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Police ask for public's help in locating final jewelry store shooting suspect
Original post made on Jan 17, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 4:55 PM
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a resident of Danville
on Jan 17, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Another good reason to lock and load against scum like them! Go NRA!
Ignor the elitist hypocrite in chief.
a resident of Danville
on Jan 18, 2013 at 10:22 am
Gee....I hope this suspect AND DARRIN aren't in my neighborhood!
a resident of Danville
on Jan 18, 2013 at 11:01 am
Eventually our society will have linked digital law enforcement photographic/video technology, similar to Shazam (audio song/music digital recognition system)that will recognize and locate crooks immediately. Their digital photograph will be placed in the database matched against community video surveillance, banks, schools, street corners, etc. The future is not going to be kind to "wanted" criminals.
In the meantime, still it is best, if your name is Kibrom, Krishneel, Jamal, or any other such permutation of such names, it is best that you stay out of the Danville/San Ramon area.
a resident of Danville
on Jan 18, 2013 at 3:54 pm
NRA members: You guys make me shake in my boots what's next horwitzers, SAMS or "dirty bombs" tied to rifle barrels. What,s the definition of guns?
We must have some really bad hunters in the good ole USA, if you need assault type guns kill deer. Take some viagra to get over your oedipus complex.
As for target shooting how many bullets do you need? After you practice at the range where are you going to use your asault and/or multi-round guns. If you do need these weapons how about a "locker" system at the range where you would leave these weapons until your next range visit.
Please compy to the type of guns, used by "well regulated militias", that existed when the 2 Amendment of the Constitution was written. I am a strict constitutionalist.
Give the rest of our citizens and believers of the 2 Amendment a break from the assault weapons and multi round guns.
I do not want all my neigbors arm to the teeth with assault type weapons. The chances of me getting shot either accidently or on purpose wold increase.
As for home invasion robberies where do the bullets stop. Will they accidently hit a pedstrian walking by your house or penetrate an innocent neighbors walls and kill them accidentally. Please leave law enforcement to law enforcement.
I want my 2nd Ammendment rights, but not at the expense of ever increasing sophisticated weapons. Do you get it?
Why are most law enforcement organiztations against assaut type weapons?
One answer is that it makes their job more dangerous.
How do so many of the criminals get these type of weapons?
One of many answer is through theft, out of state purchases, slipping through, or weak non-existent backgroud checks or through sales from non-regulated third parties on the after market.
Most harden criminals, not serial or spree killers, would not have the wherewithal to be able to purchase these type weapons through the good and legitmate gun dealers of our state.
What other reasons other then hunting and target shooting do we need assault type weapons? You say protecting your homee, I say a well armed police milita is the correct answer.
In summary I'am more fearful of getting shot accidently by an assault type weapon than being killed by a terrorist.
Please save my 2 Amendment rights and pass some limits on guns.
PS and to neighborhood watch what is your last name? I am more afraid of your ignorance than of any of the last names you mentioned above God be with your ignorant soul.
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LENOX -- A highly publicized outdoor rock festival slated for Eastover Resort on the weekend of Sept. 15-16 faces cancellation within several days unless cash sponsors can be lined up.
Organizer Michael Sayers of Stockbridge, declaring that he's "flat broke" after spending $2,800 to launch the event, told The Eagle on Tuesday that "I'm looking for a hero" to salvage the festival, which has nearly 40 local and regional bands lined up to perform over the two-day extravaganza dubbed BerkshireStock.
But, despite efforts to line up cash sponsors, Sayers said he has not succeeded in landing the $17,000 he needs to set up an outdoor stage on the Eastover property and to pay for three 1980s headliner groups -- Skid Row, Dokken, and L.A. Guns.
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Discussion in 'College Tennis Talk' started by Gut4Tennis, Jun 8, 2013.
WOW, Nicole Gibbs to win the Australian open 2014.
Maybe he never turned pro.
He was a pro. The records that far back for prize money just aren't there.
I dont think so. My theory when I saw this result was that Jarmere was exhausted from the college season. This was on clay too and Vines just came back from worlds at turkey. Sometimes there are some interesting results at the end of college season when players are just mentally done.
I found a german documentary over Becker when he was 16. go to 0:10 and look at the shown world ranking
All of those videos shows how much spin he gets from that Wilson. It's insane.
JJ played around. Fact. Not debatable.
JJ then lost in the next rd or something, so he was playing like crap, since he was burnt out from the ncaa's. he almost won the triple crown ( team, singles & dubs). Can you imagine how mentally done he was?
If that's true, then he's not going to make it on the tour.
Yes, if you are playing a non-tour event, and you play just barely well enough to win because you are burned out from the NCAA season, then that one match proves you will not make it on the tour.
Oh yeah, I forgot, all UVA players will make it to the top ten soon, including Jenkins. It's a question of professionalism, and if he was "playing around" as it was posted, then he isn't much of a professional and he'll learn some hard lessons on the tour. If he was just burnt out and tired and had a bad match ok, but if he was "playing around" and toying with this guy and almost lost, then no.
Why would you screw around in a tennis match? It is an insult to the player.
If this is true, then I'm not a fan of Jenkins anymore.
It's like if a top 10 player 'played' around during a 500 tournament with another player by intentionally losing a set and then blowing him/her off the court.
Sorry for the large picture.
Considering this event was just days after the NCAA's why would any of you not chalk it up as him being burnt out? To suggest he was fooling around is an insult to him, the NCAA and to Vines. Just quit being a hater and give vines credit for making it much closer then JJ wanted.
You clearly aren't referencing to me. I made my point clear.
Agree with Gut4tennis 100 percent.
More of your bad logic. The fact that I objected to your original bad logic does not imply that I am making any particular prediction about what ranking Jenkins will achieve. Maybe you should stop wasting everyone's time with stupid postings.
Sooo, if this Old guy played in D1 college tennis team, What would he be Ranked ? top 20 ?
So you disagree with my point that a player who "plays around" and almost loses is being unprofessional and likely won't be too successful on the tour ? You're ok with Jenkins taking that approach ? Just want to clarify that, sorry for my "stupid posting" Clark, really.
I have seen top 10, even top 5 ATP players get tired because of their tournament schedule and look disinterested, lose a match, and they look like they are glad to have the rest of the week off. The announcers just comment that the upcoming grand slam event is more important. It does not seem to knock them out of the top 10. It is a tiring sport. If you think every top pro gives 100% in every match, including every event that they consider a warm-up event for a bigger event, then you have not paid close attention to tennis for the last few decades, as many of us have.
In this case, Jenkins won the match regardless of fatigue. It was a non-rated men's open. The only question is whether a player wants another round's worth of prize money in an event like this. I guess he wanted it just barely enough to win it, but a men's open means nothing to his ATP career in the long run. If you seen him not trying hard when valuable ATP points are on the line, please tell us about it.
I guess I see this as something different than playing around and not trying, which is what was suggested. Obviously every pro gets tired and loses to opponents he shouldn't lose to or they almost lose to someone who they shouldn't lose to. I read the post in question to suggest that JJ was just fooling around and not really trying, knowing he could win in the end. I have no idea if that is true or not, but if it's true I don't think that's very professional. That's just my opinion, and you can disagree without attacking me as being "stupid."
Agassi 'allegedly' threw 2 sets against Connors at the US Open one year, knowing that he would win in 5. Supposedly it was to get the '5 set' monkey off his back. This is just hearsay tho. Does that affect your opinion of Agassi now??
Yes, it was actually the original suggestion by another poster that JJ was "fooling around" that was stupid. Of course, I would also caution against believing such a statement in the first place, especially in the absence of any claims that the poster witnessed the match, talked to Jenkins afterwards or before the match, etc. Perhaps some people are willing to believe anything negative they hear about players from certain schools. Would you immediately believe such hearsay about a Texas player?
Inside information. Also can give you some fun insight into the behind the scenes stuff from the tournament Devvarman won in Richmond if you like. It's a money tournament! You should see some of the tank jobs the Italians pull in Futures events...and that's for points! JJ is 300 in the world cmon man. I watched Alex Clayton absolutely tune Johnny Mac in 2/3...and let's not put this guy in the same galaxy as an adult player as Mac. Who cares anyway geezuz but he did fool around.
Having played a match against him this year I would agree he is a 5.5. Among other things, I'd call him a shot-maker. He can pull off just about any shot, from anywhere on the court, from either wing, when necessary.
I would really like to see some footage of Mark Vines playing.
Just a FYI regarding Mark Vines tennis abilities
I did a Google search regarding the ITF international players rankings and he has been as high as #2 in the world in Nov. 2012 and currently is #1 in in the world in doubles. He won the over 55 world ITF championship in 2012 (see link below). He lost only 8 games in seven straight set wins at this event. Not too shabby!
Now he was born in 1957, but if you stay in shape and have a lot of talent you will still be an excellent player at any age. He is ranked 5.5 in the USTA league system. My guess is that he can still run and that has "all" of the shots and he is one of those guys who "never" misses. Young guys hate to play guys like him as they try to over power them and go for winners. Frankly, I am not at all surprised that Jenkins had tough time against this guy and I am a huge UVA fan.
He also won a main ATP indoor tour in 1981.
I have been unable to determine if he is related to Hall of Famer Ellsworth Vines who won Wimbledon and the US Opens back in the 1930's.
Here are a couple of links.
Here is the other link regarding his 2012 ITF 55+ world championship victory
The 56 year old guy has played in the main draw of the French Open in the
past and won the Paris Open in 1981 (including win against Yannick Noah)
He also made it to the 3rd round in the US Open. (lost to Lendl in 4 sets)
But then again according to some TW posters,
Self-rated TW 5.5 > 1981 Lendl > 1981 Mark Vines > Prime LeeD > Florida 3.5 >Hawaii 5.0 > Oscar Wegner (Self-rated 7.0)
No disrespect but why do you think 56 is old.56 is the new 30 actually.Beware of those seniors,They can really hurt your self confidence.
I have a winning record against people who think 50+ is too old to win at tennis.
and these Oldies think they think they are Young again....fooling themselves. To all Old guys, stop trying to deny your AGE and go play in 55 and over and 60 and over divisions ONLY.
That is pretty funny coming from someone who has to toss the ball 2 or 3 times on every serve before they get it right.
I'm 40+ and win tournaments in the open division, so no you will never tell me what to do. never
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The Worst Mailbag Yet: Some of the Ways We Pissed Everyone Off This Week
Chris Jones and his acidic semen. Trayvon. Kirk Cameron. Dog fuckers, arm curls, Mad Men, hackers. This week, we could no right. To paraphrase one of you, there was so much fury to our sound. TGIF, haters!
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To: A.J.
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Bringing my wife and kids into a goofy thing really, really sucks. That's really lousy. Sincerely.
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Thank you for writing it.
Kirk Cameron is my neighbor, here in California, and I was wondering what all the trucks were doing outside his house ALL day, yesterday. Awww, the simulcast! I was also wondering... how many of those people, that were part of the hard working, massive crew, at his house, all day long, working so he could bless his followers with the grace of his righteous presence through his simulcast…how many of them were gay, and how they felt about making this happen for him - even though they were just doing their job. I wanted to stop, each time I drove by, and ask - but, I didn't.
Funny/creepy story: I have lived in this neighborhood for almost seven years. Our very first Halloween in this house, I will never forget it, Kirk Cameron's six children, ranging in age from 4 - 11 (?) (at that time) came knocking on our door. Instead of taking candy from us, the littlest one handed me a card - like the size of a post card. It had printed on it a top ten list of reasons why you should "know" Jesus. Proselytizing babies! That was a first for me!! I told them "no thank you, we are Jewish, and I pointed to the Mezuzah on my door jam. They were unfazed. I wasn't surprised.
He has six children (2 biological/4 adopted). By Gallup Poll figures, every fifth person - at least - is gay…I'm just sayin'!
Thank you again for your brilliant article/review. I am sharing it with everyone I know.
Kirk Cameron Sounds Like a Real Pussy
Rich - read your article on Kirk and Monumental.... I applaud you for taking the time to go and view the documentary... you probably were aware ahead of time what the premise of the film was and after seeing Kirk on several media venues - hopefully heard his response to the questions regarding his thoughts after having questions pressed to him on a recent show - even though the premise of the interview was not held to what was discussed.. but I wish you had come to me regarding second hand information you received supposedly from a "friend" of mine.... which was not entirely correct....
(Speaking of cowardly, a friend of Cameron's publicist says the former Growing Pains star hired a bodyguard to accompany him on a recent trip to New York for fear of backlash to his homophobia.)
I can appreciate your views and I believe if you got to know Kirk your perception of him (based on some interviews) would probably be vastly different.... and though this film was not to your liking - the number of those in attendance would tell you that there is an audience interested in the message and aren't we privileged enough to live in a country where we have the ability to learn more about topics and ideas that interest us even if those interests are vastly different from each other?
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Ah, but what about Mother Gaia?
I see more intolerance and hatred from homosexuals toward Christains because God doesn't agree with homosexuality. We follow God and are tolerant of your homosexuality, but we don't agree that it is right. Don't like that idea? Well you better learn to tolerate it cause we aren't going away. Further, I'm sick of homosexuals shoving your homosexual life down my throught through tv shows and ads to try to gain acceptance from the public. The definition of tolerance does not and never has meant acceptance. You lied in your article also because Kirk Cameron never said anything in this film against homosexuals, but you certainly strain to try to prove he thought about it and try to stir shit when nothing was really said. We are entitled to God's opinions. You don't believe in God or what he says go ahead and live that way. But keep your untrue opinions to yourself.
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hey i was against zimmerman too...
i heard that screaming on the tape...somebodies scared...but who was it?
it comes out in the police report that zimmerman had lacerations on the back of his head.
and a witness saying he was getting pounded by martin.
i could believe zimmerman could smack himself in the mouth to coverup a shooting.
but have the back of his head all scraped up?
i don't see it.
for whatever reason it started...
it now seems obvious that martin was getting the best of zimmerman at some point.
and now we're hearing martin was actually a big kid.
and the picture splashed everywhere is actually a middle school picture of trayvon???
middle school???
i think you and i got duped.
everything aside... cannot get around the back of zimmerman's head being torn up.
that doesn't happen when your winning a fight.
period. stop. end.
but now there's some million dollar bounty on zimmerman by the black panthers???
you should apologize.
-just my opinion.
Move on sheeple, slavery is old news
Subject: Wearing your big red nose and your floppy shoes? — Your Guide to the Idiotic Racist Backlash Against Trayvon Martin
You are no better than the idiots you are lashing out at. You have no clue what actually happened and are only revealing yourself as another clown in this growing circus. This was a half Hispanic democrat who shot a 17 year old African American while on patrol trying to protect his neighborhood and that is all we know for sure. Based on these facts a horde of ignorant African American sheep and media/political bozos came out of the woodwork crying about "ever present problem" of white-on-black crime. Are you serious? According to the FBI's National Crime Victimization Survey (which I know is not perfect) Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery. Blacks are three times more likely to use a hand gun, and twice more likely to use a knife. Hispanics commit three times more violent crimes than whites, but the statistics are nebulous because sometimes they are classified as white, so it could be far higher. The best indicator of violent crime levels in an area is the percent of the population that is black and Hispanic. Blacks are 39 times more likely to commit a violent crime against whites then vice versa, and 136 times more likely to commit a robbery. Forty-five percent of black crime is against whites, 43 against other blacks, and 10 percent against Hispanic. I am sure this is just some white wing conspiracy to keep the black man down. Right....
You want a peek into the minds of most southern white "folks" whom racism is commonly attributed... we see African Americans as people and that is it. Unfortunately, it is those "people" who, on average, continually make poor decisions and then blame "the white man" for there actions. It is sickening that a large portion of African Americans are perpetuating racism and holding on to slavery as there source of anger; get over yourselves and move forward. Slavery was a crime committed against African American ancestors which was a horrible tragedy, but we as American people need to move on. My ancestors were slaves too, but you do not see my people blaming all their hardships on someone else. It's pathetic and if the African American masses want a seat at a civilized table then they need to get their head out of their asses, stop pointing fingers, stop killing each other and celebrating a culture that perpetuates a "ghetto" stereotype.
Idiots like you mascaraing as intellectuals are nothing more than lemmings with misguided anger who would better serve society by jumping of a cliff in droves.
If you can't trust Gawker, who can you trust?
"Trayvon Martin was not "urban." Trayvon Martin was black. That is also why he was shot."
You wonder why the black community rose up in protest and why the police have pushed back with more information? In large part because you/ your website and other media, make comments like this, without any proof or facts. Now everyone involved is being destroyed by investigation, because of terrible headline chasing writing, like yours.
Just a terrible job, by you, as a person and professional.
Gawker was supposed to be about the truth.
If you have any defense of this, please retort. I doubt you can.
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Excuse me, but you should be fired for writing such a hateful article! Everyone does not hate Ann! How would you feel if such a mean spirited article were written about yourself??? Why kick a person when they are down??? Good Grief, grow up will you!!! You are not in high school anymore!!!
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Dear Gawker,
I am writing you out of concern - concern for my generation, a generation that constitutes a wide swathe of your readership. You see, you are our biological father and we have tracked you down by way of thumb and bus to this remote corner of the world and now we are hanging on each word that comes tumbling out of your mouth though we have no knowledge of the circumstances surrounding them or the architect behind their design. You are flippant, charming even, possessed of a nonchalant daring that has us all weepy eyed for our lost youth – the one where you taught us to catch a baseball with the mitt your own father taught you to catch with. Do you understand? You have a platform. We've assigned to you the weight of authority (though most of us won't admit it, we will say "our smarmy sense of self-importance is our own" but don't believe that because it is bullshit).
There is no fury to your sound. You're bored even in your rage. And us, all of us, we're all just as bored. And yes, I am drunk but I think you'll understand given how much I've had to drink (I'm a lightweight by way of genetic inheritance). I am less giving you a tip and more asking you a favor; tell us to stop fucking quoting your writers and tell your writers to stop fucking quoting the ones who came before them before it's too late, before we're all marching in one long conga line down some endless beach leaving one long set of lukewarm tracks. If that's the way it's headed than we're all just going to be forgotten as one big pixilated non-entity. This is why I love rural towns full of what your readers imagine to be promethean fuckheads all dragging their hairy knuckles to the local wal-mart while sipping out of a beer-hat embossed with a burning effigy of Dale Earnhardt. It's because, by virtue of their intellectual apathy, they are completely original. Every conclusion they come to they come to by way of a kind-of spiritual archaeology. They are rooting around in there with a tiny brush and a tiny chisel and digging up from their own guts an observation devoid of academic or popular lineage. It is their own completely.
Fuck it. INSUMMARY – TELL US (ALL OF US) TO DO THE SAME. I am getting fucking worn-out by how completely bored of everything we bastard children of academia are. That's my tip.
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You write on TV, and haven't watched the most influential drama of the past several years or the full Sopranos. Prideful ignorance is its own excuse, but why should anyone countenance your uninformed opinions. You, your editor or human resources should do better.
Amended: Rich Kids with Trust Funds Don't Go Into Advertising, By Skip Bayless
People don't just work in advertising. And when I say that I don't mean it in a good or bad way - it's just the truth. It's not as if people go into advertising because they "couldn't make it" as a novelist or musician. EVERYONE I know who is a creative in advertising has their side projects. Every writer is writing scripts, every art director is also painting - and some even have had books published, or their bands signed, or their art in gallery's.
All that you're saying in this piece is that to be a true artist you can't use your skills to make money - you have to suffer through life as a barista or waiter because that is what's authentic and grungy. What you seem to overlook is the fact that if you want to be a writer, writing advertisements and getting paid $75,000 a year while pursuing your dream asa novelist is a far better use of your 8-hour work day to pay the rent than mixing drinks or working in a department store.
Your headline should really read "Rich Kids with Trust Funds Don't Go Into Advertising." Because those are the only people who have the luxury of being able to spend all day fiddling around with their acoustic guitars and smoking American Spirits talking about what they'll have in their riders when their band "blows up."
Another thing that both you and Drew failed to recognize in your pieces is that a lot of TV spots are far funnier and interesting than the programming they're advertising on.
Look at things like ESPN This Is Sports Center ads - particularly the original batch from the mid 90's: Are you telling me those aren't more interesting and funny than SportsCenter? There are a lot of great advertisements that are funnier than the skits you're typically seeing on SNL week in week out.
Watch the Nike "short film" Write the Future if you haven't already seen it. It's probably one of the best pieces of content I saw all of last year - not because it was an ad for Nike, but because oit was an amazingly crafted story. That's what some (I'm not saying all) ads can do.
Your argument sounded like something Skip Bayless would rattle off at 8am on ESPN 7.
This guy's got a point. They wouldn't.
Mr Hamilton,
It was obvious from your latest on Gawker that you actually don't know actually know anything about the marketing and communications industry. The mere fact that you actually refer it as the "advertising industry" makes it obvious you've been watching too much Mad Men in bed with your wife.
Hope you're being fulfilled in your creatively superior role as a "journalist" or "writer", not that an any actual journalist or writer would (or does) ever consider you akin.


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I had cupping on my R1100R with PR2 tires. Started out at around 2-3000 miles and then got worse. It didn't affect the handling other than at parking lot speeds turning you could hear/feel the vibration from the tire. Always ran the recommended air pressure. Bike was loaded up, but riding solo, some higher speed twisties and interstate stuff, but I've never had a bike cup tires like that one did. Before that bike had a Metz on the front and a Dunlop on the back ( the way I bought the bike ) but it never cupped either tire like it did with the PR2. Maybe something to do with dual compound.
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Andy Serkis has said that his role in Planet Of The Apes was tough on his legs, and he is hoping for a sit down in the next instalment.
The actor plays ape Caesar in the films about primates taking over and said that the first film, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. was the hardest physically, so he was happy his character had aged for the upcoming Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.
He said: "Playing young Caesar, where I had to scamper around on all fours, was the biggest thigh-burning experience of all time.
"I'm very happy to now be playing the more mature and wise Caesar that can now walk around. Hopefully, in the next film, there will be a lot of 'armchair Caesar' where he can sit back, watch the telly and have a Dirty Martini."
Andy, who also played Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings films and The Hobbit, said he had become known for his characters' voices but found them easy enough to pick up again when fans asked to hear them.
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You may recall that when I imposed the new rules on the site I also announced that there would also be changes to how the Molly awards were given: instead of giving them to commenters, we'd award them to specific comments. I suggested at that time that you might all start making note of exceptional comments — now it's time to refer back to those notes.
Here's the way it works: People should repost a link and quote from their favorite comments here; you can also just chime in and voice your approval for people's choices. I'll let you guys chime in here for a few days, and develop a preliminary list. I'll then pick out the top three and post them in their entirety in a top-level post on Wednesday, and you'll all vote (Yes! An online poll!) for the best.
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Well you obviously are not capable of learning then?SupaEZ wrote:Agree ....i have flown (in the past) that kite nearly a 100 times in my low wind areas1buell_wl wrote:Hawaiis
I don't understand your video Speed 21 back stall. Why would be using a 21m in no wind fully depowered? Did you want it to backstall for the video?
If the SP21 had properly tuned lines the depower strap would be all out in 6-7kn...unless...
...it was flying extended with the 6 meter extensions..then a couple inches of depower is better
I do not call that back stalling...i call that a lull of below 5kn when the kite is at an angle in the sky
That kite will drop down with back lines slack when gravity takes over because too little wind in kite
6-7kn may be the wind at head height but up above in the sky it was like swiss cheese...full of holes
Wing tips will curl a bit when there is a lack of wind and the kite goes too high into wind window
No two light wind day is the exactly same
Some are powerful...some are gutless...and some are cheesy
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Nasser Beydoun, head of the American-Arab Chamber of Commerce, returned from last week's Beirut Summit with a pledge that a three-day international Arab economic conference will be held in Detroit in April 2003.
Sponsored by the Arab League, the global conference will feature business and governmental leaders from all 23 Arab nations to discuss international trade and economic revitalization of the region. Ambassadors, economic ministers, heads of the chambers of commerce and business executives are the targeted audience for the conference, according to a press release.
Beydoun said, "The Arab American business community and our friends in the large corporate community demonstrated to Secretary-General Amre Moussa and the four ambassadors who accompanied him last November for the Arab Economic Summit that Detroit is a perfect venue to host such a unique conference. The Detroit area is home to the largest concentration of people of Middle Eastern descent."
"With the killing and devastation the Arab region continues to experience, the economies of those nations are in shambles. As a business organization, we recognize the benefits trade can bring to the people. It certainly can't hurt our American-based businesses that establish business ties in those countries."
"It's up to all Arab Americans to portray the image of peacemaker, which, unfortunately, is not the image most Americans have of Arab people these days," Beydoun said. "A just peace is what all people of good will must work toward. Our country must also develop a balanced posture toward both parties in the conflict if it is to be viewed as supporting peace." — (menareport.com)
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A blown transformer caused fire damage to three west Pasadena homes on Friday afternoon, substantially damaging one residence and destroying the detached garages of two others.
The blaze happened in the Mount Vernon subdivision on Valley Forge Drive at Hancock and Carpenter streets.
Just after 3 p.m., a transformer mounted on a utility pole set a nearby detached garaged ablaze, which was "the origin of the fire," Pasadena Fire Marshal David Brannon said. No injuries were reported.
"It's pretty common to have transformer failures," he said. "They are mechanical-type devices and they have faults like everything else."
Nearby dwellings weren't evacuated, though heavy smoke covered roads in the immediate area and a perimeter around the block was kept clear. Representatives of the utility company were on the scene as the flames were contained.
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A Solid Investment: Making
Full Use of the Nation's Human Capital
Recommendations of the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission
November, 1995
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 creat-ed the 21-member, bipartisan Federal Glass Ceiling Commission. The Commission's man-date is to study the barriers to the advancement of minorities and women within corporate hierar-chies (the problem known as the glass ceiling), to issue a report on its findings and conclusions, and to make recommendations on ways to dis- mantle the glass ceiling.
The Commission undertook an extensive research and information gathering effort, including public hearings, surveys of chief exec-utive officers, and interviews with focus groups. This work culminated with the spring 1995 release of the Commission's report, Good For Business: Making Full Use of the Nation's Human Capital. The Commission now com-pletes its work, with the release of its recommen-dations in A Solid Investment: Making Full Use of the Nation's Human Capital.
The glass ceiling is a reality in corporate America. Glass ceiling barriers continue to deny untold numbers of qualified people the opportu-nity to compete for and hold executive level posi-tions in the private sector. The relationship between glass ceilings, equal opportunity and affirmative action is complex, as the findings contained in Good for Business demonstrate. Minorities and women are still consistently underrepresented and under utilized at the high-est levels of corporate America. For example, 97 percent of the senior managers of Fortune 1000 Industrial and Fortune 500 companies are white, and 95 to 97 percent are male; in the Fortune 2000 industrial and service companies, only 5 percent of senior managers are women, and almost all of them are white; African American men with professional degrees earn 21 percent less than their white counterparts holding the same degrees in the same job categories. But women and African Americans are not the only ones kept down by the glass ceiling. Only 0.4 percent of managers are Hispanic, although Hispanics make up eight percent of America's workforce. Asian and Pacific Islander Americans earn less than whites in comparable positions and receive fewer promotions, despite more for-mal education than other groups. Generally, the lack of educational opportunity drastically reduces the available pool of Amercian Indian candidates and CEOs rarely consider them for management jobs. These numbers are put in context by the fact that in our society, two-thirds of the population and 57 percent of workers are women, minorities or both.
Corporate leaders increasingly are cognizant of both the existence of the glass ceiling and the value of workforce diversity at the management and decisionmaking levels. What motivates companies that have begun to take steps to break glass ceiling barriers? The bottom line. Business leaders see the changes taking place in the demographics of national consumer markets and the labor force, and the rapid globalization of the marketplace. They know that these condi- tions affect the ability of their companies to sur-vive and prosper and that the existence of the glass ceiling keeps them from adapting to these conditions efficiently and effectively.
The glass ceiling can affect the bottom line in other ways, too. Companies that make full use of diverse human resources at home will be bet-ter prepared for the challenges involved in man- aging even more diverse workforces in the emerging global economy. Companies with strong records for developing and advancing minorities and women will find it easier to recruit members of those groups. Companies whose cultures are hospitable to minorities and women will find it easier to retain those employ-ees, or incur additional recruitment and training costs due to turnover. Increasing the number of minorities and women in areas such as product development, marketing and advertising allows companies to maximize their ability to tap into many segments of the consumer market. Overall, a poor diversity track record can make companies vulnerable to activist consumer groups.
To compete successfully at home and abroad, businesses must make full use of the resources embodied in our people all of our people. Individuals of all races and both genders are entering our workforce in increasing numbers. By the year 2000, two-thirds of new labor force entrants will be minorities and women, yet the glass ceiling prevents qualified people of diverse backgrounds from achieving top management positions. Over the past 30 years government and business have taken steps to provide access for minorities and women to all levels of employment. These efforts must continue, but business must take the initiative to go beyond what it has achieved to date. Successful compa-nies will be those that seize the opportunity pre- sented by increased diversity, to create a world in which inclusion is elicited and not coerced, and work to increase both the diversity of their work-forces and the opportunities available to all members of their workforce.
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During tough times, when they need it the most, both business and government leaders have trouble getting their constituency to believe what they have to say, new research shows.
A study by public relations firm Edelman found that, worldwide, fewer than one in five consumers believe a business or governmental leader will actually tell the truth when confronted with a difficult issue. In the United States, specifically, 38 percent said they don't trust what business leaders have to say in rough times, while 54 percent don't believe in government leaders during such periods.
Following a year in which a number of high-profile leaders were caught lying, the research gives further evidence that we are experiencing a crisis in leadership, said Edelman president and CEO Richard Edelman. In recent news, both Rajat Gupta, former McKinsey managing partner, and Lance Armstrong, former chairman of the Livestrong Foundation, have had lies exposed.
"Business and governmental leaders must change their management approach and become more inclusive," Edelman said. Leaders should do this "by seeking the input of employees, consumers, activists and experts such as academics, and adapting to their feedback. They must also pass the test of radical transparency."
The research shows that respondents have much more confidence in businesses and government entities as a whole than in those individuals leading such institutions. Globally, 50 percent of respondents trust businesses to do what is right, while only 18 percent trust business leaders to tell the truth, a 32-point gap. The study found a 28-point gap between government and government officials.
Overall, the research found that the public trusts academics and technical experts nearly twice as much as it trusts chief executives and government officials.
"This confirms the democratizing trend of recent years, with influence and authority moving away from CEOs and government leaders to experts and peers," Edelman said.
While trust in leaders may have declined, belief in the institutions they work for has grown. The study shows that trust across all institutions increased, including narrow upticks for business and government.
While the technology and automotive industries earned honors as the two most-trusted sectors worldwide, banks and financial services garnered the least trust. The study found thattrust in banks has fallen 11 points since 2008.
The research identifies poor performance and the perception of unethical behavior as the driving factors behind such lack of trust. Developed economies rated bank performance much lower than did emerging markets, giving the industry poor grades in its practice of lending to small businesses and providing home mortgage loans.
"The financial services industry must become more aggressive in explaining its business model and do away with terms such as 'proprietary trading'" said Alan VanderMolen, president and CEO of global practices for Edelman and vice chairman of Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., the holding company of Edelman. "Stakeholders have to understand how banks are making money and how the industry is working to benefit its shareholders and society."
The study shows that in the United States, trust in government dropped eight points among the general public after the poor handling of the fiscal cliff issue, making government the nation's least-trusted institution.
In the businesses world, the research revealed a dramatic change in how trust in companies is established. The study discovered that stakeholders now place greater importance on engagement and integrity-based attributes such as treating employees well, listening to customers and exhibiting ethical and transparent practices. By contrast, operational-based attributes, including financial performance and recognition as a "best" place to work, were nearly twice as important in 2008 as they are this year.
"Business must show that it has a broader skill set and can execute on engagement and integrity-based attributes," said Ben Boyd, a global practice chair at Edelman. "Now is the time for business to go beyond simply earning the license to operate [and move] toward earning a license to lead, serving the needs of both shareholders and broader stakeholders by being profitable and a positive force in society."
The study was based on surveys of 26,000 people between the ages of 25 and 64 across 26 countries.
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Scoring Chances: Toronto @ Florida
Dimitri Filipovic
February 05 2014 12:06AM
The Wolverine was a beast in this one, but who in a Panthers uniform wasn't, really?
Cam beat me in our Weekly Picks Contest this past Saturday, meaning that I had to cover a game of his choosing from the following week. After some deliberation, he picked the Leafs/Panthers game on Tuesday night, presumably because he's a bitter individual that wants everyone to have to suffer through Leafs games with him.
Except for the fact that this one wasn't actually all that bad. The Florida Panthers are a fun hockey club whose tires I've been pumping for weeks now, and they didn't let me down in this one. Pretty much from the opening puck-drop until the final whistle, they dominated their opponent, eventually breaking through against Jonathan Bernier en route to winning 4-1.
Read on past the jump for the scoring chance data, and some thoughts on the game itself.
Here's a behind the scenes look of sorts at the process involved in tracking this particular game. As you can tell, the Leafs section is pretty much blank in the 1st period, with the lone scoring chance being registered by Dion Phaneuf. The Panthers, on the other hand, had no troubles generating all sorts of quality opportunities Bernier's way:
I watched this contest on GameCenter Live, listening to the Panthers broadcast. Aside from being homers for their roster (who isn't, though?) they were actually kind of decent I thought. At one point, they mentioned that "you want Kessel dumping the puck in, you don't want him carrying it in!". An astute observation, which seems like an obvious one to anyone that watches hockey regularly, but still something that most commentary teams usually fail to discuss.
Then they had an interesting exchange later on:
"The Panthers have a lot of shots on net, but not a lot of goals to show for it. That's been the case all year."
".. and on the other end, Toronto is just the opposite! They capitalize on their chances. That's something you've got to be wary of!"
Fine, maybe I don't want to crown this particular set of guys quite just yet. But still, I thought they actually weren't a terrible listen. Along the lines of that discussion, though, I should point out that the Panthers actually held a 47-14 advantage in shot attempts through 2 periods (before the Leafs made a little score effects regulated push late in the game).
It was a dominant performance by a team that's quietly jumped all the way up to 13th in fenwick for % in 5v5 score close situations on the year. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. If they keep playing this way and keep Tim Thomas healthy, they could make a late charge for a playoff spot. It's just a shame that they started off the year so poorly with Kevin Dineen behind the bench and Scott Clemmensen/Jacob Markstrom between the pipes.
Anyways, as you can maybe see from my notes, I'm totally infatuated with what Florida's top line of Bergenheim-Barkov-Boyes has been able to do since being put together. They control over 56% of all shot attempts at 5v5 when out there as a unit, and a big reason is Sean Bergenheim's play, which garnered him a spot on my All-Hipster Team. In tonight's game, they were on the ice for 24 shot attempts for, and only 9 against. Just another night at the office for one of the league's best lines.
As for the Maple Leafs.. what is there to say at this point? They came into this game 9-1-1 in their past 11, giving fans and old school mainstream media false hope as to where their true ability lies. Poor Jonathan Bernier was the only player to show up for the blue-and-white, who were mocked by fans of their's that made it out to Florida (serenading them with a sarcastic cheer after it took 7:19 for their first shot on goal to be registered).
But hey, at least David Clarkson scored his 4th goal of the season, right? Yeah!
Here's a good recap of the game by Cam. I've also gone ahead and attached the breakdown of the scoring chances below:
|1st Period (EV)
|2nd Period (EV)
|3rd Period (EV)
|Total Chances
|9 (9)
|7 (7)
|8 (7)
|24 (23)
|1 (1)
|4 (3)
|5 (5)
|10 (9)


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Hey guys,
So these past days i have been playing around with my Phenom II 955 BE, namely i tried to find the best voltage settings for certain clock speeds. First i tried overclocking, i managed only 3,6 GHz at 1,40000V stable under OCCT 1h test and my temps got around 59 degrees Celsius (62 being TJmax according to AMD).
Since i didn''t notice much of an increase in performance i thought about undervolting and underclocking it to a point that it's "good enough" and doesn't bottleneck my GTX 560 Ti, too much atleast. So far i tried 3,2 GHz stable at 1,25000V, 2,8 GHz stable at 1,15000V but i don't think i'm satisfied yet, even though load temps did decrese to about 47-48 degrees during OCCT 1h test.
I'm thinking of a frequency that will be stable at 0,7-0,8V and that should be around 2 -2,2 GHz. I think that will be enough for web browsing and the games i play (except Tribes Ascend, will have to see how much of a fps drop i get).
But what about you guys, have you done this before? Are you undervolting/underclocking right now? Do you think i'm aiming too far with my sub 1V undervolt?


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"The studies to date have really looked at hooking up Mueller Airport area and the new airport--ABIA--with the very significant employment centers in Central Austin," said Robert Spillar, director of transportation for the City of Austin. They include the University of Texas, the Capitol complex, and downtown Austin.
Austin voters in 2000 rejected a proposal for light rail transit. But the city's transportation department says the streetcar idea is a different approach. "What the voters voted on was a specific alignment, a specific operations concept. The alignment included a route that went quite a bit north as well as quite a bit south," Spillar said.
Voter approval for the streetcar plan is required.
Austin's Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority earlier this week changed contractors for its oft-delayed diesel multiple-unit rail line.