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Why would the Cubs just sit back and let the Mets steal the Pitcher of the Decade, a 28-year-old stud who likely has six or seven more years of greatness remaining in his magical left arm? It's a silly question with an obvious answer: The Cubs simply don't need Johan Santana!
Why would the Cubs just sit back and let the Mets steal the Pitcher of the Decade, a 28-year-old stud who likely has six or seven more years of greatness remaining in his magical left arm? It's a silly question with an obvious answer: The Cubs simply don't need Johan Santana! After all, they've already switched Ryan Dempster from reliever to starter. Plus, they've signed Jon Lieber. And with perfectly straight faces, they say they haven't given up on Jason Marquis. So, as you can see, the Mighty Cubbies had absolutely no room in their rotation for a two-time Cy Young Award winner. I know what you're thinking: "But nobody ever mentioned the possibility of a Cubs-Twins trade." Of course not! Why would the Cubs even think about parting with sure-thing prospects such as Felix Pie, Sean Gallagher, Donald Veal and Sean Marshall? It's not as if the team has gone 100 years without winning the World Series or anything. See, it's all about building for the future. If the Cubs can keep doing that, they just might win the pennant sometime in the next century. Or the century after that. And once you're in the World Series, anything can happen! Twins GM Bill Smith originally tried to get the Yankees and Red Sox into a bidding war over Santana, who rejected Minnesota's final offer and is entering the final year of his contract. As strategies go, it was sound ... but Smith waited too long and both clubs pulled their top youngsters out of any potential deals. Not wanting to accept a substandard offer from either AL superpower, Smith decided he at least should get Santana out of the league. He found a willing partner in Mets GM Omar Minaya, who must have had heart palpitations when he realized he could do this without giving up any current big-league players or any slam-dunk prospects. Because no other NL club - including the Cubs - apparently even flirted with Minnesota, Smith had little choice but to trade Johan Santana for what Baseball America is calling "two high-reward but also high-risk prospects and two back-of-the-rotation starters." Jeesh! The Cubs could have offered that much, right? Well, sure, but then they would have had to pay Santana, too. The Twins-Mets deal won't be finalized until the Mets and Santana work out a long-term extension in a neighborhood north of $20 million per year. That neighborhood's a tad too rich for Chicago National League Ball Club Inc., which is on the auction block and already is feeling sheepish about sticking the next owner with Alfonso Soriano's contract. The Cubs have one of baseball's five highest payrolls, so I'm not calling them cheap. As usual, though, they aren't allocating their resources advantageously. For example, take away the $7 million they bestowed upon the awful Marquis and the $3.5 million they threw at the ancient Lieber, and the Cubs would be about halfway to Santana's first-year salary. Make a few more financially prudent personnel moves ... fleece the fans/enablers/lemmings by jacking ticket prices from ridiculous to stratospheric ... charge me and my colleagues another buck or two for meals in the media lunchroom ... Ta da! Instant difference-making superstar! Santana would have taken pressure off Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly and Rich Hill. As a bonus, only one retread right-hander would have weighed down the end of the rotation; better yet, the Cubs could have traded Dempster and his $5.5 million salary while letting kids battle for the No. 5 spot. NL pennant favorites, just like that. The Cubs love calling Zambrano their "ace." He's good, but compared to Santana, Cra-Z is just another card in the deck. He knows it, too, telling me last year that if the Cubs were to make just one move, "I hope it's getting Johan." The past four seasons, Santana won 70 percent of his decisions, struck out five batters for every walk he issued, allowed fewer than one baserunner per inning and recorded an ERA (2.89) a remarkable 1.60 lower than the AL norm. And he did it all without punching out his catcher. Go figure. Expect Santana to bring his impossibly effective changeup and deceptively quick fastball to the inferior NL, where he'll dominate well into the next decade. So add the Mets to the list of teams better than the Cubs. And add another year to the Cubs' championship-free tally. But hey, at least the Cubs still have Felix Pie and Donald Veal. For the future, you know? Mike Nadel (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the Chicago sports columnist for GateHouse News Service. Read his blog, The Baldest Truth, at www.thebaldesttruth.com.


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Ah, October! Time to cozy up with a great craft book and learn something new! This season's books from STC Craft| Melanie Falick are just the thing to scratch that creative itch! We're especially excited about Heather Ross Prints, the new offering from creative powerhouse, Heather Ross.
Prints is an empowering resource, walking you through the fascinating steps of creating your own digital textile designs. Heather uses her trademark humor and whimsical sense of style to thoroughly explain the process of using Photoshop to design unique prints. She also includes easy–to-follow instructions for twenty awesome projects, from custom wallpaper, to notebooks, to nightgowns! Plus, the book comes with a DVD (for both Macs and PCs) which contains the artwork to reproduce 50 of Heather's most beloved prints on your own. Heather is a great teacher with a real gift for demystifying sophisticated projects, making them approachable and fun!
STC's other exciting titles this autumn include Kaffe Fasset Dreaming in Color, a behind-the-scenes autobiography of the beloved knitwear and textile designer, and Gertie's New Book For Better Sewing, a fabulous reference book for garment sewing packed with lessons on couture techniques and customization. You'll love the vintage fashion and Gertie's spirited, modern style!
In celebration of this inspiring line-up of new books STC is generously giving away a library of fall releases to one very lucky Purl Bee reader! To enter simply leave a comment on this post telling us what you would make with your own digital textile design. Leave your comment by 5pm est, Friday, October 12th 2012. Be sure to enter your email address in the email field on the comment submission form so we can contact you if you win. (Don't worry; we never publish or share email addresses!) The winner will be chosen at random to receive Heather Ross Prints, Kaffe Fassett Dreaming in Color, Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing, Comfort Knitting & Crochet Babies & Toddlers, and Knitting from the Center!
Thanks so much to STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books for this great giveaway and good luck!
Update on 10/15/2012
We have a winner: Janessa! She hopes to use her new skills to design a "modern geometric piece" or a "vibrant blue floral." A big thank you to everyone who entered and shared their great ideas, as well as to STC Craft|Melanie Falick Books for making this fun giveaway possible!


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Short-term ownership economics?
Short-term ownership economics?
I think it would drop more. Here're a couple of ebay auctions right now, Roadsters under 10K miles at ~$90,000.
It would be very risky. If you can only afford to lose $10,000 and if losing more would put your ability to get the Model S in jeopardy, I'd just wait for the Model S. Better yet, save up for a Signature Series and get your car first.
Buying a used Roadster would be a different story possibly. You're much less likely to lose a lot of money buying a used car then selling it that taking the hit on a new car. I'm not sure you're able to order a new custom Roadster in the US anymore anyway.
I agree buying a used Roadster is a great way to hedge your bet. I purchased a used one and I have been VERY pleased with my purchase. I could not have affored one new but a lightly used Tesla was possible.
If you do get a Roadster be warned it is a joy to drive. It is wickedly fast and corners like nothing else. A model S is a totally different type of car.
Congrats. You'll love the Roadster. With the incentives, you have a small chance of being able to sell if for less than a $10,000 loss but it will still be difficult. I bet you'll want to keep the Roadster and get the Model S. The Roadster is that fun.
I guess I'm too late to point out that there are still over 40 roadsters sitting in Tesla's inventory.
Any attempt to estimate future value, whether it rises above $90K or not, would have to consider a few things:
A) Tesla was forced to make Roadsters on spec during winter months because nobody was custom-ordering them. If demand were really that high, there shouldn't have been a single on-spec roadster manufactured.
B) The market for this particular vehicle may have been saturated, or at least very nearly saturated. Diminishing supply does tend to raise prices, but only when there is sufficient demand. In a saturated market, a used roadster will not command top dollar.
C) The unsold inventory is testament to the fact that it is difficult to unload a Roadster at $117,450 even if it is brand new with only 146 miles on the odometer (see the Chicago Tesla Store).
D) When I passed on my first chance at a Roadster (2009), I was told that any more than 100 miles on the odometer would stifle my chances of an easy resale.
If you're willing to wait long enough, you might get your asking price. But I have a feeling that you'll lose at least $28,000 if not $50,000. Then again, if Tesla ever sells these last 40 or so Roadsters the demand might recover.


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The DCC Alliance (DCCA) has released an official collection of Linux Standard Base (LSB) compliant Debian core packages that will be distributed by DCCA members:
Major Linux vendors and non-profit organizations today officially released DCC 3.0, a common, standards-compliant Debian core to serve as the basis for DCC Alliance member distributions and further the commercial adoption of Debian GNU/Linux. DCC 3.0 is fully compliant with the Linux Standards Base (LSB) 3.0, permitting independent software vendors (ISVs) and independent hardware vendors (IHVs) to port or write single versions of their products for Linux that will run on all Linux distributions based on the DCC as well as other LSB-compliant distributions.
The Debian ascendency is now at hand. With over 15,000 software packages, countless developers, and a highly devoted user base, the Debian Linux distribution is a force to be reckoned with. Five of the top ten distributions listed at DistroWatch are Debian-based distributions, and the Debian channel on the Freenode IRC server is one of the most popular. In August of this year, nine commercial Linux distributors that sell Debian-based products formed an alliance in order to ensure optimal interoperability between various Debian derivatives, and promote Debian-based software in the marketplace. Initially called the Debian Common Core Alliance, the organization later changed its name to DCC Alliance in order to avoid trademark infringement.
Led by Debian luminary Ian Murdock, the DCCA is poised to push Debian and its derivatives into the business world. Although the Debians are an extremely popular choice amongst desktop Linux users and developers (Ubuntu is a favorite in the Strategic Penguin Command Center of the Orbiting HQ), companies like RedHat and Novell have a lot more clout in industry, and Debian adoption on corporate servers hasn't picked up as much speed as commercial Debian distributors would like. The addition of LSB compliance and the promise of greater interoperability between various Debian derivatives will resolve many of the problems that detract from the immense value of Debian's vast software ecosystem and it will give corporate buyers a bigger incentive to adopt one of the Debians.
With the recent release of Debian Sarge, the announcement of a graphical installer, the future release of an Ubuntu distribution specialized for servers, and the Ubuntu DB2 certification, prospects for Debian distributions in the business world are looking good. With broader opportunities for Debian adoption on the horizon, I suspect that Redhat and Novell will continue to push the limits of innovation in order to stay in the game. As the competition between various commercial Linux distributors heats up, users will reap the benefits of improved interoperability and better software.


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ATLANTA — Fluoride in drinking water — credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay — may now be too much of a good thing. Getting too much of it causes spots on some kids' teeth.
A reported increase in the spotting problem is one reason the federal government will announce Friday it plans to lower the recommended levels for fluoride in water supplies — the first such change in nearly 50 years.
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About 2 out of 5 adolescents have tooth streaking or spottiness because of too much fluoride, a surprising government study found recently. In some extreme cases, teeth can even be pitted by the mineral — though many cases are so mild only dentists notice it.
Health officials note that most communities have fluoride in their water supplies, and toothpaste has it too. Some kids are even given fluoride supplements.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing a proposal to change the recommended fluoride level to 0.7 milligrams per liter of water. And the Environmental Protection Agency will review whether the maximum cutoff of 4 milligrams per liter is too high.
The standard since 1962 has been a range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the splotchy tooth condition, fluorosis, is unexpectedly common in kids ages 12 through 15. And it appears to have grown much more common since the 1980s.
"One of the things that we're most concerned about is exactly that," said an administration official who was not authorized to speak publicly before the release of the report. The official described the government's plans in an interview with The Associated Press.Story: Kids' radiation exposure common and dangerous
The government also is expected to release two related EPA studies which look at the ways Americans are exposed to fluoride and the potential health effects. This shift is sure to re-energize groups that still oppose it.
Maryland most fluoridated
Fluoride is a mineral that exists naturally in water and soil. About 70 years ago, scientists discovered that people who lived where water supplies naturally had more fluoride also had fewer cavities. Some locales have naturally occurring fluoridation levels above 1.2. Today, most public drinking water supplies are fluoridated, especially in larger cities. Counting everyone, including those who live in rural areas, about 64 percent of Americans drink fluoridated water.
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Maryland is the most fluoridated state, with nearly every resident on a fluoridated water system. In contrast, only about 11 percent of Hawaii residents are on fluoridated water, according to government statistics.
Fluoridation has been fought for decades by people who worried about its effects, including conspiracy theorists who feared it was a plot to make people submissive to government power.
Those battles continue.
"It's amazing that people have been so convinced that this is an OK thing to do," said Deborah Catrow, who successfully fought a ballot proposal in 2005 that would have added fluoride to drinking water in Springfield, Ohio.
Reducing fluoride would be a good start, but she hopes it will be eliminated all together from municipal water supplies.
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Voters in Springfield, which is near Dayton, turned down the measure 57 to 43 percent in 2005. They also rejected the idea in the 1970s.
Catrow said it was hard standing up to city hall, the American Dental Association and the state health department. "Anybody who was anti-fluoride was considered crazy at the time," she said.
Drinking water patterns have changed over the years, so that some stark regional differences in fluoride consumption are leveling out. There was initially a range in recommended levels because people in hotter climates drank more water. But with air conditioning, Americans in the South and Southwest don't necessarily consume more water than those in colder states, said one senior administration official.
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Fluorosis is considered the main downside related to fluoridation.
According to the CDC, nearly 23 percent of children ages 12-15 had fluorosis in a study done in 1986 and 1987. That rose to 41 percent in the more recent study, which covered the years 1999 through 2004.
"We're not necessarily surprised to see this slow rise in mild fluorosis," Dr. William Kohn, director of the CDC's division of oral health, said in a recent interview.
Health officials have hesitated to call it a problem, however. In most kids, it's barely noticeable; even dentists have trouble seeing it, and sometimes don't bother to tell their unknowing patients. Except in the most severe cases, health officials considered the discoloring of fluorosis to be a welcome trade-off for the protection fluoride provides against cavities.
Still worried about cavities
Generally, the prevalence of tooth decay in at least one tooth among U.S. teens has declined from about 90 percent to 60 percent. Health officials call water fluoridation one of the ten greatest public health accomplishments of the last century.
"One of water fluoridation's biggest advantages is that it benefits all residents of a community — at home, work, school, or play. And fluoridation's effectiveness in preventing tooth decay is not limited to children, but extends throughout life, resulting in improved oral health," said HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh, in a statement.
The government is not suggesting people change their brushing or other tooth-care habits.
The American Dental Association on Friday morning released a statement applauding the government announcement.
"This is a superb example of a government agency fulfilling its mission to protect and enhance the health of the American people," said ADA President Dr. Raymond F. Gist, DDS.
Indeed, many health leaders continue to be worried about cavities, particularly among poor families with kids who eat a lot of sweets but don't get much dental care. The American Public Health Association in November adopted a resolution calling for coordinated programs to be established at public health, dental and medical clinics to offer fluoride varnish — a highly concentrated lacquer painted on teeth to prevent cavities.
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius could make a final decision within a few months, the administration official said.
There is no fluoride in most European water supplies. In Britain, only about 10 percent of the population has water with fluoride in it. It's been a controversial issue there, with critics arguing people shouldn't be forced to have "medical treatment" forced on them. In recent years, the UK has tried to add fluoride to communities with the worst dental health but there's still considerable opposition.
Some European nations used to add fluoride to water supplies but have stopped. Some countries add it to salt instead.
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The project was initially inspired by the input validation framework Heimdall [1], where the main goal is to provide a clear separation between validation and application logic. This separation was achieved by using an XML configuration file defining which tests were to be run on which object properties.
The first step of our project consisted in checking whether the need for an XML external file could be eliminated by using annotations to associate tests and object properties, instead.
After a new input validation framework based on annotations was succesfully implemented, the focus of the project shifted to investigate how far annotations can be pushed for validation purpouses, while keeping their use as intuitive and simple as possible.
At the moment we defined and implemented:
- composed annotations: which allow the user to compose existing annotations in a boolean fashion to create new tests without the need of writing new code.
- cross annotations: which allow the user to define tests on multiple object properties, rather than just single ones, which have inter-dependent validation constraints.
Other main features that characterize the framework are:
- Easy integration in any esisting Java projects
- High reusability of existing validation tests
- Possibility of creating new custom annotations with little effort
A slide presentation is available here PDF while a full technical report can be downloaded here PDF
The final goal of the project is to create a framework for input validation based on annotations, which is easy to use and will help integrate this aspect of security into both new and existing applications.
Th current goals are:
- Continuously improving the framework with frequent releases
- Extend the library of predefined annotations
- Create an Eclipse plug-in to simplify the creation of custom annotations and help their insertion in the application code
- Investigate further uses of annotations for input validation
- Improve both the documentation
- Implement a better summary for the validation results, that can contain custom error messages and that is easy to query by the user
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Boulder City's Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility is the first of four energy backdrops Obama's selected to highlight his administration's multifaceted approach to energy development as he moves across the country. It is also the only solar facility on the short list, which includes tours of oil- and gas-drilling rigs in New Mexico, research and development facilities in Ohio, and a pipe storage yard in Oklahoma — where Obama plans to announce the construction of an oil pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico.
There are no similar project or policy announcements scheduled for the president's turn through Boulder City; for Obama, the Nevada leg of the trip is about highlighting and defending a longstanding renewable energy policy he believes has been productive.
Copper Mountain Solar 1 is no ordinary photovoltaic power plant, even for Nevada, which ranks third in the nation for utility-scale solar projects. The nation's biggest solar energy generator (the plant has a 58 MW production capacity), which was financed in part with $40 million worth of federal investment tax credits — "part of a set of tax incentives supported by the Obama administration that are helping move private investors off the sidelines," the White House notes — was recognized by various industry rankings as the No. 1 plant in the nation following its completion in 2010.
The plant has also been roundly praised by Nevada political officials of all party stripes: Last year, Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval said Copper Mountain "exemplifies my goal of making Nevada the renewable energy capital of the country."
This is a massive facility. It can generate up to 58 megawatts of clean power. It's already helping Boulder City in filling up city coffers. Oh, and this is largely thanks to investment in promoting renewable energy as a smart climate solution.
This all began next door, when California enacted AB 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act, in 2006. Because AB 32 requires power companies to receive more electric power from renewable sources, they've been investing more in renewable energy. In fact, San Diego based Sempra Energy and San Francisco based PG&E invested in the Copper Mountain facility to comply with AB 32, send more power to the Bay Area, and ultimately make money in doing that.
And we're supposed to believe that investing in green technology is bad?
Of course, the other force behind Copper Mountain was President Obama's plan to use the Recovery Act to kick-start investment in green energy. And already, this effort is paying dividends.
The U.S. solar power industry is one of the great success stories of President Barack Obama and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu's Recovery Act focus on the clean-energy economy. Following the kickstart of funding from the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, U.S. solar developers are now "luring cash at record rates from investors ranging from Warren Buffett to Google Inc. and KKR & Co. by offering returns on projects four times those available for Treasury securities," Bloomberg reports. "Once so risky that only government backing could draw private capital, solar projects now are making returns of about 15 percent, according to Stanford University's center for energy policy and finance":
"After tax, you're looking at returns in the 10 percent to 15 percent range" for solar projects, said Dan Reicher, executive director of Stanford University's center for energy policy and finance in California. "The beauty of solar is once you make the capital investment, you've got free fuel and very low operating costs."
"A solar power project with a long-term sales agreement could be viewed as a machine that generates revenue," Marty Klepper, an attorney at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, which helped arrange a solar deal for Buffett, told Bloomberg. "It's an attractive investment for any firm, not just those in energy."
Copper Mountain was partly financed by $40 million worth of federal tax credits offered to support development of renewable energy projects. And so far, it looks like even a number of REPUBLICANS, such as Governor Brian Sandoval and members of the Boulder City Council, are happy with the results of this investment. And Senator Harry Reid doesn't sound so "crazy", after all. He released this report last week detailing the economic benefits Nevada will reap from investing in renewable energy. And so far, the success at Copper Mountain is proving Harry Reid right.
That progress is evident in every corner of our state, from Primm to Tonopah and from Ely to Boulder City, where the construction of wind and solar projects are underway, and energy efficiency projects are saving consumers and taxpayer money. Taken together, these projects and others underway will contribute more than $1 billion in financial benefits and more than 2,200 jobs to Nevada.
These successes did not happen overnight and they did not happen by accident. If Nevada is serious about continuing to compete in the growing clean energy sector, then our state must play to win. This starts with having a coherent strategy to attract new industries, to forge regional and national alliances, to create markets for our products and renewable power, and to develop our human resources and capacity for innovation.
The opponents of renewable energy will continue trying to derail Nevada's and the nation's efforts to build a cleaner and safer energy future. Therefore, I encourage every Nevadan to visit www.reid.senate.gov/cleanenergy to examine how a number of important federal and state actions have helped Nevada start to realize its clean energy potential. You will also find ideas there on how to make sure that future actions to grow Nevada's clean energy economy are as effective as possible and promote rapid investment in Nevada.
Despite the improving economy, the recent economic hardships should remind us that we must do more to broaden Nevada's economy so that we are better positioned to grow and succeed in the coming decades. Nevada's work to take advantage of its renewable energy resources does not come without risk, but we cannot turn away from clean energy and miss our opportunity to strengthen Nevada's future with a victory in clean energy.
Investors are now rushing to bet on renewable energy. The global solar market continues to grow, and America is finally catching up with the other big world players in renewable energy. Progress is being made, so why would we want to roll the clock back?
Sadly enough, that's what the G-O-TEA wants. Reality TV staple Donald Trump thinks "windmills are disgusting". "Tea Party" high priest of "austerity" Paul Ryan wants to slash investment in green jobs and the green economy while handing out more taxpayer funded bailouts to the fossil fuel industry. And Mitt Romney continues to flip-flop on climate change and green energy as he now wants us to "Drill, Baby, Drill!!!" to a dirty future of climate denial and increased economic hardship.
This is why I asked last Friday where Dean Heller really stands on climate change and renewable energy investment. Does he with President Obama and the strong majority of Nevadans across the political spectrum who want to see more investment, more projects like Copper Mountain Solar in Boulder City, and a sounder Nevada economy? Or will he stick with his G-O-TEA buddies in Washington who want to continue sticking their heads in the sand and deny the obvious?
Both Heller and Joe Heck are supposed to represent Boulder City. Will they support further investment in photovoltaic power plants there? Boulder City seems to like what's happening. Or will they continue to vote to subsidize the fossil fuel industry while shirking their responsibility to truly represent Nevada's working families and fight for more green collar jobs here in Nevada?
If we want a brighter future, all we have to do is look to the sun. It should really be that simple.


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Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, $S(H)$ be the inverse semigroup (pseudogroup) of linear maps between (closed) subspaces of $H$ preserving the dot product (the operation is composition of partial maps). Now consider an arbitrary inverse semigroup $A$ and all possible homomorphisms $A\to S(H)$. An inverse semigroup, by definition, is a semigroup with unary operation $^{-1}$ such that $(a^{-1})^{-1}=a, aa^{-1}a=a, aa^{-1} bb^{-1}=bb^{-1} aa^{-1}$ (by Wagner's theorem, similar to the Cayley theorem for groups) these are precisely the semigroups of partial bijections between subsets of a set under composition).
Is it possible to define property (T) for inverse semigroups using these representations?
Let $I_n(\mathbb Z)$ be the set of restrictions of all operators from $SL_n(\mathbb Z)$ onto all subspaces of $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\ge 3$. It is an inverse semigroup. Does it have property (T)?
Note that amenability of inverse semigroups (pseudogroups) has been considered, for example, here.
Update Since there is a confusion about what partial maps are, here is a formal definition. A partial map $X\to X$ is a map from a subset $Y$ of $X$, called domain, to another subset $Z\subseteq X$, called range. If $X$ is a metric space (say, a Hilbert space), a partial isometry is an isometry between subspaces $Y$ and $Z$. The composition of a partial map $f: X\to X$ and another partial map $g: X\to X$ is a partial map $fg$ defined of all $x$ such that $x$ is in the domain of $g$ and $g(x)$ is in the domain of $f$, $fg(x)=f(g(x))$. If $f:Y\to Z$ is a (partial) bijection $X\to X$, then the map $f^{-1}f$ is the identity map on the domain of $f$, and it is an idempotent (obviously). If $f$ is an idempotent partial bijection with damain (=range) $Y$, and $g$ is an idempotent with domain (=range) $Z$, then $fg=gf$ is the idempotent with domain (=range) $Y\cap Z$, so idempotents commute. It is obvious that any set of partial bijections closed under products and taking $^{-1}$ is an inverse semigroup. The question is about representations of inverse semigroups into the inverse semigroup of partial (!) bijective unitary (=preserving the dot product) operators of a Hilbert space.


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FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS ON THE VILLAGE please go to the Friends of Wolf Creek web site
Click Here to go to Friends of Wolf Creek
Click here to read the Complaint Lawsuit (6-24-2015)
Click here to read the Objection to the Record of Decision (ROD) (1-16-15)
Click Here to see the Forest Service Record of Decision to allow the land exchange ( 11-21-2014)
Click here to visit the Draft EIS Documents
Click here to read our comprehensive response to the EIS.
Prior to August 2012
For over a dozen years SLVEChas worked to protect sensitive habitat threatened by a massive development with 2,172 housing units on Wolf Creek Pass just below the Continental Divide at 10,800 feet in altitude. The 288 acre tract adjoining the family owned and operated Wolf Creek Ski Area was acquired by Texas billionaire "Red" McCombs in 1986 through a questionable land exchange transaction.
Following a court decision (filed by Colorado Wild and SLVEC) in 2008 the ruling judge declared that the Rio Grande National Forest Service must do another EIS without outsourcing the assessment work as was originally done.
In the fall of 2009, the developer was back with a new, scaled down version of the Village. The McCombs group are now requesting a 207-acre land exchange next to the current in-holding, wanting to transfer their current wetlands property for 207 acres of spruce forest with highway frontage. This new proposal includes 1,711 units to be constructed in 8 phases, beginning with 492 units. This new piece of property,directly adjacent to Highway 160, would remove the obstacle of highway access.
In Spring 2011, the Rio Grande National Forest (RGNF) began a NEPA public review scoping process which initiated a feasibility study which officially proposes this "Village at Wolf Creek" land exchange. This process will determine the scope of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that will be prepared by anenvironmental consultant and due to come out in July 2012, managed by the RGNF and paid for by Red McCombs. Mr. McCombs is asking for the RGNF to exchange 178 of his wetland acres for 204 old growth spruce acres that belong to the USFS. SLVEC, with partners Rocky Mountain Wild and Citizens for Responsible Development have organized citizens on both sides of Wolf Creek Pass through this NEPA scoping process. Outstanding issues highlighted include water and utility availability, highway safety, wetland protection, wildlife corridor protection, and protection of the Rio Grande late season flow.
Considering that Mr. McCombs current property has easements that restrict his developments and that he has no legal access to his property for this development, his property is "valueless" as a proposed site for a village of 8,000-10,000 people. The property he wants to trade for has highway access and is not necessarily restricted by easements. It is stated in the feasibility study that Mr. McCombs could make up the difference in the values of the two properties with cash (this is the policy with regards to land exchanges if the value of the two properties are seen to be a difference of 25% or less).
The RGNF has decided that one of the alternatives in the EIS will be access granted to Mr. McCombs original property, so that it's possible that he can "go back to plan A". The RGNF has said that whatever alternative is chosen, the end goal, being the proposed village, must be a consideration. How they analyze the Village in either a land exchange or granting road access for Plan A is where we will be focusing all of our efforts. The big question is "Will this be in the public's interest?"
Even at the abbreviated phase one build-out, 491 units, it would have a serious impact on resources. Should it go through as presently proposed, it would impact the ecological values that currently exist. The development would have serious impacts on wildlife, as it sits directly in the middle of an important wildlife migration corridor between the South San Juan and Weminuche Wilderness Areas. In 2004, a joint study involving state patrol, a car rental company and Center for Native Ecosystems found this section of Highway 160 to be one of a dozen major Wildlife Linkage/Migration Corridors in the state. Highway 160, at this point, is a narrow, curving road with cliffs on either side. The increased traffic on this stretch of highway would surely result in a much higher percentage of animal-auto accidents. The area is home to a number of threatened and endangered species, including the recently re-introduced Canadian Lynx.
The developers have identified nearby Pass Creek as the major water source for the project, and their previous plan committed to storing water in 7 tanks (diameter of 200 ft., 26 ft tall) holding 6 million gallons each. Pass Creek is at the headwaters of the Rio Grande; what affects Pass Creek affects this major river system. At present, no clear plan is in place for sewerage disposal or containment of run-off.
Plan, Goals, and Objectives: SLVEC will mobilize citizens to respond to the Feasibility Study decision, and advocate against the land exchange at the proposed location. A site visit at Wolf Creek planned by the Forest Service took place in September 2011 and over 125 citizens, resource personnel, developer advocates and media participated. The citizens and media were very informed and asked excellent questions. The public inquired about impacts to Pass Creek and the surrounding watershed. SLVEC plans to advocate for a thorough EIS analysis of the water delivery system, research of prior-appropriation and other case law applied to the area, the sewerage disposal plan, and the impacts to downstream wildlife and water users, as well as impacts on the Rio Grande main-stem.
SLVEC and Rocky Mountain Wild met with the Colorado State Engineer's office to understand the consumptive use of Pass Creek, and the adequacy of McComb's plans to meet the needs of his proposed development as well as wildlife needs and the rights of downstream water users. The Forest Service and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) have in-stream flow rights above and below Pass Creek. SLVEC will direct the Forest Service and state to develop in-stream flow protection plans through the EIS, include research of peak demand to ensurethat requirements of their water decree are met.
Evaluation: SLVEC still advocates for a public buy out, returning this property back into public lands. The Forest Service is also receptive to this option pending Joint Venture response to the Land Exchange analysis. An exchange for land at a lower elevation closer to public services and without the extreme impacts to wildlife would also be an acceptable outcome. Discussions with Rocky Mountain Wild have also contained the possibility of analyzing the original RGNF 1986 Environmental Assessment recommendation which proposed a maximum 110 units, but we are presently nowhere near this type of analysis or negotiation.
Click here for the Feasibility Analysis Report
The Rio Grande National Forest is proposing one of two actions, either one of which at full build-out would allow a city of up to 8,000 people ("Wolf Creek Village") to be built on a private inholding adjacent to the Wolf Creek Pass Ski Area. Wildlife-including Canadian Lynx, water quality and quantity, scenery, impacts to recreation experiences associated with Wolf Creek Ski Area, the surrounding USFS lands, Weminuche Wilderness, wetland impacts and Rio Grande cutthroat trout would be significantly degraded by the proposed Village.
This time Mr. McCombs is asking for the RGNF to exchange 178 of his acres for 204 acres that belong to the USFS, adjacent to Hwy 160. Considering that Mr. McCombs property has easements that restrict his developments and that he has no legal access to his property for this development, his property is not suitable as a proposed site for a village of 8,000 people. Remember, the property he wants to trade for has highway access and is not necessarily restricted by easements. In the feasibility analysis (attached) it was stated that Mr. McCombs could make up the difference in the values of the two properties with cash! (This is the policy with regards to land exchanges if the difference in appraised value of the two properties differs by no more than 25%).
The RGNF has decided that another one of the alternatives in this EIS will be to grant access across national forest land to Mr. McCombs property so that he can "go back to plan A", his original plan!
The RGNF has said that whatever alternative is chosen, the end goal, being the proposed village, must be a consideration. How much they consider the Village in either a land exchange or granting road access for Plan A is a very important consideration.
After more than 25 years of controversy, the proposed Village at Wolf Creek project has never received the fair, transparent, and honest analysis regarding impacts that the public deserves. We believe that an honest evaluation would cause fair-minded people to conclude that the huge development is most inappropriate for Wolf Creek Pass, and ultimately, the Forest Service needs to be encouraged to get McCombs' property back into public ownership via purchase or exchange.
Consider making some or all of the following points when you write your letter to public officials:
- Describe your use of the Wolf Creek Pass area and your relationship to the region and its resources.
- Describe how the development of a city of up to 8,000 people at Wolf Creek Pass would adversely affect your interests (aesthetic, recreational, economic, health, etc.)
- Ask the Forest Service to consider a full range of alternatives in the EIS including returning the property to the public via a land exchange or buyout.
- Request that the Forest Service enforce the scenic easement that the public owns on McCombs' property which restricts industrial facilities, prevents storage of hazardous materials, and allows the Forest Service to review and approve (or deny) land use proposals for the property.
- Request that the Forest Service complete a thorough analysis of all of the projects' impacts including, but not limited to: water quality, water quantity, wildlife-Endangered Species, wetlands, traffic, air quality, socio-economic impacts, public safety, emergency services, utilities and more.
- Remember, the "no action" alternative is always a consideration!
More Background
Since 1999, Colorado Wild/SLVEC's Friends of Wolf Creek campaign has fought to preserve a critical wildlife corridor, threatened species, wetlands, air quality, scenic and recreational resources on the Continental Divide, and the integrity of nearby Wilderness areas in the Southern Rockies from a massive development proposal at Wolf Creek Pass. Squeezed between the South San Juan Wilderness Area – the Southern Rocky Mountains' wildest – and the Weminuche Wilderness Area – Colorado's largest – the habitat along Wolf Creek Pass forms the headwaters of both the Rio Grande and San Juan Rivers and serves as a critical ecological and recreational linkage. Yet out-of-state developers with little knowledge of high altitude conditions and values are proposing the "Village" at Wolf Creek, a city of up to 8,000 people at the top of the Pass. This intense development in an otherwise undeveloped area entirely surrounded by National Forest would dramatically impact the entire region.
After years of foiled attempts to circumvent the public process, and millions spent on politically manipulated approvals, the Friends of Wolf Creek have successfully overturned every permit thus far acquired by the developer. This saga to protect one of Colorado's prized landscapes continues to be made possible thanks to the dedication and generosity of thousands of committed citizens. For More information, see: www.friendsofwolfcreek.org
2. TAKE ACTION: Write a Letter to the Editor
We need to continue to spread the word about the "Pillage" at Wolf Creek, and expand our network of concerned activists. Consider writing a Letter to the Editor (usually under 300 words), or call your local paper and ask if you can submit a full editorial (usually around 700 words). Either is a great way to reach out to the public and share your concerns. Feel free to contact us at Colorado Wild if you want any help with your letter.
3. TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Elected Officials
Friends of Wolf Creek have had outstanding support from elected officials at the local, state and federal level. As the Forest Service initiates a new EIS process, it is critical that we re-engage our elected officials, and ask for their help. Beginning with Colorado's Congressional Delegation, we encourage you to contact:
- Congressman Scott Tipton
Alamosa office: (719) 587-5105
- Tipton website
- Senator Cory Gardner
503 N. Main Street, Suite 426
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 543-1324
Fax: (202) 228-7174
Gardner website
- Senator Michael Bennet
San Luis Valley Office
609 Main Street, Suite 110
Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone: (719)587-0096
Bennet website
Ask each for their continued leadership on this issue. Specifically, request that they:
- Request that the Forest Service conduct public hearings, not just "open house" meetings, to solicit public comments.
- Request that the Forest Service complete a thorough analysis of all of the project's impacts including, but not limited to water quality, water quantity, wildlife, wetlands, traffic, air quality, socio-economic impacts, public safety, and more.
- Request that the Forest Service consider a full range of alternatives in the EIS including return of the property to public ownership.
Please also contact your local and state elected officials. You can find their contact information
Mineral County Commissioners contact page
Rio Grande County Commissioners
Archuleta County Commissioners contact page
Colorado Wild/SLVEC/CRD
Jim Turnbull, Citizens for Responsible Development (Creede) (719) 658-2410 or visit friendsofwolfcreek.org also www.fs.usda.gov/riogrande
Analysis of Access to Village at Wolf Creek Stopped
Forest official updates status of Wolf Creek Access EIS
Judge Protects Rio Grande National Forest Halts road construction to proposed "Village at Wolf Creek"
Colorado Court of Appeals rejects appeal by Wolf Creek developers
March 22, 2007 - Village at Wolf Creek (VWC) Update


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This two-story entrance foyer with its ceramic tile floor has an airy, spacious feel. One could conduct all kinds of business here without ever moving into the rest of the house. Still, to the right there's a formal living room with brick fireplace, and to the left, a massive family room with two walls of built-ins that one imagines quickly filing up with books, games, wide screens, computer, and so on. A bathroom with walls of exquisitely painted koi amid swirls of blue makes one want to sit down and enjoy the view. The hallway past a fully equipped laundry room leads directly into the garage.
The kitchen and dining room, extending across the back of the house, have a Tony Soprano presence complemented by a Sub Zero fridge and Jenn Air range. You could stand around in your bathrobe here, whipping up a little veal piccata, with kids coming and going and the telephone ringing, and all the while conducting "family" business. A full deck floats off the back, doubling the usable space. Upstairs, two regular-sized kid bedrooms and one large master suite scream functional until we learn that the current owners, prior to relocating, home-schooled their five children here. We feel claustrophobic just thinking about it.
The basement, at ground level, extends the usable space. An entire wall of sliding glass doors and a separate suite with a walk-in closet big enough for a bedroom could hold the in-laws, a teenage romper room, tenants, or serve as just a grand private area.
Outside increases the living space, with stone paths leading through lavishly landscaped small glades. Each direction guides one to something interesting, be it a marble meditation bench, vegetable garden, pre-school-sized playground (with extra long swings), or one of two interconnected goldfish ponds with a waterfall and a wooden bridge. The plantings are well established and inviting and while they're slightly bushy at this point, someone with just a modicum of gardening talent could easily trim them into a green retreat.
Beyond the back porch, a panoramic vista of these eight meadowed acres is marred only by a neighbor's well-trodden pasture that seems a little too close for comfort, but which nonetheless delineates a nice path down to the pond. Water access is a boon to any abode, but having it at a distance keeps pesky mosquitoes at bay. A small craft that looked like it could provide many leisurely moments of repose lazily bobbed offshore. Another boon.
There is definitely peace in this neck of the woods. The house and land have every requirement for gracious living– not architecturally distinct enough to warrant many passing glances, but eminently liveable.


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Pet therapy is a broad term that includes animal-assisted therapy and other animal-assisted activities. Animal-assisted therapy is a growing field that uses dogs or other animals to help people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders.
Animal-assisted activities, on the other hand, have a more general purpose, such as providing comfort and enjoyment for nursing home residents.
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Imagine you're in the hospital. Your doctor mentions the hospital's animal-assisted therapy program and asks if you'd be interested. You say yes, and your doctor arranges for someone to tell you more about the program. Soon after that, an assistance dog and its handler visit your hospital room. They stay for 10 or 15 minutes. You're invited to pet the dog and ask the handler questions.
After the visit, you realize you're smiling. And you feel a little less tired and a bit more optimistic. You can't wait to tell your family all about that charming canine. In fact, you're already looking forward to the dog's next visit.
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The new season also has me contemplating all the warm, hearty food that I was skipping in the summer. I started to crave something hot for breakfast to counter the chilly mornings. My autumnal food craving inspired me to experiment with one of Robert's and my favorite breakfast foods, steel cut oatmeal, and combine it with a fall classic, apples. The result is simply delicious.
Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal
4 cups apple juice
1 cup steel cut oatmeal aka Irish oatmeal (I use Country Choice Organic)
2 tbs cinnamon (you can add more or less depending on your preferences)
2 small to medium apples cut into small chunks
In a medium sauce pan bring the apple juice to apple a boil.
Slowly stir the oatmeal into the apple juice. Continue to stir and allow the mixture to boil until its thickened a bit, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the apples and cinnamon.
Lower the heat to medium and allow the oatmeal to simmer, while stirring occasionally, until it reaches the consistency you desire, approximately 30 minutes.
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Springside Chestnut Hill Academy marked the start of its 2012 volleyball season with a victory at home over Little Flower Catholic High School last Wednesday. The SCH Lions and the visiting Sentinels split the first four sets, then the home team prevailed in the fifth for the 3-2 win.
Outside hitter Michelle Cybularz and setter Gianna Pownall, both seniors, are the SCH team captains for the second year in a row. Starting alongside them in the Little Flower match were juniors Courtney Hamilton, Jenna Moriarty, and Kathryn Saltzman, and sophomore Bridget McDermott.
Moriarty's sophomore sister, Julia, is also on the varsity roster, along with senior Sydney Kevitch and sophomores Kathleen Foley, Kyra Jackson, and Comora Love-Mitchell.
Currently, the only freshman in the varsity mix is Jenna Yorko, a new SCH student who has cousins who were involved in varsity-level athletics at Penn Charter.
In the season opener last week, Springside Chestnut Hill surged to an early 7-1 lead, but the guest group rallied to inch ahead, 10-9. The lead see-sawed back and forth, with Little Flower's last burst of offense putting them up 19-18.
The Sentinels hit the ball out over the baseline for a side-out and a 19-19 tie, then SCH's Saltzman served out the set. McDermott scored a kill for the hosts, and the other points came on errors by the visitors as the Lions won 25-19.
The visitors responded by taking a 6-0 lead in the following set, and they went on to level the match score (1-1) with a 25-11 triumph.
Some effective blocking by McDermott and also by Hamilton helped the Lions regain the upper hand in a 25-16 third round. The winning point came when Jenna Moriarty positioned herself for an apparent set, but put the ball over the net instead, catching the Sentinels off-guard.
The players on the court weren't the only ones in the Vare Fieldhouse who were working up a sweat. When spectators arrived they immediately noticed that the air conditioning was not operating on this muggy afternoon, bringing to mind the title of the Gin Blossoms' debut album, "New Miserable Experience."
After host SCH took a 2-1 lead in the match score, Little Flower rebounded strongly once again, duplicating their 25-11 win in the second set to tie the contest at two games apiece. The fifth set of a match only goes up to 15 points instead of the regular 25, but the set still must be won by at least two points.
The fifth round between these two well-matched squads ended up 17-15, in favor of the Lions. The home team actually trailed 1-6 early, a dangerous situation in a shortened set. The Sentinels disrupted their own momentum with a serve into the net, and kills by McDermott, Cybularz, and Hamilton helped the hosts rally.
The Lions were still in a tough spot later on when they trailed 11-13, but the visitors hit back-to-back balls into the net, and then a pass by Saltzman scored to give SCH a 14-13 edge and bring up match point. The Lions couldn't seal the deal right away, though, and the teams climbed into a 15-15 tie.
During the long rally that followed, McDermott made a block to keep the Lions alive, then she scored a kill to bring up match point once more. This time, Little Flower was unable to return a serve by Julia Moriarty, and SCH celebrated a season-opening victory.


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JPL Invites the Public to Annual Open House
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., invites the public to a close-up look at JPL's past, present and future at its annual Open House on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, themed "Worlds Beyond," features displays and demonstrations from numerous space missions, and a first look at JPL's recently renovated von Karman Visitor Center.
On special display will be the JPL-built Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, retrieved from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope last year by space-walking astronauts. The instrument, affectionately known as the "Camera that Saved Hubble," is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. The camera captured many of Hubble's iconic space images.
Other Open House highlights include: seeing JPL's next spacecraft bound for Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, under construction in the lab's largest "clean room;" life-size rover models in a "Mars" test bed; and JPL's Microdevices Lab, where engineers and scientists use tiny technology to revolutionize space exploration. Visitors can also see the sun through solar-safe telescopes, and learn how NASA instruments help scientists better understand global climate change.
JPL Open House provides a memorable experience for adult and kids, with plenty of hands-on activities, and opportunities to talk with scientists and engineers. Selected locations at Open House will be featured live online on Ustream TV at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasajpl on Sat., May 15, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Pacific time (1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Eastern time). Each time slot will feature a new location at the top of each hour.
JPL is located at 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, Calif., 91109. Admission to Open House is free. Parking is also free, but is limited. To get to JPL, take the Berkshire Avenue/Oak Grove Drive exit from the 210 Freeway in La Canada/Flintridge. All visitors should wear comfortable shoes -- no buses will be provided from JPL parking lots. JPL will provide vans for mobility-challenged guests.
Vehicles entering NASA/JPL property are subject to inspection. Visitors cannot bring these items to NASA/JPL: weapons, explosives, incendiary devices, dangerous instruments, alcohol, illegal drugs, pets, all types of skates including skateboards, Segways and bicycles. No bags, backpacks or ice chests are allowed, except small purses and diaper bags.
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Doug Lacy comes to the Red Lion Tavern to play beautiful tunes on the piano. He gets the whole audience involved with sing-a-longs and classics. If you are lucky, he will bring his accordion to play as well.


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