| AC on cold morning leads to Estates grow-house bust
An air conditioner that was in use on an unusually cold morning helped lead investigators to a suspected marijuana grow house operation in Golden Gate Estates. Delfin H. Puentes, 39, of Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday and charged with marijuana trafficking -- more than 25 pounds -- and possession of narcotic paraphernalia. Reports say Puentes operated a marijuana grow house at 1781 8th Ave. N.E. Earlier this month a deputy on patrol noticed that an air conditioning unit was in use at the house on a cold morning. As the deputy approached the residence, he could smell the odor of growing marijuana. The house appeared to be vacant at the time. Around 10 a.m. Thursday, a blue Nissan Pathfinder driven by Puentes left the house, traveling 51 mph on Eighth Avenue Northeast, where the posted speed is 35 mph.
John Watson: Sand Flat still a small country community
Sand Flat, a small community midway between Cleburne and Grandview, is one of the older communities in Johnson County.According to a letter in the "Johnson County Scrap Book, Volume 3," at the Cleburne Public Library, George N. Logan and his family left Kentucky in a wagon pulled by oxen in 1853. When they arrived in the area that is now Johnson County, they found the land was not what they expected it to be and went back to East Texas, where they lived for five years. While in East Texas four of their eight sons died, one having been killed by Indians. In 1858 they packed up again and returned to Johnson County, where they had friends living. This time they settled in Sand Flat.Two things that held the early communities together were the school and church. This is where things get interesting.
Alaska Air Group Reports 2007 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results
A summary of financial and statistical data for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found on pages 7 through 11. A conference call regarding the full year and fourth quarter 2007 results will be simulcast via the Internet at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on Jan. 24, 2008. It can be accessed through the company's Web site at alaskaair.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available after the conclusion of the call at alaskaair.com/investors. References in this report to "Air Group," "company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Alaska Air Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified. Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc. are referred to as "Alaska" and "Horizon," respectively, and together as our "airlines." This report contains forward-looking statements that are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Think about a picture and what comes to mind is a flat image of something with very little depth. The technology to make actual 3D images has been around a while, but it's not mainstream and isn't seen often. Researchers at Stanford have created a new camera chip that can see in 3D that could lead to better images, especially at higher ISO settings where grain is a big issue. Anyone who shoots with a digital camera that offers adjustable ISO settings has seen the noticeable grain that shows up in images. The quality of the camera will affect how high the ISO setting can go before grainy images are a significant issue. The new Stanford chip has a three megapixels rating and rather than using one single large sensor, the prototype chip breaks the image up into many small and overlapping 16 x 16 pixel patches known as subarrays.
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