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From the days of Javed Miandad and Sachin Tendulkar, India versus Pakistan cricket matches over the years have seen unforgettable moments --- a few funny and some controversial.
This is one marquee clash that fans from both sides of the border eagerly await as much as the cricketers who are in the thick of things.
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar in his popular book 'One Day Wonders' had written that Pakistan was one international team against whom he would never walk even if he knew that he was out unless the umpire raised his finger.
Gone are those days though.
Ask rival captains Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammed Hafeez, you will get a vibe that the intensity of the Indo-Pak rivalry has mellowed down even though the teams rarely play each other apart from ICC tournaments.
Read: Pakistan Bowlers are All Dangerous: Dhoni
For Dhoni, "playing in right spirit" is far more important than crossing the line while Hafeez wants to maintain that there's more to the ICC World T20 than one particular match.
"Well, India versus Pakistan game will always be intense but I believe it has mellowed down over the years. Nowadays, you won't find altercations like it used to happen when the players of the last generation played," Dhoni replied asked about the waning popularity of clash between the arch-rivals.
"We used to get tensed watching those matches on TV when we were young. There used to be plenty of action happening apart from cricket. It's good it's not happening nowadays. You don't want to cross the line. If we want to promote the game in a right way, then we should play in right spirit," he said.
Hafeez was asked what he felt about the Pakistan fans who want his team to beat India tomorrow regardless of winning or not the coveted World T20 trophy.
"It's great to know the expectations of the fans but we would like to win the World T20 Trophy. For that we need to start well and win tomorrow's match. Boys will do well if they take one match at a time. But we are certainly looking forward to this game," said Hafeez.
With two thinking captains on either side, it's unlikely to see tomorrow a Mohammed Shami giving a send-off to a Pakistani batsman like Venkatesh Prasad did to Aamer Sohail in Bangalore or Umar Akmal doing an impromptu spot-jump like Javed Miandad did imitating Kiran More in Sydney.


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On Thursday, January 23, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens held its Annual Member Celebration at the Garden Center. Continuing its year-long, 50th anniversary celebration, The Gardens hosted an evening themed as "Looking Back, Growing Forward," in which it reflected on its rich history and teased a bright future with Executive Director & CEO Fred Spicer.
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Visiting Seattle right now are 19 Arab journalists focused on transparency, media and civic life. The U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and the World Affairs Council of Seattle are coordinating. I'm honored to have been asked to present to them Nov. 11 and to leave time for conversation, I've compiled this post for them – and others – illustrating sources and output of Public Data Ferret, a non-partisan Seattle-based news project that digs for sub-rosa online government documents and data sets. I also share some Recommendations for Global Open Government
Using special sources available to all, we craft original stories which are then archived by jurisdiction and topic in a special database, and distributed via legacy and social media. We always link to full source documents. Governments are making more and more documents and data available voluntarily, online, in the U.S. and elsewhere. They know that by doing so they can build trust, broaden public knowledge and participation, and perhaps also avoid the expense of staff hours required to gather information on demand.
Program Scope
We also teach and train student and community volunteers who contribute content; participate in panel discussions and conferences, and publish transparency policy analyses in outside venues. Public Data Ferret is a program of the 501c3 non-profit Public Eye Northwest.
We are supported by private donors, and earned revenues from communications consulting. We maintain total editorial control over what appears at Public Data Ferret, and how it is written. After three years, we are gratefully beginning to reach financial sustainability.
Why Do This?
Our motivation for starting the Public Data Ferret project was that:
Our work has gained broad coverage through other media; and we have received many testimonials from journalists, advocates, educators, business people and public officials.
Develop Shared Resource Guides to Public Documents and Data
To find material we often use our own continually updated resource guides to public documents and data. These include guides to sources from the U.S. government; Washington State; King County regional governments; the City of Seattle; and local governments across Washington State which follow the "best practice" of putting individual links to individual public documents in their online meeting agendas, thus making it much easier for bloggers and online reporters to link to source materials.
Drilling Down – Into Online Source Materials
Let's examine some of the online sources of government documents and data that have been most helpful for Public Data Ferret, and some of the resulting news articles.
The 'PubMed' Index – National Institutes of Health
Public health reporting is enriched by the online reference library called Pub Med, sponsored by the U.S. government's National Institute of Health. A recent find there led to our article, "Prescription Pot Could Be A Real Bummer, UW Doc Argues."
Context on Medical Marijuana – Health Research & Public Debate
In a medical journal article, the doctor, who is an expert in addiction and psychiatry from the government-funded University of Washington and the Puget Sound Veterans Administration, reviewed the medical literature and called for great caution in prescribing medical marijuana for chronic pain, something that is currently legal in Washington State. The debate is very current because Washington is now right in the middle of implementing legalized recreational use of marijuana following 2012 voter approval, and new, tighter restrictions have already been proposed on medical marijuana as a result.
Important to "Connect The Dots"
Our method includes "connecting the dots." It turns out this was not the first warning issued by UW doctors about legally consuming marijuana either for medical or recreational purposes. In our recent story we linked to a related report we did earlier this year, which emphasized another detailed warning from a UW researcher, and also contained links to six other government or university studies on the health hazards of smoking marijuana, something that is now even more socially acceptable following its legalization for recreational use in Washington State.
PubMed User Tips & "Open Science" Values
Our searches at Pub Med usually use the keyword "Seattle," or "King County" which ensures that abstracts of any new public health articles by researchers from the University of Washington or King County, on any topic, will be found. We also use the search term "Washington State." Searching by topic is another option, such as marijuana. The results are displayed in reverse-date order so you get the most recent entries first.
The Open Science Imperative
This specialized search engine indexes abstracts and sometimes free full-text versions of scholarly articles in "open access" or "open science" publications. If only an abstract is available, we contact the author by email and explain our project, and ask to be emailed a free, full-text copy. Some comply, some don't. If we can't get a free full-text copy, we will not do our own article on the findings.
Our Washington State+Open Science archive at Public Data Ferret provides links to many examples of our work based on articles found through Pub Med and similar sources, such as the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) publication, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Centers for Disease Control's "Wonder" Database
The CDC also has a database called "CDC Wonder" on disease and death rates by U.S. state since 1999, and we have been able to use it to generate original, Washington-specific stories with mapped data summaries, such as "Washington Tops U.S. in 12-year Alzheimers Death Rates," and "WA Led U.S. in Breast Cancer for Most Recent Year Reported." This last story included links to two others we did on related risk factors: "Study: Pre-pregnancy Drinking Boosts Breast Cancer Risks;" and "UW-Group Health Study: Some Pills Raise Breast Cancer Risk."
More on how to do Open Science-based reporting in this tutorial we published.
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A variety of government information sources facilitate oversight and accountability reporting. Public Data Ferret's U.S. Government+Management archive includes numerous stories about difficulties in efficiently overseeing federal spending and programs. One recent example is our article, "CRS: U.S. Improper Payments At Least $688 BIllion Since 2004." This story was also enriched by additional research we found using a valuable U.S. government disclosure site called paymentaccuracy.gov, which tracks improper payments on an agency-by-agency basis, as mandated by federal law.
NGO Liberates Hidden Government Reports From CRS, Regularly
"CRS" stands for the Congressional Research Service, which is an independent policy analysis arm reporting to the U.S. Congress. Incongruously, Congress has steadfastly refused to let CRS directly make its work available to the public, even though CRS is taxpayer-funded. However an NGO, the Federation of American Scientists, does post online most CRS reports within days of release, thanks to cooperative sources inside the agency.
This is an institutionalized, and clearly tolerated example of "leaking" documents, which serves the public interest. Here is the main FAS index of CRS reports, and a particularly useful subsection titled "miscellaneous topics."
Washington State Oversight
Our Washington State+Management archive includes stories reported with the aid of many different online sources.
One is the regularly-updated compendium of oversight reports issued by the Washington State Auditor's Office (SAO). Freshened with new content every Monday morning, the SAO's site has many dry and unremarkable reports about whether or not proper financial reporting procedures are being followed by local and regional governments in Washington state.
But other reports are more newsworthy; often these are so-called "whistleblower investigation reports," or fraud reports. SAO performance audits examine how well state or regional agencies are fulfilling their mission and duties.
Stories based on Washington State Auditor Reports
Some stories we have published based on SAO reports include:
The Seattle+Management archive includes stories developed from SAO reports and other sources, including,:
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There are many other ways to use the Public Data Ferret archive, mainly by combining different jurisdiction and topic search keywords. For example:
Seattle City Council Committee Meeting Agendas
At the local level, one example of voluntary government transparency which sometimes yields newsworthy stories are the meeting agendas of the legislative committees of the Seattle City Council. They are accessed from a central hub and include embedded links to documents explaining the agenda items for each meeting. Examples of related stories we have done include:
Recommendations for Global Open Government
There is no "One Size Fits All" approach to government transparency. Conditions vary widely between cities and states, and particularly between countries. But aided by the Internet, social media and mobile technologies, there is also growing impetus supporting fair and free elections; broadened human rights; freedom of the press; plus heightened expectations of corruption-free, transparent governance; government performance measurement; and accountability.
With that in mind, NGOs, citizens and governments should work together to advance the following objectives.
Open data must be for the electorate, not the elite.
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James C. Roesinger, 25, of Tiffin was cited with driving while intoxicated, weaving and improper turn Saturday.
Cody R. Brown, 22, of Sycamore was charged with having drug abuse instruments Saturday.
An arrest was made Friday afternoon when a car was pulled over during an assault occurring in a vehicle. No further details were available Saturday.
A 1700-block West Market Street woman reported early Saturday morning a male called her and told her someone was trying to break into her apartment.
A 100-block First Avenue woman reported early Saturday morning an intoxicated male caused a disturbance in her home. According to reports, William Cardwell was taken into custody.
A 200-block Jefferson Street woman reported Saturday morning a credit card was stolen and used to make a purchase.
A 100-block Hall Street woman reported Saturday afternoon her house had been broken into through the back door and several items were missing including a laptop and Wii games.
Tiffin accident
A hit skip accident involving a white semi trailer and car was reported Friday evening at Frost Parkway and North Washington Street.
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A caller reported Friday evening her friend's daughter was beaten up and they were going to pick up the daughter and her children from a 200-block Elm Street residence. A male was arrested. No further details were available.
A 7000-block South SR 4 resident went to the station Friday evening to report a possible child abuse case.
A 10000-block West CR 60 man reported early Saturday morning a rock was thrown through his window.
A 12000-block West TR 24 man reported Saturday morning his mailbox had been vandalized.
A 10000-block West CR 28 person reported Saturday morning someone tore the numbers off their mailbox and entered their vehicle. No items were missing.
Fostoria reports
A called reported Friday evening a group of teenagers at South Main and East Lytle streets were throwing things at cars driving by and possibly drinking.
A person reported early Saturday morning an altercation between two males in the parking lot behind Elks Club, 300 N. Main St.
An 800-block East Fremont Street woman reported early Saturday morning her car alarm woke her up and it appeared someone threw a brick at her car window.
A caller from Fostoria County Hospital, 501 Van Buren St., emergency room reported Saturday morning they had a patient who had been assaulted. The incident occurred in Tiffin and Tiffin Police Department was notified.
A 500-block Maple St. resident reported Saturday morning a garage was broken into.
A person called Saturday afternoon to report a male and female arguing at the 100 block of Taft Boulevard.
Tiffin firefighters responded to a smoke detector activation call in the first block of Shaffer Park Drive early Saturday morning.
AVR fire, Bloomville fire, Attica EMS responded Friday evening to a rubbish fire at South SR 4.
Tiffin EMS had five squad runs Friday afternoon and four Friday evening.
Tiffin EMS and AVR fire had a squad run early Saturday morning.
Green Springs EMS and fire had a squad run early Saturday morning.
Tiffin EMS had three squad runs early Saturday morning and one Saturday morning.
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Community Breakfast Garwin Revitalization Committee will sponsor a Community Breakfast on Sunday, May 1, serving from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Garwin City Park Shelter House. Menu includes Belgian waffles, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, sausage, toast, coffee and juice. All proceeds for community projects. This is a free-will offering.
WOW Group The WOW Group will meet Wednesday, May 4, 6:00 p.m., at the Gladbrook United Methodist Church to carpool to Union for supper.
Gladbrook Commercial Club The Gladbrook Commercial Club will meet on Thurs., May 5th, 6:30 A.M. at Gifts of Grace. The Corn Carnival display will be discussed. Give Carolyn a call if you plan to attend 473-2261.
Gladbrook Auxiliary The Gladbrook Auxiliary Mothers Tea will be held on Mon., May 9th, at 1:30. The 3rd District President will be our guest. The Memorial Service, Graduation Service, and continuous years of membership awards will be presented. Angela Wrage will be providing a musical program. Hostesses are Lady Schmidt, Pat Sievers, Sue Koster, and Maxine Schoel.
Jr. Auxiliary The Gladbrook Jr. Auxiliary will be distributing poppies on Wed., May 11th, after school. The kids will meet at the Memorial Building for treats and will be served supper after their territory is finished. Juniors invite your friends to help. Any adults that would like to help give Jeanne a call.
Gladbrook Senior Citizens The Gladbrook Senior Citizens dinner will be hosted by the Gladbrook Women's Club at Peace Church on Friday, May 13, at 11:30 a.m. Please call Pat Oettchen at (641) 473-2530 by May 7th to make reservations.
Taco Supper Garwin 4th of July Committee will sponsor a taco supper, Friday, May 13, serving from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Garwin City Park Shelter House.
Gladbrook City Wide Garage Sales The Gladbrook City Wide Garage Sales will be held on Saturday, June 4th, 2011. If you are interested in registering a garage sale, please contact Kandi Hendricks by May 28th at 641-750-4156 or by email at email@example.com. When calling or emailing please have the following information ready: name, address of sale and items for sale. Registration fee is $10 per sale site. Registration forms will also be available at Casey's.
Siren Testing Garwin Fire Department will test the warning sirens on the 3rd Monday of the month. This will be a year-round policy.
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Trenton, NJ – Governor Chris Christie today announced his selection of Robert Hanna, President of the Board of Public Utilities, and Judge David Bauman of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County, two exceptionally qualified, accomplished individuals, for nomination to the positions of Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. The nominations continue Governor Christie's commitment to using his appointment authority to expand the diversity of the New Jersey Supreme Court in important ways. The Governor's nomination of Justice Anne Patterson and her subsequent confirmation created the first female majority court in the history of the New Jersey Supreme Court. If confirmed, Judge Bauman will be the first Asian-American to serve on New Jersey's highest Court. In addition, the selection of Judge Bauman and President Hanna will maintain partisan balance on the court with two unquestionably well-qualified nominees.
"I thank each of these very accomplished, capable individuals for their willingness to serve on the Supreme Court. Not only would Bob and David make outstanding justices, but their nominations also expand the diversity of background, strong experience and qualifications of the Court membership - a point made most clear by each man's previous, unanimous endorsement by the New Jersey Senate," said Governor Christie. "Bob and David already have extensive records of public service and accomplishment, and New Jersey is fortunate to have such remarkable individuals continue their service on our state's highest court."
The Senate has found Mr. Hanna and Judge Bauman both to be unquestionably qualified for serving in the highest positions of government. For each of their current positions, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate voted to approve each individual unanimously, with individual members giving praise to their qualifications.
Robert Hanna, 54, a lawyer with nearly 30 years of legal experience, has served as the President of the Board of Public Utilities since December 2011, when he was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and full Senate for the post. For the two years prior to that, he served as Director of the Division of Law and Assistant Attorney General within the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety.
Mr. Hanna served for 16 years in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey including approximately four years as the Chief of the Securities and Health Fraud Unit. As Chief of the Securities and Health Fraud Unit, Hanna supervised ten prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of major federal securities and health care fraud cases. Mr. Hanna also has 10 years of prior private sector legal experience with the firms Gibbons P.C. and Cahill, Gordon & Reindel. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Manhattan College and received his law degree from Fordham University, where he served on the Law Review staff.
Judge David Bauman, 56, currently sits as the Presiding Judge, Civil Division, in Monmouth County. After 17 years in private practice, Judge Bauman was nominated in 2008 for the post by Governor Corzine. He was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and confirmed by the full Senate 37-0. A veteran, Judge Bauman served 4 years on Active Duty with the United States Marine Corps, and an additional 12 years as a Reservist. On Active Duty, Judge Bauman served as Defense Counsel, Prosecutor and Special Counsel with the Naval Investigative Service, trying over 30 jury and bench trials at special and general courts martial.
Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court, Judge Bauman served for 17 years in private sector law with the firm Bressler, Amery & Ross, including as a partner for 10 years, where he specialized in complex civil and commercial litigation as well as criminal law. In that capacity, Judge Bauman appeared before the U.S District Court of New Jersey, New York and New Jersey State Courts and various administrative agencies. In addition, Judge Bauman was an active member of a variety of organizations in the law and victim advocacy communities, including: the New Jersey Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee; the Asian-Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey; the New Jersey Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project; and as a member of the NJ State Bar Association's Franchise Law Committee and Special Committee on Military Law and Veterans Affairs.
Judge Bauman is a Magna cum laude graduate of Columbia University and received his law degree from Boston College.
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The Recordable DVD Council (RDVDC) announced at CES 2005 that camcorders featuring its recordable DVD formats (DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM) constitute 100 percent of the DVD camcorder market, according to Techno Systems Research (TSR), a leading market research company. In addition, the RDVDC announced that market research conducted by TSR show that DVD camcorders are one of the fastest-growing segments of the entire recordable DVD market, and that sales of consumer DVD recorders, writers (PC drives/burners). and camcorders have more than doubled in size over the past year.
The TSR studies indicate that consumers have begun to embrace recordable DVD and move beyond simple set-top recorders to embrace a whole range of recordable DVD products. As further proof of this, most of the more than 80 member companies of the RDVDC announced new recordable DVD products at CES 2005 in Las Vegas. Among the new announcements was the launch of fifth-generation DVD camcorders by Hitachi and Panasonic. These new camcorders use the new 8cm DVD-RAM bare discs as opposed to discs that require the use of a cartridge. The new 8cm DVD-RAM bare discs will be available from Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. and Panasonic.
In related news, the RDVDC announced that its Compatibility Working Group (CWG) released details on the progress of the world's largest joint recordable DVD industry compatibility test. The test was conducted in conjunction with the RW Product Promotion Initiative (RWPPI), another industry trade organization. 133 products from 52 companies have been tested thus far. The purpose of the tests is to ensure the widest and highest degree of compatibility between 3X DVD-RAM, 4X DVD-R, and 2X DVD-RW products. Both organizations have embarked upon higher-speed compatibility testing. For example, CWG has started 5X DVD-RAM compatibility testing, the results of which will be reported in early March 2005.


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The trial of the men accused of the horrific rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi is over. Four of the accused were sentenced to death. NPR's Julie McCarthy joins host Rachel Martin from New Delhi to discuss the question of whether anything will change.
Cheers of joy erupted outside a courtroom in Delhi, India on Friday after four men were sentenced to death. They had been convicted of rape in what is likely the most high-profile rape case India has ever seen. The 23-year-old victim died of internal injuries two weeks after she was attacked on a public bus last December. NPR's Julie McCarthy joins us now from Delhi to talk about the long-term implications this case might have for India. Julie, the attack on this woman ignited all kinds of protests throughout India. Tens of thousands of people were in the streets. Now, nine months after this has happened, what has changed?
JULIE MCCARTHY, BYLINE: Well, I think in not a small way, Rachel, we're sort of watching this trial was to watch a society in the midst of change. There's no question it ignited debate about the tide of sexual assault in India, the prevalence of it. There is no solution on that yet, but many Indians will tell you that the public acknowledgment of this crime that had been in the shadows for so long and in fact it's now out in the open, it was terribly significant. They say the case lifted a taboo and violence perpetrated against women is now the subject of conversations from teahouses to kitchen tables. And in this prevailing hyper-competitive media atmosphere, you cannot open a newspaper today without seeing a story about rape. It was not highlighted before. It is now.
MARTIN: The judge in this case called the attack cold-blooded murder. But, as you know, this is a country where rape is sadly quite common and conviction rates for the crime can be very low. Has there been any effect on the court system, on the police?
MCCARTHY: Well, interestingly, you know, the case did peel back the curtain on how poorly the state has investigated these crimes. You talk about conviction rates. For example, the conviction rate has declined for the past dozen years. It stood at 42 percent nationally. It's less than 25 percent today. The courts need more capacity, more judges, more prosecutors, more police, better forensics. And there was an effort to create fast-track courts, to try violent sexual crimes in Delhi. That is a direct result of this case. And the fact that you have just 14 judges for every one million people in India tells you the burden of the courts. And that backlog is in the hundreds of thousands of cases. And with that, you get a culture of impunity. Criminals think they can get away with it, and they often do.
MARTIN: I understand the Indian parliament has strengthened the sexual assault laws in the country as a result of this case. What will that mean?
MCCARTHY: Well, it'll likely add to the number of cases. And parliament really did that because thousands of protesters took to the streets to galvanize public opinion against sexual violence. And they really forced parliament to toughen penalties, expand the definition of crimes against women. And police who don't take these cases seriously stand to be charged with an offense themselves. And now, if a victim is sexually assaulted to the extent that she's left in a, quote, "vegetative state," the death penalty applies.
MARTIN: Many of the protesters on the streets in India did call for these men to get the death penalty. How common is that punishment?
MCCARTHY: Well, there are 477 people on death row, according to government statistics. But, you know, Rachel, the norm over the decades has shifted from sending convicts to their death to life in prison. And when the death penalty is imposed here, there would appear to be a deep reluctance about actually carrying out the executions. In fact, in the past eight or nine years, there have been only three people executed in India. In the past 10 years, thousands of cases of capital punishment have been either commuted or overturned by higher courts to life in prison.
MARTIN: And just very quickly, Julie, any chance this particular sentence could get overturned?
MCCARTHY: There's always that chance. But as you pointed out, the public opinion here, the public sentiment in this case was so strongly for the death penalty because people were so shocked by the brutality of the crime. That may obtain in the higher court.
MARTIN: NPR's Julie McCarthy in Delhi. Thanks so much, Julie.
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Sanne Van Paassen, Dutch CX racer recently stated some 'passionate' ideas about how to keep CX interesting (in an age where yet an other young guy is completely dominating the others)
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1) Time Trial: To define starting positions, everybody rides a 1 lap TT. No more unfit riders on the first line based on their form of 2 months ago. People (eg Van Der Poel) who just came back can start on the front immediately. See F1 or MX
2)Fourcross. Like in MTB;
3)CX Marathon: Like CX, but longer. Why does every race has to be the same lenght? In road racing there's 150k races up to 280k races.
4)CX-GT: multiple day races. They already race almost every day 26th of december till 2nd of january. Why not make it one big competition?
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Holy sunglasses Brettman!
When are Lumi going to bring out a new rear light, hmmm?
Wow! Hope's brand spanking new Vision District 3 rear light isn't just the brightest rear light we've ever seen, it's the brightest by a distance.
You know that bit in Crocodile Dundee… "He's got a knife."
"That's not a knife." [Pulls out massive Bowie knife]. "THAT'S a knife."
Switch the subject matter to bike lights and you've got some idea of just how visible this thing is. We're talking 84 lumens. For comparison, the Light and Motion Vis 180 that we tested a while back is 35 lumens, and that's bright.
Check out this pic of the District being used at night. The two red lights on the left are the tail lights of a van. The one on the right is the Hope on high power, the same distance away. The photo is a bit deceptive. It doesn't actually look like the sun. It's not dangerously bright. But you get the idea that it's going to get you seen.
The lamp is CNC machined – a really sturdy piece of work – and it contains three red LEDs. You can have them on standard constant power, mega blow-yer-socks-off power, slow flashing, quick flashing, and intermittent quick flashing. You can hardly miss any of them even in broad daylight, and little windows ensure you're seen from the side at junctions and so on.
Power comes from a separate 7.4v Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack that you attach to your frame or underneath your saddle with an adjustable Velcro strap. It takes no time. We slung it on the seat tube, tucked the excess cable away, and it never shifted. It's weatherproof and won't start acting weird after a few wet rides – believe us, we've had plenty.
If you already have a Hope front light, you can just buy the rear lamp (£95), use a splitter cable and run both front and rear lights from the same battery. Hope reckon this will reduce the battery life by less than 10% even if you run the District at max power.
Speaking of battery life, we got over 11hrs out of this system when running it at maximum; it'll vary a bit according to conditions. Hope say it'll last 104 hours in flashing mode. They could be right but we got fed up of waiting for it to run out. It's kind of academic anyway. That's over four days of continuous use. If you can't remember to recharge it in that time, you deserve to get caught out in the dark. Full charge time is about three hours.
To fit the lamp, you first need to attach the right little shim for your diameter of seat post, and bolt the alloy mount on top of that. Then you just twist the actual lamp in and out whenever you want to. It's a lot like fitting a bayonet light bulb and takes about as long – seconds. We found initially setting the mount so the light was parallel to the ground rather than at right angles to the seat post a little bit fiddly, but once done, it stays done.
Downsides? Well, the District – Red light. District. Geddit? That Hope lot are very naughty boys – is bulkier than a standard blinky, obviously, and heavier. The lamp, mount and shim weigh 118g, and the battery 130g for an all-up weight of 248g. And it's clearly much more expensive than a normal little LED.
On the other hand, it'll last much longer too and it's way, way more conspicuous. You really are massively visible on the roads at night with this light on board. Look on it as an investment in your safety and that price becomes a lot easier to swallow.
Expensive but tough, and the brightest rear light we've ever used
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Make and model: Hope Vision District 3 rear light
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Hope say, "The new District 3 rear safety light is bright! Now that may sound like
an obvious statement - but until you've seen one of these on, in the dark
- amongst other lights, reflectives and distractions you won't quite
believe it!"
That about covers it. This light is incredibly bright and conspicuous
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
Age: 40 Height: 190cm Weight: 74kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding,
Mat has worked for loads of bike magazines over 20+ years, and been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. He's been road.cc technical editor for eight years, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a past winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer.
It's going to get you seen.
It's going to get you a queue of cars lined up behind you, chewing their steering wheels in sheer boiling hatred for you, unable to overtake safely because they cannot see past your light. Eventually, one of them will risk it, and "to teach you a lesson" will side-swipe you off the road.
I'm the last person to put appeasing motorists over cyclists' safety, but this is just dumb. Why not zip-tie frickin' laser beams on your seatpost if you want to get yourself seen from miles away? And it is such an incredible rip-off. You can get something verging on annoyingly bright, quite enough to be seen from half a mile away, for a tenth the price. Still, I'm sure there are lumentards out there who are willing to pay 165 quid so they can brag on club runs that their rear light emits more light than many people's front lights.
85 Lumens??
Pha....still not a patch on the Dinotte Rear 140L, 140Lumens of rear light love with an epilepsy inducing flash mode. I paid 75 quid for mine over 2 years ago.
It's going to get you seen.
It's going to get you a queue of cars lined up behind you, chewing their steering wheels in sheer boiling hatred for you, unable to overtake safely because they cannot see past your light.
I doubt that's actually going to happen, if fact I've had a couple of drivers pull overs and comment on how good the light is as the fact the could see me miles away.
I wonder if the testers sat in a car behind the light & tried to see past the rider to see if it's safe to overtake?
ever been stuck behind a car with it's rear fog light on in dark clear conditions? similar but far worse blinding effect with these lights I imagine.
I've got a 1w BLT which has a very clear beam and has to be angled carefully to avoid dazzling people behind. I imagine that the Hope requires similar care. When 1w lights like the BLT came out I started to wonder if the rear light arms race was getting a little out of hand.
I'd love to see a big, old-fashioned rear light but with an LED instead of a crappy bulb. Big enough to have road presence and bright enough to look like the rear light of a car but without the ability to fry eggs from twenty yards.
I'd love to see a big, old-fashioned rear light but with an LED instead of a crappy bulb. Big enough to have road presence and bright enough to look like the rear light of a car but without the ability to fry eggs from twenty yards.
I remember at the Cycle show a couple of years back there were some chaps taking old remaindered lights and fixing them up with nice bright LEDs... can't remember who though
85 Lumens??
Pha....still not a patch on the Dinotte Rear 140L, 140Lumens of rear light love with an epilepsy inducing flash mode. I paid 75 quid for mine over 2 years ago.
The Dinotte bracket is designed so that the light points down at the road, isn't it?
No. You can tilt the light as you wish.
That's what we do with front lights, we haven't done it with rear lights though - because we've always regarded them as "be seen" devices rather than aids to help you see where you are going. When Mat gets back from Italy we'll give this one a go with the beam pattern test.
As for enraging drivers by using overly bright lights surely the point is that if a driver finds your lights too bright he or she should simply slow down to safely negotiate the 'hazard' in his or her path.
As for enraging drivers by using overly bright lights surely the point is that if a driver finds your lights too bright he or she should simply slow down to safely negotiate the 'hazard' in his or her path.
I don't really agree, Tone. You wouldn't drive around with your lights on full-beam with that logic, would you? I cannot see the point of this product when, as has been noted above, you can get a light which will ensure you are seen from more than far enough away for sub-£20.
QUOTE: "you can get a light which will ensure you are seen from more than far enough away"
What are the values for "ensure you are seen" in lux and what is the distance in meters of "far enough away"? How wide does the beam have to be? What happens when approaching vehicles are travelling at different speeds? What about rain/fog versus clear? How does that affect the ideal dispersal pattern and brightness?
I'm not having a go at you, I just think that there's precious little information on that stuff and you certainly don't get it from the marketers of lights and most reviews.
As Tony says, Road.cc is pretty good about providing shots of dispersal patterns for lights, so at least there's something to compare them with, but it would be nice if some of the energy which goes into promoting helmets and bike lanes were to go into gathering this basic safety information instead and pushing for industry-standard measurements on packaging so that we know what we're getting.
MTB review tends to do a pretty good job with light reviews too, but it also falls short of providing actual measurements in lux of the dispersal pattern at standard distances: they do however have a pretty good method of measuring ambient brightness of the light instead of relying simply on lumens.
Strikes me there's a good opportunity for a group of cycling physicists, engineers and journalists to develop a standard method for communicating and measuring this information for the rest of us.
Re the behaviour of drivers, I agree with Tony that I expect someone blinded by a light to slow down and deal with it just as they would with the many other situations in which they're blinded by lights on the road.
Re the behaviour of drivers, I agree with Tony that I expect someone blinded by a light to slow down and deal with it just as they would with the many other situations in which they're blinded by lights on the road.
I know what you're getting at but I'm not happy with the word 'blinded' being used in conjunction with the operator of several tons of speeding metal....
dunno about you, but in car or on bike if I'm dazzled by a light I don't have an over-powering urge to drive towards it, I slow down/take evasive action. These days lots of car lights are so bright even on dipped that being dazzled by them is a fairly regular occurence + in this case this is a rear light so it's red… one of those in front of me is automatically going to make me slow down.
There must be a point of diminishing returns with regard to money spent on lights (or indeed on pretty much anything to do with a bike). I use Cateye rear-lights on all (ok, both) my bikes. Can't remember what I paid. Around twenty-five squidoons I think. I can see the sense in paying more for a front-light if riding unlit roads or tracks - purely from the 'able-to-see-where-I'm-going' point of view. But my Cateye surely provides ample safety coverage from behind. Can anyone convince me otherwise?
as I've said, it just doesn't happen. my dinotte is probably one of the brightest rear lights you can get and I do notice drivers giving my more room when Im using it.
only problem is I can't use it on group rides....no one can sit behind me
if I'm honest it only goes on the winter bike when I'm on my own and it's grotty, my rear of choice is a smart 1/2 watt and an exposure flare (awesome light btw)
Dude, lighten up
It is absolutely pointless to start ranting about a light having "too high" an output in terms of lumens. You need to also consider the diffusion pattern produced by the collimator/lenses with the light.
Lumens are a measure of the total light energy perceivable to the human eye. The same number of lumens can either be blindingly concentrated into a small area or dispersed over a larger area.
Until we know the measurement in lux[1] at different points of the hemisphere behind the light we have little idea how bright/blinding the light is ... that's why reviews of lights frequently include shots showing the dispersal pattern of the beam. (It would be better if someone actual ran a lux meter in some radial pattern and posted a graph of the results ... but that'd be quite a lot of work. It would however result in some more useful reviews).
Apart from that your fear-mongering about enraged drivers deliberately side-swiping us does nothing except promote fear and possibly normalise this highly unusual behaviour.
1. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Lumen_%28unit%29#Explanation
Maybe i am just unlucky but I get through a lot of rear lights. Whether its the rain or bumpy roads I broken and lost quite a few £20-30 lights in the last couple of years. So I am pretty happy to see a high quality light that has a decent mount. Hopes build quality is worth paying a bit for.
A bright light if well designed is a massive benefit, especially in towns. The Dinotte for example puts a massive glow on the ground that is much more useful than those 1w flashing lights that are popular at the moment.
all those commenting that lights like this may be too bright need to consider the following:
1/ these uber bright rear lights are intended to be angled down onto the road in order to cast a very large pool of red light behind the bike.
see this link:
this provides visibility of the bike around blind corners even before the car knows what sort of vehicle it is approaching (light is cast onto the opposite side of the corner. I have followed my wife riding my bike with me driving behind her to test this out and it is **VERY** effective at slowing a car down before they encounter a bike round a blind corner.) this way they do not blind vehicles coming from behind either. Best mounted under a saddle bag so they are partially obscured when close to them, but visible from a distance and still casting light downwards.
2/ I have stood my dinotte 300r (300 lumens!) next to my car with its brake lights on, and it is objectively less bright than my car's brake lights. I don't think thats unreasonable. We owe it to ourselves to have lights at least as bright as a car's in any case.
I have to echo the comments of handlebar cam, if a rear light output is so high as to dazzle motorists then it is doing the opposite of what is required.
I think one of the best lights out there is the Fibre Flare because it doesn't so much 'emit' the light as... well it kind of keeps it all bottled up inside. It's extremly good as a visibility aid without blinding people!
I have a hope district and yes they are bright. Lots of negative comments about that. But the adjustable light level is great for different times of day. I get a lot of comments from motorists, at work, to ask what light I have. They often want to buy one for their kids or themselves, until I mention the price. However, what price do you put on your safety?
Also, angle of the light is v easy to adjust.
I start using mine around September, because I'm very visible in low light conditions from about 2 miles. That is what people at work tell me. We knew it was you about two miles back, that's a Great light what is it etc! I have not had one complaint from any motorist that I know.
Now all I hear is there is, I saw a woman with the same light as you. That woman is my wife, we're a two light family. Great light - if you think your life isn't worth the money. Buy another light.
However, I have had one problem with splitter cable. I would suggest that a spare cable is a good idea, if you run a hope vision4 front light that is. It was the V4 front light that made me consider the district. Don't think the wife will be getting one of those any time soon! Not unless she pays for it herself. But, I always think the rear light is the most important light on the bike. I'm always surprised when I see cyclists with great front lights and some piece of cr@p on the back.
I have along list of lights that cost less but failed to stand the test of time. Also, had an exposure flare and a lezyne, what a waste of money they turned out to be, looked good new...but all failed miserably within a year. The hope district still looking good in year 3 and if it did give up soon I'd buy another ASAP!


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As is well-known, Bertrand Russell wasn't too keen on the "ordinary language philosophy" that was popular among Oxford philosophers in the middle of the twentieth century. This meant that when the sociologist Ernest Gellner wrote a book, Words and Things (pub: 1959), that was highly critical of the approach, Russell was only too happy to write its Preface.
At this time, the editor of Mind was Gilbert Ryle, a leading exponent of the Oxford approach, and he refused to allow Words and Things to be reviewed in the journal on the grounds that it was abusive and could not therefore be regarded as a serious contribution to academic debate.
This annoyed Russell, who promptly penned a letter to The Times, which resulted in a philosophical spat that played out in the newspaper's letters pages during November 1959.
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According to the LA Times, pirates aren't just knocking off Gucci, they're knocking off Toms and Victoria's Secret, too. Mirabelle Vargas, 29, winds her way through the open-air stalls in downtown Los Angeles' bustling Santee Alley, hunting for Victoria's Secret underwear. Or at least undies with a tag that says Victoria's Secret. An authentic pair from the lingerie maker can cost $7.50 and up. But Vargas, a retail sales clerk, managed to find a table brimming with pink-and-white unmentionables. Price: two bucks a pop. "Of course they're not real, not at this price," said Vargas, decked out in a chocolate brown Victoria's Secret tracksuit, also counterfeit. "But the quality isn't bad, and buying fakes saves a few bucks. You can find fake everything here." Not that long ago, counterfeiters focused almost exclusively on upscale brands like Prada and Gucci. But five years of a weak economy has knockoff artists churning out goods for people with more modest tastes and budgets.
At Santee Alley and other locations, you can find fake versions of shirts, pants and footwear by brands such as Gap, Dickies and Vans. "You are seeing stuff now you can find at Target, not just stuff you can find at Macy's and Neiman Marcus," said Lt. Mathew St. Pierre of the LAPD's commercial crimes division. "Five years ago we wouldn't have seen $10 and $15 T-shirts being counterfeited like we do now." St. Pierre said police are aware that counterfeits are being sold at Santee Alley and investigate regularly, but he added that combating knockoff artists is a constant battle fought with limited resources. No one keeps numbers, but fashion industry experts say cheap fakes have exploded in recent years, especially in California.
"It's a huge problem because we are inexpensive fashion brands," said Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Assn. "We are Mecca for that. We are not Calvin Klein or Donna Karan. We are fast fashion. You can copy it within a week of appearance in retail stores and slap a label on it."
The economy is one reason for the trend. "The recession has more people trading down," said Susan Scafidi, academic director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University's law school. "Even lower-priced brands feel like a stretch in this economy, and people are more likely to trade down to counterfeits."
There are several other factors driving the low-rent-counterfeit trend, including the Internet, a changing consumer mind-set and beefed-up anti-counterfeiting efforts by the giant apparel companies.
The big luxury brands have cracked down hard. Last year, fashion label Tory Burch won $164 million in a lawsuit against a group of cyber squatters peddling fake shoes, purses and accessories. Chanel filed suit in September against 399 websites allegedly selling knockoff sunglasses, wallets, jewelry and other goods bearing the luxury retailer's name. But with slim budgets and few employees, small brands can't afford legions of lawyers and private detectives, making them less-risky targets for counterfeiters.
"It's a business-expansion strategy for the bad guys," said Tom Taylor, president of brand protection for OpSec Security, a Boston firm that monitors counterfeiters. "The downturn left a lot of capacity open in factories in China and other parts of Asia, so they are coming up with ways to fill that capacity."
Shoppers themselves, meanwhile, are another factor. A low-paid clerical worker might have a hard time passing off a $10,000 Hermes tote as the real thing. But who would ask questions about $44 Toms shoes? "When you're talking about middle-market brands with middle-of-the-road price points, you don't have that stigma about counterfeits, people being suspicious about fakes, because the real thing isn't that unattainable," said Caleb Westbay, vice president of sales at Ed Hardy, a Los Angeles tattoo-themed street-wear brand.
Until its worldwide licensing rights were sold last year, Ed Hardy had a dedicated anti-counterfeiting team that worked with the police to identify and track down knockoffs. In 2006, the brand started sewing anti-counterfeit strips onto its clothing labels, similar in idea to the security strips that go into dollar bills, Westbay said. "Counterfeit goods look authentic. Everything from quality and execution of product down to packaging and labeling and all that stuff," Westbay said. "It's tough to fight."
These cheaper items may ultimately make more money for counterfeiters than their luxury cousins because it's easier to sell vast quantities of the lower-priced items. Many more people are likely to buy $15 counterfeit hoodies and sweat pants than shell out $100 for a fake Louis Vuitton handbag. "If there is profit to be made, things will be counterfeited, and it goes so far beyond luxury goods in terms of what is actually being counterfeited," said Christine Hogue, who monitors counterfeits as an import advisory specialist for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.
The Internet has enabled counterfeiters to further elude authorities by cutting out the middlemen and selling directly to shoppers. The most ambitious counterfeiting websites have taken to copying photos and trademarks and registering dozens of domain names similar to the brand's official website. Many shoppers, groomed by deals sites to expect heavy discounts, are duped into thinking they're buying the real deal, said Scafidi of Fordham University.
"The Internet is a much bigger risk than the guy setting up a table with handbags," said Douglas Zarkin, vice president of marketing at Kellwood Co., owner of urban fashion brand Baby Phat, which has dealt with counterfeiters both online and off. "Technology allows people to put up a very professional-looking face when they are not professional people." That's something Jeffrey Campbell, a Los Angeles company known for colorful and edgy footwear, has experienced firsthand. Last fall, customers began asking why shoes they had ordered were taking so long to arrive, pointing to order numbers that Jeffrey Campbell had no record of handling, said company spokeswoman Sharon Blackburn. The company investigated and discovered a handful of websites, with names such as CheapJeffreyCampbell.com, masquerading as authentic vendors and selling versions of the company's popular Lita boot, which retails for about $160, at a 60% to 70% discount, Blackburn said.
The red flag: Some of the sites were peddling shoe styles specially created for clients and produced in very limited quantities, Blackburn said. Shoppers forked over their credit cards and received nothing. But there was little the company could do besides report the sites to PayPal and urge shoppers to be careful. The company previously had seen counterfeits of its shoes made by a Chinese manufacturer being sold on EBay. "Our loyal customers can tell the fakes and they don't want them," Blackburn said. "But we are not an Apple or Chanel or Gucci. Those are so recognizable that people immediately know the brand and the possibility that it's a knockoff."


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Lidia married Bill Hall in Knott County, in 1932. He died Aug. 24, 1982. She worked at General Tire in Wabash. She and her husband lived in Wabash County since 1953, coming from Knott County.
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The Grand Theft Auto Wiki wants your help! Together we are building an encyclopedia and a wiki community based around the Grand Theft Auto series. You can edit and create articles on the Grand Theft Auto Wiki right now. If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.
New logo image proposition
A few days ago Olipro suggested chang the wiki logo to this image. While I am partial to the current one (because I made it :)) I do like this new version better. So in spirit of democracy I felt we should see how everybody feels about changing it. If you like the newer logo but have any suggestions on how to improve it please let them be know in your vote
Voting is over the logo has been changed.
- Thai420Talk to me! 16:55, 15 May 2007 (UTC) I like it but I think we could use a picture of Niko (if we can find a good one) in it somewhere to help connect it more to GTA IV
- Zaibatsu 16:46, 16 May 2007 (UTC) I have to say, I like the new logo better than the old one. But don't you think you should add a GTA IV screenshot to have every GTA 3D title covered? And it appears that this Wiki is all about San Andreas with the SA font. I think you should use another one but I don't know what the others think. And just one thing: The woman in the lower left-hand corner isn't that important to include it on a logo for a video game where much more important characters are in (add Tommy, Toni, Vic or Niko e.g.)
- Matthias 15:13, 17 June 2007 (UTC) It is much cleaner designed and looks far more professional.
- I'm technically biased of course since I made it, but I'd say it's definitely a nice improvement :P -- Olipro 17:42, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
Deleting templates
I going to start getting rid of some templates that just clutter things up mainly Template:Tnavbar and the related templates and the templates made by Forerunner if nobody has any objections. Mostly they just connect to each other and not any real articles. Thai420Talk to me! 06:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
New Main Page
Ok I'm kinda bored with the main page so I decided to try making a new one. Please look at it here and let me know what you think. If you have any suggestions on how to improve it please let them be know in your vote.
- --Thai420Talk to me! 00:55, 31 July 2007 (UTC) I think the colors are easier on the eyes and hopefully the todo list will help us make better articles.
- angies<staff /> (talk) 23:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC) I think it looks much nicer.. Also we have a new gaming main page template you are welcome to steal from at gamingstarter.wikia.com
- Ianlopez1115 11:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC) Looks like Wikipedia but the layout is much improved. Replace it!
- 184.108.40.206 22:07, 15 November 2007 (UTC) I like it! I just miss the list of games... Games:
Grand Theft Auto Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 Grand Theft Auto 2
- The new background images inside the template look misplaced, better use a plain one. The new boxes look quite exactly like wikipedia:Main_Page, not bad, but also not too creative ;) --Matthias 13:57, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
The 2 logos are genial. --Droides 15:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC).
Gaming wiki chat this Sunday!
Hi all,
On Sunday October 14th there is going to be an IRC chat for gaming wikis at the #wikia-gaming channel. Contributors, admins, and foudners of all/all gaming-related wiki on Wikia are invited to discuss common issues that we might have, sharing our experiences, and helping each other out. The time of the chat will be:
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Merge with Grand Theft Wiki
I am excited to share that GTW has agreed to come to Wikia and merge with gta.wikia.com to make Wikia's Grand Theft Auto wiki the largest and most comprehensive wiki! What this means for this wiki:
- Pages: All pages from GTW will be moved into this wiki. If there is a clash (a page from here has the same name as a page on there), then GTW's copy will be moved to be a subpage of a temporary merge page. The two communities will then make efforts to combine the two vast sets of information into one full GTA Wiki - the biggest and the best.
- Users: GTW's users will be attempted to be merged into Wikia's central user database (which goes across every Wikia wiki). If their username does not already exist on Wikia, it will be added and become your account. If you are currently an admin on gta.wikia.com you will continue to be one. All admins on GTW will also be given admin rights. It is our hope that these two communities of users bond together to form one larger more active community
- URL: www.grandtheftwiki.com will then point to gta.wikia.com so this wiki will get lots of new traffic
Questions: Feel free to ask User:Xenon the founder of GTW, myself or TOR if you have any questions. angies<staff /> (talk) 18:42, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
- I made an announcement on the German GTA Wikia Frontpage to support the upcoming merge process. --Matthias 21:06, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
From Grand Theft Wiki
Further to previous discussions about merging Grand Theft Wiki with en.gta.wiki.com, staff at Wikia have suggested the possibility of Wikia purchasing Grand Theft Wiki. This would mean that Wikia owns Grand Theft Wiki, and all our members would be merged into their central database. We would keep the domain name GrandTheftWiki.com, and keep the same content and structure and policies. The content and images of en.gta.wikia.com would be merged into this wiki. I'm wondering if the community here have any thoughts? Xenon (?) 16:52, 27 July 2007 (BST)
- I like the idea Xenon, WikiaGTA has a lot of good content on there site that would be good for here aswell... Plus... *Cough*You get cash out of this*Cough*. George 16:59, 27 July 2007 (BST)
- The idea is a good one, although I would prefer the layout and design of this site to be used. A-Dust 21:51, 27 July 2007 (BST)
- We would be able to keep this design and everything - just like Memory Alpha and WoWWiki which were both bought by Wikia. We lose some extensions and we are forced to have things like adverts though. Bear in mind that the existing staff structure would remain the same, just Wikia would own the site and earn the revenue from adverts and they would also promote it. An alternative is for us to just set up adverts ourselves and start heavily marketing GTW on its own, which is a possibility but requires some investment, particularly in time. Bear in mind no decision has been made, we're simply exploring avenues. Xenon (?) 00:56, 28 July 2007 (BST)
- From what's been mentioned on this page I completely agree with the merger. So long as it is definite that the domain, layout and everything else is kept. Promotion is something the wiki needs, and I'm sure Wikia can do a good job of that. As long as the adverts are not intrusive, and are well placed, Wikia should find this to be a profitable website, and with more contributing editors attracted, the site should grow to be a huge success. Chris 23:57, 28 July 2007 (BST)
I can now confirm that Grand Theft Wiki will be moving to Wikia and merging with the English GTA Wikia. The resulting merge will then take the domain name and appearance of Grand Theft Wiki, and there will be a collaborative effort to reorganise the site.
Pages: All pages from GTW will be moved into Wikia. If there is a clash (a page from here has the same name as a page on there), then GTW's copy will be moved to be a subpage of a temporary merge page. We will then make efforts to combine the two vast sets of information into one full GTA Wiki - the biggest and the best.
Users: GTW's users will be attempted to be merged into Wikia's central user database (which goes across every Wikia wiki). If your username does not already exist on Wikia, it will be added and become your account. If your username is the same as an existing username on Wikia, it will check the email addresses to see if it is the same person. If it is, then you will keep that Wikia account and all your existing edits will be under your name. If that is not your account, your username will be renamed to a temporary name, which you can use to login and edit. If you then notify us that you have an existing Wikia account under a different name, we can then merge the accounts at a later date. If you want to make sure this process goes quickly, you can tell us your existing Wikia username now, and we will rename your GTW account to match your Wikia one ASAP.
General: From the date of the transfer, Wikia will own Grand Theft Wiki, the domain names, and all the content. GTW will move to be hosted by Wikia, on their custom Wiki platform. Staff from GTW and the GTA Wikia will continue to be in charge of the wiki and operate it, but the central Wikia staff will have highest authority. All GTW's content will continue to be licensed under the GNU FDL.
The transfer will take place in late November 2007, and GTW will be uneditable for a brief period of time until the transfer is complete. However you should still be able to visit and read the Wiki without interruption. If you have any questions, please ask them here so they can be answered by more people. Thanks for your cooperation during this time - Xenon (?) 13:29, 21 November 2007 (UTC)


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LOWELL, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against five people she alleges illegally distributed a video of her having a sexual encounter with a Buddhist monk.
Maya Men says in her lawsuit filed in Middlesex Superior Court that the defendants violated her right to privacy and her constitutional rights. She also says their actions intentionally inflicted emotional distress.
The Sun of Lowell reports that, according to the lawsuit, Men "has been held up to her relevant community as an individual who should be shunned and scorned, called a thief, and referred to by a plethora of pejorative terms."
The lawsuit seeks damages and seizure of all copies of the recording.
The accusations have roiled the region's Cambodian community. Men was helping lead an effort to raise money for a new temple.


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