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Winning 148-133 with just Minkah Fitzpatrick playing. Opponent has Amari Cooper, Kamara, Cook, and Cowboys kicker left. Lulz.
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Hooper was #1 all season but playing at 49ers and coming off a MCL sprain.
Higbee was nothing all season but has dominated the last 2 weeks and is playing at Cowboys.
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My crap ass fantasy team probably makes the playoffs if I win this week.
which qb? Brees plays tonight
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The struggle of the Moro people for freedom and self-determination is one of the longest, if not the longest, struggles in the history of mankind. Their struggle began with the "discovery" of the Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, who claimed the island for Spain. The Moros rejected his claim, and Lapu Lapu subsequently killed him, a Moro Muslim leader. From then on, the Moros were in a fight for their independence and freedom.
The Spanish differentiated the two natives of the archipelago into pagan Malays (Indios) and Muslim Malays (named Moros after the Spanish Moors). Their policy was simply to convert the Indios to Christianity and kill the Moros. The military resistance against the Spanish lasted over 350 years, until the Spanish were defeated by the Americans in the 1898 Spanish-American war. Despite the fact the Spanish had never colonized the Morolands, Spain included Mindanao in the Treaty of Paris, which transferred sovereignty to the United States.
The US then attempted to subdue and disarm the Moros. Such was the resistance, that the US Army ordered the upgrade of the standard issue Colt .38-caliber pistol to the more powerful Colt .45-caliber, in order to stop the knife-wielding Moros. Their frenetic and oft suicidal style of fighting gave us the expression, "running amok". The colonial administration then began passing laws that would quell Moro aspirations of independence by migrating large numbers of Christian Indios to the region.
In 1903, all Moro land holdings were declared null and void and made open to land grabbing. In 1913, law was passed allowing Christians to own up to 16 hectares, whereas a Muslim could only own 8. In 1919, Christian land entitlement was generously extended to 24 hectares.
When independence from the US was imminent, the Moro leadership pled not to be included in the new "Independent Philippines". Yet, on July 4, 1946, when independence was proclaimed, the Morolands were incorporated against their wishes, as they had been with the handover from Spain to the US.
The pattern of migrating Christians to Moro lands continued. In the 1950s, Northern peasants formed the New People's Army and staged a Maoist rebellion. In order to defuse the situation, the government, under the auspices of the Economic Development Corp (EDCOR) began migrating these peasants to the Moro south and giving them seized parcels of Moro land.
In 1968, anger at Manilla reached a new level, when the US-backed Ferdinand Marcos executed nearly 70 Muslim commando recruits to keep secret an aborted plan to invade Sabah, in Malaysia's Borneo. When Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972, the Moros went to war after a quarter of a century of relative dormancy. Shortly afterwards, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was formed, which called for an independent Moro state - Bangsamoro. They fought the US-armed Manilla regime for twenty-five years, leaving at least 100,000 Moros dead, and 250,000 driven from their homes. In 1996, the MNLF signed a peace deal with the Philippine government.
In a war that has been criticized for it's double-standards, this latest US military adventure will do little to change perceptions.
America is helping fight the 800-strong Abu Sayyaf, whilst overlooking the New People's Army, who represents a force of over 12,000 fighters. They've been staging a communist insurgency in the north for the last 30 years, and have killed over 40,000 people so far, including an American hiker and his German companion killed last week.
The problems in the Morolands have little to do with international terrorism, but have everything to do with the injustices meted out to the Moro people for centuries. The solution to the Moro problem is the same as the solution to the East Timor problem. There must be a referendum under UN supervision similar to the one conducted in the former Portuguese colony.
After over 450 continuous years of struggling for independence, the Moros don't need "Operation Enduring Freedom", they just need freedom.
(By: Amir Butler is executive director of the Australian Muslim Public Affairs Committee - AMPAC)
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Assalaam u alaikum.
It's a shame that the 1st National Hero of the Philippines is betrayed by these "sell outs", who prefer involuntary oppression for their own people by the Devil's deciet.
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The US then attempted to subdue and disarm the Moro's. Such was the resistance, that the US Army ordered the upgrade of the standard issue Colt .38-caliber pistol to the more powerful Colt .45-caliber, in order to stop the knife-wielding Moro's
And why is that? Because the Moro's were using opium and the subsequent high they get gave them an adrenaline boost. So when they launched an insurgency the standard .38 wasn't enough to drop them .45 sure worked though. And why does the Abu Sayyaf kidnap people ? Abu Sayyaf has also allied themselves with Al Queda America's sworn enemy. So why are you surprised America would help against them?
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"And why is that? Because the Moro's were using opium and the subsequent high they get gave them an adrenaline boost. So when they launched an insurgency the standard .38 wasn't enough to drop them .45 sure worked though."
Much like the ancient samuria as well as kamakazie pilots, the Germans' Stormtroopers and American Fighter Pilots.
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N° 3–2007: Press conference with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter after his mission to the International Space Station
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On Thursday 18 January, a press conference will take place at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany to give media a chance to meet the ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, of Germany, after completion of his mission following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery on 22 December.
Reiter, who left for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the STS-121 flight (also Discovery) on 4 July 2006, carried out the six-month European Astrolab mission, the first European long-duration mission onboard the ISS. During his mission, he performed an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA), or spacewalk, in addition to carrying out a full European experiment programme. The Astrolab mission, which marked the return of the ISS to a three-person crew, was monitored throughout from the Columbus Control Centre at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Germany. Important European hardware was delivered to the Station as part of the mission, including the Minus Eighty degrees Laboratory Freezer for the ISS (MELFI) and the European Modular Cultivation System.
The press conference on 18 January at ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne will start at 11:00. During the first 30 minutes, Thomas Reiter will give an overview of his mission, followed by a 30-minute question and answer session. Two hours of individual TV interviews will then follow. In addition to Reiter, Michel Tognini (ESA Head of the EAC) and Gerhard Thiele (ESA Head of the EAC Astronaut Division), both former serving ESA astronauts, will be present during the question and answer session.
Reiter's previous mission was the record-breaking 179-day Euromir 95 mission to the Mir Space Station (3 September 1995-29 February 1996). Both Reiter and Fuglesang were involved in that mission: Reiter was the primary astronaut, with Fuglesang his backup, playing the role of Crew Interface Coordinator from the Russian Mission Control Centre during Thomas' time in orbit.
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Silicon Valley Congress Members Try to Save Patent Funding
Three Silicon Valley U.S. Congress reps are trying to exempt the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from budget sequestration. Their proposed bill would unlock $150 million worth of fees and allow progress to continue on opening new patent offices, including one in Silicon Valley. While growth in patent applications, patent stockpiling and especially patent lawsuits has made many techies wary of the space, the lawmakers are calling this the Patents And Trademarks Encourage New Technology (PATENT) Jobs Act and saying speedy patent approvals promote economic growth.


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Jimmy Hoffa and his son, James P. Hoffa, who later also became president of the Teamsters, in a 1971 photo.
The FBI and local police in Michigan plan to take soil samples from the backyard of a house in the Detroit suburb of Roseville on Friday, acting on a dying man's tip that the body of former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa might be buried there.
Authorities have chased down hundreds of would-be leads since Hoffa disappeared 37 years ago after he met with two top Mafia operatives at a restaurant in Bloomfield Township, another Detroit suburb, in July 1975. All have led to dead ends, but authorities said this lead could be different.
NBC station WDIV-TV of Detroit reported that an unidentified man who is dying from cancer told Roseville police that he saw men moving a black bag at the garage of the house just hours after Hoffa went missing. Acting on the tip, authorities ran radar tests last week that picked up an image of something buried beneath a cement slab in the backyard.
Roseville Police Chief James Berlin confirmed that investigators had received the tip, telling the Detroit Free Press that "the information seemed credible, so we decided to follow up on it."
The newspaper reported that the house is in the 18700 block of Florida Street in northern Roseville, about 20 miles northeast of Detroit.
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The disappearance of Hoffa — who ran the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the country's biggest labor union, from 1957 to 1971 — has long fueled conspiracy theories. At various times, his body was posited to have been buried under Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; beneath General Motors headquarters at Detroit's Renaissance Center; on a farm in Hartland Township, Mich.; in a field in Milford, Mich.; and even on the grounds of the White House.
What is known is that Hoffa, who was then 62, was chafing at restrictions on his activity in the Teamsters that President Richard Nixon imposed when he commuted Hoffa's 1967 federal prison sentence for fraud and jury tampering in 1971 (he continued to run the union from his prison cell). On July 30, 1975, Hoffa was scheduled to meet with Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone, capo of the Detroit Mafia, and Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano, a former Teamsters vice president who was also a captain in the Genovese crime family, at a restaurant called the Machus Red Fox in Bloomfield Township.
In a 1976 "here we stand" memo published several years later, the FBI speculated that Hoffa reluctantly agreed to the meeting to try to smooth over differences with Provenzano and Giacalone, who were reportedly perturbed that Hoffa was trying to get back into the Teamsters' leadership, That, presumably, would have lessened the mob's control over the union.
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"It is believed that the hit, if there was one, would have been approved at very highest levels within the Organized Crime structure," the FBI concluded. "If this be the case, it would tend to lend credence to the evidence that PROVENZANO or certainly someone at his level, both within the Teamsters Union and (Mafia), was responsible."
Hoffa's body has never been found. Provenzano was later convicted of an unrelated murder and died in 1988; Giacalone, who was imprisoned for tax fraud, died in 2001.
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An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House was charged Thursday with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff, and prosecutors say he called Obama "the devil" and said he needed to be killed.
Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel.
According to a court document released after the hearing, authorities recovered nine spent shell casings from Ortega's car, which was abandoned near the White House. A person who knows him subsequently told investigators that he had become increasingly agitated with the federal government and was convinced it was conspiring against him, the document said. Others told investigators that Ortega had said Obama was "the anti-Christ" and the "devil." Ortega also reportedly said he "needed to kill" the president.
If convicted, Ortega faces up to life in prison.
Ortega's public defender, Christopher Brown, declined comment after the hearing.
He will be taken back from a federal court in Pittsburgh to face the charges in Washington, D.C. and will remain in federal custody at least until a magistrate in Washington can determine if he should remain jailed until his trial on the charge.
Ortega sat quietly as the hearing began, his hands free but his feet shackled. The 21-year-old said only, "Yes, ma'am" when he was asked if he understood that he would be going back to Washington to face the charge.
Authorities said a man clad in black who was obsessed with Obama pulled his car within view of theWhite House on Friday night and fired shots from an assault rifle, cracking a window of the first family's living quarters while the president was away.
Soon after, U.S. Park Police found an abandoned vehicle, with an assault rifle inside it, near a bridge leading out of the nation's capital to Virginia. The car led investigators to Ortega.
The FBI took custody of Ortega's car Thursday afternoon to continue the process of reviewing evidence, said Lindsay Godwin, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington field office.
Ortega was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a hotel near Indiana, Pa., about 55 miles east of Pittsburgh, after a desk clerk recognized his picture. He had been reported missing Oct. 31 by his family.


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Goetz Brothers continues to play like a Majors division contender and won their third game in a row last week, defeating rival Brix 3-1 in a tight, well-fought pitcher's duel April 4 at Burgess Field. The game featured stellar pitching on both sides, some exciting defense, and one tape-measure, 240-foot home run.
Goetz Brothers trio of 12-year old pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter with eight strike outs over six innings. In the first and second innings, Scott Reynolds was virtually un-hittable, mixing in a lethal combination of fastballs, sliders and nasty changeups. Sean Perez, who made his debut as a Majors division pitcher, also showed great poise on the mound and pitched himself out of several jams.
Brix pitchers also brought their A-game and were led by the hard-throwing, brother tandem of Robert and Jack (last name witheld)who combined to strike out eight Goetz batters over six innings, including Goetz' first three batters in a row to start the game. Brix' solo hit was by veteran Kari Newman who scalded a line-drive single just inside the third base bag and down the left field line.
The game was scoreless until the top of the second inning when Goetz first baseman/catcher, Arthur Morgan, batting fourth, came to the plate to lead off the inning. Morgan hammered the very first pitch, crushing a 60-mph, belt-high fastball that soared high and deep over the center field fence, giving Goetz their first run of the game. It was Morgan's first home run of the season.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Brix rallied to load the bases with nobody out but came away with only one run for their efforts thanks to some big defensive plays by Goetz. Jack Heneghan, Michael Tripaldi and Scott Reynolds combined for a perfectly executed relay play from left field to throw out a Brix runner in a close play at home plate. Sam Crowder drove in Brx' sole run of the game with a sacrifice to deep left center.
Arthur Morgan took the mound for Goetz in the fifth and sixth and pitched two scoreless, no-hit innings in relief. Morgan struck out Brix' final two batters to slam the door and seal Goetz's third victory of the season.


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Dear Sir or Madam,
I write this letter on behalf of one of my friend. She would like to move to ireland but she has a problem with jobseeking. She hardly speaks English but her German is quite good, because she graduated from the Goethe Institute in Germany. She worked as babysitter for two years in Dusseldorf.
After high school she studied psychology and computer network maintenance and has a very strong computer skills.
She could work in a crèche or a kindergarten.
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MIAMI (AP) — For a while, it looked as though a pair of long streaks were in jeopardy.
That is, until LeBron James finally got going — at the perfect time.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and set up James for a critical 3-pointer in the final half-minute, and the Heat extended their winning streak to 13 games by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91 on Friday night.
"I thought this was one of our better wins of the season," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It was tough. We had to work for everything. We had to find a different way to win, deal with frustration ... and then make some plays down the stretch."
On a night when he shot just 4 for 14, James finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double, with 18 points and 10 assists. Shane Battier scored 14, Chris Bosh added 13 and Ray Allen had 10 for Miami, which snapped Memphis' eight-game winning streak.
"He's the best player in the world," Bosh said. "But we have the best supporting cast."
Down the stretch, James — who had 14 points, four rebounds and four assists in the fourth quarter alone — was simply too much. After managing only four points in the first three quarters, James still wound up reaching double digits for the 475th straight regular-season game.
"He made the big shot and that's all that matters," said Memphis' Marc Gasol, who led all scorers with 24.
Gasol tied the game with a pair of free throws with 2:44 left, before the Heat scored the next five. Bosh had a three-point play, and Wade took off in transition for a slam that put Miami up 90-85.
Gasol scored the next four, but Memphis got no closer. James calmly hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to seal the win.
"I'm always confident in my next shot," James said. "D-Wade gave me a great pass and I was able to knock it down."
The Grizzlies got 14 points from Zach Randolph, who said he was bothered throughout after turning his left ankle on the game's first possession. Mike Conley added 14 for Memphis, which got 10 from Quincy Pondexter.
"I have no problem with the game," Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. "We were right there. They just made a few more plays than we did down the stretch."
For the Heat, this week was filled with attention for things like pregame dunking exhibitions and their version of a "Harlem Shake" video — which generated more than 5 million views on YouTube in about 24 hours of being posted.
Then came a basketball game, the likes of which had not been seen in the NBA for almost 20 years.
According to STATS LLC, the most recent time before Friday that there was a game between two teams that were carrying at least 12- and eight-game winning streaks was Dec. 3, 1993, when Atlanta (which had won nine straight) beat Houston (which had won 15 straight).
In fact, the Heat-Grizzlies game was just the eighth in NBA history pitting two teams with active winning streaks of at least eight in a row.
Want more significance? Spoelstra and Hollins were announced earlier in the day as the Eastern and Western Conference coaches of the month, respectively. And news came just before tipoff that James was picked yet again as the East's player of the month, making him 4 for 4 in that department this season.
"Just a residual of team success," Spoelstra said.
Added Hollins: "I'm the head coach and I get the credit and I get the blame, but those guys have been playing extremely well ... coming together with all the turmoil and all the chaos that we've had."
So of course, in a game between the NBA's two hottest teams, the start was ice cold. The teams combined to miss 23 of their first 32 shots.
And for James, things were downright frigid.
After the best shooting month of his career — the three-time MVP made 64 percent of his shots in February, the best month of any NBA player with 200 attempts since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shot 65 percent in March 1983 — James' run in March started in a decidedly different manner.
James made a 3-pointer on his first attempt of the night, then missed his next eight tries.
"You won't see that happening too many times," Wade said. "It was great that on a night where he didn't have it going offensively, he had trust in his guys and didn't force up 20-odd shots. He played to pass and he still was aggressive. We'll take it. We'll take it, him getting those numbers and us getting the win."
NOTES: Battier has at least one 3-pointer in 14 straight games, the fourth-best such streak of his career. ... Miami is at New York on Sunday, facing a Knicks team that has already beaten the Heat twice — by 20 points each time. "Our guys will look forward to playing this game," Spoelstra said.
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Murdered teen's mom wants 'Stand Your Ground' law repealed | News
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Jordan Davis' mother wants to repeal the Stand Your Ground Laws that have been enacted in more than 25 states. Lucia McBath's son was shot and killed outside a Jacksonville, Fla. convenience store on November 23, 2012. The man charged with the murder claims his life was threatened when he shot the 17-year old former Wheeler High School student.
Nine days after her son was buried, McBath has started a petition drive to repeal the laws federally. She said it's a mission that is helping her deal with her son's murder. "It gives me something to fight for (for)Jordan, so people know who he is and know that he was a good kid," she said.
The Stand Your Ground Law in most of the 26 states allows the use of deadly force if a person feels their life threatened or serious bodily harm. But McBath said she doesn't believe her son posed any threat to Michael Dunn, 45.
Dunn is charged with murder after he got into an argument with Davis and his friends outside a Jacksonville convenience store because he said they were playing their music too loud. Dunn claimed one of the teens flashed a shotgun, but police said Davis and his friends were unarmed.
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"How can you protect yourself with a law when you incited, created the whole situation?" McBath said. "All he had to do is just ignore the boys."
Many people are comparing Davis' case to another 17 year old shot to death in Florida. But Davis' family believes there are differences between their son's death and the death of Trayvon Martin. They do believe the two cases may be linked forever because of the Stand Your Ground law. "We don't have to stand by and watch more people being affected and more people dying because of it," McBath said.
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McBath said she needs 25,000 signatures to get the White House to take a look at the request to appeal. She said she knows it's an uphill battle, but with the help of an Internet site called "Walk with Jordan", she is hopeful that goal can be achieved.
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Genesis 43 Now the famine was severe in the land. 2 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food"...
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Jacob is still dragging his feet while Simeon is forced to sit in an Egyptian prison. And this might have been the scenario for a long time if the food situation hadn't continued to get worse for Jacob. As we start off in Genesis 43:1, we see that the severity of the famine forces Jacob to give in and send his sons, including Benjamin, back to Egypt. Now Jacob isn't happy about this, but God is at work in the situation, and in the end, it all turns out for Jacob's and his family's own good.
So has God ever forced your hand? What did He show you and what did you learn from the situation? Tami W.
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Barely a week on and the 90,000-ton Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is now patrolling waters off the island of Okinawa as part a huge naval exercise -- AnnualEx 2013 -- involving dozens of warships, submarines and aircraft from the U.S. Navy's 7th fleet and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The aim? To provide a stern test of their ability to effectively and mutually respond to the defense of Japan or to a regional crisis or contingency situation in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, according to the U.S. Navy.
But this year's war games have taken on an added dimension given the high-pressure atmosphere in the region at present -- they take place in the shadow of a controversial new Air Defense Identification Zone announced by the Chinese last weekend.
This zone, which incorporates among other areas an East China Sea island chain at the center of an acrimonious tug of war between Tokyo and Beijing, requires that all military aircraft in the area must report their flight plans to China, maintain two-way radio and clearly mark their nationalities on the aircraft. China has warned it will take "defensive measures" if their orders are ignored.
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The commander of the U.S. 7th fleet, Vice Admiral Robert L. Thomas, appeared relaxed about the situation while addressing a group of reporters aboard the USS George Washington. He said while China's air defense zone did not appear to be "well thought out" given the overlap with both Japanese and South Korean territorial claims, he did not think U.S. military activity in the region would be negatively affected.
"We are going to continue with our operations in international airspace as we always have," he said. "It's about international norms, standards, rules and laws. When anybody makes an extreme claim it is really an imperative that the international community can continue to operate in accordance with international law and not be distracted.
"So for us it's 'steady as you go.' Our operations in the East China Sea will continue as they always have."
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Japan, which administers the largely uninhabited island chain -- known as Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by the Japanese -- has described China's move as "a profoundly dangerous act that may cause unintended consequences in the area," while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said "this unilateral action constitutes an attempt to change the status quo in the East China Sea. Escalatory action will only increase tensions in the region and create risks of an incident."
China has rebuffed any criticism by stating that its action is not directed at any one in particular, and that other countries -- including Japan -- have established similar control zones in the past.
In recent months, both sides have been involved in a dangerous game of "cat and mouse," prompting fears that any miscalculation could set the two Asian powers on a collision course -- with the United States likely to be dragged into such a conflict to defend its Japanese ally. Tokyo says it has twice scrambled fighter jets this month after Chinese aircraft appeared on course to enter its airspace. For its part, China lodged a complaint after it said a Japanese warship recently entered waters where the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was holding live-fire drills, noting "the provocative move may have led to unexpected emergencies."
Meanwhile, China's first aircraft carrier, the "Liaoning," set sail this week from its home port of Qingdao in eastern China. According to the PLA Navy's website, it will head for the South China Sea to "conduct scientific experiments and military training." This course would take it through the East China Sea accompanied by four other warships.
Yet with so many potential flashpoints in the region, Thomas is optimistic that conflict will be avoided. He pointed to the professionalism shown by the armed forces on all sides in the region as the basis for this confidence.
"The South Koreans have shown great restraint with regard to North Korea and those severe provocations, while the Japanese Self Defense Force has also been very measured," he said. Significantly, he pointed to China's development of a "world class" navy, with a level of professionalism that matches its improving infrastructure.
"The more confident they become in their own capabilities, then this will actually 'depressurize' the situation," he said. He added that the People's Liberation Army Navy was no longer an unpredictable, conscription-based force training only at certain times of the year.
He said the PLA Navy was now showing signs of being able to operate far beyond its own waters, carrying out missions -- such as anti-piracy patrols -- that could make it a useful and responsible global operator.
Humanitarian challenge
With F-18 fighters taking off and landing almost every few minutes, it was easy to forget the role the carrier played in the Leyte Gulf more than a week ago. Many of its fighter jets were flown back to Japan to make room for more helicopters able to ferry in supplies to remote areas of the Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
"The ship became a 'lily pad' for relief operations," said the carrier's commander, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery. "This is something we'll train more for," he added, citing the need for a modern navy to be able to adapt to an increasingly diverse range of challenges and missions within its theater of operations.
"It was humbling to be able to take part in the extraordinary humanitarian effort in the Philippines."
Yet the sight of dozens of warships in tight formation in high seas off Japan was another reminder of how serious the U.S. and Japan are taking the threat to regional security -- undeniably their biggest challenge.


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The day after Apple (inexplicably) disappointed some financial analysts, it will hearten its consumers with a robust and cheap upgrade to the operating system -- moving us from Lion to Mountain Lion.
For a mere $20 users will pick up a more elegant bridge between mobile, laptop and desktop experiences, with a firm eye on the future of mobile production and computing.
The decline in price point is significant for John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Adoption of the new slickness that each upgrade has is significantly faster than, say, Windows 7. Snagging Mountain Lion out of the App Store, rather than standing in a store, helps upgrade rates, too.
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The most-used iOS features are featured in Mountain Lion, according to an in-depth review from The Next Web. There are more than 350 million iOS devices in the world, with millions more sold each quarter. Apple's focus will remain on those devices, and software to support them.
Features like Reminders, Notes, Messages and Notification Center are in Mountain Lion -- squaring the circle for users who favor mobile or tethered devices.
The syncing with iCloud services -- critical to mobile computing -- is more deeply integrated than ever, TNW reports.
This is why OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is a sort of hybrid release. Many core features like Mail and the Finder got major updates last year, and they only get polishing this year. But many features introduced in iOS 5, like the iCloud-syncing Notes app and the location-aware Reminders app, make new appearances on OS X.
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Once Again: Just Because You Can Search For Infringing Content Via Search Engines Doesn't Mean Many People Do
from the weird-obsessions deptIn case you've missed it, the legacy entertainment industry has a weird and almost entirely uninformed infatuation with Google. As far as I can tell, this is based almost entirely on the following correlation: "we used to be making a lot more money, they're making a lot of money now -- therefore, they must have taken "our" money." I've yet to see anything even remotely approaching a more reasonable explanation. A few months ago, at a conference, someone I know got to ask a lawyer representing a company that has sued search engines over copyright infringement just how much money he thought search engines made from infringement, and his answer was "around 50%." This isn't just wrong, it's delusional. Two years ago, we went through some internet traffic data to show that so-called "rogue sites" get very little traffic from search engines. About 15% of their total traffic came from search, and the rest via other sources. And, even when the traffic came from search engines, it was almost never for someone directly searching Google or Bing for a certain song or movie. Rather the top searches were... for the site itself. That is, lots of Google traffic to The Pirate Bay is based on people doing a search for "pirate bay."
The folks over at CCIA (disclosure: we've done some work with them and continue to do work with them and may possibly do work with them in the future) have taken our and some others' analyses and put out a document showing that this weird obsession with piling on search engines is, at best, counterproductive and, at worst, destructive. It is, in large part, a response to the RIAA's silly attack that Google isn't "demoting" certain searches fast enough. But, as the CCIA paper notes, much of the RIAA's analysis is based on the results of searches that include specific keywords like "free download." However, as CCIA's Matt Schruer's notes, those kinds of searches are very, very, very rare:
Consider an example used in the RIAA memo: "free bruno mars mp3." While this result may return results that point to infringing content, data from Google Trends indicates that strikingly few people are actually running that search. A worldwide tally of search results through last week, comparing "bruno mars" (for reference) to "free bruno mars mp3" is available here. Bruno Mars is orders of magnitude more common, and at periods of time, no one seems to have searched for "free bruno mars mp3" anywhere on the planet. This is not entirely surprising: extensive research by BAE Detica indicates that the majority of infringement "business models" don't depend on search engines at all. Sites like Isohunt and the Pirate Bay shrugged off [1] [2] the threat of search demotion, announcing that they receive little traffic from search engines.You can see the search he discusses here:
Schruers explains why he thinks the RIAA and others like to focus so much on the searches that no one does. Because it gives them something concrete they can point to, even if it's got nothing to do with the actual world they're dealing with.
I'm curious if all of those who seem to support the claims against search engines can point to even a single shred of evidence that search engines actually lead to greater infringement. We've yet to see anything that supports it at all. Yet the risk of putting increasing pressure of search engines to modify their results to please one particular industry or (much worse) to increase liability on them for not making their results appease certain industries, can be quite dangerous to a free and open internet. Search engines aren't responsible for what people find online. They're simply reflecting what people are looking for. If lots of people really are looking for certain kinds of content, it seems like the better response, rather than blaming search engines, is to look for better ways to deliver that content.
Sometimes called the "lamp post effect", this bias is usually attributed to researchers, and refers to biases resulting from data-gathering where the data is most easily gathered. The principle is best illustrated with a joke related by David Freedman in Discover Magazine:
Late at night, a police officer finds a drunk man crawling around on his hands and knees under a streetlight. The drunk man tells the officer he's looking for his wallet. When the officer asks if he's sure this is where he dropped the wallet, the man replies that he thinks he more likely dropped it across the street. Then why are you looking over here? the befuddled officer asks. Because the light's better here, explains the drunk man.
We look where it is easiest to look. By definition, one of the easiest places to look for something online is a search engine. If one uses terms like "torrent" and "free download", it is possible to find search results that linking to infringing content. Because search results are easily observed, the streetlight effect tells us, this is where the observation occurs. As a result, some will fixate – like this RIAA memo – on infringing search results, notwithstanding the fact that pirates tend not to use general-purpose search engines for finding infringing content.
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Score one for people power. Anti-gentrification activists in the Mission scored a major victory last night in their months-long battle to keep Jack Spade, an upscale men's clothing chain, from opening a store on 16th Street — first by winning over the Board of Appeals, then by convincing the company to just give up.
So Jack Spade won't be opening in the site of the old Adobe Book Store location near Valencia Street, an outcome engineered by the grassroots activism of the Stop Jack Spade Coalition, Valencia Corridor Merchants Association, and progressive politicians who supported the cause.
At issue at last night's packed hearing was an appeal of the Planning Department's ruling that Jack Spade didn't fall under formula retail rules because it had one short of the 11 stores needed to meet the definition, even though it's an expanding part of 5th and Pacific Co. and a brother brand to Kate Spade, which has dozens of stores around the country.
Activists considered it a long shot given the supermajority needed to overrule the decision and force a conditional use permit hearing before the store could open, particularly after falling short with the board in August. But this time, the activists won, with the board voting 4-1 to set a full rehearing for Dec. 11.
As representatives of the corporation left the hearing, they told a few activists and business owners that they "were done." And when the Guardian reached 5th and Pacific CEO Bill McComb by email today, he confirmed that the company is giving up on this controversial location, where activists were concerned its deep-pocketed presence would accelerate gentrification of the neighborhood.
"[We're] not going to war with the neighbors. We like those people and their neighborhood and we are not fighting the issue. There are many a fine location for Jack Spade. Peace to the city!" McComb wrote to us.
It was a thrilling surprise for the activists that have been organizing against the project for months, and it was reminiscent of the successful 2009 effort to stop American Apparel from opening up shop on Valencia, involving some of the same activists and organizing tactics.
"We're very pleased about last night," said Andy Blue, an activist working with local merchants. "We saw a significant shift in momentum and a tremendous community showing. It was clearly a victory for the neighborhood."
It was a big turnaround from just a few weeks ago, when it looked like Jack Spade had won, and a sign of the rising importance of gentrification issues to San Franciscans who face rising residential and commercial rents fueled by the latest dot-com boom and Mayor Ed Lee's corporate welfare policies.
"Six months ago, a lot of people in San Francisco felt powerless with the rapid displacement of residents," said Blue. "It was like, 'What can we do, you know?'"
But then, as Blue said, "the resistance started boiling up."
The local merchants decided to appeal the Planning Department decision that would have allowed Jack Spade to simply open its doors with no public hearing. "So many people who were being affected by it started sharing their stories, and things started happening. People had had enough," said Blue. "The San Francisco that we love is this diverse, unique place and we were watching it transform into something totally different."
Simply getting to yesterday's hearing was a huge step for the activist population standing up against the retailer, Blue said. But after the rehearing request was granted, the local merchants still needed to prove that "manifest injustice" had taken place during Jack Spade's permit acquisition process if the merchants wanted the actual rehearing.
This presented a problem to the VCMA and others. To prove "manifest injustice" had taken place during the permit application process, the merchants needed to prove that Jack Spade not only applied for their permits under a dubious guise, but that they were well aware of just how dubious it was. To be manifestly unjust, the unfairness must be "direct, obvious and observable," a list that isn't always easy to satisfy.
While the two sides can't seem to come to a consensus on how much the rent will actually increase in the surrounding area due to Jack Spade's arrival, this controversy arose at a time when neighborhoods throughout the city have been rising up against gentrification.
And this may not be the last time that this company is in the crosshairs of that concern. Asked whether its decision applies to the whole city or just this one location, McComb told us, "Just that spot. We have many brand fans in SF."


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In the mobile world, tablets and smartphones are only as good as the apps they'll run. Besides, what's a tablet without apps? A fancy digital photo frame.
See Also:- HP's WebOS Tablet: A Solid Hand Against a Stacked Deck
There's no dearth of choice in hardware out there, and considering the pros and cons of a mobile platform's application ecosystem is equally important to purchasing the device itself. From "open" to closed, sprawling to sparse, each platform's parent company has a different philosophy when it comes to delivering apps.
Over the past few years, application markets have been popping up hand in hand with new hardware releases, all in varying states of maturity. Some, like Apple's iOS devices, have flourished. Others, like Android devices, have seen tremendous growth and promise. And still others, like RIM's BlackBerry products, have dwindled. But whatever the case is with the hardware, half the battle lies in figuring out how to beef up an app ecosystem properly, and how to catch on with consumers.
Why is an app store so important? In today's app-obsessed age, a software ecosystem defines a gadget's longevity as an investment. Customers get more value from their hardware if they have access to the latest and greatest apps. And programmers will make software for app stores that have a large audience and a viable future.
We took a look at some of the most prominent mobile-application ecosystems out there today, comparing the benefits and drawbacks of each. Before buying that next tablet or smartphone, we suggest you take a look.
Apple's App Store —————–
For better or for worse, Apple's approach is clear: We're in control.
Well known by now as the "walled garden," Apple reviews every app submitted to its App Store. Developers are required to follow a seven-page list of strict guidelines in order for their app to be approved.
But the vetting process has its upside. Official reviews from Apple employees means an average of higher quality apps – more wheat, less chaff.
__The Good: __
Apple worked extensively with developers from the beginning, and it shows. As of late May, the App Store is host to more than 500,000 approved applications, with over 85,000 registered developers creating apps for the platform. The iPad alone has over 90,000 native applications available for download.
If your app is featured on the App Store's front door, you've got a chance at striking it rich. Steve Demeter made $250,000 in just two months after releasing his application. The creators of MacHeist, another popular iOS game, have raked in millions.
__The Bad: __
With such a large ecosystem, it's difficult not to get lost in Apple's sea of apps. That's hard on developers – who want to be seen, and want their apps downloaded – as well as customers who just want to find a cool app. Despite Apple's careful curating and centralized location for apps, it's nearly the same amount of work as finding an independently distributed web app.
Apple's wait time to approve your app is also uncertain, ranging anywhere from two days to two weeks, according to independent app developer Ralph Gootee.
And of course, Apple maintains complete editorial censorship control over any and all apps submitted. So if your ideas are too racy, twisted or politically incorrect, you're probably susceptible to Apple's axe.
Android Market ————–
Even though the gradual development of iTunes gave Apple's App Store a 10-year head start, Google's platform growth is a force to be reckoned with.
As the second biggest player in the mobile app space, Android has made staggering gains in the two-plus years it's been publicly available. In May, Google announced that the platform surpassed 200,000 apps in the Android Market, and a recent tweet from Android chief Andy Rubin claims 500,000 new device activations every single day.
The Good
Google's main draw rests on its heavily-marketed "open" approach. Although this mainly applies to the open source principles of the Android platform code itself, some of this openness ideal has spilled over into the Android Market. Unlike Apple, for instance, there's absolutely no vetting process for developers who want to submit apps to the Market. As long as developers follow the relatively lax rules Android has in its submission agreement – no malware, no porn – many types of apps make it in to the store that you wouldn't otherwise be able to find with Apple. Upload the app and boom – it's available for download almost instantaneously, no waiting period required.
Not to mention the other open aspect of Android apps: alternative markets. Unlike Apple, which only lets you download applications from its official App Store – unless your iPhone is jailbroken, of course – Android allows the existence of app markets outside of its own. By authorizing installations from "unknown sources," you can install an app store provided by someone else, right on the phone. And through a process called sideloading, you can transfer apps you download from a website to your Android device either via USB, or by downloading the .APK file independently. Although you run the risk of installing malicious code, it's far more choice than you'd otherwise get with an iOS device.
The Bad
Despite the burgeoning platform's promise, developers still have problems making money on their apps. Eighty percent of all paid applications in the Android Market are downloaded less than 100 times, according to a study published by Destino in May.
And even with the flood of Android-powered tablets hitting the market this year, relatively few native tablet apps populate the Android Market. As of early June, only 232 apps created specifically for Honeycomb are available for download through Google's store.
The Android Market web-based presence isn't as mature as that of its main competitor. Unlike Apple, which has allowed access to its App Store via desktop or laptop since 2007, Android launched its web store in February of this year.
Google is still working out the web store kinks, too. In May, Android drastically revamped the Market's front page, highlighting top paid, free, grossing and trending app downloads, among other categories. By contrast, Apple has had much more time to mature its landing page with a three-year head start.
HP App Catalog ————–
With the debut of the TouchPad, HP is revamping its App Catalog. This includes over 6,200 webOS applications for phones which run on the TouchPad, as well as over 300 native TouchPad applications.
With relatively little choice in hardware models in the field and a tiny smartphone marketshare, 2 percent in the U.S. at the moment, HP is the obvious underdog. But lack of hardware choice worked for Apple, and if HP can gain traction in its software platform, the company could still be a contender.
The Good
HP Senior product manager Jeffrey Ben said HP isn't in an arms race for apps. Instead, the company is taking a curated approach, highlighting the best and brightest apps (in HP's eyes) with its monthly e-publication, Pivot. Published monthly, Pivot shows up on the front page of the App Catalog as a featured section, toting 30-plus pages of app reviews, articles and interviews with webOS developers.
Essentially, HP is trying to court developers by playing up the "discovery" angle – in a less developed ecosystem such as HP's, there's more opportunity for a developer's application to be seen. In theory, that means more opportunities for download.
And it's easier for HP device owners to find apps, too. Instead of having to sift through tens of thousands of Android or Apple applications, searching for a specific webOS app is much simpler.
The Bad
Of course, HP's strength is also its greatest weakness. With a paltry catalog of approximately 8,000-plus webOS apps at the TouchPad's launch, we're faced with far less choice than the two current front-running platforms.
Not to mention that we haven't seen much in the way of recent hardware releases from HP (which acquired Palm). May brought the launch of the HP Veer, and we should expect the Pre 3 sometime later this year. While tons of device releases aren't needed for success (cf. Apple), it's a problem for running newer, faster applications when your hardware begins to look out of date.
Not to mention the negative impact it has on developers. A lack of timely device releases means less hardware in the hands of consumers, which makes for less incentive to develop for the platform. Thus, the vicious cycle of "no apps, no traction" on the platform continues its downward spiral, and webOS has little chance to even get off the ground.
BlackBerry App World ——————–
Research in Motion has had a rough year. The BlackBerry PlayBook launched in April to lackluster reviews, a release riddled with executive missteps and most importantly, a poor selection of apps.
The Good
For customers, the BlackBerry app store should be easier to navigate since it has fewer apps: 3,500 to date. For developers, this is a good thing: Their apps have the best chance of being seen out of any of the platforms.
Payments should be easy: BlackBerry App World supports PayPal payments, so you don't have to create a Google Checkout or iTunes account if you want to buy an app for your PlayBook.
Finally, RIM created a virtual environment for Android apps on the PlayBook, so you'll have access to both BlackBerry's and Google's app markets – though Android apps must be approved by RIM.
The Bad
With the fewest number of applications compared to the other three platforms, BlackBerry App World feels like a ghost town. What may be good for developers sure isn't a bonus for customer choice.
And despite the promise of visibility, developers seem to be losing confidence in the platform as well. The popular third-party Twitter application Seesmic announced this month it will no longer release updates for the BlackBerry operating system. If other programmers continue this trend, it's unlikely App World will ever be as prolific as its competitors.
RIM has an entire back catalog of apps developed for its BlackBerry smartphones – none of which can be used on the PlayBook. That's a huge waste of content that potential customers can't access on their new device.
Of course, the PlayBook's biggest foible: No native e-mail, calendar and contacts apps are available for the PlayBook. That's a standard for every app ecosystem. We won't see those for RIM's tablet until a future software update, as yet unspecified.
Bottom Line: ————
Every app environment has its pros and cons, both for consumers and developers. Ultimately, it's up to you to decide what you can and can't live with when navigating an app market. Willing to sacrifice control for quantity and access to some of the hottest apps? Apple may be for you. Want the ability to install apps from external sources, such as unofficial app stores? Android it is. Or maybe you're interested in a smaller, easier-to-browse environment like HP's or RIM's – though we think it's unlikely most people will choose ease of navigation over having access to more apps.
No matter which platform you go with, you can take comfort in at least one cross-platform commonality: Sooner or later, they'll all offer Angry Birds.


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Our Traditions
As a student at Hastings College you're an important part of our history and traditions. Some are fun, some are silly and some are (thankfully!) retired. What will it mean for you to be a Bronco? What traditions will you create?
The H Book
This is a one-stop-read of all things Hastings. Dating back to the 1930s, the H Book is crammed with history, traditions and more — it shows what being a Bronco is all about. Back in the day, first year students could be spotted wearing green beanie caps until the first snow flew. That's one tradition that's gone away, but the ones below continue.
New Student Days
Held the weekend before classes begin in the fall, this fun tradition helps familiarize all new students with campus life at Hastings College. In an informal atmosphere, students meet members of the administration and faculty, as well as returning students who represent campus organizations.
Homecoming / Family Weekend
This is the biggest and most colorful event of the fall term! A spirit competition between student organizations kicks off the weekend and the festivities continue with a bonfire and pep rally. Plus there's the crowning of Homecoming royalty, a parade, home athletic events and the popular Homecoming Dance.
Christmas Events
After returning from Thanksgiving break, you'll catch the Christmas spirit back on campus! The campus celebration begins with the Lighting of Campus event when nearly 1,000 luminaries are lit and a live nativity is staged. Musical events, readings, cookies and wassail and, of course, a visit from Santa and his elves, will put you in the spirit of the season. Perhaps you'll even catch a carol or two from the French Memorial Chapel bells.
Boar's Head Dinner
At this formal, sit-down dinner you'll be served by faculty and administrators. You can't beat asking for more coffee from the professor who'll give you your first final a few days later! Still, faculty don't hang around too long because we hear it turns into a bit of a faculty roast. Pre-dinner festivities include Christmas music and the traditional walk through the candle-lit dining hall by a student carrying something interesting on a platter.
Academic Showcase
Held every April, this is a campus-wide celebration of the liberal arts! Classes are canceled for the day and you'll have an opportunity to learn from your peers as they present highlights from the research they completed or insight they gained while studying abroad or taking a mission trip. The sciences, communications, business, English, religion, fine arts and more are on the docket — and someday that could be you in front of students, faculty and staff who join in.
May Fete
This long-running, student-planned event dates back to May 1, 1910. Over the years, it's became the most popular spring event on campus. It traditionally includes outdoor games, a special dinner, dance and the presentation of the May Fete Court. It's all the pomp and circumstance you'd expect!


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Spyker C8 Double 12 thread
Within a few months the current long wheel base model, the Spyker C8 Double 12, will be replaced by the new long wheel base model, the Spyker C8 Aileron. With the Aileron taking her place in the spotlights pretty soon, Bucciali and I found this was the right moment to pay attention once more to the Double 12, therefore creating this Spyker C8 Double 12 thread.
We think a total of at least 15 Double 12's have been build. Fourteen of which we know the VIN number, these are:
#008 - C8 Double 12S - Blue-Grey / Grey
#014 - C8 Double 12S - Jet Black / Ruby Red
#034 - C8 Double 12S - Jet Black / Vanilla with Chocolate
#040 - C8 Double 12SC - Champion Silver / Tropicana Orange
#056 - C8 Double 12S - Champion Silver / Ruby Red
#059 - C8 Double 12SC - Jet Black / Ruby Red
#066 - C8 Double 12S Spyder - Ferrari Pozzi Blue / Ferrari Cuio
#068 - C8 Double 12S - Gunmetal / Magnolia
#069 - C8 Double 12S - Aubergine / Cognac
#101 - C8 Double 12S - Jet Black / Magnolia - RHD
#126 - C8 Double 12s - White with Blue / White with Blue
#129 - C8 Double 12S - Titanium Metallic / Magnolia
#200 - C8 Double 12S - Azure Blue / Purple
#208 - C8 Double 12S - Black with Gold / Black with Magnolia
That leaves one Double 12 with an unknown VIN number:
#??? - C8 Double 12S - White / Lipstick Red
In the following post we will discuss - very briefly - all the different Double 12's, to give you an overview.
If you have information or photographs about the C8 Double 12 in general or a specific Double 12 but you don't know which one it is please feel free to post it in this thread.
If you have information or photographs about a specific C8 Double 12 and you do know which Double 12 it is, than it's better to post in the thread of that particular Double 12, that way we can keep all information of that particular Double 12 together.
Disclaimer: Although Bucciali and I have tried very hard to be as thorough as possible, it is perfectly possible that our findings are not right!
If you have information that proves us wrong, please don't hesitate to post it, if you disagree: Feel welcome to post also.
We hope you will enjoy this thread as much as we enjoyed making it!
Bucciali and Laviolette GT2R
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Last edited by Laviolette GT2R; 05-03-2016 at 10:47. Reason: Added VIN of #101
The main purpose of the C8 Double 12S was to homologate its racing brother, the C8 Double 12R, so that it could race without additional penalties and therefore be more competitive.
In order to fully homologate the Double 12R, it was needed that at least 25 Spyker Double 12S were build. This never materialized so the Double 12R was never free of penalties and eventually it was replaced by the Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R.
The C8 Double 12S resembles the 12R but is of course more comfortable. Although this might be true for later Spyker Double 12's this is only slightly the case for #008, which was really more a prototype than a real streetcar. It has no airconditioningsystem, the rollbar is different: One cross section in stead of the later double hoops behind the seats, and it even has the B.M.W. – based race engine which is very loud!
This Double 12 is now retired and found a loving owner who keeps it in his office…
link to the #008 thread
This was the first real Double 12 for street use. It does not have the B.M.W. – based race engine but it uses the same Audi engine as the Spyker C8 Spyders and Laviolettes.
This Double 12S still uses the air intake on the roof to get air to the airbox and into the engine.
It is registered in the Netherlands, which must have cost a fortune on taxes.
link to the #014 thread
#034 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This Double 12 has a bi-color interior. Because of the Chocolate and Vanilla combination it is often referred to as the Duo-Penotti Spyker…
It has different colored tail lights, the indicator lights are white instead of amber. This Double 12 also uses the roof airintake in combination with an airbox to feed air to the engine.
The last three digits of the VIN could initially be found on the handle of the glovecompartment. At some point however, this Double 12 received the chassis of Double 12R #006 and was restamped #006. After that a normal handle, without VIN was fitted to the glovecompartment.
This Double 12 found a Russian owner.
link to the #034 thread
#040 – Spyker C8 Double 12SC
This Double 12 was initially build as a Double 12 Spyder, but later converted into a Double 12SC.
This special roof, although hardtop is probably a better word, locks on the A-pillars and can most likely be removed to use this Double 12 as a Spyder. The rearwindow is different as well: There are no ventilationslots in it. And that's not all: This is, the only Double 12 that does not have the roof airintake. The engine breaths through the side airintake(s).
Another striking feature is that it's engine is Super Charged.
This Double 12 had China as a destination, it went to Spyker of Beijing, the official Spyker dealer of China. This Double 12 has been given a new paintjob and is now white.
link to the #040 thread
#056 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This Double 12 was initially build as a Spyker C12 Spyder, but later converted into a Double 12S.
As far as the roof is concerned: The construction of the roof is similar to that used on the Double 12SC with VIN #040, which was also originally a Spyder which was later converted into a Laviolette.
The roof itself however, is different. This is one of only two Double 12's that have a roof without the glasspanels.
Although it does have the roof airintake, it's not connected to the engine. The air to the engine will come from the side airintake(s). This construction was maintained for all future Double 12's.
An automatic gearbox was fitted. The bodywork does not have the visible rivets of its predecessors, at that time a unique feature of this Double 12.
This Double 12 is believed to have found an owner in China.
link to the #056 thread
XL9BA22G56Z363059 – Spyker C8 Double 12SC
There is very little known about this Double 12. It was initially fitted with a Super Charger, giving it 525 Horse Power.
This Double 12 is owned by a Russian.
link to the #059 thread
#066 – Spyker C8 Double 12 Spyder
This particular Double 12 is the only true Spyder in existence. It was, unlike the Double 12's with VIN #040 and #056, not fitted with a hardtop. It has the bodywork without the visible rivets and the turned aluminium dashboard.
This unique Spyder was fitted with sidemarkers, this was not common at that time, for instance the later build Double 12S with VIN #069, does not have these. This might indicate that it went to the U.S.A.
Edit: This one was fitted with a glass hardtop, just like #040, as pictures found by Wouter and posted in the #066 thread prove!
link to the #066 thread
XL9GB14J05Z363068 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This is arguably the most extraordinary Double 12 of them all. The bodywork is quite different compared to that of a normal Double 12. It features the La Turbie nose section as well as the reworked double twin exhaust system. The rearwindow is different as well, it does not have the ventilation slots. The roof is solid metal and does not have the glasspanels. The body does not have the rivets. The Gunmetal exteriorcolor in combination with the Magnolia hide catches the eye.
This Double 12 is equiped with a state of the art audiosystem as well as an automatic gearbox.
This Double 12 also has a Chinese owner.
link to the #068 thread
XL9BA12G56Z363069 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This particular Double 12 was build in may 2006 and stands out for it's purple exterior color. It has the turned aluminium dashboard.
It was owned by a Dutch real estate millionaire, who had it registered in the Netherlands.
This Double 12 is now for sale at Van Vliet Personenauto's B.V. The Dutch license plates are no longer on the car anymore and the license plate number is no longer registered.
link to the #069 thread
#XL9BA12G86Z363101 – Spyker C8 Double 12S RHD Black / Pharaoh
This C8 Double 12S was first displayed at the 27th Bangkok International Motor Show, 22 March 2006. It is unique - Yes I know: All Double 12's are unique! - in a way that this is the only Double 12 with a right hand drive. It is one of five black Double 12's, but this is the only black one without rivets on it's bodywork. It has an automatic gearbox and the beautifull black Chronoswiss dials in the turned aluminium dashboard.
Since it made it's public appearance at the end of march 2006, it is most likely produced in the first quarter of 2006. That makes this Double 12 the first to have the new headlights and the mirrors with integrated side indicators. Again the VIN number is unknown but it was definitely build after the Double 12 with VIN #069 and before the Double 12 with VIN #126.
This Double 12 is currently (February 2016) for sale at Reckless, Japan.
link to the #101 thread
XL9BA11G06Z363126 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This Double 12 was completed in the first quarter of 2007. Just like Double 12 with VIN #034 it has a bi-color interior. On top of that, it has a bi-color exterior, which is unique to this Double 12, although the same paint scheme was used again later on two C8 Spyders (#177 and #210). The idea of the blue and white paint scheme was probably borrowed from the Maseati MC12, which is quite similar.
It has the Chronoswiss black dials on the aluminium turned dashboard.
Some sources claim that this Double 12 has a Super Charged engine. We don't know if that's true but we do know that this Double 12 originally had a non-Super Charged engine fitted by the factory.
The badges on the side are a bit different than on other Double 12's. Normally it says "C8 Double 12" on non-Super Charged Double 12's and "C8 Double 12 Super Charger" on Super Charged Double 12's. On this particular Double 12 it says "C8 Double 12 S".
This Double 12 was sold to Eastern Europe.
link to the #126 thread
XL9BA12G86Z363129 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This particular Double 12 has the turned aluminium dashboard. It has the same building caracteristics as the before mentioned Double 12 with VIN #126. Pictures at the factory indicate that this Double 12 was nearly completed on may 31st 2007.
This Double 12 was not build to the specific wishes of a client, it was ordered and for sale at the official Spyker of Switzerland dealer: Speedy Garage but has found a German owner.
link to the #129 thread
XL9BA12G87Z363200 – Spyker C8 Double 12S
This particular Double 12 has the most extravagant color combination of all Double 12's produced: Blue exterior over Purple interior. Although it might not be to everybody's taste it is certainly striking…
This double 12 has the turned aluminium dashboard and is fitted with an automatic gearbox. Quite interesting to see that this Double12 has a reworked exhaustsystem with 4 exhaustpipes, first seen on the La Turbie prototype.
It's high VIN number might come as a surprise. C8 Spyders with lower VIN numbers allready have the four vent upgraded airconditioning unit fitted where as this Double 12 still has the three vent airconditioningsystem. The owner most likely specifically wanted VIN #200... We believe that production of this Double 12 probably started in the second half of 2007 but was not completed untill late 2007.
This Double 12 has a Chinese owner.
link to the #200 thread
#XL9BA12G27Z363208 – Spyker C8 Double 12S Black with Gold / Black with Magnolia
This Double 12 was spotted only a couple of times. The first time in march 2007 in a trailer and the top panel of the dashboard not yet attached, so I think we can assume that this Spyker was completed in march or april 2007. The car then, most likely, found a Czech owner, as the Czech plates on some of the other photo sets indicate.
link to the #208 thread
#??? – Spyker C8 Double 12S White / Ruby
This Double 12 was shown to the public for the first time during the Kuwait Motor Show, november 2007 and therefore it is most likely produced in 2007. Unfortunately the VIN number is unknown, but if we take the caracteristics of this Double 12 into account in combination with the date of it's first public appearance, we think this one was build just before Double 12S with VIN #200.
The bodywork is smooth without the rivets, the side indicators are in the mirror and the side markers are present. Unique feature on this car is that they are all amber colored, normally the front ones are amber and the ones at the back are red. It has the turned aluminium dashboard.
This Double 12 is still in Kuwait. Rumour has it that this Double 12 is owned by a woman…
link to the #??? Spyker C8 Double 12S White / Ruby thread
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Last edited by Laviolette GT2R; 12-04-2017 at 20:37. Reason: Added the VIN of #101
I never noticed that the roof of the Spyker C8 Double 12S with La Turbie looks does not have the glass panels. Its a shame......I prefer the standard glass roof.
A car magazine or website should publish this article including pictures of all the Double 12s ...and generate some free publicity for Spykerowner.com. Anyway a nice thread Laviolette GT2R and Bucciali!
Thanks guys!
We'll be adding a few pictures with each VIN, to make the thread more complete and somewhat easier to read.
I do miss the Double12 R's in this list
And maybe it is a nice idea to have the 'core' information short overview. In that way you can see it at a glance. Now you have to scroll a lot.
More like the way the register is build up. Al the extra information can be put at the end?
Today the following updates were made on the Double 12 thread:
#129 Spyker C8 Double 12S
Date of completion altered, as photographs from a factory visit indicate that it was finished later than we initially thought.
#??? Spyker C8 Double 12S with La Turbie looks
VIN number 055 allocated as we now strongly believe that this Double 12 derived from the La Turbie prototype with the same VIN number.
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Thanks Guys,
When someone seeks information or wants to see a picture of a particular Spyker….Spykerowner is becoming a very complete reference book. Keep on posting and especially Double 12 data.
Thanks for the effort!
You're welcome!
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Today the following update was made on the Double 12 thread:
#069 Spyker C8 Double 12S
Date of completion altered as a visit to van Vliet, who has this beauty for sale, proved that it was finished in may 2006, in stead of september 2006.
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