.....What's the deal with the Burger King crown?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 15, 2009 at 10:52 PM
^^^ The Burger King Crowns have Team Edward and Team Jacob on them, they gave them away during Comic-Con and at Burger King. (:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2009 at 3:34 AM
I am going as Bella, an obvs choice. I am one of the lucky ones with long dark wavy hair like hers, and brown eyes. I'm going to wear the green thermal hoodie bella wears to the vamp baseball game ( I bought it april of 2008, not knowing it was in the movie) and recreate the rest of that outfit. I also have a nearly identical turqoise bracelet like bella's that i got at an antique store when i was in elementary school. it's a little ridiculous when I think about it. But, it'll be a blast to feel a little like bella when watcing the movie. also, i would never do it any other time, so i might as well live it up.ReplyDelete
I'm gonna be on my friends couch in their movie room. Can't say how that happens-but it's nice to have friends!! That's all I can say.ReplyDelete
I'm definitely going to the midnight showing at one of the theaters here in Los Angeles... Myself [23], my friend[22 once NW comes out], and my mom [she's 50] will be n attendance! We plan on wearing shirts for our fave guy [myself, Jacob!! - my mom and friend, edward] I'm going to make my own Team Jake shirt, which ive already designed! oohh and of course the Burger King crown! My mom has even recruited co-workers to come with us!! It's gonna be crazy and super fun!ReplyDelete
i am going to be at the theater at midnight.. i will probably get in line at 6pm... cuz last time i went for twilight there was people already in line since 630pm... I am going to get in line and wait for my family to get there around 1130pm... It is going to be awesome... I need to make my shirt for that night... again it is going to be awesome...ReplyDelete
I'm gonna go see it wearing my new moon tshirt, twilight lipbalm, esme's bracelet, twilight necklace and twilight hairpins xDReplyDelete


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Nat White, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Nat White, DVM, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, is the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and Director at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center. After receiving a doctor of veterinary medicine at Cornell University in 1971, he completed an internship and residency in surgery at the University of California-Davis from 1971 to 1973, and earned a master of science in pathology at Kansas State University in 1976. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS). Dr. White, who has served on the faculties of both Kansas State University and the University of Georgia, joined the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in 1985, and held the position of Theodora Ayer Randolph Professor of Surgery at Virginia Tech from 1987 to 2003. A world-renowned expert in colic, Dr. White has authored several books on the topic including Equine Acute Abdomen and Handbook of Equine Colic as well as the surgical texts Current Techniques in Equine Surgery and Lameness and Current Practice of Equine Surgery. He has been a director for the ACVS Veterinary Symposium since 1997, and is a past president of the ACVS and of the ACVS Research and Education Foundation. Dr. White is a former director-at-large for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and is currently AAEP President. Dr. White's research interests include pathophysiology of ischemia-reperfusion, epidemiology of colic, abdominal and orthopedic surgery, and treatment of orthopedic diseases. He is a member of the AAEP, the ACVS and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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The recession has had a significant impact on global PC shipments and has led many consumers to shop for netbooks rather than notebook computers. That means that some computer makers that were relatively unknown a few years ago prior to the netbook revolution are now featured much more prominently.
Research firm DisplaySearch has issued its latest findings for the notebook PC market for Q1 2009. According to the company, netbooks have grown to almost 20% of the notebook market during the quarter. The clear leader in the netbook market remains Acer with a full 30.5% of the netbook market. The second place netbook maker was ASUS; the firm that helped start the netbook revolution with its Eee netbooks. DisplaySearch reports that Acer sold twice as many netbooks as ASUS.
The penetration rate for netbooks was highest in EMEA and Latin America according to DisplaySearch and lowest in China and America. About 45% of all netbooks shipped went to EMEA for the quarter while only 26% of netbooks shipped to North America. One of the things that helped the European grab so much of the netbook market is the fact that many mobile phone service providers offer subsidized netbooks in Europe. That sort of offer is still a rarity in America.
In the notebook category the dominant company was HP with 24.1% of the notebook market – the company shipped over 7.3 million notebooks. Acer grabbed the second place spot for global notebook shipments from Dell as Dell slipped to the number three spot. DailyTech reported in early May that Acer could steal Dell's number two spot. Acer had the largest percentage of its shipments accounted for by netbooks at 31.6%. The other major manufacturers including Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba all had under 10% of their shipments come from netbooks.
HP's netbook shipments dropped 22% from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009, as did its notebook shipments with an 11% decline for the same period. Acer saw netbook shipments decline 18% from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 and its notebook shipments declined 9%. Dell saw no decline in its netbook shipments over the Q4 2008 Q1 2009 time frame, though its notebook shipments dropped 19% over the period. ASUS posted the most extreme declines of all the top notebook makers with netbook shipments dropping 47% from Q4 to Q1 and notebook shipments dropping the same amount.
DisplaySearch analyst John F. Jacobs said, "It is clear at the moment that mini-notes play a vital role in the total PC market. Without the additional volume provided by these products, shipment volumes for the notebook PC market would have been down 19% Y/Y, instead of only falling 3%. While there is no doubt that many buyers of mini-notes would have chosen larger notebook PCs if mini-notes were not available, it is also certain that many buyers might have chosen not to purchase a notebook PC at all."
Some analysts and computer makers feel that the netbook is killing the notebook market as consumers flock to the cheaper systems and stay away from higher margin notebooks. As the economy rebounds the netbook may see its market share begin to decline.


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The Dressing Room...
The gig at the Hordern was possibly the hottest gig yet. The security in the pit were supplying the flushed but elated faces in the front rows with water, and when it was time to leave the venue the band experienced a Beatlemania moment, with a lot of screaming fans waiting outside the gates for a glimpse of them. The determination of those who had been camped out there all day paid off as the band stayed until every item was signed.
The next day and the temperature in Sydney showed no signs of subsiding. In fact today, as there was no breeze, the dry heat felt even hotter. In order to cool down we decided to take a boat trip around the harbour and spend the morning on one of the small beaches just outside of Sydney centre. Unfortunately there was one seat short so yours truly slid around the boat like those dogs in the back of the van in the film Dumb and Dumber, much to everyone's amusement. Fish and chips dinner at the superb Doyle's restaurant and it was time to head back to the hotel and pick up all our gear for the BDO show in Sydney.
Timm, our tour manager warns us not to drink too much alcohol before the gig as a few of the previous bands have been suffering a bit under the relentless heat. As soon as his back is turned Jamie cracks a bottle of coopers ale open in defiance. Brits abroad eh!


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LordFrith wrote:
but that's why we should be encouraging unwed teen-mothers to get abortions.
Practical at the expense of any shred of sentimentality, perhaps. There's a difference (in intent, if not necessarily in reception) between trying to cause offense (asshole) and not pulling any punches in expressing an unpopular or unpalatable solution (insensitive).


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Any gun based on current military design is an assault weapon: They are solely meant to kill human beings as fast as they can. Yeah, they can kill a prairie dog too, for 60 cents a pop.
The problem is not guns; it is finding those who would use them in a maniacal manner.
It is not in a name "assault weapon." It is why maniacs may be drawn to them.
It is not how many murders in the United States are carried out by the use of these assault weapons. It is the bias towards the use of an assault weapon in the carrying out of mass killings that is the issue.
Look, anyone with a small amount of experience with firearms logically concludes they could use many types of guns to fire the exact amount of rounds in the exact amount of time as with an assault weapon. The question, then, is why do a significant amount of violently deranged individuals use only assault weapons?
We know the military uses them because they are a bit lighter and easy to clean. I imagine this is not a big draw for a nut job on a one-way trip.
Mass shootings between 1982 and 2012 number 142. In those 20 years, 35 of them used assault weapons, and 68, semi-automatic handguns, (frankly I'd include them as they are based on a current military design). Meaning 24 percent or 72 percent of mass killings utilized assault weapons. That is statistically significant either way you cut it.
Any parent with school age children, any well-meaning, peace-loving individual has the gut instinct to ban the damn assault weapons right? Sounds like I'd like to too, right?
Wrong. I'm not into feel good solutions. I want results.
We know what the maniac wants to use. Let's use that knowledge to socially profile the anti-social, failed joiner, with an assault weapon fetish, and allow law-abiding citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights. We can do this together. If we don't, every one of us loses something.
Richard M. Feit
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Tax season is upon us once again, which means it's time to start working on compiling all those annual tax documents for clients, such as 1099-Rs, 1099-DIVs, 1099-INTs and others. As you and your clients begin preparing for the 2012 tax filing season, I recommend discussing what I believe is a strategy that is vitally important for all taxpayers to know, as it just might save your clients some money should a tax audit ever come their way.
It's important to note that any charitable contribution of cash for $250 or more to a qualified organization requires specific documentation for the deductibility to be legal. These points of discussion come directly from the IRS tax code publication 526.
1) Cash contributions less than $250 require one of the following to be legally deductible:
a) Bank record showing the name of the qualified organization, date and amount including:
i. Canceled check
ii. Bank or credit union statement
iii. Credit card statement
b) A receipt from the qualified organization
c) Payroll deduction record including:
i. A pay stub
ii. Form W-2
iii. Other employer documentation
iv. Pledge card from the qualified organization
2) A contribution of $250 or more requires an acknowledgement of your contribution from the qualified organization for the deduction to be legal. A copy of the bank statement including all mentioned listings in Point #1 does not fulfill the documentation rules when claiming a deduction for contributions of $250 or more.
Furthermore, each acknowledgement received has to meet the following content test:
a) It must be written
b) It must include the amount, date, and a statement that no goods or services were received as a result of the gift
c) The acknowledgment must be received before the earlier of the date you file your return or the due date, assuming an extension was filed.
3) However, note that each contribution is considered a separate contribution for determining the $250 or more recording requirements, regardless of how much was given in total to one organization throughout the year.
I know many taxpayers today follow the premise that a contribution by check is all the documentation needed to legally deduct the amount gifted. However, while that is somewhat true for all gifts under $250, it will not hold up in court for gifts of more than that.
Hopefully, this one point of emphasis on supporting documentation for charitable contributions might help in discussing taxes this season with your clients. Charitable gifts should be documented by qualified organizations, acknowledging the required language of the date, amount and a statement that no goods or services were received. Otherwise, if audited, your clients will pay higher taxes and possibly accrued interest, as the deduction will be disallowed.
Of course, one way to avoid this possible documentation shortfall altogether is by writing charitable gift checks for no more than $249.99, even if one has to write five, six or even 10 separate checks to get the total desired contribution completed. By handling contributions in this manner, your clients will meet their required documentation for legal deductibility with a canceled check, whether they receive acknowledgement or not.


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Indiana Merger: Financial Center Takes In Horizon One
A pair of Indianapolis credit unions – the $62 million, 10,835-member Horizon One Federal Credit Union and the $430 million, 46,984-member Financial Center Federal Credit Union – said they plan to April 1.
Horizon One President/CEO Ann Garmon will retire in the next month, the credit unions said in their announcement. All of Horizon One FCU's 15 employees are being offered new positions with Financial Center FCU. Financial Center said it currently has 144 employees.
The majority of Horizon One FCU members voted in favor of merging into Financial Center FCU last week, the credit unions said.
"Expanding into the counties surrounding Marion County has been a goal of ours since last year. We're looking forward to offering Financial Center's extensive business and consumer financial products lineup to the Greenwood market," said Kevin Ryan, president/CEO of Financial Center FCU.
Horizon One was founded in 1949 to serve members in the automotive manufacturing industry.
Financial Center was founded in 1953 to serve military personnel Fort Benjamin Harrison, has seven Indianapolis branches and four student centers branches and now serves people who live, work, worship, attend school or volunteer in Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam and Shelby counties.