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Skip to comments.Murtha ABSCAM Video Excerpt
Posted on 06/24/2006 10:07:09 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier
Someone posted this on another thread, and I just wanted to put this on its own thread so that no one would miss it, and so that it would be easy for everyone to find on FR searching by title (I searched "video" and "Murtha" and "ABSCAM" and didn't find it).
ABSCAM was an early 1980s scandal in which phony Arab businessmen (actually FBI agents) offered cash bribes to several congressmen. Everything was videotaped.
Murtha was among those who was offered money, and he turned it down -- "at this point" -- but clearly was expressing interest at some possible future point. He escaped prosecution only by ratting out two fellow Democrats who had also been implicated. Amazingly, he was re-elected and has been since.
Today, with the Internet, I wonder whether this could be brought back to haunt him in a way it never could contemporaneously. This is a tiny portion of the Murtha bribe-offer video, hosted on Rush's website.
(Excerpt) Read more at mfile.akamai.com ...
"At This Point" - interesting way Murtha said that line. Like he wanted more.
Smiling ping~
"At this point." Trans: Put that fifty large on ice for me, Son, til I can get over to CostCo and get me one o them freezers.
"At this point." Unbelievable!, and he's still a Rep.
(Shaking head)
Ohhhh, but not for long! ;*)
"At this point."
I wonder if this point came just before he turned anti-American on us?
This will keep me laughing for a long time. Mahalo
"Not At This Point" bump....
maybe it will haunt him in a campaign ad
"Not At This Point" = put it in the car.
Perhaps a hundred thousand dollars would have been the right point...
Read Article About Murtha's military record
(CNSNews.com) - Members of the press have given extensive and glowing coverage to Rep. John Murtha's criticism of the war in Iraq, but have overlooked a number of other controversies the Pennsylvania Democrat has experienced over the past 25 years. This includes his reported role as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the Abscam bribery scandal of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Murtha has denied any wrongdoing, but Cybercast News Service has learned that one of Murtha's former allies, a Democratic congressman who served on the House Ethics Committee in 1981 and says he lobbied colleagues not to censure Murtha, now believes Murtha lied to him about his role in Abscam.
Since Murtha's Nov. 17, 2005, call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, one CNN anchor has called him "one of the most highly respected members of Congress," the Associated Press has referred to Murtha as "one of Congress' most hawkish Democrats," and ABC News has noted that he is "a decorated marine who served in Vietnam."
But a search of the Nexis online database by Cybercast News Service found only three newspaper articles over the past two months connecting Murtha with the FBI's Abscam (short for "Arab scam") sting operation that led to the arrest of several congressmen for accepting bribes.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Murtha was one of eight members of Congress lured to a Washington, D.C., townhouse by a team of FBI agents posing as representatives of a fictitious Arab sheik. They handed out briefcases filled with $50,000 in return for helping the sheik gain residency in the United States."
Noting that Murtha "is not squeaky clean," the Brattleboro, Vt., Reformer reported that the congressman "did not take the cash" offered by the agents. Instead, "he asked the fake sheik to consider investing some money in his struggling home town, Johnstown."
The Washington Post referred to the incident as "an ethical scrape" in which Murtha was "named as an unindicted co-conspirator and testified against two House colleagues."
But, a videotape of a Jan. 7, 1980 Abscam-related meeting involving Murtha shows that the congressman's rejection of the offered bribe was less than definite. "I'm not interested. I'm sorry," Murtha told the FBI agent, but added that he meant "at this point. See Video.
"You know, we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't," Murtha said on the FBI videotape.
The congressman told the undercover FBI agent that he was a member of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and acknowledged: "If you get into heat with politicians, there's no amount of money that can help."
In November 1980, the Justice Department announced that Murtha would not face prosecution for his part in the scandal. "I did not consider that any money was offered, and certainly none was taken," Murtha told reporters. "The FBI who taped the entire conversation knows damn well no money changed hands."
Eight months later, the House ethics panel also chose not to file charges against the Pennsylvania Democrat.
A July 30, 1981, article in the Washington Post quoted a committee source as saying that several allegations of misconduct against Murtha were rejected on a "near party-line vote." Since the panel was made up of six Democrats and six Republicans, seven votes were needed to file any charges.
Serving on the House panel in 1981 was Rep. Don Bailey (D-Pa.), who told Cybercast News Service that he was responsible for preventing the committee from punishing Murtha. "I saved his (posterior)," Bailey said.
"I worked hard, and I argued," and members of the committee "agreed with me," Bailey stated. "Part of my argument was that the FBI was overdoing it and there wasn't evidence that [Murtha] was doing anything wrong."
In 1982, as a result of congressional redistricting, Murtha and Bailey were forced to run against each other in a Democratic primary. Murtha emerged the winner.
In 2002, Murtha's ethics again became an issue in the congressional election. Bailey issued a public letter, the contents of which have been published on the Internet and confirmed by Bailey. In the letter, Bailey admits that his opinion about Murtha's involvement in Abscam had dramatically changed by 2002.
"I was, to be honest, critical about how you misled me about Abscam where you convinced me you had voluntarily told federal agents about the offer of money to you," Bailey wrote Murtha in the letter.
"I learned later, after I had successfully defeated the ethics charges against you, that you had merely manipulated the system to cooperate with federal agents to avoid prosecution," Bailey added.
On Jan. 9, Bailey told Cybercast News Service that he now believes Murtha was "pretty damn stupid" during the Abscam sting.
"The idea that somebody is going to trot out $50,000 in cash in front of you and you don't know that is wrong is pretty damn stupid to me," Bailey said. "What bankers or investors run around with $50,000 in cash?"
Just hours after the July 1981 House Ethic Committee vote sparing Murtha from charges, E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., special counsel for the panel's Abscam investigation, abruptly resigned. At the time, Prettyman refused to discuss with the press his reasons for stepping down.
When contacted by Cybercast News Service regarding the investigation, Prettyman called the Murtha situation "very interesting," but declined further comment, citing the need to maintain attorney-client privilege.
Similarly, when Prettyman was interviewed by the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call in 1990, the former special counsel declined to comment on why he had resigned. But when pressed on whether the resignation was due to the Ethics Committee's vote on Murtha, Prettyman said that would be "a logical conclusion."
In his Friday, Jan. 13, response to the Cybercast News Service investigation, Murtha confined his reply to the controversy surrounding his military service and did not address the accusations surrounding Abscam.
"Questions about my record are clearly an attempt to distract attention from the real issue, which is that our brave men and women in uniform are dying and being injured every day in the middle of a civil war that can be resolved only by the Iraqis themselves," Murtha wrote in an email response.
"I volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam. I was out in the field almost every single day. We took heavy casualties in my regiment the year that I was there. In my fitness reports, I was rated No. 1. My record is clear," Murtha added.
Murtha has thus far refused to release his full military records.
'One-man wrecking crew'
Since the Abscam scandal, Murtha has worked to limit the power of federal law enforcement officers.
In 1997, he spearheaded two measures -- one to prohibit non-members of Congress from filing complaints with the House Ethics Committee, and another to reimburse members and regular citizens for legal fees if they are ultimately cleared in a Justice Department probe.
This drew fire from Gary Ruskin, who at the time was director of the Congressional Accountability Project. "When it comes to institutional policing of corruption in Congress, John Murtha is a one-man wrecking crew," Ruskin said.
In response, Murtha argued that the legal fees amendment would "serve as a warning to the Justice Department to no longer interpret House rules to suit its own needs."
The Fiscal Year 2005 defense appropriations bill also created problems for Murtha. He helped write the bill, and it reportedly contained millions of dollars in federal funding for at least 10 companies represented by KSA Consulting -- a lobbying firm that includes the congressman's brother, Robert "Kit" Murtha, as a senior partner.
Murtha has denied any wrongdoing, and an Ethics Committee investigation into the KSA Consulting matter may be conducted later this year.
'Instantaneous hero'
Anyone who calls for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces in Iraq "like Murtha and (peace activist) Cindy Sheehan becomes an instantaneous hero," Cliff Kincaid, editor of the conservative Accuracy in Media (AIM) Report, told Cybercast News Service, while "the media regard supporters of the war as fools and dupes."
To many in the media, Kincaid noted, the failure to find stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq "was absolutely convincing evidence this war was dishonestly sold.
"They're not going to let that happen again. In order to get back at the administration, they're going to try to undermine the policy with constant gloom and doom and negative news," Kincaid said.
However, Jim Naureckas, editor of Extra!, the bimonthly magazine of the liberal group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), disagreed that Murtha was receiving special treatment from the press.
"For someone who is considered, at least on military issues, to be a fairly conservative Democrat, to come out and say what he said, that's a pretty newsworthy thing," Naureckas told Cybercast News Service, referring to Murtha's call for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
"Up until Murtha's statement, very few people in the opposition party had signaled that getting troops out of Iraq was a priority, and the people who had were generally on the left end of the party and could be more easily marginalized," Naureckas said.
Meanwhile, Bailey -- Murtha's former ally turned antagonist -- told Cybercast News Service that he is not bothered by the establishment media's decision to ignore the congressman's link to Abscam or any of Murtha's other troubles.
Murtha may be "a wise old sage" by now, Bailey said, pointing to what he called Murtha's real area of expertise -- proposing "pay increases in the United States Congress.
"He does that well," Bailey concluded.
(Monisha Bansal contributed to this article.)
Read Article About Murtha's military record
(emphasis in the article added by me)
The video is the same as in post #1, except this one is a .wmv file with a larger image. If any of the links in this article are dead, you can go to the source and use their links.
I would love to see Murtha defeated by Irey in the November election.
Good idea for the separate thread. Thanks!
FReepmail me if you'd like on or off the Irey/Murtha ping list.
But, per the video, the intent was clearly there for probable future "business" activities of this nature. What a crook! And his constituents continue to re-elect him time and again? They should be embarrassed!
I hope she gets some help and guidance from GOP headquarters. She already has the "punish Murtha" vote in the district but that won't be enough. She needs to craft a campaign based on a positive alternative for the 12th District, and getting her message out about that won't be easy.
My Enemy's Enemy by George Crile
It was only the beginning of the extraordinary maneuvers Wilson had to make to push this bill through a highly reluctant Congress. By then even his most reliable ally, John Murtha, the chairman of the Defense Appropriations subcommittee, wanted to end the CIA program. Murtha was appalled at reports of the mujahideen's drug trafficking, but in the end he stood with Charlie, and his support guaranteed the bill's passage in the House. It was passed in the Senate that fall. The secret appropriation was hidden in the $298 billion Defense bill for fiscal year 1992. When it was presented for a vote, no one but the interested few noticed the $200 million earmarked for the Afghans.
And so, as the mujahideen were poised for their thirteenth year of war, instead of being cut off; it turned out to be a banner year. They found themselves with not only a $400 million budget but also with a cornucopia of new weaponry sources that opened up when the United States decided to send the Iraqi weapons captured during the Gulf War to the mujahideen.
Check the 4 links on Post # 45 on here:
Murtha's war record and bogus Purple Hearts are worth going after, but Irey cannot touch it. Maybe the vets4irey? Or there is a group based around book Stolen Valor.
Stolen Valor Act of 2005
But she won't get that until she shows she's put together a strong network and significant fundraising. She's made good progress on both, but there's more work to be done.
Hope you'll help keep us posted on specific ways we can help. Her website is impressive--and so is her record as County Commissioner.
Use your imagination! :-)
Good idea! I put together a website a few years ago to tell the story of some guys who served in the 16th Regiment in WW2. Since then, I've added other material as time allows. So I put material on the home page. You can check it out at http://warchronicle.com/
Good work!
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By PHIL FAUVERGuest Writer
Most people think the first explorer down the Green River to pass through the site of Green River City was John Wesley Powell but William Lewis Manly visited the area 20 years before Powell's historic passage.
Attendees to the the Emery County Historical Society on Jan. 22 at the San Rafael Museum met guest speaker Dr. Michael Kane, Ph.D.
Kane has dedicated many years of research to Manly and his adventures in the Emery County area.
Dottie Grimes Director of the Emery County Archives introduced Dr. Kane.
Dr. Kane is a former resort owner at Jackson Hole, Wyo. and a river rafter on the Snake and Green rivers. Currently, he is teaching at the University of Utah, College of Health, Parks and Recreation. He is also the general manager of the Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort, near Mount Carmel.
William Lewis Manly's 1849 expedition from the Lumbard crossing on the Green River in Wyoming down the Green River to Green River, Utah by wooden canoe is an exciting adventure related by Dr. Kane.
On Aug. 5, 1849 William Lewis Manly and a group of seven men left the Jefferson Hunt Wagon train in hopes of traveling down the Green River to the Colorado River to the California gold fields.
Details of the trip can be read in the book titled From Vermont to California, by William Lewis Manly. He was the first American to travel down the Green River and left his note in the rocks along the Green River.
Manly's trip occurred 20 years before John Wesley Powell explored the Colorado River.
Manly was a trapper from Wisconsin and knew about building canoes out of logs. He and his men built three canoes 16 feet long and 3 feet wide to carry the men and provisions.
As they started into the Flaming Gorge they discovered a cache of tools and a note, telling the explorers the river was too dangerous and to turn back. This did not deter Manly and his men as Manly had experience traveling on rivers.
They traveled through Flaming Gorge past the Duchesne River, Ashley Falls, Steam Boat Rock and near the Yampa River they saw mountain sheep on the hillside. They encountered rocks many times and had to portage over and around the rocks as the river was low.
When Manly and company reached Green River they met Chief Wakara or Chief Walker about three or four miles above present day Green River in September 1849.
Chief Wakara was camped on the Spanish Trail crossing of the Green River. He greeted the men and traded with them. From Chief Wakara they obtained two horses and were told which trail to walk to get to Hobble Creek which is now Spanish Fork.
Wakara controlled all the land in and around Utah and exacted tribute or a tax from any travelers up and down the Spanish Trail to California.
It took them 10 days to walk from Green River to Spanish Fork or Hobble Creek. Leaving Green River through Buckhorn Flat and up one of the canyons near Orangeville or Huntington they arrived on top of the mountain where they met Indians from Chief Wakara's band gathering food for the winter. They then walked across the mountains and down Spanish Fork Canyon.
When they arrived Sept. 30, 1849 at the Mormon Fort at Hobble Creek they were nearly naked as the trip had worn out their clothes and shoes. There they again joined the Jefferson Hunt Wagon Train and started for California.
William Lewis Manly and his men traveled 430 miles in 48 days. Dr. Kane has retraveled the river and land mentioned to photograph or redocument the things noted in Manly's book
Manly also wrote a book about Death Valley 1849 where part of the Jefferson Hunt Wagon Train lost their lives. Manly was able to bring help to some of the survivors in Death Valley.
Dr. Kane had a topographical map of Utah to illustrate where the rivers and mountains were and where the Manly's expedition took place.
He also had a 10 foot long chart showing encounters with Chief Wakara taken from journals of people traveling to or through Utah. Chief Wakara and his people joined in the festivities at the first July 24 celebration by Brigham Young and the settlers.


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Their result for The Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavor Test ...
You scored 56% SWEET, 63% CHUNKY, and 52% UNIQUE!
Awesome...you are one of my personal favs: Cherry Garcia. You fall in the middle on all measurements- sweet, wild, and unique, but not overwhelmingly so on any of those. You make a good friend, able to share your unique perspectives on things, and able to have fun without winding up in jail or something. Good job.
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They scored 56% on SWEET, higher than 4% of your peers.
They scored 63% on CHUNKY, higher than 36% of your peers.
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Darice 80-Piece Art Set $17.25
Art kits are fun to use because you have lots of mediums to choose from, tools and canvases that can be used to make a great picture. I really like these sorts of kits because they inspire me to do a lot more in art. I think they are a great gift for young artists and doodlers alike.
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Flirty and fun is the perfect combination in these KG Kurt Geiger platform sandals. The Hibiscus is perfect for your skinny jeans and skirts all summer long!
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings on Kamalashila's "The Middling States of Meditation (gomrim barpa)", Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's "37 Practices of A Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma)", Geshe Langri Thangpa's "Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsik gyema)", Nagarjuna's "The Praise to the World Transcendent (jigten ley deypar toepa)" and Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen's "The Precious Lamp in Praise of Bodhicitta (jangchup sem kyi toepa rinchen drolma)". More download and streaming files will be added as they become available.
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I have had these tires for 1 year and a half, and only drove about 5K on them and they are already dry rotting and have become extremely noisy. I had the car aligned and everything balanced when I got them to make sure they would last and this happened anyway.
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The treadwear is garbage on these tires. I got less than 20k on them. They were OK in the winter the first season but after that they lost their ability to handle any snow. My car is AWD so I have no problem getting anywhere but turning and stopping are an issue.
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|Asics Gel Resolution 5 Men's Shoe Scores
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Asics took the already popular Gel Resolution line, listened to consumer feedback, and took it to another level with the new Gel Resolution 5. The same great supportive fit, exceptional stability, traction and fast feel are still there with a couple of slight modifications. Asics made the upper materials softer in order to improve the out of the box comfort and the flex of the shoe, which our testers noticed right away. The Gel Resolution 5s felt great as soon as the playtesters slipped them on, fitting them better than any previous version of this shoe. The outsole has also been beefed up to improve durability, and some of our playtesters noticed that the shoe rides a little higher off the ground as a result. All in all, most of our playtesters agreed that Asics took one of the best shoes on the market and made it better!
Our playtesters agreed that the Gel Resolution 5 might be the most comfortable Gel Resolution yet, with an improved softer upper offering a better fit. Spencer found this version of the shoe fit him the best. He said, "The 5 is the most comfortable Gel Resolution I've worn. The update to the upper in the forefoot has worked well for my foot shape. I didn't have any discomfort from the get-go. I particularly paid attention to the narrowing width into the toe box, because in the past versions they were too narrow and I experienced some discomfort on my pinky toes. The 5 seems to offer a little bit wider fit, which is great."
Chris also enjoyed the update and found the Gel cushioning to be wonderful, as always. He offered, "I really liked the comfortable fit and feel of this latest Gel Resolution. I thought the fit was one of the most improved aspects of the shoe over the version it replaces. I found the shoe to fit true to size and I was able to get a very comfortable fit. As expected, the Gel cushioning was top notch. I never felt any undue jarring when wearing this shoe, even on tough landings. The uppers broke in faster in this version of the shoe and I found the toe box to be more comfortable. There was more flex through the vamp of the shoe and it made the shoes feel not only more comfortable, but also faster at toe-off."
Jason also found the uppers more comfortable than past versions. He said, "I've worn all the previous Gel Resolution shoes and I feel like this one is on par with them, if not a bit better. The uppers on these latest Gel Resolution are very soft and supple, even more so than past models. I thought the cushioning was responsive and more than adequate for not-so-soft landings.
Being a fan of the Gel Resolution line for years, Andy was impressed with the comfort once again. He explained, "I've loved the fit and comfort of every generation of the Gel Resolution line, and this one is no different. The new uppers (softer and more supple than the previous versions) sits nicely around the top of my foot. I love the low-profile design of the Gel Resolutions because it doesn't feel like you have a whole lot of shoe wrapped around your foot. I did find the midsole and outsole to be a little more beefed up and rigid compared to the previous version, making them not quite as soft and cushioned. Other than that, the 5s are ready to go right out of the box."
The Gel Resolution 5 provided more than enough ventilation for our playtest team. Spencer had no issues, saying, "There is plenty of mesh through the vamp and tongue to offer enough ventilation. I never felt any extra heat or lack of breathability throughout the test."
Andy also enjoyed the breathability that he has come to expect from the Gel Resolution line. He said, "Like previous versions, this shoe provides more than enough breathability. There is good use of mesh all around the upper, so there's ventilation for all areas of the foot."
Chris found plenty of ventilation, although the shoe didn't stand out to him in this category. He explained, "The level of venting in this shoe was pretty solid. My feet never got overly hot in them even though I wear two pairs of socks when I play. I couldn't feel the air flow through them like I can with a shoe like the adidas adiZero CC Feather II, and they didn't feel as light and airy as the Gel Solution Speed, but the venting was adequate enough to keep my feet comfortable."
Jason had no issues with breathability, as he said, "Pretty standard results here. I didn't feel my feet overheat at any point during this playtest so that was a good sign. There is a lot of mesh in the upper to provide the ventilation needed."
Like previous versions, there is plenty of arch support in the Gel Resolution 5 to keep your feet happy and comfortable. "This is a great feature of the shoe!" Andy exclaimed. "You feel some solid pressure up into your arch as you put on the shoe - not too much to where it's uncomfortable, but a good amount to where you feel tons of support when moving around. The fit of the arch helps in the support category, as well as the comfort/fit."
Chris liked the arch support for the fit as well as the stability it offered. He said, "The arch support felt pretty middle of the road to me and I expect it should fit a variety of arch types without issue. I have slightly higher than medium arches and the shoes fit comfortably. The level of lateral support is exceptional through the arch area. I never had to worry about the shoes twisting too much and straining my arches. The midfoot shank was also stiff enough that it pushed the flex point of the shoe perfectly towards the forefoot, which had my arches feeling well protected on fast sprints towards the net."
Spencer felt plenty of support as well. He said, "The medium arch support worked well for my medium arches. The proper placement and comfortable feel allowed me to focus on tennis, not on my arches."
The medium arch of the shoe was not ideal for Jason's flatter feet, but the shoe fit him better than previous versions. He said, "The arch seems to be a bit lower than the arch of the 4, but there's still some support (not necessarily good for me, but it is for most players)."
Asics saw no reason to try and fix something that's not broken, as the Gel Resolution 5 proved to have the same great support and stability as previous versions. Other than a slight fit issue in the heel, Jason felt good moving around in these shoes. He said, "This is an area the Gel Resolution line has always excelled at. I felt confident moving with these shoes on, whether I was going side to side or running after a drop shot. My feet felt well supported, as there was no sliding at all within the midfoot and forefoot of the shoe. My one slight knock would be heel slippage. It wasn't bad or detrimental to my movement, but I would've preferred it if my heels were 100% locked down. Other than that, no complaints."
Even with a slightly different feel, Spencer found more than enough support when moving around the court. He explained, "Though this version does feel a tad bit higher off the ground, I was happy with the lateral stability when planting and changing direction. No surprises here. This is what I would expect from a Resolution, and the 5 is no exception. The fit also added a supportive feel. I liked the hugging feel of the upper around my feet."
Chris felt confident enough in this shoe to make it one of his go-to choices. He said, "This version of the Gel Resolution is not as stiff in the forefoot as the 4, but I think it is all the better for it. I still found adequate support around my toes and forefoot to keep me feeling locked in on fast lateral cuts. I also liked the faster feel of the shoe as a result of that added flex. Towards the rear of the shoe things seemed relatively unchanged, and I found the same excellent level of support that I found with the previous version. I liked the level of support and stability so much that these quickly became my go to shoes whenever I was heading out for a hard training session or tough match."
Holding the shoe to the highest of standards, Andy liked the stability but also thought it was not as stable as past iterations. He explained, "The stability is good for a shoe that is this low-profile, but I felt like this is one area that is not as good as previous versions due to the softer upper. They are softer and more comfortable, but at the same time my foot would slide around a little too much when making an aggressive lateral cut. Compared to other shoes the stability is good, but compared to the previous version I think they've taken a step backwards."
Asics made the outsole thicker on the Gel Resolution 5 in order to improve durability, and for the most part our playtesters thought that the goal was achieved. "Asics claimed to have beefed up the outsole material to increase durability, and it shows," Jason said. "I felt like these stood up better than previous models. I put about 18 hours of court time on these and they still showed plenty of life. The first signs of tread loss happened on the medial forefoot and heels."
Andy did what he could to wear through the shoe, but to no avail, as he said, "The outsole is noticeably thicker, which makes the ride a little higher off the ground but also improves the durability nicely. I wore these shoes a lot since I enjoyed the test so much, so I really put them to the test. Up until the last few hours they were showing very little wear. Even as I write this there is only minimal wear under the big toe, which is where I normally beat up my shoes."
Spencer saw no excessive wear and tear with these shoes. He said, "I'm not one to quickly wear out my outsoles, but I would say these held up rather well. I had the usual wear patterns under my big toes."
On the contrary, Chris thought that they didn't do enough to improve the durability. He said, "The one area I found that needs continued improvement would be durability. I know Asics has taken steps to improve the durability of this shoe, but I still wore a hole through the outsole during our month-long test. I did put a lot of hours on the shoe since I enjoyed playing in them so much, but I would definitely be exercising the six-month durability guarantee with every pair of Gel Resolution 5s I bought. While the durability was decent, it was still a step under that of an adidas Barricade 7 or Nike Air Court Ballistec 4.3. I wore through my shoes under the big toe of my right foot after about 17 hours of play."
Chris was our lone toe dragger on this playtest, and he found that the toe held up much better than the outsole did on his pair of Gel Resolution 5s. He said, "I was impressed again by the level of toe durability in the Gel Resolutions. While these are not quite as beefy as the previous version, the toe durability was solid. The uppers were well protected and Asics has put drag protection in all of the needed areas. While the outsole is toasted, the toes are still ready to rock on my pair of Gel Resolution 5s."
Traction proved to be one of the standout features of the Gel Resolution 5. They performed in typical Gel Resolution fashion for Andy, who said, "I've always felt more comfortable moving around the court in Gel Resolutions than in any other shoe, and it's due mostly to the level of traction. It enables me to slide when I need to slide, and also grab the court when I need to make an aggressive cut. Asics got the rubber compound right once again in this latest generation of the Gel Resolutions."
Chris also thought the level of traction was perfect, saying, "The level of traction was great in these shoes and I scored them a perfect 5. I found that perfect level of grip and give. There was all the traction I needed to make a quick start, stop or change of direction. I also found the give needed to slide out of an aggressive lateral lunge, and that helped take some stress off my joints. It also prevented the shoe from grabbing the court too much and rolling over."
Jason also had no issues with traction, as he said, "I expected nothing less from a high performance shoe and I was not disappointed. The pivot points and modified herringbone design provided excellent traction on the hard court. There was very little slippage."
In agreement was Spencer, who said, "The traction offered a nice amount of tack, yet allowed some give when necessary. I never experienced any slips or slides that I wasn't expecting."
The Gel Resolution 5 is a touch heavier than the previous model, but it never affected our playtesters' movement on court. "Again, a perfect score from me. The level of support and stability and the fast feel made these shoes feel perfectly weighted," Chris said. "Are they Nike Vapor fast? No. But they are also far more durable. I really liked the feel of them on my feet. They felt solid and stable, yet I also felt like I could move very well in them. With the Gel Resolution 4 and 5, Asics has found that rare combo of speed and stability.
Jason didn't mind the extra weight, adding, "This new version feels a bit bulkier and more substantial than before, but I didn't mind the weight at all. I still felt like my movement was not hindered."
Spencer thought the balance between heft and support was right on. He said, "I like the combination of weight and stability. The Gel Resolution 5s have a lightweight feel, but still offer a safe, stable feel when zipping around the court. To me, this is ideal."
Andy also had little issue with the added weight, saying, "It feels heavier than previous versions, but it's still not a clunky-feeling shoe. The outsole is beefed up so you feel the shoe a little bit more on court, but the design is such that it really molds to the foot well, keeping the weight of the shoe hidden. You definitely feel light and fast in them."
Chris: "I liked the fit, feel, comfort, support, stability, traction and weight, and I also liked the cosmetics (I wore both the bright yellow and the black/blue versions)."
Spencer: "The looks, comfort and performance."
Jason: "They're comfortable, and they have all the performance aspects of a high end shoe."
Andy: "Just like previous versions, I love the fit, support, traction, ventilation and overall feel. They've been my favorite shoe in the past, and they continue to be with this model."
Chris: "I'd like them to be even more durable."
Spencer: "Nothing."
Jason: "I had a slight heel slippage issue. They don't feel as speedy as the previous model."
Andy: "The two adjustments they made (softer upper and thicker outsole) were improvements in some areas but hurt the performance in others. My foot was sliding around just a bit too much with the soft upper material."
Chris: "This shoe is right in there with the Nike Air Max Cage, but offers me a better fit -- especially through the heel and ankle collar. They get close to the speedy feel of the adiZero Feather IIs, but feel just slightly beefier and more stable. They also remind me slightly of the Lotto Ultra Speed IVs that we are currently testing, in that they blend support with speed."
Spencer: "This shoe is very much like its predecessors when it comes to performance and stability. However, this latest model adds a better fit, out of the box comfort and more durability."
Jason: "They're very similar to the Gel Resolution 4s, but with more durability."
Andy: "The easiest comparison would be to the previous version, the Gel Resolution 4, which happens to be my favorite shoe to wear on court. There are two noticeable differences to me. First, the softer upper, which makes it more comfortable and flex more naturally, but also hurt the stability in my opinion. Secondly, the thicker outsole makes the shoe more durable but also makes it ride a little higher off the ground."
Playtester Foot Types:
Chris - Narrow width / Medium arch
Spencer - Medium width / Medium arch
Jason - Wide width / Low arch
Andy - Medium width / Low arch
Review date: April 2013. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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Skip to comments.Fireball Streaks Across Bay Area Sky (San Fran)
Posted on 02/15/2013 9:55:00 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
Jodi Hernandez reports on the cosmic close encounter that the earth is experiencing tonight and the real one Russia experienced this morning.
On a day that had a lot of people talking about meteorites and asteroids, a fireball of some sort was seen streaking across the Bay Area skies.
The fireball was seen around 7:45 p.m.
There are reports into the newsroom from people as far north as Fairfield and as far south as Gilroy. It was also seen in Sacramento, Newark, Walnut Creek, and St. Helena.
It was bluish in color and appeared to be heading straight to the ground, according to one viewer in Santa Clara.
"I saw that meteor/fireball over Solano County after spending the day reporting on asteroids and fireballs," said NBC Bay Area reporter Jodi Hernandez.
Candice Guruwaiya told us on Facebook she saw it in San Jose. "I was leaving Safeway on Branham and Snell when I saw it. It looked like it was headed for the Capital Auto Mall area. It was a bright green when it first appeared, then it went to a bright yellow. It was awesome!" Guruwaiya posted.
Gina Johnson also saw it in San Jose. She also posted on our Facebook page that she had just walked out of a Fresh and Easy in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood. "It looked just like the one I saw back in October except it was a little smaller. It was greenish in color just like the one on October. Everyone in the parking lot stopped and looked at it," Johnson posted
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
Missed it too. Drat. Maybe tomorrow night...
Wondering if you saw it.
What you saw sounds more like an iridium flare. Were you looking SSE at about a 45 degree angle at around 7:15?
You'd be right, but why argue?
"This is some serious omen level stuff."
When you see things like the Cleveland Browns winning the Super Bowl or Gloria Allred refusing to take on a stupid lawsuit, THEN we're getting into serious omen level stuff!
This is not surprising given that the larger asteroid passed by at just 2 earth diameters distance. Must of have several small ones nearby. Remember the big train of blows to Jupiter with comet Shoemaker Levy.
I was getting a bit worried there right before Dec.12... The Browns won three in a row...
But that's as close to omen level as they got..
I remember a sci-fi novel where Earth was struck repeatedly by large meteorites of about this size or larger over and over for several days, because of a unique angle and direction the forces were strong enough in the novel that it stopped the earths rotation.
So all humanity had to flee to a narrow band of temperate weather, one side too hot the other too cold. Earth became like the moon, always a dark side and a bright side.
Comments from the end of the linked story:
Shontai Hanks Sperling · Dundee, Oregon
My husband saw this in Redding...WOW!
Reply · 4 · Like · Follow Post · 2 hours ago
Carol Harder · Puyallup, Washington
My daughter was outside her house in Toledo, Washington talking to me on her cell about the same time and , in the middle of a sentence, yelled OMG what..Oh I just saw a huge shooting star up towards the moon!
At typical meteor altitudes, the distance of a ground observer can be as much as 600-700 miles away, depending on how low in the sky you see it. http://www.amsmeteors.org/richardson/distance.html
This one, according to the sequence of reports was headed more-less south or SSW; and San Jose, Santa Cruz, & Monterey are almost exactly due south of Puyallup, at about 700-725 miles. Redding (mentioned in the above comments is also almost exactly on that trajectory.
I can't imagine how modern day people would feel seeing this. Even if they understood space. Or more because of it.
The Russians had to be a little on the worried side..not to mention San Fran.
Fireball Streaks Across Bay Area Sky (San Fran)
Pinging the UAP/UFO list as a FYI..
Fireball Streaks Across Bay Area Sky (San Fran)
Pinging the UAP/UFO list as a FYI..
I suspect had Shoemaker Levy hit Earth we would not be typing to one another.
Who needs NASA? Go to the FReeper Space Rocks for accurate analysis! LOL
I saw it, I was returning from Rancho Cordova and on 580 headed west through Tracy. Descending trajectory, white to brilliant green headed west near parallel to freeway, diminished to nothing maybe about 15 degrees above horizon. It was kick ass :-)
mass conversion would be nice too
God speaks to Gaytown.
I'm catching a flight early tomorrow a.m., Detroit to San Diego. All this is making me a little more nervous and uneasy than usual.
"Maybe the Mayan calendar was a few months off"
Yep, apparently they chose to exclude the annual .25 day leap year factor...
Videos of Russians laughing at or ignoring the meteor (bad language):
This is a prelude to Farakhan's Mother Ship landing and eating all of us honkeys and white Latinos and shooting our dogs. White African American South Africans won't be spared.
Too much love makes a man insane....
Too bad it missed Pelosi's house.
You don't have much to worry about; these (meaning the West Coast Fireball, not the Russian one) are fairly routine. However they are going to get much more media attention and are much more likely to be posted on FR from now on, which inevitably will lead to the impression that there are suddenly a lot more of them.
The American Meteor Society has a site where the public can post their reports (which can then be used to estimate the orbit of the meteor).
Last night's event (32 reports):
However just in 2013 so far, there have been 7 other events with more reports just over the US alone:
And there were 25 such events in 2012:
NASA doesn't control world astronomy.
Dont fret. The chances of your plane being hit by a meteor are probably about the same as being attacked by a shark in the Detroit River.
You dont have much to worry about; these (meaning the West Coast Fireball, not the Russian one) are fairly routine. However they are going to get much more media attention and are much more likely to be posted on FR from now on, which inevitably will lead to the impression that there are suddenly a lot more of them.
Yep. Now every time someone sees a shooting star or fireball and captures it on video, uploads it to YouTube, it will be BREAKING NEWS on Fox, CNN, etc. and even here perhaps. People will say Why all of a sudden are there all these meteors? when these actually happen all the time, not the one in Russia per se, but even that type of event, while rare in over the course of a human lifetime, is not really all that rare on a cosmic scale.
And speaking of sharks, I am reminded of this:
WHAT! Bawney Fwank was in san fran?
There was one in Texas a few years ago on a Sunday morning. If I had looked out the church windows, I might have seen it that day.
Most estimates were the original size was eight to ten feet across. Someone found the crater and a marble sized iron meteorite.
Comments at that 'Cracked' link are hysterical...got to love the pic of the guy with a short sleeved shirt and SANDALS standing in the snow and cold...
Yep. Now every time someone sees a shooting star or fireball and captures it on video, uploads it to YouTube, it will be BREAKING NEWS on Fox, CNN, etc.
Yeah, right. Last night Foxnews gave the Russian meteor maybe 10 seconds, tops. CNN and MSNBC ignored it completely. As for the asteroid that passed so close, all three networks completely ignored it. They had "important" stuff to talk about, like how bad it smelled on that cruise ship. If you had watched those networks last night, you would never have known about the Russian meteor.
Although it is very tempting I'm going to resist the obvious post here!!!
I'm listening to CBS radio ... they had a program playing Depression-era dance music, but just broke in and announced something about explosions (possible volcanic activity?) on Mars.
I wonder if it's related ...
Really? Then you must not have been watching the same Fox News and CNN I was last night (I never watch MSNBC BTW, not even for a millisecond). Yea the Carnival cruise ship got a lot of coverage, more than it deserved IMO, but I saw several stories, a lot more than 10 seconds worth, that covered both the Russian meteor and the close passing of the meteor video clips and some interviews with witnesses and some scientists. And they were still covering the story this morning.
Would government tell us if we were about to be hit by an asteroid?
"Videos of Russians laughing at or ignoring the meteor (bad language):
http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-meteor-videos-that-prove-russians-dont-give-f2340k/ " — thanks for link.
Ivanova, deadpan, "Yessir, a meteor, yay high."
That won't last long. In general, the public's 'popularity' trend is only good for two weeks.
Well, out 'internet' would certainly change.
Interpretation: The Mighty Prince Obama is in His Fall?
Let's hope so.
Clever...how many will get it?
Kind of like this
12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
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He's not getting reelected anyway!
I don't see any wrong doing on Grisanti's part. I have watched the videos over and over again and I just don't see it! I don't see him "hitting" anyone. I don't hear him saying racial remarks. What I do hear is women with absolutely no class swearing and screaming! This looks like a set up to make Grisanti look bad. Looks like he and his family were attacked. He does not have a reputation as a man with a temper yet some of the people involved and making accusations against him do. Which of the people involved have more honorable reputations. Think people, think!
He's not getting reelected anyway!
Well, he shouldn't; he's proven himself a liar on the gay marriage issue.
Alcohol fueled rage!!!
Mark Grisanti
What business did he feel he had to confront two men who were arguing with each other and were leaving him alone?
getting involved
Wasn't this a black tie affair? I would think two "businessmen" would understand that there is a certain type of behavior that goes hand and hand with that type of event. I think a lot of people would try to diffuse an escalating situation like that. Who would think that "businessmen" would react like they did to some one saying something along the lines of "hey, lets cool it, its been a nice night lets not ruin it". Their reaction to Grisanti trying to calm the situation down is not simply not appropriate! If the "businessmen" would have ended up in a fist fight we would be reading that the Senator was there is did nothing to calm down the situation. When good people decide to get involved, unfortunately this is the risk they take. Now the good simaritan is being painted as the bad guy. Why would Grisanti simply bunch someone? Why would he put his career and family reputation at risk. He wouldn't. the man is all about helping people, and his family. You have to ask yourself, how would I react if my mate was being pinned down and repeatedly beaten. No one is talking about the angst the "businessmen" may being feeling because of the political changes Albany wants to make regarding gambling in NYS. Humm, could that have been what the "businessmen" were talking about when they said Grisanti hasn't done......blank...to help them and bunched him in the gut. Oh and for the person that is saying he is a liar regarding the gay marriage vote, this has nothing to do with the gay marriage vote. The entire event is crazy!!! This is exactly why good, qualified people are reluctant to run for office. PROPAGANDA.
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