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They've honked off Disney? Now regime change is inevitable.
>> If Verizon's argument here prevailed, you could potentially argue that any regulation that restricted how a company acted was a form of a "taking." But that's silly.
This, of course, is the end game for the corporations that are in the process of buying our government.
# of tellers (1985): 485,000
US population (1985): 237.9 M
US population (2002): 287.7 M
Expected # of tellers in 2002: 582,000
Actual # of tellers in 2002: 527,000
"Missing" tellers: 55,000
Source for US pop: http://tinyurl.com/3uv5ao6 (Google visualization of US Census data)
Reasoning: Bank services can reasonably be modeled as a per-capita business. More people require more services. Of course there is a network effect but for a first cut it's not a bad assumption. (And one would expect that, as population grows, the network effect would imply more bank services required.)
If things were the same, we would expect nearly 60,000 more tellers in banks than we saw. Something changed and reduced the tellers per capita. It doesn't seem outrageous to think that it might in fact be the ATMs that reduced the need for human tellers. I have used a human teller approximately zero times in ten years, and I know I am not alone. Are banks really still paying for all of the tellers they would have? As population grows and new areas open to development, do banks really construct new branches ... or do they plant a lot more ATMs and keep their branches more centralized?
I really do expect better on Techdirt than mere "Look, a number changed!"
One of the counter-volleys is that the story was not about the NYSE but about some other unrelated hedge fund. Here's my question: The image used is pretty iconic for "financial markets". The NYSE trading floor is used by lots of financial cable channels as "the" symbol of the capitalist economy -- and the NYSE is quite happy to let them. (For example, it allows and encourages coverage of the opening and closing bell.)
Could an argument be made that the trademark conveyed by the image has been turned generic, a la the fears of Band-aid Brand bandages, Kleenex tissues, or Xerox copying? Can an image become generic?
I imagine this has as much to do with degrading the 2D experience (thus, comparatively, heightening the 3D experience and justifying all those extra $$ charged) as with actual piracy.
The judge is clearing mistaking the map for the territory. Because the shape of Tyson's face is wildly different than the shape of Helm's, there is no way to actually copy the tattoo from the former to the latter. They're different because the topology is different. Helm's tattoo might be "inspired" by Tyson's but they're not the same. (Just look at the picture.)
Big corporation tries to censor you, realizes it looks bad, and tries to buy back its good name. You stand up for your right to free speech, maintain your independence, and show you don't need big corporation's guilt money.
Hmmm. Seems pretty empowered to me.
Isn't the whole point of copyright that this is not a "competitive market"? There is no direct substitute for this book -- either you're reading Economics in One Less or you're not. (Obviously, this frays at the edges, because perhaps there is a different economics book one might consider instead, so there is some limited fungibility.)
I think that the reason people object so strongly to the original article is this: Price is set by the intersection of supply and demand. True. But demand is the measure of the utility of the product to the purchaser. While it isn't obvious, it's certainly possible that the added conveniences of the Kindle edition make it sufficiently more valuable than the paperback. I will admit that, as much as I am staying away from ebooks due to DRM, I have all but stopped buying paperbacks because I don't want to invest the space in my apartment to keep them and I hate throwing out books. (Yes, the reseale market is the way to go but I haven't sat down to do that yet.)
I don't think it's helpful on either side to say that some just "doesn't get it". It's clear Mike grasps economics but his highly dismissive attitude was incorrect in this way. You can only a priori compare the paperback to Kindle if they're the same product and they are not, because the Kindle version has features the paperback lacks.
If throttling Spotify drives people back to piracy, and if -- as often alleged by the recording industry -- every file downloaded is a lost sale (bear with me here), and if people who cause lost sales are (again, according to the recording industry) liable for massive damages to make up for the "missing" money...
then shouldn't the recording industry sue itself into oblivion for inducing massive copyright violations?
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This, however, assumes that consumers are stupid, and I think Hollywood may quickly discover that consumers aren't quite as stupid as the studio execs think.should read
This, however, assumes that consumers are stupid, and I think Hollywood may quickly discover that consumers aren't quite as stupid as the studio execs are.
See, again -- this is why the Sandmen in Logan's Run had it right...
But just the fact that such information is getting released leads the government to shut down lines of communication that enable such corruption.Except that the net effect could very well be to drive the colluders to inventing "better" ways to hide what they're doing. The likelihood that secret colluders will suddenly stop colluding seems small -- all the incentives for their actions remain. In fact, you could argue that a massive and apparently indiscriminate data dump works against the alleged principles, as the important stuff is swamped and the cost of being revealed is minimized.
And of course, this could be seen as pro-Apple, as it reinforces the "there's an app for that" meme -and- the magic of the prefixed "i" (as in iPogo and iPad)...
And the voters he hopes to represent.
Sadly, he might be right on both counts.
It's very simple. When your business model depends on enticing artists into making deals insanely not in their favor, you have to assume that -everyone else-'s business model works the same way. So artists would sign with DMX because they wouldn't understand that they'd be making less, because DMX would cook the books to obscure how much money is being siphoned away by a generally-useless middleman.
You know -- just like BMI does now.
His article is available for free. :)
Snarking aside, I would never have heard of this guy if his content had been behind a paywall.
... and he has nothing left to say. So you are in fact silencing him.
Why, yes, yes he did... on July 10.
When the news is starting to follow the parody news sites, we've truly disappeared down the rabbit hole...
This isn't to say that ticket scalpers and resellers who buy up all the tickets aren't necessarily a problem
the other choice was no photo at all. And that other choice was the right one.


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Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
Word of the Day
Kafkaesque kahf-kuh-ESK (adjective) Of, relating to or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially, having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre or illogical quality - www.merriam-webster.com
Website of the Day
This free, Web-based service helps you sift through the myriad options associated with picking a cell phone carrier, wireless plan, credit card and even gas station. Filter results according to your needs to find the best value.
Number to Know
22: Number season that "The Simpsons" currently is on. The yellow family made their TV debut on this date in 1987 on "The Tracey Ullman Show."
This Day in History
April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., is bombed, killing 168.
Today's Featured Birthday
Actor/author/etc. James Franco (33)
Daily Quote
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." – E.B. White


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Four Republicans vying in a west and southwest suburban congressional primary said Friday that Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is vulnerable because he voted for the Affordable Care Act and won't have President Barack Obama at the top of the Democratic ticket.
The 11th Congressional District hopefuls in the March 18 primary also laid out their priorities during a meeting with the Tribune editorial board.
"I believe in smaller government, less taxes and less regulation and every day I wake up I'm represented by someone who believes in more government, voted for Obamacare, more taxes and more regulation and that disturbs me," said three-term state Rep. Darlene Senger, 58, a former Naperville City Council member.
Ian Bayne, a real estate appraiser and conservative radio talk show host, said the district leans more Republican than people may think, arguing that "hard-working people are conservative." The 40-year-old Aurora resident stressed the need for free markets, especially for health care.
Contenders Chris Balkema of Channahon and Bert Miller of Hinsdale live outside the district, which includes Naperville, Aurora and Joliet. Each candidate indicated they spend a significant amount of time in the district for their jobs.
Miller, 66, recently retired as CEO of Phoenix Closures, a Naperville-based manufacturer of bottle caps. He said his experience in hiring and managing gives him a leg up on helping spark job creation. Miller said he wants to see tax structure changes that benefit businesses and also the building of U.S. oil pipelines, which could lead to more jobs. "I want Americans put to work," he said.
Balkema, 42, a purchasing manager at Caterpillar Inc. and a Grundy County Board member, said he sees potential in resurrecting the country's manufacturing foundation, and that decreasing the corporate tax rate to spur economic growth is his priority.
"There is nothing standing in our way other than rolling up our sleeves, forgetting the microphone and getting to work behind the scenes with both sides of the aisle," Balkema said.
Asked what makes Foster vulnerable, the Republican candidates noted that suburban Democratic congressional candidates have fared worse when Obama is not leading the Democratic ticket as he was in 2008 and 2012.
A Foster campaign spokeswoman issued a statement that did not address the Republican contentions of his vulnerability but went after "Tea Party Republicans" who have brought "our economy to the brink with a government shutdown and threat of default, cut essential safety nets for working families like unemployment insurance, and block every attempt to pass comprehensive immigration reform."
A fifth candidate, Craig Robbins, a captain in the Illinois National Guard from Lisle, didn't attend the meeting and said by phone he is "strongly considering withdrawing candidacy due to a number of military service and business obligations."


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Miette means "little crumb" in French, but if you've ever visited a little bakery by that name in San Francisco, you'll know that in English, it means "supremely excellent cake". To us, the cakes are instantly nostalgic, calling to mind cakes from childhood (whether or not Grandma's cake really did look that good or not) and with a joyful, storybook quality about them. And while some may say they're too pretty to eat, we have found that when you do, it's well worth it: the cakes have a fresh, just-heavy enough buttercream and a meltingly tender crumb, all made with the precision of a French Pâtissier. We took some time recently to chat with Caitlin Williams, who co-owns both Miette Pâtisserie and Miette Confiserie along with Megan Ray; here's what we learned about their cakes, the storybooks inspired them, and how the dot-com crash just might have been the best thing to happen to cake lovers in the Bay Area:
Cakespy: We've read that Meg started Miette after being "liberated" from a dot-com job; similarly, Caitlin has a non-baking background. So, Meg and Caitlin, how does the baking world differ from your previous careers?
Miette Cakes: We were both living in San Francisco in the late 1990's and, really, it was hard not to take a job in the dot-com world. It was wild, it was well paid, and I think it was a time for all of us to assess what we were working very hard for and what we would like to be doing instead. It had to be a very clear calling, indeed, because we both went from very glossy (and hard working) worlds to a pretty unglamorous world of blue-collar baking with not much pay. Especially starting where we did...we were a two person operation--from designing the cakes, to decorating the cakes, to prepping the cakes, to doing the dishes, delivering the cakes and selling them. But there isn't a moment where either of us has looked back and wished it had happened any differently!
CS: You mention that your influences include, amongst other things, children's storybooks. Any storybooks in particular?
MC: One of our favorites is a little Family Storytime book called Pantaloon about a black poodle who dreams of being a baker.
CS: What made you decide to open a Confiserie in addition to the Pâtisserie? Is there any crossover, or is it just baked goods at the Pâtisserie, and candies at the Confiserie?
MC: We had thoughts of a new store for a while, but we didn't want to replicate what we had already done. We had been selling these amazing Dragees from France and some really dreamy caramels at the Pâtisserie and that sparked the idea for a really beautiful, upscale candy shop with a lot of candies we had only seen in Europe as well as super yummy favorites made locally and some goodies from our childhood. We found this beautiful space (that needed a TON of work) in a great neighborhood with beautiful tall ceilings and our dreams of a candy shop were solidified! We are lucky to have Meg's husband, Chris, who took that pretty gross little space and made it extraordinarily beautiful. In terms of product, the shops are very complimentary, the Pâtisserie carries a few of our favorite (and appropriate in theme) candies and our Confiserie carries many cupcakes, macarons and cookies.
CS: What is your favorite type of dessert (doesn't have to be something you sell, although it can be!)?
MC: My favorite things we sell are the walnut shortbread and lime meringue tart. But my very favorite desserts to eat are pies (just out of the oven) served a la mode. One of my most vivid pastry memories is from our first trip to France at Pâtisserie Stohrer, a Puit d'Amor - orange custard in a tart shell, beautifully bruleed on top that I ate, about 15 yards away, sitting on a bench on Rue Greneta.
CS: What is your most popular cake?
MC: It's probably our Vanilla Tomboy. It's great because it's the traditional chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream but it has a really great balance in decorating. We strive to make our cakes as absolutely perfect and simple as possible, but often we hear that they are just too perfect to eat! The Tomboy is great because it's super feminine and delicate but you don't have any trouble diving in. It really is our version of a cute girl with the knees torn out of her jeans!
CS: We notice that you have an email entry for candy suggestions on your site. Have you ever ended up developing and selling any candies based on suggestions received?
MC: We have! Very often, it's an item that we already carry or are dying to find, so this is a great communication tool with our customers! We wish there was a way to get all of our candies online, but our stock is too large and varying with seasons and availability. So, we rely on lots of calls from far away places and special packages being delivered to our customers!
CS: You use only organic baking ingredients. In your opinion, do organic versus non-organic baked goods vary in taste?
MC: I don't know if I would say organic versus non-organic is the taste definition, because we've all had an organic apple that still tastes terrible. We strive to use the best ingredients from the people we know. Whether this is the perfect raspberry bought in-season from our friend Howard, the dairy that we use from Straus (our smallest local dairy that can get us the quantities we need), or the eggs that we can sometimes get from Nigel at Eatwell Farms. In the case of the larger ingredients (flour, sugar, etc) we go with organic because in our own way, if we're going to be supporting anyone with our little amount of buying power, we want to be supporting people doing some bit of good for the earth. That, and it's what we always used at home for our friends and family, so it made sense to cook that way for customers.
CS: Have you ever had a recipe or cake that didn't quite work out?
MC: Oh goodness, all the time! Starting out at the farmers market was really great for flushing out what worked and what didn't. We have some amazing customers who were great with feedback and support in helping us narrow our focus and develop the perfect Miette products. there are also a lot of considerations for products we won't do because of our unique location at
the Ferry Building. Our baking is done in Oakland and transported over the Bay Bridge every morning. We have to have products that will hold up in traffic and then on the shelf for the full day. We also have to be good neighbors, there are two other bakeries in the Ferry Building and we all hold a specific niche - we don't want to step on anyone's toes!
CS: You offer the tomboy, the debutante and the princess cake--do you find that people order according to their personality type?
MC: Unfortunately, no! they're all so very different in flavors and, rightfully so, people are choosing based on what will be most popular for their guests. Sometimes I wonder if people even see the connection - when I'm setting up the cake case, I set them up in order of frill: princess,
debutante, tomboy to see if i can get people to see our little wink!
CS: To follow up on that question, which do each of you relate the most to: tomboy, debutante or princess?
MC: The Tomboy! Not too frilly, but still really girly!
CS: What do you think the most important aspect is in making a good cake?
MC: It's definitely possible to mess up good ingredients, but you definitely have a leg up if you're using really great ingredients to bake with.
CS: What is the best time of day to eat cake, in your opinion?
MC: With afternoon tea! I could spend my days amongst the very fancy French women sitting for tea and cake at Laduree. There is nothing more indulgent and sophisticated than people who take time mid-day to enjoy a well made sweet and a touch of tea.
CS: Is there such a thing as a "bad" cake or pastry? What makes it bad?
MC: Well, there are so many definitions of bad - taste is incredibly subjective! I try to be very aware of what my taste is and define things as to what is to-my and not-to-my taste. Taste memory is really strong and, as bakers, we find ourselves competing with people's memories of their grandmother's cake or their favorite Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies. We just focus on making the things that we think are the best tasting we've ever had - it may not be the best tasting you've ever had, but we feel good about what we're putting out there. But, yes, I've had many pastries both that are not to my liking and that are executed poorly, but having my work
highly scrutinized, I'm sensitive to keeping my opinions to myself and giving second chances!
CS: Any future goals or exciting things coming up for Miette?
MC: Very immediately, we're just trying to get prepared for the holidays! But the biggest project I'm working on is renovating our web store to make it more user friendly and full of things that people are always asking us for (cake plates and candy!). It should be up in time for the holidays (December 1).
CS: Do you have a cookbook or offer any recipes to the general public?
MC: Maybe one day! we've gone through a number of ideas for cookbooks and I think we're narrowing it down. We have had a pretty unique business experience and I think that it would be fun for people to read. We'll see!
Miette Pâtisserie is located in the Ferry Building Marketplace, Shop 10, San Francisco. Miette Confiserie is located at 449 Octavia Boulevard, San Francisco. For more information or to view their fantastic cake gallery, visit miettecakes.com.
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Diary of a Film Start-Up Part 11: Ranking System for Indie Films?/
By Roger Jackson
Previously: Three Months of Work
Ranking System
Consistent feedback from VoD platforms: it's tough for them to decide whether to accept -- or reject -- an independent film. And how useful it would be to have some sort of independent films ranking system, to give them some indication of how well a movie might perform on VoD. We agree. So we're building it. We found the perfect person to create what is quite a complex real-time algorithm -- an indie filmmaker with a math PhD from Harvard.
Here's the concept: For every film uploaded to KinoNation we gather dozens of data points. Film in a festival? It gets points, based on the prestige and importance of the festival. More points for an award nomination. Even more for a win. Trailer has 10,000 views on Vimeo or YouTube? That's also part of the ranking. Ditto with Facebook fans, Tweets, IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes score, etcetera. You get the idea. There are 50+ metrics in all.
The secret sauce is the algorithm, of course -- how much each metric is worth, damping factors, and the statistical integrity of the ranking. Is it perfect? Far from it, and obviously a high KinoNation rank doesn't guarantee that a film will perform in the VoD space. There are plenty of movies whose trailer goes viral on YouTube but the film fails to take off when the audience has to pay to rent or buy. But we believe a novel and transparent ranking system could be helpful, not just to VoD platforms who have to pick and choose films based on limited data, but also to filmmakers who will see their ranking improve as a function of their marketing efforts. No question it'll be controversial. Obviously it's tough to measure the "quality" of a film -- which is highly subjective -- based on the film's engagement with social media. A film might have no trailer, no Facebook page, and no festival wins, but still be fantastic. Right?
VoD at the American Film Market
I'm spending some time at AFM this week, which -- like KinoNation -- is in Santa Monica. Today was the video-on-demand conference. I showed up for "VoD Release Strategies." Panelists from SnagFilms, Magnolia Pictures, IndieFlix and Tribeca. Everyone very bullish about the rapidly maturing VoD market and the potential to reach millions of households. My 5 point takeaway:
1. Major studios are dumping hundreds or even thousands of their library films into the VoD system, crowding out indies to a certain extent, and certainly clogging up the encoding houses.
2. Comcast is the 800lb gorilla of cable VoD, way ahead of the other cable systems (Time Warner, Charter, AT&T, etc.) in terms of the revenue they generate for indie films
3. The cable companies VoD interfaces are generally awful, but unlikely to improve fast because it's so expensive to swap out millions of cable set-top boxes.
4. Try as they might, it's hard for VoD platforms to duplicate the "visual feel" of a Blockbuster-type video store. But indie filmmakers can stand out from the VoD crowd by creating big, gorgeous poster art for their film. This shouldn't be an afterthought. Invest in great art and photos for your film, it's often the defining factor for consumers.
5. VoD platforms that showcase films "in theaters now" -- which can really super-charge online rentals -- have wised up to distributors who are essentially cheating the system by four-walling the movie in 1 or 2 theaters.
Foreign Intervention
A dozen more films submitted to our Private Beta this week. Keep them coming! I've been talking to a couple of filmmakers whose movies have a foreign language element. Director Rafael Blanco made two versions of "The Last Intervention" -- one version in English, and one in Spanish. Makes sense since it's a comedy about a dysfunctional Dominican family. Rafael is uploading both versions to KinoNation. But worth noting that most VoD platforms won't accept burned-in subtitles, and we encourage filmmakers to upload their subtitles as metadata with timecode, so the consumer (as with DVD) can turn on/off the non-English version. Meanwhile, Luxembourg based filmmaker Ady El Assal submitted "Les Fameux Gars" (The Famous Guys.) This raw, high energy movie should find its audience among French speaking teens -- and reminds me that we need to woo Paris based platforms CanalPlay, Arte, My TF1 and Iliad. VoD is huge in France and a big opportunity for KinoNation.
Next week: Post # 12: Doubling the Upload Speed
Roger Jackson is a producer and the co-founder of film distribution start-up KinoNation. He was Vice President, Content for digital film pioneer iFilm.com and has produced short films in Los Angeles, documentaries in Darfur, Palestine and Bangladesh, a reality series for VH1 and one rather bad movie for FuelTV. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Shooter (2007)
Shooter is a 2007 action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and based on the best-selling novel "Point of Impact" written by Stephen Hunter. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger, a former US Marine sniper who finds himself framed for an assassination that he believed he was trying to prevent. The cast includes Danny Glover, Ned Beatty, Michael Peña and Kate Mara. Shooter also was adapted as a USA Network television series that premiered in 2016 and stars Ryan Phillippe as Swagger.
The following weapons were used in the film Shooter (2007):
USMC M40A3 rifle
USMC Sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) engages several ground targets with his M40A3 sniper rifle at the beginning of the film. In the final confrontation on the glacier, at least one of the enemy snipers in the mountain appears to use a M40A3 sniper rifle with a custom paint job done to blend in with the current terrain. The rifle appears to be a Remington 700 7.62 (trued and blueprinted by a gunsmith fitted with a McMillan A4 stock, Harris bipod, and a US optics MST-100 scope (considering the year)).
Barrett M82A1M
In the opening scene in Ethiopia, Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) is seen firing both a Barrett M82A1M and a M40A3 sniper rifle. The M82A1M is distinguishable from a Barrett M82 by the lengthened scope rail on top. This rifle is likely standing in for the M82A3 (the variant of the Barrett used by the USMC) which is essentially an M82A1M with the rear grip removed. Even though this rifle is a semi-automatic in real life, in the movie, the editing makes it appear that Swagger racks the charging handle between shots (like a non blank-adapted rifle would require).
- Posted to IMFDB by Weapons Coordinator Ryan Steacy:
- "I was the weapons coordinator on this film. The Barrett used was a real one firing blanks. After multiple strafing runs by the helicopter and the amount of dust and crap floating in the air from all the explosions,the gun did malfunction a few times on multiple takes. Unfortunately the way it was edited together made it seem like he was cocking it after every shot."
Barrett M82A1
A sniper rifle is seen mounted on a remote weapons platform which has been speculated to be a Precision Remotes Telepresent Rapid-Aiming Platform (TRAP), which is basically a computer-operated weapon platform that holds a standard rifle. According to the remote scope's readout, it appears that the rifle mounted is a Barrett M82A1 fitted with a suppressor.
Cheytac (Cheyenne Tactical) M-200 Intervention
The hefty Cheytac M-200 Intervention rifle has a pivotal role as one of Swagger's personal sniper rifles. This rifle fires the extremely ballistics efficient .408 CheyTac round. As a result, this rifle, with correctly manufactured ammunition, can be effectively used out to distances of approximately 1.5 miles. The rifle is usually used with a ballistic computer that calculates bullet trajectory based on atmospheric conditions. As he is seen taking a shot at a stew can, a ballistic computer can be seen immediately to Swagger's right. While it is possible, one must realize that the average grouping for even the best rifle (the M-200 being high on that list) at this range will be approximately 20 inches at 2000 yards. Keeping that in mind, the scene was obviously used to showcase Swagger's supernatural ability to snipe. He is seen using it right-handed until his meeting with Attorney General, where he holds it left-handed (due to his shoulder injury).
Remington Model 700PSS
The Remington 700PSS, a heavy barreled tactical version of the Remington Model 700 designed for use by police, makes two appearances in the film. It is first seen employed by Secret Service snipers who take up positions during the Archbishop's speech. While on the run, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) has Nicholas Memphis (Michael Peña) purchase two of these rifles at the sporting goods store, fitted with Leupold Fixed 16x magnification M1 riflescopes. These rifles are given a custom camouflage paint job by Swagger and are used near the river where Swagger is training Memphis to shoot under pressure. Later, Memphis provides cover fire for Swagger as they infiltrate the ranch in Virginia. Finally, the rifle, now with an arctic camouflage scheme, is used by Swagger as well as mercenary snipers during the confrontation on the mountain.
Cooey Model 600
Sarah Fenn (Kate Mara) later gives Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) a Cooey Model 600 which he later uses with a "homemade silencer" to kill Memphis' captors.
Rifles & Carbines
The AKM rifle is carried by some of the enemy fighters engaged by Swagger and Fenn at the film's beginning.
One of the enemy fighters is seen carrying an AKMSU when engaged by Swagger and Fenn at the film's beginning.
There are several appearances of M4A1s in the film, one with a PVS-14 Night Vision Optic and Cobray 37mm Launcher is seen being used by Donnie Fenn (Lane Garrison) to fire at a helicopter. SWAT officers are seen firing them as Swagger is chased in the FBI car. They are also used by the mercenaries during the firefight at the ranch, one which is commandeered by Swagger, and one, possibly the same one taken from the ranch shootout, with a red dot optic and suppressor is used by Swagger at the end of the film. During the ranch scene, some of the M4's can be seen fitted with the PVS-14 Night Vision Optics, despite being used in broad daylight. The M4 at the end of the film appears to have an EOTech with a 4x Magnifier mounted behind it, and not an Aimpoint Sight, as was on the one that he took from the farm. You can see the rifles optics when Swagger goes under the house with his M1911 out. FBI SWAT also are seen with them as they come to meet Swagger on the mountain.
Heckler & Koch G36C
Two bodyguards protecting Colonel Johnson (Danny Glover) at the end of the film carry Heckler & Koch G36Cs.
Heckler & Koch G36KV
Heckler & Koch G36KVs are carried by the four guards outside the cabin where Sandor (Rade Šerbedžija) is sequestered.
Machine Guns
One of the targets Swagger snipes in the beginning of the film is seen on a DShK heavy machine gun mounted on the back of a truck.
Browning M2
In the Ethiopia sequence at the beginning of the film, several Browning M2s can be seen mounted on Humvees and enemy vehicles.
RPD machine gun
During the firefight at the ranch, two gunners in a helicopter can be seen firing RPD light machine guns. This information was confirmed by Ryan Steacy, the weapons coordinator from the film.
Beretta 92FS
A Beretta 92FS is drawn by a police officer on Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg). Swagger later confronts ex-sniper Michael Sandor (Rade Šerbedžija) with a Beretta 92FS. Ben Davis (Adrian Hughes), and an unnamed man are each armed with what appears to be Berettas as they are setting up the "suicide" of Nick Memphis. There are no clear shots of their pistols but the unnamed man's pistol may be a Beretta 92FS. Also interesting to notice is that Bob Lee Swagger can be seen taking Russo's pistol out of his holster while he is talking to Nick, so this could be where he obtained the Beretta 92FS he is seen using later.
Glock 17
Police Officer Stanley Timmons (Alan C. Peterson) wounds Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) with a Glock 17. After being wounded, Swagger then strips a Glock 17 from FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis (Michael Peña). The Glock is later placed in a custom rig that is put on Memphis in order to make it look like he committed suicide.
Stainless Revolver (possibly Non Gun)
The "mugger" who kills Timmons (Alan C. Peterson) in an alley uses what appears to be a stainless revolver to do the job. Judging from the arm tattoos and body size, it can be surmised that the man is the same guy who helped set up the "suicide" of Nick Memphis later on, Frank Russo (Darrin Massey). Due to the proximity of the gun to the actor on the ground and the unusual sparks coming from the cylinder, this gun may be a Non Gun.
SIG-Sauer P228
Frank Russo (Darrin Massey) is armed with what appears to be a SIG-Sauer P228 pistol as they are setting up the "suicide" of Nick Memphis.
SIG-Sauer P226
When Payne (Elias Koteas) confronts Sarah (Kate Mara), he can be seen with a SIG-Sauer P226 fitted with a suppressor.
Walther P99
After Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) gets the information he needs out of him, Sandor (Rade Šerbedžija) grabs a Walther P99 from his bookshelf to use on himself.
Taurus PT92
A nickel plated Taurus PT92 with pearl grips is taken off Senator Meachum (Ned Beatty) and thrown on the ground. Sarah (Kate Mara) then picks up the handgun and fires the pistol. In one shot, the slide is locked back but in the next shot, the slide was back forward.
Colt M1911A1
Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) uses the M1911A1 to tie up some loose ends.
12 Gauge Side by Side Double Barreled Shotgun
Senator Meachum (Ned Beatty) can be seen shooting clays with a Side by Side Double Barreled Shotgun.
Remington 870 Express
When Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) goes to Donnie's wife Sara Fenn (Kate Mara) for help, she can be seen with Remington 870 Express in the doorway to which Swagger mentions that it's too long to draw quickly before she lets him into the house. A sawed-off Remington 870 Express is seen when Sarah shoots an intruder in her home before being captured by Jack Payne (Elias Koteas), it is unknown if this is a second shotgun or if Sarah cut the stock and barrel off the one from earlier (Athough it is unlikely that she would cut down the stock, sand it smooth, contour it and re-stain and finish it, it's probably meant to be the same shotgun). The short shotgun is seen during the mountain scene when Payne has it taped to his hand and is using to hold Sarah hostage when he taunts Swagger by telling him he has no shot.
M29 81mm Mortar
Several M29 81mm Mortars can be seen being used to fire on Swagger's and Fenn's position in the beginning of the film.
Cobray 37mm Launcher
Donnie Fenn (Lane Garrison) has an Cobray 37mm Launcher on his M4A1 in the beginning of the film which he uses to destroy an enemy vehicle while trying to fight off the helicopter.


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Mount Rainier National Park officials said that due to dangerous conditions there are no immediate plans to recover the bodies of six climbers who likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths in the worst alpine accident on the Washington state mountain in decades.
Continuous ice and rock falls make the area too dangerous for rescuers, park spokeswoman Patti Wold said Sunday morning. The area will be checked periodically by air in the coming weeks and months, she said.
Ms. Wold added that "there's no certainty that recovery is possible given the location."
Park officials believe the group fell 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) from their last known whereabouts of 12,800 feet (3,900 meters) on Liberty Ridge.
"It's inconceivable that anyone survived that" fall, Wold said. Officials have not released the names of those who died.
A helicopter crew on Saturday spotted camping and climbing gear in the avalanche-prone area. Air and ground searches were suspended late Saturday afternoon.
"It's a sad day at Mount Rainier," park superintendent Randy King said Sunday.
The missing group includes four clients of Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International and two guides. They were due to return from the mountain on Friday. When they did not return, the climbing company notified park officials.
Gordon Janow, the guide service's programs director, did not release information about the climbers on Sunday, and said that would come from park officials.
The group was on a five-day climb of the Liberty Ridge route, one of the more technical and advanced routes up the mountain.
The climbers had to meet certain pre-requisites, and their ice and technical climbing skills as well as their biography were evaluated by a three-person team, Mr. Janow said.
Alpine Ascents also lost five Nepalese guides in a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest in April. The avalanche that swept down a climbing route on the world's highest peak killed 16 Sherpa guides. Several more were injured.
"It's devastating, it's emotionally draining, it's trying to make sense of it all," Janow said of the tragedies.
The loss of life would be among the deadliest climbing accidents ever on the peak in the Cascade mountain range. In 1981, 11 people were killed during a guided climb when they were struck by a massive ice fall on the Ingraham Glacier. On Oregon's Mount Hood seven students from a college preparatory school in Portland and two adults died after they dug a snow cave during a sudden storm in 1986.
Mount Rainier, southeast of Seattle, stands at 14,410 feet (4,392 meters) and attracts thousands of climbers trying to reach its summit every year. It is popular with climbers of all abilities, from novices who take guided climbs to experienced alpinists who use the glacier-laden peak to train for attempted ascents on taller mountains in the Himalayas and other mountain ranges. Before this most recent accident, 89 people had died trying to climb Mount Rainier since 1897, the park service said.
The search for the missing climbers focused on the northwest shoulder of the mountain at the Liberty Ridge area, Bauer said. Saturday's search included a team of three climbing rangers on the ground and flyovers with a Hughes helicopter. An Army Chinook helicopter then joined the search from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The group was scheduled to reach the summit of Mount Rainier on Thursday, with a day to climb down.
Snow flurries and hail hit the mountain Wednesday, park Ranger Fawn Bauer said, but the weather has been clear since then.
Bauer said ground crews on Saturday checked "every possible area" where someone could have sought refuge in the storm.
In a statement from the park, the guides were described as skilled. In a blog post on the Alpine Ascents website Thursday, the post said the team had turned around at 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) during their attempt to reach the summit because of weather conditions.


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Get a Room - Hot Hotels in Popular Cruise StopsbyCruiseMates' Cruise Style Janice Wald Henderson | March 28, 2011
Sometimes the best thing you can do in a port of call is find a world class hotel and spend the day. Here are five of the best hotels in popular Mexican and Caribbean ports of call.
I love cruising, but in ports packed with too many passengers and souvenir shops, I find my paradise at a dreamy hotel nearby. Sometimes I book a day room, so I can revel in every resort amenity. These places are Shangri-la, with must-play golf courses, world-class spas, and always, fantastic food. Most are located on the best beaches. For a thriftier getaway, I just go to the hotel and have lunch, usually on some spectacular stretch of powdery sand. And I dine with gusto, knowing that top hotel food is geared for tourists and their tummies. I take my time, soaking up the serenity and the view. Back onboard, I feel like I just had a vacation within a vacation. The best on land with the best at sea. Here are my top five picks for great hotel getaways a taxi ride away from Caribbean and Mexican ports.
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is a popular stop on Caribbean cruises, but unless you join a snorkel or dive excursion, the crowded town with such similar shops may leave you flat. Save the day and taxi it to The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. This resort is, justifiably, one of the world's best.
This 365-room low-rise hotel is on Seven Mile Beach, a paradisiacal locale. And it's spread out on 144 acres. If occupancy allows, The Ritz-Carlton offers day rooms to cruise passengers. Accommodations are elegant (but not stuffy) takes on sun-drenched Caribbean patterns and hues. And then the world, or at least, this Ritz, unfolds as your oyster.
With a day room, you can indulge in top-flight amenities; massage at Silver Rain spa (caviar massage, anyone?), tennis lesson at the Nick Bolletttieri center (he trains tennis superstars at his legendary Florida academy) or play Blue Tip, a Greg Norman-designed nine-hole golf course. Blue Tip is dubbed a "Caribbean monster." It has five long par-fours into the trade winds, which can make a 470-yard hole play like 600. Hole four is a par-three over water.
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The beach alone is worth the room price. Can the water be any more turquoise, the sand any whiter? This view is more fetching than Colin Firth. Attendants fuss over guests, setting up chaise lounges with umbrellas here and cabanas for two there. Drinks, snacks, whatever you fancy, are delivered to your beachy-keen post. Go all out and enjoy lunch and cocktails on an Aqua Lounge dining table, which floats (replete with seats) in the calm bay. When I left this beach after a long swim, I nearly cried.
If you don't book a day room, at least have lunch at Bar Jack, the hotel's casual oceanfront eatery. The menu sings of bright flavors. Each dish puts a spin on a classic. Freshly made quesadillas are stuffed with sweet local lobster, or spice-drenched jerk chicken. Tuna ceviche gets its kick from sambal olek (Indonesian chili paste). Burgers arrive all fat and sassy, dripping with juices of Angus or American Kobe beef, or even, bison. And if you're tucking into food this good in such a first-class setting, you might as well celebrate your brilliant escape from the crowds with a cocktail. (After all, you're not driving.) Bar Jack mixologists prepare a marvelous mojito made with passion fruit. Or try Cayman Lemonade; the splash of Absolut peach vodka does wonders. At Bar Jack - and this Ritz - life is always good. (ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/GrandCayman/Default.htm)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
A Connecticut scientist made news recently when he announced that he and his team had found the fabled city of Atlantis. Some in the scientific world greeted his claim with skepticism. Caribbean cruisers certainly did. We know where the real Atlantis is - in the Bahamas.
Atlantis is a one-of-a-kind fantastical resort all about family fun. Cruise passengers have many ways to enjoy Atlantis. One is booking a day room (as occupancy allows.) Shoot for the Royal Towers. They're the most iconic, bent on invoking the legendary city's look. If you book a day room, you gain access to all the Atlantis facilities. And there are many.
Or just wander about the vast property and dine. This place has more than 21 restaurants and bars. During the day, it's easy to do casual, like Mosiac, Mediterranean-style buffet with live-action cooking stations; Seagrapes, another live-action venue known for its bbq; and Bimini Road, a Caribbean restaurant with a cool outdoor bar.
Atlantis is also home to superstar chef outposts. There's Nobu, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's phenomenal Japanese restaurants (usually found in locales like London and Los Angeles). Mesa Grill is from Food Network's fave chef, Bobby Flay. This one imparts Bahamian flair into its southwestern cuisine. Foodies who love New York's Jean-Georges Vongerichten's cooking flock to Café Martinique for chichi dishes, like rice cracker-crusted tuna and roasted Bahamian lobster.
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Atlantis also offers several outstanding day pass options. Swim alongside Atlantic bottlenose dolphins at the state-of-the-art 14-acre Dolphin Cay at Atlantis. Or embark on the Discover Atlantis Tour, where expert "navigators" guide you through the "ancient city streets" of Atlantis. This tour also explores the marine habitats, which houses some 50,000 sea animals representing more than 250 species.
Atlantis Beach Day pass is great for beach-lovers; it offers all-day access to the white-sand beaches of Atlantis, including lounge chairs and towels, access to marine habitats and complimentary lunch at a venue.
I've saved the best for last - Atlantis Aquaventure Package. It provides all-day access to pools, beaches and Aquaventure, a 141-acre waterscape that is the resort centerpiece. This thrill-a-minute water experience consists of waterslides, a mile-long river ride with high-intensity rapids and wave surges. (atlantis.com)
St. Barthélemy If I had to pick just one hotel in the Caribbean that stole my heart, I'd say Hotel Guanahani & Spa. Just thinking about it makes me yearn to return.
This place gets under your skin, haunts your dreams. It's that beautiful and that romantic. Hotel Guanahani is designed with Caribbean, French and Zen elements in one seamless blend. It's laid out languidly; a cottage here, another there, along winding paths ablaze with tropical flowers. And the startling-blue of the Caribbean frames its uncommon beauty.
At Hotel Guanahani & Spa, you can book a day room, right on the beach, if occupancy allows. Or, just come for lunch at the exceptional Indigo restaurant.
Do either, because the town is jam-packed with tourists, which detracts from its charm. St. Barts has so much to offer beyond expensive shops and cafes. You need to discover why it's such a magnet for the world's rich and powerful. The drive alone to the Hotel Guanahani & Spa helps tell the story.
When you arrive at the hotel, you'll spot the cottages, drenched in colors like banana yellow, indigo or green brighter than a parrot. They come in many configurations, from garden-view rooms to one-bedroom suites. Book a one-bedroom pool suite, and even if you are married 50 years, you'll feel like honeymooners. Each has a separate living room, terrace and private swimming pool in a secluded garden setting. The best overlook the water. (Yes, you can skinny-dip.)
Baths are stocked with Clarins, one of France's most coveted skincare lines. Floors are polished wood and sheets are soft as kittens. And even with the simple Creole decorating style, modern amenities like air-conditioning and flat-screen TV are de rigueur.
With a day room, you can lounge in near solitude on a breathtaking stretch of beach. It's beyond relaxing to unwind here; your limbs turn to jelly. After a swim, enjoy a rousing game of tennis, caressed by a constant ocean breeze.
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Stellar executive chef Philippe Masseglia oversees lunch at Indigo. Actually, he oversees all dining venues, and his playful French-Caribbean dishes utilize precise techniques and sublime ingredients.
Codfish fritters, garbed in an ethereal batter, arrive crisp and grease-free. Quick-fried coconut shrimp are superb. The coconut and shrimp taste incredibly fresh.
Tuck into caught-that-morning fish, courtesy of Patrick the fisherman. Or fresh grilled island lobster, with Creole sauce and lilting Thai salad. Raspberry macaroon filled with iced red fruit mousse is such a refreshing dessert.
The view at open-air Indigo is gorgeous. It abuts a pool overlooking the white sand and the sea. And the people-watching is A+. Lots of pretty people, speaking French, wearing bikinis. They look like they stepped out of Vogue. No one will rush you, in true French café fashion. So sit and soak up the Caribbean-meets-France vibe. You'll feel like a jetsetter. (leguanahani.com)
Los Cabos, Mexico
While some cruise ships are pulling out of Mexico due to security concerns, others are simply switching up ports. For instance, Crystal Cruises is cancelling an April 4th Crystal Symphony visit to Mazatlán on a roundtrip Los Angeles cruise, and giving guests an overnight in Cabo San Lucas, instead. As the ship is in port two days, why not hightail it to the highly lauded Las Ventanas al Paraiso? Even if you're in port for the day, this resort is a must-see. Visitors are allowed to book spa treatments or dine at the resort (no day rooms), and the taxi ride is but 15 minutes.
I could never forget Las Ventanas al Paraiso. The visuals evoke awe everywhere you look. And the sense of place is strong; you never feel this from a quick visit in port. The architecture and design combine Mexican and Mediterranean influences and art is everywhere, inside and out. Its 71 stunning suites and public rooms are decorated with handcrafted pieces designed by Mexican master artisans. Meandering walkways possess landscaping elements of jaw-dropping beauty. And then there is the backdrop, the beyond-blue Sea of Cortez.
I came for lunch and toured the resort muttering nonstop wows. What beauty, such distinct style. I sat for hours at the open-air Sea Grill. I couldn't move; the soft sea breezes rustling through the restaurant mesmerized me. (That and the excellent margaritas.)
Have no fear to dine here; food is prepared with the highest sanitation levels for our sensitive north-of-the-border stomachs. Vegetables come from local organic gardens. Fish from deep waters in the nearby sea. Herbs from the organic resort garden. That obsession with health and food safety puts all guests at ease. And the food tastes so good. Flavors are brilliant, as vivid and intense as the sea.
Many dishes are cooked on wood-burning grills. Any ceviche - here, a marriage of Japanese and Mexican flavors - is rock-solid. Shrimp with avocado and cilantro, sea bass with lime and coconut milk, or local fish with habanero chili and olive oil, are marvelous. Flank steak sandwich, with melted Oaxacan cheese, chipotle and onion marmalade, is delish. Lobster tacos are prepared with handmade tortillas and sweet local lobster, and salsas are so lively, they're like mariachi music for your mouth. And why wouldn't you sample Mexico's finest 100% agave tequilas?
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After I left Sea Grill, I strolled onto the beach. I confess, I crawled into a hammock strung between palm trees in the sand. That sky was as blue as the sea and the hammock swayed gently in the breeze. I know that the hammock was for hotel guests, but I couldn't resist.
The Spa at Las Ventanas is buzzed about in spa circles worldwide. Its "Four Elements" menu is inspired by Baja's ancient healers. Treatment names sound unbelievable; imagine "Walking on the Clouds," "Dreaming in Nirvana," "Cleopatra Ceremony."
If possible, book a spa cabana that opens onto a private garden of succulents and flowering plants. Each has its own music system and oversized jetted tubs. Or go all out and book a Spa Suite with its own treatment room, living area, terraces and dedicated butler. The walk-in rainforest shower, infrared sauna, infinity-edge Jacuzzi and organic mini-bar bring bliss mighty fast. (lasventanas.com)
Punta Mita, Mexico
This resort is nearly 36 miles from the popular cruise port town of Puerta Vallerta on the Mexican Riviera. I wouldn't include it if it wasn't worth the time and cost of the drive. Besides, many shore excursions often include one-hour bus rides each way. And when you arrive at this resort - set amidst 1,500 acres of nature reserve - you think you found nirvana.
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita is located on Bahía de Banderas, one of the world's largest natural bays. The shoreline is nearly nine miles of white-sand beach. The jungle peaks of Sierra Madre Mountains form a movie-set-like backdrop.
The resort has about 173 rooms and suites, grouped together in Mexican-tiled casitas. A freeform, infinity-edge pool is the resort centerpiece, with picture-perfect bay views. Like all Four Seasons, this resort excels at service.
Smart cruise passengers purchase a day use package. This includes a day room (four guests can share the room), food-and-beverage credit, and a discount on spa and golf course fees. It must be booked in advance.
The spa Apuane translates to "healing waters," and water treatments are the signature services. One such treatment is "ha waye;" the guest is under a multi-head Vichy shower while two therapists work in unison to massage away stress. Many massages are done outdoors in private spots with stunning ocean views.
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Pacifico Golf Course at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, designed by Jack Niklaus, was named the number-one golf course in the world in 2008 by Conde Nast Traveler readers. Bring your camera. You'll want to shoot at least eight of the holes, which border either the Pacific or Banderas Bay. And during seasonal whale migration, you may spot some that breech the waters and rock your world.
The range of quality restaurants in-house is striking. And, naturally, all meals are prepared with "gringo" stomachs in mind. Ketsi, the all-day restaurant, is by modern Mexican chef Richard Sandoval, who is known in foodie circles. His inventive take on traditional Latin flavors cause quite the culinary stir. (In fact, he has partnered with opera star Placido Domingo in several restaurant ventures.)
Ketsi was built next door to the showpiece pool. Guests dine al fresco under a large thatched roof. Local seafood and regional and modern Mexican dishes make up the menu. Think guacamole made tableside and shrimp turnovers with Mexican chile-spiked vinaigrette. Ceviche Punta Mita, made with octopus and scallops, comes with Bloody Mary sorbet. Save room for huitlacoche stuffed chicken; huitlacoche is sometimes called a "Mexican truffle." It's a fungus that grows on corn with an earthy, inimitable flavor that is highly prized. (fourseasons.com/puntamita)


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You reported in on the nightshift to discover that a solvent day tank sometimes overflows and sometimes runs dry. The consequences alternate between solvent spills and ruined product batches. You found extensive notes from the dayshift, showing methodical testing in the entire process loop, including point to point continuity tests. The I/O modules work properly, and simulated signals to the control valve provide the correct response.
With this information on hand, what should you do next?
This is an intermittent problem, not a steady-state one. Look again at those point-to-point wiring checks. Were these done with a DMM? Although a DMM is a fantastic troubleshooting tool, it does have limitations. One of those is it runs on a 9V battery — which means it can't test insulation.
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Keith Judd, a.k.a. Inmate #11593-051 at the federal correctional facility in Beaumont, Tex., is a modern Renaissance man: a Rastafarian-Christian, a former member of something called the "Federation of Super Heroes," a musician and NRA member who has bowled a "sanctioned" perfect game. His favorite book is Stephen King's The Stand. His favorite President is Richard Nixon. And on Tuesday night, he notched 41% of the vote in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary, carrying eight counties despite being incarcerated more than 1,000 miles away.
Judd is an ostensible crazy person who passes the time in federal prison (he's serving a 210-month sentence for extortion, and won't get out until next year) by habitually running for office. Getting on the ballot in West Virginia is quite simple: Judd filed a notarized certificate of announcement and paid a $2,500 filing fee, says Jake Glance, a spokesman for the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office.
Despite being a federal inmate from another state, Judd's protest candidacy racked up some 70,000 votes, crushing President Obama in the heart of West Virginia's coal country. The rebuke to Obama by conservative Democrats (West Virginia's is a closed primary) isn't entirely surprising — the President was trounced in 2008 by Hillary Clinton — but it is an embarrassment for the President that underscores his weakness in rural Appalachia.
According to reports, Judd — who would not be eligible to vote in West Virginia, as in 16 other states, until he finishes his prison term and is no longer on parole or probation — qualifies for a delegate at this summer's national Democratic Convention on the strength of his showing. A call to West Virginia's Democratic Party headquarters was not immediately returned.


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Sara Parkel
From UA Libraries Digital Services Planning and Documentation
This page describes a former student worker. We're thankful for her contributions to the Digital Program.
Sara is an accomplished artist and already has published several books of her own, including The bear and the ballerina, Ampersand, and Even the birds were on fire: 9.11.01. Her artistry includes illustrations, letterpress and relief printing, design, book binding, restoration, and more. With her multiple talents, we know she is only temporarily passing through, but while we have her here, she brings a quiet gentle presence to our midst, along with incredible attention to detail. We look forward to watching her career unfold when she's finished her degrees!


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Judge to black perps: What are you doing with your lives?
Violence, yelling obscenities, breaking windows, running like a rabid rabbit
Editor's note: Colin Flaherty has done more reporting than any other journalist on what appears to be a nationwide trend of skyrocketing black-on-white crime, violence and abuse. WND features these reports to counterbalance the virtual blackout by the rest of the media due to their concerns that reporting such incidents would be inflammatory or even racist. WND considers it racist not to report racial abuse solely because of the skin color of the perpetrators or victims.
Judge Marvin Arrington could not take it any more: After six years of looking out over his Atlanta courtroom, dealing with "murders, rapes, robberies and home invasions," he suddenly realized "99.9 percent (of the defendants) were Afro-American."
So he kicked all the white people out of the court room, then scolded the black defendants: "I simply said to the young people, 'what in the world are you doing with your lives?'" he told Atlanta television reporter Jaquitta Williams.
Some thought the judge's actions a bit unusual. But a white Atlanta court visitor explained it thus: "People of color talk more freely among themselves."
Four years later, there is little sign all that free talking did much good: Over the last two years, Atlanta has been the site of dozens of episodes of black mob violence and lawlessness. Crimes that range from fatal to comical. Dangerous to ridiculous. Many on YouTube.
Unlike most of the victims of the hundreds of episodes of racial mob violence that have erupted in more than 60 cities over the last two years, Zachary Gamble knew his four accused killers.
Gamble was a retired Marine sergeant living in an Atlanta suburb after serving two tours of duty in Iraq. In May, he went to his alleged killer's home for a birthday party.
Gamble and his killers were using alcohol and drugs when, early in the morning, Gamble became belligerent and was asked to leave.
He had been telling graphic Iraq war stories.
After exchanging a series of "taunting" text messages the Atlanta Journal Constitution said were too graphic too print, Gamble and his alleged killers had a confrontation outside in the parking lot. Soon Gamble was on the ground, with the four-man mob punching and kicking him in the head, leaving him unconscious, said a detective at a preliminary hearing.
Forty minutes later, near dawn, a cab driver called 911 after she ran over the prostrate Gamble. Two weeks later he was dead, his skull fractured in three places – not from the taxi, but from the beating, police said.
The four await trial.
Some mobs even have their own YouTube account to document and brag about the thug life. Such is the case in Atlanta with the "Pittsburgh Jack City Gang 1029."
A dozen members of the mob are seen on video talking about the "faggot" Brandon White when he was leaving a convenience store. Four of the gang knocked him down, beating, kicking and even slamming him with a tire. All on video with play by play commentary describing the action – as well as their stated intention of driving "faggots" out of their Atlanta neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
White told CNN he did not report the crime until the video went viral "because he did not want to draw attention to himself. He could not even bring himself to watch the video at first, he was so humiliated and embarrassed. The video was released on YouTube and WorldHipHop.com, and was posted on The Smoking Gun.
"I feel I was violated," White told reporters. "The scars run deeper than anyone will know. The physical pain, I can get over that. My thing is: Who's to say they won't come after me again? Who's to say they won't kill me?"
Says SmokingGun.com of the group's videos:
"They brag about stealing necklaces, display gang signs, and refer to themselves as 'goons.' One man describes himself as a 'wild dog,' while another says, 'I'm the Tasmanian Devil.'
"The MySpace pages of 'PBJC' affiliates include photos of a young man posing with cash and a rifle, a shot of the group's hangout spot, and images of gang members and mottos."
Two of the men have been arrested and await trial.
One of Atlanta's biggest race riots occurred two years ago at Screen on the Green in Piedmont Park, an outdoor movie festival, though you might not know it from following the daily news accounts.
That summer night, a crowd of 15,000 was trying to watch "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" when the violence began.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution said "groups of marauding teens took over the event."
Atlanta city councilman told the AJC the trouble was "caused by a small group of young kids looking to cause trouble."
Witnesses at other websites had a less sanitized version of events. They described a chaotic, violent and dangerous scene with several groups of black people – hundreds of men and women – making their way through the crowd, beating, taunting, laughing, robbing, destroying property. A gunshot was reported, but that, like most else that night, did not make it to a police report.
"I was there," said a poster to the Topics.com Atlanta forum. "There were hundreds of black teens, apparently there to fight. Yelling obscenities, threatening each other, both sexes."
Despite dozens of witnesses reporting more than 100 assaults, the following day police said they had a record of only one complaint. Most of the victims said there were no police to be seen there.
Several people also report they were victims of anti-"gay" slurs and violence, reported the "gay" newspaper, GA Voice:
Jesse Rhodes, who is openly gay, said what happened last night was an insult to the people of Midtown, including its gay residents. He lives at Post and walked to the park with a group of gay friends. While the fights and rowdy behavior broke out around them as they tried to watch "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," he and his gay friends felt very vulnerable, he said.
"We felt like sitting ducks," he said. "They were definitely targeting gay people. One of my good friends, who is gay and works at Swinging Richards, got jumped by five people and beat up," Rhodes said.
Rhodes added that when he was walking out of the park he was called "faggot" and other obscenities and said women at the event were also called lesbians.
"I was called a faggot. There were a couple of fights in front of Blake's [the gay bar on 10th Street] – it was all pretty pathetic," he said. "I was verbally discriminated against based on my sexual preference."
Another "gay" victim of violence that night posted his observations on YouTube:
What happened last night (June 3) at Screen on the Green was not simply "fights" between unruly teens as the local TV stations would like their audiences to believe. These savages went apesh– and hunted down gays and lesbians to attack!
They specifically began targeting member's of the LGBT community around Blake's and along 10th St. The local news media is acting as if this were a simple scuffle and that's totally unacceptable.
Gay people were not the only ones targeted though. All kinds of people, black, white, gay and straight were being randomly punched in the face and people were getting their windows smashed with rocks. It was like a riot in a third world country.
Later, he made the video unavailable to the public.
Despite the attempt from police, public officials and some media outlets to downplay the racial violence, many witnesses came forward to report what they saw:
"Let's face it. Every person causing a disturbance both on the green during the movie that I saw was black," said another witness who posted at the Creative Loafing Forum. "Every person kicking cars, breaking windows and running in the middle of the street like a rabid animal was black. Every person who was hanging on the white guy in the jeeps car assaulting him and his passengers was black. It's not a stereotype. It's math. 100%. "
Said another: "I live in the neighborhood. It was awful. Droves of thug kids."
One of the most frequent posters at the Atlanta Topix Forum said race had nothing to do with the disturbance: "And I've seen things like this happen several time in my life. almost all have been done by gangs of white kids," said The Captain. "It's you dumb fracks that feel the need to harp on the race if it's not yours."
The Captain reflects a frequently expressed opinion on many sites that pattern of racial-based violence should not be reported or discussed. And that white people and Asian people do this all the time as well.
Though curiously, those videos rarely make it to YouTube.
Even the AJC was forced to admit the violence was "not unprecedented." Several news accounts report similar, if smaller scale, violence and harassment at a Screen on the Green showing of National Treasure the week before. Says The AJC:
Lisa Wells, who attended "National Treasure" with a friend from London, said a rowdy group of teens hijacked the event.
"[They] were smoking pot openly," she said. "When another attendee reported this to police, the female officer radioed for a male officer who took his sweet time to show up."
After learning they had been reported, the teens became hostile, Wells said.
"One stood up in front of the group who reported her to police and blocked their view from the screen intentionally for about 10 minutes," she said.
When the second officer arrived, Wells said he chatted briefly with one of the teens, then left.
"The crowd around the teenagers was disgusted," she said. "Many began to leave. Then the [firecrackers] went off and everyone in the area left quickly."
Matt Burkhalter, of south Atlanta, compared the atmosphere during the "National Treasure" screening to a bar brawl.
"We left early," said Burkhalter, 32. "We felt unsafe and uncomfortable."
As city officials prepared for the film event in 2011, many blamed the choice of action movies for the violence of the year before. So they switched it up and showed "Sixteen Candles," a coming of age film starring Molly Ringwald.
It did not make much difference. After the movie, directly outside the event area, lots of black people were fighting. Three people were shot.
To most of the local media, the racial aspect was not worth reporting. Except for the plucky Patch. Talking to the Midtown Patch, police spokesman Carols Campos said:
"Preliminary investigation determined that witnesses reported two groups of black males fighting with each other at the intersection of Peachtree and 10th streets after leaving the Screen on the Green event."
A group of local residents even formed their own Facebook page to "Take Back Screen on the Green. Boycott Until It Is Safe for Everyone."
Too little, too late: The 2011 was the last year for the event.
If news of violence at Screen on the Green stayed mostly local, the 2011 black mob attack and robbery on two male Delta flight attendants aboard Atlanta's MARTA train system received national attention.
Dozens of black teens beat and terrorized a train full of MARTA passengers. Some say the doors did not work at a stop, trapping the victims in with the attackers.
No arrests were made in the "Clockwork Orange" style attack.
That could be because black mob violence in the MARTA is now routine. And thanks to YouTube, it's available for view. Not much to say about the dozen or so videos of mob violence on MARTA over the last three years, other than many of the incidents involve black women.
Among the episodes: (Language and violence warning for the following videos)
As well as:
Also the age-restricted "Crazy girl fights on subway train in Atlanta – YouTube," "Hood fight on atlanta train part 1 – YouTube," and "Atlanta Marta bus fight – YouTube," as well as others.
Even the daughters of the mayor of Atlanta got involved in mob violence last summer. It happened to their escort after he accused a photographer of bothering them. Ten black people beat the mayor's daughters' friend into a coma after the confrontation turned physical. Turns out, the photographer had no idea who they were.
Racial violence and lawlessness is also spreading to the campus of Georgia Tech. Over the last year, at least eight students have reported they were robbed and assaulted by two men at gunpoint, usually in search of cell phones and computers.
Four of the robberies happened in the last two weeks. Some happened on the street. Others in a parking structure. Others in a dorm or apartment.
The local television stations and AJC were able to furnish a description of the color of the cars, the color of the gun and the color of the suspects' clothing. But it was up the Patch, once again, to let the students know what the criminals looked like:
"Both suspects were described as black men in their late teens or early 20s. The man armed with the gun was described as wearing a white t-shirt and red basketball shorts. The other suspect had short dreadlocks, a black hat, khaki tan shorts and a black backpack."
The same two men are suspected in several of the attacks. No arrests, so far.
"Flash robs" featuring hordes of black people looting retail outlets so prevalent in the rest of the country have taken a peculiar twist in Atlanta.
Over the last two years, several gangs of people have been videotaped in late night smash-and-grab robberies involving cars, jewelry, clothing, liquor and most popularly, hairpieces. All the suspects and the several arrested are black.
A 2010 story estimated the smash and grab losses in Atlanta from the last four years at $2 million.
Not all the racial violence ends poorly for the victims – as the brother of actor and comedian Chris Tucker demonstrated at his Atlanta home in 2010.
When three black people attempted a home invasion robbery on Dexter Tucker's property, he shot one in the leg and the other two ran off.
All three were arrested. The district attorney announced almost immediately the shooting was justified.
Previous reports:
Black mobs terrorize 1 of 'whitest big cities'
Racial violence explodes in more states
Black mobs now beating Jews in New York
Black mob violence hits Nordstrom
Black expo 'inescapably tied' to race violence
Black-on-white link found in Minneapolis violence
Call for crackdown on black-on-white terror
'Boredom' proves to be trigger for 'flash mobs'
Read all about the "undue and inordinate affinity for blacks that has been promoted by activists, politicans and the establishment press for the past 40 years," in Erik Rush's "Negrophilia."
Colin Flaherty is the author of "White Girl Bleed a Lot: The Return of Racial Violence to America and How The Media Ignore It," @ColinFlaherty.


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