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Skip to comments.Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill
Posted on 12/29/2012 7:32:08 AM PST by IbJensen
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)author of the federal assault weapon and large ammunition magazine ban of 1994-2004has announced that on the first day of the new CongressJanuary 3rd she will introduce a bill to which her 1994 ban will pale by comparison. On Dec. 17th, Feinstein said, I have been working with my staff for over a year on this legislation and It will be carefully focused. Indicating the depth of her research on the issue, she said on Dec. 21st that she had personally looked at pictures of guns in 1993, and again in 2012.
According to a Dec. 27th posting on Sen. Feinsteins website and a draft of the bill obtained by NRA-ILA, the new ban would, among other things, adopt new definitions of assault weapon that would affect a much larger variety of firearms, require current owners of such firearms to register them with the federal government under the National Firearms Act, and require forfeiture of the firearms upon the deaths of their current owners. Some of the changes in Feinsteins new bill are as follows: Reduces, from two to one, the number of permitted external features on various firearms. The 1994 ban permitted various firearms to be manufactured only if they were assembled with no more than one feature listed in the law. Feinsteins new bill would prohibit the manufacture of the same firearms with even one of the features.
Adopts new lists of prohibited external features. For example, whereas the 1994 ban applied to a rifle or shotgun the pistol grip of which protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, the new bill would drastically expand the definition to include any grip . . . or any other characteristic that can function as a grip. Also, the new bill adds forward grip to the list of prohibiting features for rifles, defining it as a grip located forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. Read literally and in conjunction with the reduction from two features to one, the new language would apply to every detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifle. At a minimum, it would, for example, ban all models of the AR-15, even those developed for compliance with Californias highly restrictive ban.
Carries hyperbole further than the 1994 ban. Feinsteins 1994 ban listed grenade launcher as one of the prohibiting features for rifles. Her 2013 bill carries goes even further into the ridiculous, by also listing rocket launcher. Such devices are restricted under the National Firearms Act and, obviously, are not standard components of the firearms Feinstein wants to ban. Perhaps a subsequent Feinstein bill will add nuclear bomb, particle beam weapon, or something else equally far-fetched to the features list. Expands the definition of assault weapon by including:
Three very popular rifles: The M1 Carbine (introduced in 1944 and for many years sold by the federal government to individuals involved in marksmanship competition), a model of the Ruger Mini-14, and most or all models of the SKS.
Any semiautomatic, centerfire, or rimfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for tubular-magazine .22s.
Any semiautomatic, centerfire, or rimfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches, any semiautomatic handgun with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, and any semi-automatic handgun that has a threaded barrel.
Requires owners of existing assault weapons to register them with the federal government under the National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA imposes a $200 tax per firearm, and requires an owner to submit photographs and fingerprints to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), to inform the BATFE of the address where the firearm will be kept, and to obtain the BATFEs permission to transport the firearm across state lines.
Prohibits the transfer of assault weapons. Owners of other firearms, including those covered by the NFA, are permitted to sell them or pass them to heirs. However, under Feinsteins new bill, assault weapons would remain with their current owners until their deaths, at which point they would be forfeited to the government.
Prohibits the domestic manufacture and the importation of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The 1994 ban allowed the importation of such magazines that were manufactured before the ban took effect. Whereas the 1994 ban protected gun owners from errant prosecution by making the government prove when a magazine was made, the new ban includes no such protection. The new ban also requires firearm dealers to certify the date of manufacture of any >10-round magazine sold, a virtually impossible task, given that virtually no magazines are stamped with their date of manufacture.
Targets handguns in defiance of the Supreme Court. The Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects the right to have handguns for self-defense, in large part on the basis of the fact handguns are the type of firearm overwhelmingly chosen by American society for that lawful purpose. Semi-automatic pistols, which are the most popular handguns today, are designed to use detachable magazines, and the magazines overwhelmingly chosen by Americans for self-defense are those that hold more than 10 rounds. Additionally, Feinsteins list of nearly 1,000 firearms exempted by name (see next paragraph) contains not a single handgun. Sen. Feinstein advocated banning handguns before being elected to the Senate, though she carried a handgun for her own personal protection.
Contains a larger piece of window dressing than the 1994 ban. Whereas the 1994 ban included a list of approximately 600 rifles and shotguns exempted from the ban by name, the new bills list is increased to nearly 1,000 rifles and shotguns. Other than for the 11 detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles and one other semi-automatic rifle included in the list, however, the list appears to be pointless, because a separate provision of the bill exempts any firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action.
The Department of Justice study. On her website, Feinstein claims that a study for the DOJ found that the 1994 ban resulted in a 6.7 percent decrease in murders. To the contrary, this is what the study said: At best, the assault weapons ban can have only a limited effect on total gun murders, because the banned weapons and magazines were never involved in more than a modest fraction of all gun murders. Our best estimate is that the ban contributed to a 6.7 percent decrease in total gun murders between 1994 and 1995. . . . However, with only one year of post-ban data, we cannot rule out the possibility that this decrease reflects chance year-to-year variation rather than a true effect of the ban. Nor can we rule out effects of other features of the 1994 Crime Act or a host of state and local initiatives that took place simultaneously.
Assault weapon numbers and murder trends. From the imposition of Feinstein's assault weapon ban (Sept. 13, 1994) through the present, the number of assault weapons has risen dramatically. For example, the most common firearm that Feinstein considers an assault weapon is the AR-15 rifle, the manufacturing numbers of which can be gleaned from the BATFEs firearm manufacturer reports, availablehere. From 1995 through 2011, the number of AR-15sall models of which Feinsteins new bill defines as assault weaponsrose by over 2.5 million. During the same period, the nation's murder rate fell 48 percent, to a 48-year low. According to the FBI, 8.5 times as many people are murdered with knives, blunt objects and bare hands, as with rifles of any type.
Traces: Feinstein makes several claims, premised on firearm traces, hoping to convince people that her 1994 ban reduced the (relatively infrequent) use of assault weapons in crime. However, traces do not indicate how often any type of gun is used in crime. As the Congressional Research Service and the BATFE have explained, not all firearms that are traced have been used in crime, and not all firearms used in crime are traced. Whether a trace occurs depends on whether a law enforcement agency requests that a trace be conducted. Given that existing assault weapons were exempted from the 1994 ban and new assault weapons continued to be made while the ban was in effect, any reduction in the percentage of traces accounted for by assault weapons during the ban, would be attributable to law enforcement agencies losing interest in tracing the firearms, or law enforcement agencies increasing their requests for traces on other types of firearms, as urged by the BATFE for more than a decade.
Call Your U.S. Senators and Representative: As noted, Feinstein intends to introduce her bill on January 3rd. President Obama has said that gun control will be a central issue of his final term in office, and he has vowed to move quickly on it.
Contact your members of Congress at 202-224-3121 to urge them to oppose Sen. Feinsteins 2013 gun and magazine ban. Our elected representatives in Congress must hear from you if we are going to defeat this gun ban proposal. You can write your Representatives and Senators by using our Write Your Representatives tool here: http://www.nraila.org/get-involved-locally/grassroots/write-your-reps.aspx
Millions of Americans own so-called assault weapons and tens of millions own large magazines, for self-defense, target shooting, and hunting. For more information about thehistory of the assault weapon issue, please visit www.GunBanFacts.com.
Don't sit around waiting for it to start!
The ditz and her "staff" have really gone over the top with this "bill". It must be stopped.
i wonder if this is legacy legislation for her.
Can we print wanted posters for the old hag?
This bill has zero chance to pass as written. Pelosi and company, however, will introduce a stand-alone hi-cap mag ban in the house early in January. Don't think it will pass, but has much better chances than the Di-Fi bill.
Here is an angle I'm not seeing out on the blogs. The submission of this bill is nothing more than a precursor to an executive order/action.
Consider this. Obozo announcing an executive order banning this or that, taxing this or that based off of the fact that congress is gridlocked and he is forced to protect the American public from gun crimes.
Classic bait and switch if you will. They will not stop throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks, but this will allow the executive branch to move.
I have been working with my staff for over a year on this legislation and It will be carefully focused. Indicating the depth of her research on the issue, she said on Dec. 21st that she had personally looked at pictures of guns in 1993, and again in 2012.
"The submission of this bill is nothing more than a precursor to an executive order/action."
When Hussein first made the speech about guns, I thought, "He's going to do it by executive order."
When it comes, it will be a series of moves.
Continued attempts by the EPA to regulate lead ammo as an environmental hazard.
HHS regulation deeming firearms a human health hazard.
Commerce dept./TSA/DHS regulation on transportation of firearms across state lines.
IRS databases for the purposes of registration.
U.N. small arms ban.
Legislation through congress. Republicans will bow down to the liberals reinstating a FFB.
The gun grabbers now have momentum on their side and for the global elite, this is now the time to go for the gold.
In order for their agenda to advance, they must disarm Americans.
We are "led" by these morons!? I'll wager she didn't even ask her security detail for their input.
I can envision the drug cartels branching out into guns and ammo. They supply where there is a demand.
I don't Swinestein's bill will pass as written; however, I expect the socialist bastards will put some type of grab in an addendum onto any "fiscal cliff" bill.
When the spineless jellyfish in Stupid Party (R) attempt to say anything, the (D)s will hem and haw and say the (R) want children to die, the middle class to face tax increases, the country to go 'off the cliff,' and to gut the military.
They will point to DiFi's ask for the moon bill and say that was what they really wanted, but "compromised." Then they will reference Boner's remarks on reasoned discussion about guns. Expect to see more "evil gun" stories in the "news" and of course more and more idiot celebrities to be paraded in front of the microphone - I'm sure sitcom scripts are being altered as we speak. Not sure if "Law and Order" is still on, but look for new episode in which the fearless Jack McCoy takes on the evil within the gun industry/lobby.
Boner will cry for a bit and then bite his pillow, limber up, and expose his posterior......but is the citizenry that will feel the pain.
If DiFi's bill did somehow get passed....I see a very funny list of things I will not comply with.
***and most or all models of the SKS. ***
Proof this is a gun grab. This has a 10 round magazine filled with a stripper clip.
My handgun does not fit into her bill so the gun is safe, for now. However, I just in the last day, installed a red laser on the gun to exactly pinpoint my target. Next, I guess she will go after lasers. She's not getting my gun.
Another thing that ticks me off is the provision for a grandfathered gun not to be allowed to be willed to another person. When the owner dies, the gun has to be given to the government. That's a provision to finally get all the grandfathered guns out of the population.
We are under siege and I wonder what Texas will do about whatever law passes. Sure, it's federal law but this state is full of "Bubbas". If Texas govn. can't do anything to avoid these laws, the Bubbas "ain't" giving in to a "damn guberment gun grab".
Only if you have strong thumbs and know the trick. ;)
I don't care what law they pass, I'm not giving up my firearms.
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Disney may be in Orlando, but in Republican Party politics, Tampa is the home of Fantasyland. That's where the GOP convention will be held the week of Aug. 27. As the Republican race appears more likely to stretch into spring (or beyond), journalists and political operatives have started to imagine make-believe scenarios for what might happen if GOP delegates show up with funny hats, pins, and suntan lotion but no confirmed nominee.
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In 1976 Gerald Ford orchestrated a moment of excitement at his contested convention when he called Ronald Reagan to speak, surprising everyone. Still, Ford lost.
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Today, I am reminded of this day back in 1979, and offer my favorite Memorial Day story.
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I was able to take in pairs of games at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium, and on the Monday before Memorial Day (which is Victoria Day, north of the border) I saw the Expos play the Pirates at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in the afternoon, and that evening I witnessed the Canadiens winning the Stanley Cup at home against the New York Rangers.
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I've finally pinpointed why I truly love decorating for different holidays: it's a chance to play with tradition and to put my own spin on the traditional themes. This year, instead of reaching for the flashy red, white and blue glitter for Independence Day, I want to try a more sophisticated spin by using navy instead of royal blue. Read on for ten great ways to DIY your own, unique decor this July 4th.
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Figure 14-2. Some defined names relating to trees.
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2012-06-20 / Obituaries
Massapequa Park Village Trustee and local volunteer Harry Jacobson
Harry Jacobson was a man who led by example. He was a charter member of the Lions Club of Massapequa Park, an appointed and elected official in Massapequa Park Village, and a longtime volunteer working with disabled children.
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Skip to comments.West Bank - Son of executed female collaborator says he was tortured for confession
Posted on 08/25/2002 11:33:00 AM PDT by HAL9000
TULKAREM, West Bank, Aug 25, 2002 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- The son of the first known Palestinian woman to be executed as an Israeli collaborator on Sunday said gunmen tortured him until he invented a story about his mother's involvement in a militant's death.
Ikhlas Khouli, a 35-year-old mother of seven, was shot dead Saturday after being seized from her home in the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Bakir Khouli, 17, lifted up his T-shirt at his one-room house in Tulkarem on Sunday to reveal black and blue marks he said were made by electrical wires shortly before his mother was killed.
"They accused me of helping Israeli intelligence," he told The Associated Press. "When they started beating me with this wire, I confessed and invented a story."
Dozens of suspected Palestinian collaborators have been killed since the beginning of a Palestinian uprising in September 2000, but Khouli was the first woman reported executed.
A member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is linked to the Fatah movement of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said the militia seized Khouli from her house on Friday and took her to a deserted building where they videotaped her confessing that she had spied for Israel.
On Saturday, she was executed as a lesson to others who would consider collaborating with Israel, he said on condition of anonymity.
He said Khouli admitted she had recruited her son Bakir to assist her.
Bakir said he told his torturers that he informed his mother of the whereabouts of militia leader Ziad Daas, killed by Israeli forces on August 7.
But he said he made up the story to avoid further torture.
Bakir said the gunmen allowed him to catch a glimpse of his mother shortly before she was taken away and shot. He said he was seized Friday from his Tulkarem home, his head covered by a bag, and tortured for about an hour.
A few hours later, his mother was taken, too, he said.
Najla'a Khouli, the eldest of the seven children at 18 years old, broke down in tears when she spoke of her mother, whose body she said she saw in a hospital.
"It was a horrible sight. I would never have imagined that one day I would see my mother like this," she said.
She said the children's father died of an illness eight months ago and that she is engaged to be married and will soon be leaving the family home.
"Who will take care of my brothers and sisters?" she asked.
An Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leader said his group was forced to "strike with an iron hand" to prevent collaboration with Israel.
"I know that this woman had children but we had no choice. We left her son alive to take care of the children," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Asked why his group employed torture, he said: "This is the only way you can get confessions from such people who betray their people."
Under torture, a person can be made to admit to virtually anything and everything. There is a limit as to what ANY human being can stand.
The validity of any confession or information obtained under torture is in most respects worthless.
What humanitarians these Palistinians.
|Sun Aug 25, 1:50 PM ET
Seventeen-year-old Bakir Khouli lifts his shirt Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, to show marks he said were made by electrical wires as he was tortured shortly before his mother was killed. Bakir's mother, Ikhlas Khouli, 35, was shot dead Saturday for being a suspected collaborator with Israel. Bakir said that Palestinian gunmen tortured him until he invented a story about his mother's involvement in a militant's death. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
He hooked up the batteries, put the belt on backwards with loose wires. I'm sure it stung.
A shame it didn't go off. Maybe next time.
Would you turn in your own mother? Even under torture?
Sometimes I fear I've lost my ability to empathize with the Palestinians, no matter how horrendious the circumstances their actions bring on themselves.
I agree, I shouldn't make fun of their pain.
You have made a non PC statement with which I fully agree..
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When an HVAC firm in a small Midwestern town has, in its work portfolio, a record of successfully completing installations at a fish cannery in Alaska, the McCormick Center and the Trump Tower buildings in Chicago, Yankee Stadium and food equipment lines in Saudi Arabia, you know there's an extraordinary story behind their success.
Schebler Heating and Air, based in Bettendorf, IA – along the scenic banks of the upper Mississippi River, tracks its lineage to two brothers selling potbelly stoves in 1895. Originally a metal manufacturing company, this do-it-all shop manufactured potbelly stoves, ductwork, washtubs, funnels and stove piping, and plenty of other things along the way.
Joseph and Rudolph Schebler, brothers and German immigrants, began the initial "tin shop" in a storefront in western Iowa. Their key focus was to support the metal fabrication needs of the "quad cities" region: Davenport and Bettendorf, IA and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline, IL.
In 1950, the third generation of Schebler management moved the operation with its 20 employees to Davenport, IA. In 1979, a Minnesota-based investor group purchased the company from the Schebler family. Two decades later, a group of regional investors purchased the business and subsequently facilitated its current growth by investing heavily in the company's people, facilities and capital equipment. The business is now governed by a board of directors with no majority shareholder.
Even in this tough economy, Jim Anderson, company president, estimates that their business this year will set an all-time record in revenue. Today, Schebler's key strength is diversification. The company, with 165 full-time employees, has four divisions: an HVAC group that serves a 200-mile radius, a specialty fabrication shop, and a food equipment group and chimney division (largest of the groups), that serve clients worldwide.
Schebler's chimney division has earned the distinction of being the leading North American supplier of prefabricated, positive pressure chimney solutions for venting boiler, generator and
restaurant grease exhaust.
Schebler's chimney division has earned the distinction of being the leading North American supplier of prefabricated, positive pressure chimney solutions for venting boiler, generator and restaurant grease exhaust. When reading through their completed project list, it's easy to see why. The chimney division partners with a premier network of sales distributors throughout the United States and select export countries.
In Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Schebler's chimney division created an enormous, free-standing stack for a fish cannery, scrutinized carefully by the EPA, that burns its own waste to heat the plant.
HVAC a Specialty
The HVAC group serves the residential and commercial service and commercial construction markets. They also do all of the company's local residential equipment replacement. The group excels at commercial design/build projects, typically contracted through general contractors or building owners. They're the premier HVAC contractor in the area for both residential and commercial applications.
Kevin Lesthaeghe, Schebler's director of the HVAC division admits, "We get a lot of help from the software that we use." To ensure accurate estimations for new construction and equipment replacements, and quick, efficient heat load calculations that avail a bounty of information for quotes, Schebler uses Wrightsoft technology.
"We began using Wrightsoft in July of 2011. We were looking for a way to be different from other companies; we wanted advanced technology that would have a short learning curve, with loads of capability," said Lesthaeghe. "Of course, it had to be accurate, too. We now use their Right Mobile Consultant – a mobile, web-based tool with a presentation app for iPad.
"Our customers are always wowed by the fast, sophisticated approach," said Charlie Crabb, residential estimator. "With Wrightsoft, we don't just give them a quote, we can show them how we came up with the numbers." Crabb explained that he now uses Wrightsoft "99 and-a-half percent of the time" when developing customer quotations.
"I just break out my iPad and begin the process of building the quote with Wrightsoft's Mobile Consultant. As homeowners answer questions about their expectations, and use of the home, there's usually a level of admiration and surprise at how thorough I can be in building the quote," added Crabb. "The graphics are great and give a very nice presentation; with today's 3G and 4G internet, the program is fast. When customers see me performing load calculations on the spot while tapping through iPad prompts, and that I can give them different options and projected savings, I quickly gain their trust.
"That's what's important to us – that they see and appreciate the level of integrity we bring to the job," he continued. "It's much more professional, and shows appreciation for their valuable time, when they see me plow through the calculations efficiently . . . than if I were to sit down for half an hour with a memo pad, calculator and cheat sheets, only to come up with a semi-accurate quote."
Of course, for their own interests, Schebler's customers want to know how much money they can potentially save when swapping-out old, inefficient HVAC systems, or when choosing equipment for a new project. Wrightsoft Mobile Consultant not only shows the amount of savings they can attain; it also provides pictures, graphics and sound. "I can import HVAC manufacturer photos, graphics and statistics, show them operational savings, and compare heat pump systems, for example," continued Crabb.
Schebler has won top honors for Carrier high-efficiency sales and a Carrier Presidential Award. They were the first company to sell R410a air conditioning and heat pump systems in their region, and are currently selling it three to one over their competitors.
"Wrightsoft's Carrier Mobile Consultant is the perfect tool for the HVAC business. Not only does it improve the homeowner's confidence in your quote, but it's impressive and makes the sales process much faster and simpler," said Lesthaeghe. Their niche? Selling whole systems rather than single replacements. This is preferred because Schebler is then able to guarantee the entire system.
"On the residential side, we do a fair amount of replacement jobs," said Anderson. "But the commercial side is almost all new construction. Each division has its own sales and marketing strategy with continued growth expected in all segments."
Even though Schebler's divisions are supported by a common manufacturing group, separate processes are used when appropriate to keep proper focus and efficiency. Their operational capabilities play a strong role in delivering each of the division's value propositions. Schebler maintains an ISO 9001 certification to support their quality system. Heroic ingenuity While members of the residential and commercial HVAC groups typically operate close to home – typically within a 100-mile radius of home base – the professionals in the chimney division, and in the food equipment and specialty fabrication groups build equipment to meet various needs, by design throughout North America. Schebler's chimney division experts came to the rescue at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx when a last minute design flaw in the existing chimney (not a Schebler creation) was discovered during the final walk through, shortly before the grand opening. Schebler pros designed extension pieces to increase the height of the chimney. The retrofit was installed two days before the first fans arrived.
The specialty fabrication group provides contract manufacturing and field maintenance services for a large variety of industries. They apply laser and plasma cutting, forming and welding processes to produce fabrications from stainless steel, aluminum and carbon steel. Their craftsmanship can be found in agricultural and construction equipment, food-grade fabrications, monorails and tanks, to name a few.
While they're well known for completing urgent, high-quality, limited-production projects, Schebler is also recognized for performing extended-term production as an extension of their customer's business. Schebler's food equipment division has solidified its reputation as a creative and quality provider of specialized machinery for food products in the confectionary market. Their Revol belt coater is used around the world to coat confectionary products with chocolate or yogurt.
Not a bad "rap sheet" for a Midwestern firm that ties it origins to potbelly stoves.
Rachel Wenger is a writer for Common Ground Uncommon Communications, LLC, Manheim, PA.


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WINTER HAVEN | As they did with citrus greening five years ago, many Polk County growers probably figured they had a few years before they had to worry about citrus black spot, a fungal disease that surfaced in 2010 in Hendry and Collier counties.
WINTER HAVEN | As they did with citrus greening five years ago, many Polk County growers probably figured they had a few years before they had to worry about citrus black spot, a fungal disease that surfaced in 2010 in Hendry and Collier counties.
Wrong again.
Polk's first black spot case surfaced last month on a single orange in a grove owned by Ben Hill Griffin Inc. about a half mile north of the Highlands County line and three-quarters a mile east of U.S. 27, Greg Carlton said Friday.
Carlton is chief of the Winter Haven-based Bureau of Pest Eradication and Control at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
State inspectors have surveyed 1,339 grove acres in a 9-square-mile area around the Griffin grove and found no other black spot-infected fruit, he said.
But that's not necessarily cause for relief.
Inspectors will have to return to the area in late January to see if the fungal disease has spread to any late-season Valencia oranges, which are harvested from March to June, Carlton said. That's because the signature black spots don't begin appearing on citrus fruit until it "breaks color" or changes from green fruit to its mature color.
The black spot infection surfaced on a Hamlin orange, an early variety harvested from October to March, he said.
"We've gotten conditioned to this stuff coming out of South Florida and ending up here," said Vic Story Jr., a Lake Wales-based grower and former president of Lakeland-based Florida Citrus Mutual, the state's largest growers group, referring to greening and citrus canker, bacterial diseases.
Story agreed the unexpected black spot find will serve as a wake-up call to Central Florida growers, which happened when it took greening only two years to travel up the state to Polk.
"I think growers here will take it (black spot) very seriously," he said.
Ben Hill Griffin III could not be reached to comment at his Frostproof office.
As the name suggests, black spot leaves lesions on oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruit, making it impossible to sell on the fresh market. It does not affect juice quality.
The biggest concern for growers is that the disease leads to premature fruit drop, reducing the quantity of fruit harvested and thus the grove's profitability.
Growers in Brazil, which has been fighting the disease much longer than Florida, report a 16 percent fruit drop even in groves that have taken all the scientifically recommended precautions to control black spot, said Megan Dewdney, a plant pathologist at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred who has been studying the disease.
In Brazilian groves that don't attempt to control the disease, premature drop rates up to 80 percent have been reported, she said.
Florida citrus growers will lose money from black spot not only because of lower harvests, but because the measures recommended by Dewdney and other scientists to control the disease's spread increase grove caretaking costs. Caretaking costs have already doubled during the past five years because of the costs of fighting greening.
Those recommended practices include three additional chemical sprays during the spring and summer, when the citrus fruit is most vulnerable, said Paul Meador, a LaBelle grower with a grove that had one of the first confirmed black spot cases in 2010.
Also recommended is composting leaves and other tree debris under the trees and spraying with urea, a nitrogen compound, to hasten decomposition, he said. Infected leaves carry spores that they eject into the air, spreading the disease.
Those practices add about $250 an acre to caretaking costs, Meador said.
That's bad news particularly this season because the current farm price for early oranges on the cash market is no higher than break even, Story said.
Meador, a leader in the Florida citrus community, also advocates a statewide requirement for covering all truck shipments with tarps on the journey from harvest in the grove to a juice processing plant or fresh fruit packinghouse.
Currently, Hendry and Collier groves covering 20,191 acres are required under a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation to tarp their fruit shipments, Carlton said. Griffin has also agreed to tarp his shipments coming out of the 270-acre infected grove.
Because of the additional costs and labor, a statewide tarping rule has been a hotly debated topic since black spot arose.
"It's like waiting for cancer to pop up somewhere else," Meador said. "Do we continue to take passive action against this disease?"
Tarping limits the possibility infected leaves will blow off an open citrus truck into a nearby grove, thus spreading the disease.
Because of that possibility, state agriculture inspectors have been surveying the major routes taken by citrus trucks to the state's major juice plants and packinghouses, Carlton said. That includes U.S. highways 27, 17 and 70, Interstate 75 and state and county roads.
The Polk black spot case was discovered in early November during one of those routine "corridor" surveys for black spot, he said. State inspectors had been surveying within a half mile of those roads during the past two years but went out a little farther along U.S. 27 this time.
A USDA lab on Nov. 16 confirmed an earlier state lab finding of the black spot infection.
An infected leaf blown from a fruit truck en route from a Collier or Hendry grove to a Polk packinghouse or juice plant could be the reason black spot made the big jump from those southern counties, Carlton said.
Without genetic testing, however, there's no way to determine if the Polk black spot strain is even related to the southern strains.
"No one truly knows how it got there or howl long it's been there," Mike Sparks, Citrus Mutual's chief executive, told Southeast Florida AgNet in an online interview.
Polk leads the state's citrus-producing counties with 82,572 grove acres and 9.9 million trees in 2012, according to USDA data. It historically leads the state in citrus production, as it did in the 2011-12 season with 31.2 million boxes. It ranked No. 1 in orange, tangerine and tangelo production and third in grapefruit.
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Water ski racing authorities should consider capping speeds after the "tragic death" of a champion observer on NSW's Hawkesbury River, a coroner says.
Victorian father-of-four Ian Baker died after his superclass boat The Ringmaster flipped while travelling at 187km/h during a qualification event, the day before the 2014 Bridge to Bridge Ski Race.
Deputy State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan told the Glebe Coroner's Court calls for a speed limit from the sport's participants had been a "striking feature" of the inquest.
She recommended Ski Racing Australia consider possible speed restrictions in the unlimited and super-class categories and that Roads and Maritime Service look at whether speed limits should be part of aquatic licences for the Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic.
"Speed contributed to Ian's death," Ms O'Sullivan said in written findings on Monday.
"The boat could not have become hydro-dynamically unstable, whether as a result of speed alone or impact with an object, unless it was travelling at an excessive speed."
During the inquest, The Ringmaster's driver Daniel McMahon said the crash that killed his good friend was so violent and rapid that he thought he had fallen through the bottom of the boat.
He, other crew members and an expert believed the vessel had hit something in the water.
But marine investigator Nayland Aldridge told the inquest the crash could have happened when the bow entered the water and propeller torque took control at high speed.
"I am not able to prefer one expert witness over the other as each opinion was equally plausible," Ms O'Sullivan said.
"Accordingly, I cannot find, on the balance of probabilities, what caused The Ringmaster to lose control and crash."
Mr Baker's death came a year after a fatal Bridge to Bridge crash involving champion skier Sarah Teelow in 2013.
Among Ms O'Sullivan's other recommendations, was that Ski Racing Australia consider requiring all vessels to carry spinal boards, defibrillators and neck braces.
She also said the authority should look at whether a net or cage could be used to collect debris beneath the water.
Mr Baker's wife, Joanne, did not speak to reporters as she left the court on Monday.
"Ski racing was one of Ian's passions and tragically it took him from us," she said in words read out by Ms O'Sullivan.
"However his biggest passion was his family."


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Thinking about how to differentiate raiders I remembered the Geek Code and looked to see if there was one for raiders and could not find one so I figured I could come up with my own. It might simplify things for people recruiting to take a quick glance at the type of raiders the person is looking at.
Here is the Raid Code.
-N+/-H+ Difficulty Mode
-N Looking to just see some fights
N Don't have to complete Normal but would like to try
N+ Looking to complete normal Mode
-H some hardmodes
H most hardmodes
H+ have to complete
-A+ Achievements
-A Not interested
A Don't mind doing some
A+ Want the mount
10w-500w Wipe threshold
How many times are you willing to wipe before a boss dies
Dr Dk Pa Pr Rg Wr Wl Ma Sm Hn Wl Wr – Class you raid with (HTD) Roles willing/competent at a raid level – Spec if not obvious
Hours willing/able to raid a day
Days willing/able to raid a week
Brag – Latest Raid completed achieved while current content
My Raidercode
-H A 100w Pr(H)D Wr(T) 4h 2d DS-8/8N


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Released: 22-05-2006
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What the critics have to say about Ships. . .
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"This is utterly original, honest, intelligent music that sounds like nothing you'll hear elsewhere." (Splendid)
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Xiao Wen for V5 by Raiya - WOW!!!!
Did anyone else pick up that stunning Xiao Wen for V5? she is GORGEOUS - one of the loveliest face morphs I've seen for V5 in a while!! Wowza!!!
I absolutely adore her!! Would love to see some renders! :D
Raiya Posts: 73
Thank you, jakiblue! I would love to see some renders, too. :)
Half Life Posts: 352
I'll be purchasing this as soon as possible... it looks wonderful. I'd also like to say "thank-you" for your past releases :-)
Serene Night Posts: 13,331
Don't forget the Asian Faces, available when you buy this character. They are some of the best I've seen!
I can't afford right now... plleeeze post renders :)
Jabba Posts: 1,198
Yes, she's lovely.
...a bit short on time at the moment, but here's a couple of quick test renders -Xiao_Wen_QuickTest.jpg1600 x 1317 - 442K
Lovely Jabba!!! :)
I had a couple of very quick plays with her last night, but as I'm still in the middle of reinstalling all my content onto the new laptop, I haven't done anything serious as yet. Hoping to find time today.
I also got the Asian Faces when I bought her so I was excited about them too. :D
Serene Night Posts: 13,331
Jabba101 Very nice renders! May I ask what apartent model you used for the setting? Very nice.
Jabba Posts: 1,198
cheers... it's the Dream Lounge http://www.daz3d.com/shop/dream-loungeSereneNight said:Jabba101 Very nice renders! May I ask what apartent model you used for the setting? Very nice.
I actually bought it from his website before it became available on the DAZ website, so don't know if content is 100% identical
Jeanne M Posts: 636
She really looks gorgeous! I love Raiya's characters and I wanted Xiao Wen from the moment I saw her. But had to think about it anyhow, there's more that came out the last few days that I like. I would love to have the Dragon Princess for instance, actually, I would love to have the whole Eastern category. LOL
Anyhow, I decided to get Xiao Wen, just got her, so I know what I'm going to do this afternoon. :)
Love, Jeanne
Renpatsu Posts: 828
Just a quick render for now, I quite like her :) thanks, Raiya, for making her and the Asian faces available.Xiao_Wen_V5.jpg1236 x 1600 - 122K
Flipmode Posts: 701
Agreed, very nice product, well done Raiya!
I am especially pleased about the HSS materials, it seems I can stop using the V5-Valeria ones exclusively now ;)
roberthutchinson Posts: 281
Here is my first render of her.xaio.jpg1376 x 1376 - 339K
Out of curiosity, which UVSet are the textures made for?
Herald of Fire Posts: 3,489
I'm a terrible impulse buyer. Saw it, wanted it, bought it. I'll get some renders up as soon as Lux finishes making pretty windows.
crossposted this to Kory's thread for her new Celestial poses, cos she had the PERFECT pose in there that I wanted to use with Xiao Wen as soon as I saw her. LOL.
And I'm gonna say it again - truly one of the most beautiful face morphs for genesis I've seen lately; even my husband did a double take when I was playing with her. I had to whack him upside the head to stop him drooling! LOL.
I'm still downloading and reinstalling all my content on the new laptop , so this is just a quickie cos I keep remembering stuff I need to install. LOLcontemplation.jpg600 x 800 - 280K
DisparateDreamer Posts: 2,010
I mightily considered it... but it bothered me that the promos lacked pics of all the makeups, eye colors and eye reflections. It's super hard to buy something when you can't see a lot of what you're getting. :( :( :(
But my goodness Jakiblue, you make me wish I had her... sigh.
belovedalia said:I mightily considered it... but it bothered me that the promos lacked pics of all the makeups, eye colors and eye reflections. It's super hard to buy something when you can't see a lot of what you're getting. :( :( :(
But my goodness Jakiblue, you make me wish I had her... sigh.
i know what you mean belovedalia, I'm the same way. But there was something about her face in the first promo that just sucked me in straight away.
I'm at the point now with characters, that I don't buy any characters at all that only have "normal" makeups - as in, ordinary eyeshadows and lipsticks. And if i can't see all the different textures in promos, I don't buy. Fantasy or sci fi or geisha or goth makeups will get me every time. Which is why I surprised myself by buying Xiao - and i'm really glad I did.
the textures truly are excellently done - i'm VERY happy with them. I would LOVE to see a texture add on for her tho, with some fantasy type makeups....*grin* I'd never stop using her if there was. LOL
She is still on sale tho, and I can post pics of the makeups and eye colours and reflections for her if it'd help you make up your mind. *grin*
roberthutchinson Posts: 281
Herald of Fire Posts: 3,489
Well, I could never resist the temptation to get bundles so I grabbed the Dragon Princess outfit and jewels while I was browsing earlier. That quite literally finishes my collection of the new Eastern style releases. I have no regrets, they're gorgeous.DragonPrincess_Xiao.png710 x 892 - 1M
Kerya Posts: 9,439
I got her too! She is just tooooo lovely!
Still working on my render, but I love her morph and her textures.
P.S. Jaki: what outfit is that? Please?Post edited by Kerya on
KickAir 8P Posts: 1,865
Playing around with some new stuff: Xiao Wen V5, the collar-piece from Scarlet fG, Dark Moods for Genesis'n'Night Moves, Pure Hair Wild, and the Supersuit with a couple of the bundled shader presets.
I didn't use any of the reflection map options so the eyes must be reflecting the skysphere, maybe too much. Aside from that really loving this character!
DS4.5Pro render, postwork in GIMP. Larger version in my deviantART gallery here.
Xiao Wen - Eyes AboveXiaoWenTest03-x2000.jpg1600 x 2000 - 592K
Canary3d Posts: 1,825
Kerya - it looks like the Jazlyn outfit in Jakiblue's pic.
That's really cool, Kickair - she makes a good badass!
HeraldOfFire said:Well, I could never resist the temptation to get bundles so I grabbed the Dragon Princess outfit and jewels while I was browsing earlier. That quite literally finishes my collection of the new Eastern style releases. I have no regrets, they're gorgeous.
That portrait really reminds me of Kristen Kreuk.
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Thanks for the answers!
Wishlisted, as I am out of money. LOL


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Thermaltake Jing CPU Cooler Review
It seems that every day I get on the Internet, I am pelted with advertisements for CPU cooling hardware and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of innovation and new features that go into these things year after year. The fact that something with only one main goal, keeping your processor cool, can remain in a market and stay fresh surely says something about the companies behind them. The market for these heatsinks and other cooling devices has absolutely exploded over the past five years and the expansion rate certainly has not slowed down. More people every year are becoming more tech-savvy, and those certain folks have the general understanding that a cooler processor will last longer and remain healthy throughout its life. These users want the best for their expensive hardware, so they all turn to the big names to protect their silicon gems. Thermaltake is one of the manufacturers that has been in the game since even before this explosion, and has continued to adapt and improve its products over the years to meet the needs of the huge market that exists today.
Today, in the spotlight of this review is the Thermaltake Jing CPU cooler. This newly released heatsink from Thermaltake utilizes a push/pull design with nearly silent fans, vibration dampening, a large list of socket compatibility, a copper base, and a fully nickel-plated body. All of this in conjunction with a mirror-smooth base and five 6mm heatpipes should amount to a well-done heatsink unit. Since its release, it has received high ratings and good feedback, and I am looking forward to working with it. I'm not terribly concerned with sound, but I feel that if a quieter product can produce the same results as a louder one — that's certainly worth noting. In this review, I will provide a complete evaluation of the Thermaltake Jing from un-boxing, up-close features, specifications, and most importantly a stress test on some of the latest hardware to see how well it can handle the heat (pun indented). Let's move on.
Closer Look:
The Thermaltake Jing is packaged in a white, elegant looking box with the Thermaltake logo in the upper left corner. Covering the box are light green accents, giving a feel of "nature" to the product. The front cover lists that it is capable of cooling 200W of heat, along with the text "Silent by design." One of the icons at the bottom states that the cooler operates at an inaudible 16dBA, which is for most people, silent. The left side of the box has a list of specifications, mainly in tabular form, naming the Jing's compatibility, dimensions, weight, fan speed, and other values. The rear of the box has some pictures of the Jing in action, explaining some of its features and advantages along with some bullets going into some more detail. The right side of the box lists some of these features in different languages.
After getting into the box, the first thing that I noticed is the box that holds the hardware — internally it is molded to organize every screw, nut, spacer, etc. This is a neat way to present everything, but most likely this box wouldn't be used again by the owner. Included in this box is everything you need to mount the Jing to the motherboard, including the back plate, mounting bars, nuts, spacers, and screws. Thermaltake includes a tube of its thermal paste in this box as well.
The green color on the heatsink is different and is unique compared to all of the other plain silver/black that we see everywhere else. The grey plastic on the cooler reminds me of the old school beige color that used to be everywhere, so I think Thermaltake could have chosen a different color. Alas, with the Jing out of the box, it's time to get a closer look at the cooler itself.


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hear ME now!
Maine's Oral Deaf Learning Center
Pamela Dawson, M.Ed. x 205
Executive Director
hear ME now!
Suite 201 Yarmouth Hall
19 Yarmouth Drive
Pineland Farms
New Gloucester, ME 04260-5106
hear ME now! helps deaf and hard-of-hearing children optimize their listening, speech, language and academic skills and their self-confidence so that they can succeed in mainstream educational settings and society.
hear ME now! was started by a group of people who know exactly how overwhelming it is to be told your child is deaf. That's why they've worked so hard to ensure that other parents have something that they didn't: options. The idea for Advocates for Deaf Oral Programs, the group's original name, began with Laurie Piasio of Scarborough, whose daughter Sarah was diagnosed as profoundly deaf when she was 16 months old.
Piasio and her husband, Gregg, decided their daughter's best option was a cochlear implant, an electronic device that stimulates nerves in the inner ear, allowing a person to hear sounds. But to understand what those sounds meant, Sarah needed intensive therapy - therapy that Piasio and her husband had to arrange on their own.
Until hear ME now! opened in January, 2003, most Maine children with cochlear implants had to drive to Massachusetts for the help they needed. In 1997, Laurie Piasio and Dorothy Eisenhaure, Sarah's speech-language pathologist, gathered together other concerned Maine parents and professionals. They began a campaign to promote literacy and language development for deaf and hard-of hearing children through early intervention and oral education.
Now, thanks to years of hope and hard work, Maine has the infant/toddler program and pre-school it needs for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. And even though their own child is too old to attend - Sarah Piasio is now 10 and attends public school in Falmouth - the founding members are happy just knowing that other children will have the opportunity to learn to speak and listen at an auditory oral school here in Maine.
"We are making a real difference in the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Maine who are choosing to take advantage of the incredible technology available today," said Laurie Piasio, past president of the hear ME now! Board. "These children will learn to listen and speak with the help of specialized teachers and other professionals who are dedicated to oral education for deaf children."
Parent/Infant Program
hear ME now! offers a parent/infant program to assist with the education of infants who are deaf or hearing impaired. The main goal of the program is to enable parents and caregivers to use language within their daily routine. The program consists of two contacts a week, each an hour long. One contact is a home visit, where a teacher of the deaf comes to the home and works as a language coach for both the caregiver and the child. The teacher helps the parent develop sound and language routines that the caregiver can use to enrich the child's everyday environment. The other weekly contact is a speech/language therapy session in a home-like environment, where the family comes into the school to work with a speech/language therapist on developmental language and communication goals.
The other major component of the parent/infant program is parent education and support. Monthly meetings are held to present crucial information to the parent or caregiver. Topics such as skill development, physical development, educational procedures and parental rights are offered to inform the parent of various topics. There are also organized times for parents to offer support to one another and to share experiences that may help others. The road we travel is not always smooth, and having fellow travelers who are at different stages in the journey can give comfort, hope and encouragement.
Recognizing that parents and caregivers have the most impact on each child's growth, hear ME now! comes alongside to offer information, strategies and support. Joining the team of caregivers, audiologists and other professionals, our goal is to ensure short term and long term success in the hearing world for each child with hearing loss.
Toddler and Preschool Class
Building on the experience of the Parent/Infant program, the toddler program is designed to serve as a bridge between home and preschool. The environment is warm and nurturing and as children develop, school materials and activities are introduced.
The preschool class is designed for children 4-5 years old. Our preschool program is set up as a typical preschool classroom which includes centers for art, pre-literacy, dramatic play, blocks and cognitive/sensory development. The schedule is designed to address individualized objectives throughout the day. We provide ample opportunities for guided play and structured but fun hands-on activities.
Snack, recess and lunch also serve as opportunities for skill development. Beginning and ending circle times focus on calendar skills, the identification of weather and seasons, review of a chart story, recalling information and sequencing details from a book and singing songs. In addition, children typically work with a speech-language pathologist for thirty minutes in individual sessions. The staff uses a team approach to foster the development of skills in all domains. Communication with parents is a critical part of the program.
Hearing Aid Loan Program
The cornerstone of the program is the belief that families need time to understand what they are going through before being committed to a particular hearing aid. With 95% of children born with hearing loss born to parents WITHOUT hearing loss, they probably have a lot to learn. The loaner program allows families the opportunity for monthly meetings with an audiologist or other member of the hear ME now! team (Auditory Verbal Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Teacher of the Deaf) to learn about hearing aids, ask questions, get comfortable with the device so they can take on the responsibility of an expensive, small electronic device.
By gaining the confidence to manipulate, care for, and judge the device, they are in turn giving their child the ability to succeed as an auditory learner. This educational process returns some control to the families so when they return to their dispensing audiologist, they are comfortable and confident in the decision making process and know how to be reliable observers and reporters during the trial period and beyond.
Financial assistance
The Maine Department of Education contracts with hear ME now! To provide services, so there are no charge for any services. Family service coordinators assist families in identifying funding for needed technology. The technology should be listed on the individual family services plan (IFSP). Follow-up and training on use of the devices should be included too.
Any parents of children with hearing loss or other disability.
To access services
Upon diagnosis, contact the Service Coordination System. Once an Individual Family Service Plan has been decided upon, you can receive services.


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This blogpost was published on 2012-12-31 at http://blog.arcol.hu/?p=1996.
This is an archive.
What a year. Read and remember the biggest moments of 2012.
And at the end get to know of a completely new product, the best way to finish a year.
Lets greet the new family member, the mini-hyena v2.0 and also regular hyena v2.0!
Achievements in 2012
Just a quick recap before we advance to the next big thing:)
Arcol.hu hotend v4 — 2012 January
Although the initial version of the v4 hotend went live at the end of 2011, many later improvements came this year. So it is a really 2012 product. Grab one here.
Arcol.hu hyena v1.0 — 2012 April
I started with v1.0, do you remember?:
M8 nut with M3 grubscrew — 2012 April
When a simple nylock M8 nut is not enough, and you need more torque.
Documentation here. Available here.
Arcol.hu hotend v4.0.5 — 2012 May
Bugfix release over v4.0. Announcement here.
Grooved 608 bearing — 2012 May
Tiny, but useful improvement. Original announcement here.
Arcol.hu mini hyena v1.0 — 2012 June
Discovering the need a reliable drive gear for direct drive mechanism, I launched the mini hyena campaign.
I gathered many feedbacks from this campaign, which helped to redesign the whole hyena family. See at the end of this article:)
Arcol.hu hotend v4.1.1 — 2012 October
I improved v4.0.5 more, and came out with v4.1.1:
It is not only bugfix (set screw), but also a real improvement (aluminium mounting) and aesthetic (black tubing) over v4.0.5 design.
Grab one here.
Arcol.hu hyena v1.1 — 2012 October
It is basically a usability improvement. Now you can counter-tighten with a 6mm wrench instead of a pliers.
For announcement, read here.
Grab one here.
Spring kit — 2012 November
Original announcement here. Grab one here.
Maglev fans — 2012 November
Maglev fans move more air with less noise; a small but nice improvement.
It is available for sale with the complete extruder (see next point).
Complete extruder — 2012 December
Original announcement here. Grab one here.
The Hyena family v2
The campaign helped me get the manufacturing done and gather much feedback.
Which kickstarted the design of v1's successor!
Asymmetric tooth profile - Hyena v2
To come up with this tooth profile it had taken countless hours and numerous versions.
Did you think the hyena was a great product? Then you'll think v2 is the best product ever!
The v2 outperforms v1 by 220%. That means at a given force where v1 has already slipped and chewed up your filament, v2 is still pushing it through happily!
For the tech-savvy out there, here is the drawing:
Unified size
One of the main discoveries from the campaign was
that the four different sizes did more confusion than good.
The conclusion is to make one size with either a 5mm or 8mm bore.
It makes everyone's life easier and one size fits all!
Here is a picture to demonstrate this handy property:
Regular hyena adjusted — Hyena v2.0
This news itself would deserve a separate article, as it is a huge milestone.
For v1.0 announcement, read here, and for v1.1 read here.
The shorter, the better
You don't need worry about the length of your motor shaft. Or particular extruder design,
because the mini hyena was designed to the shortest length possible: 10mm!
One size fits all
A picture worth a thousand words:)
Mini hyena fits on either 5mm or 8mm motor shafts.
Final look
When the extruder is properly set up the hyena accumulates absolutely no plastic chips over time.
Here is a photo after two weeks of continous printing:
If there are some chips inside, clean the Hyena with a needle not a file.
Never use heat especially not a blowtorch.
Printing achievements
I should compile an another article, where we are currently quality-wise, since I teamed up with a professional graphic artist (hey QNLaca!:)).
Until that article, here is a photo for the impatients:
Hall of fame
People, who made the mini hyena and also the v2 development possible:
- Anonymous
- dazed.dnc
- Anonymous
- atntias
- Sefi1
- fdefoy
- harmonicity
- hewball
- houde.jeff
- Anonymous
- whosawhatsis
- Intrinsicallysublime
- bjoern5
- contribute1334329857
- cjmekeel
- ckaosatom
- scott.a.maher
- wat_willy
- raldrich
- nop.head
- device2003-kst
- RobPovey
- repraphd
- justin.hawkins
- Anonymous
- contribute1338394611
- vastempty
- contribute1338413084
- Anonymous
- Inc0me
- gary.s.hodgson
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- MattS
- hoani.cross
- boman22
- lincomatic
- Anonymous
- colin22
- m.feherpataky
- DerekAnderson1
- proto.user
- Anonymous
- SteveKelly
- contribute1338109472
- Pazu1978
- AlessandroRanellucci
- reprapdiscount
- paranya2
- Anonymous
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- labmat
- maxinux
- kurtis.burr
- Anonymous
- maik1
- clem.taylor
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- JordanRoss
- logxen
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- logxen
- jax1000
- reprapdiscount
It's Party-time! See you guys in 2013!:) Can't wait to show you my latest stuffs!:)
I change slightly the commenting policy. I will close the commenting after a week of the date of publishing to prevent spams leaking through.
But in all occasion, please prefer the mailing list.
After the above deadline, any further discussion can only happen on the mailing list, in this thread.


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RV Industry Garners Major Media Attention
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AARP The Magazine, the world's most highly circulated publication with 47 million readers, featured an RVing couple in the May/June 2010 issue in an article titled "Retired and Loving It!"
The article focused on several couples at varying income levels who are enjoying their post-career lives despite the current economic mess, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported in its current issue of RVIA Today Express. One of those couples is Jerry Shea and Mary Sullivan of Cambria, Calif. After the bottom fell out of the California real estate market, the two sold their realty business and made plans to hit the road in their motorhome, criss-crossing the country to reconnect with friends and visit far-flung children.
Meanwhile, the editors of Popular Mechanics, another influential magazine, have requested that RVIA members regularly send all their product releases to the attention of associate editor Greg Anderson at email@example.com. This includes product announcements, innovations and any new and interesting gadgets that might intrigue the magazine's techno-savvy audience.


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Constitutional psychology is a theory, developed in the 1940s by American psychologist William Herbert Sheldon, associating body types with human temperament types. Sheldon proposed that the human physique be classified according to the relative contribution of three fundamental elements, somatotypes, named after the three germ layers of embryonic development: the endoderm, (develops into the digestive tract), the mesoderm, (becomes muscle, heart and blood vessels), and the ectoderm (forms the skin and nervous system).
In his 1954 book, Atlas of Men, Sheldon categorised all possible body types according to a scale ranging from 1 to 7 for each of the three "somatotypes", where the pure "endomorph" is 7–1–1, the pure "mesomorph" 1–7–1 and the pure "ectomorph" scores 1–1–7. From type number, an individual's mental characteristics could supposedly be predicted.
The three typesEdit
Sheldon's "somatotypes" and their supposed associated physical traits can be summarized as follows:
- Ectomorphic: characterized by long and thin muscles/limbs and low fat storage; usually referred to as slim. Ectomorphs are not predisposed to store fat or build muscle.
- Mesomorphic: characterized by medium bones, solid torso, low fat levels, wide shoulders with a narrow waist; usually referred to as muscular. Mesomorphs are predisposed to build muscle but not store fat.
- Endomorphic: characterized by increased fat storage, a wide waist and a large bone structure, usually referred to as fat. Endomorphs are predisposed to storing fat.
The idea that these general body-types may correlate with general psychological types did not originate with Sheldon. In general outline, it resembles ideas found, for instance, in the tridosha system of Ayurveda; The Republic, by Plato; and propounded in the twentieth century by George Gurdjieff. In addition, Friedrich Nietzsche writes that "nature ... distinguishes" three different physiological body types, which correspond to a Republic-esque hierarchy.[1]
There is evidence that different physiques carry cultural stereotypes. For example, one study found that endomorphs are likely to be perceived as slow, sloppy, and lazy. Mesomorphs, in contrast, are typically stereotyped as popular and hardworking, whereas ectomorphs are often viewed as intelligent but fearful.[2] Stereotypes of mesomorphs are generally much more favorable than those of endomorphs. Stereotypes of ectomorphs are somewhat mixed.
The three body type descriptions could be modulated by body composition, which can be altered by specific diets and training techniques. In a famine, a person who was once considered an endomorph may begin to instead resemble an ectomorph, while an athletic mesomorph may begin to look more like an endomorph as he or she ages and loses muscle mass. [citation needed]
However, some aspects of the somatotype cannot be changed: muscle and adipose mass may change but the bone structure is a fixed characteristic. In the same way, cultural conditions might mask a tendency to one or another temperament. [citation needed]
Modern assessmentsEdit
Sheldon's theories enjoyed a vogue as the "pop-psych flavor of the month" through the 1950s.[3] Modern scientists, however, generally (with occasional exceptions[4][5], some relying on outdated – 1978 or prior – studies) dismiss his claims as outdated, if not outright quackery.[6]
Sheldon's photographs of naked Ivy League undergraduates, numbered in the thousands, were taken under the umbrella of a pre-existing program ostensibly evaluating student posture. The photos were in fact collected by Sheldon to provide data for his ideas about somatotypes. However, as "part of a facade or cover-up" the students and schools were told that the photos were taken to evaluate posture.[3]
See alsoEdit
- ↑ Nietzsche, Friedrich, The Antichrist, 57.
- ↑ Ryckman, R. M., Robbins, M. A., Kaczor, L. M., & Gold, J. A. (1989). Male and female raters' stereotyping of male and female physiques. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 15, 244-251.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 includeonly>Rosenbaum, Ron. "The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal", New York Times, January 15, 1995. Retrieved on December 2, 2011.
- ↑ Sheldon's research led to the strong confirmation of the constitutional psychologist's expectation that there is a noteworthy continuity between the structural/physical aspects of the person and his or her functional/behavioral qualities. Although Sheldon was successful in isolating and measuring dimensions for describing physique and temperament, he cautioned that the dimensions should not be examined in isolation one by one, but, rather, the pattern of relations between the variables should be studied.
- —Roeckelein, Jon E. Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998, p. 428
- ↑ Sheldon maintained that the person's somatotype is genetically determined and causes people to develop and express personality traits consistent with their body builds. For example, he hypothesized that endomorphs (high in fatty tissue) would be sociable, complacent, and capable of easy communication of feelings. He thought mesomorphs (high in muscle tissue) would be adventurous, bold, competitive, aggressive, and energetic, whereas ectomorphs (low in fatty and muscle tissue) would be inhibited, introverted, hypersensitive to pain, and secretive. He tested these hypotheses by having observers rate individuals on these trait dimensions and found empirical support for his ideas (Sheldon, Hartl, & McDermott, 1949, pp. 26–27). Although this study has been strongly criticized on methodological grounds (Sheldon himself made both the physical and psychological ratings), more methodologically sound studies—in which investigator bias was minimized by having one investigator rate the somatotypes and having the study participants independently rate their own personality traits—have also produced supportive evidence for Sheldon's position (Child, 1950; Cortes & Gatti, 1965; Yates & Taylor, 1978).
- —Ryckman, Richard M. Theories of Personality Ninth edition, Cengage Learning, 2007, p. 260
- ↑ includeonly>"Nude Photos Are Sealed At Smithsonian", New York Times, January 21, 1995. Retrieved on December 1, 2011. "Later, other photographs were taken by W. H. Sheldon, a researcher who believed that there was a relationship between body shape and intelligence and other traits. Mr. Sheldon has since died, and his work has long been dismissed by most scientists as quackery. ..."
- Hartl, Emil M.; Monnelly, Edward P.; Elderkin, Roland D. ♦ Physique and Delinquent Behavior (A Thirty-year Follow-up of William H. Sheldon's Varieties of Delinquent Youth) ♦ Academic Press, 1982
- Gerrig, Richard; Zimbardo, Phillip G. ♦ Psychology and Life ♦ 7th ed.
Further readingEdit
J. E. Lindsay Carter, Barbara Honeyman Heath, Somatotyping-development and Applications ( Cambridge University Press 1990)
External linksEdit
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