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CSI vs. The Reality
I had lunch recently with a friend in the DA's office, who was bemoaning the "CSI Effect" on a case she was prosecuting. For those unfamiliar with the term, it refers to how the popularity of shows like CSI have caused jurors to expect high tech evidence to be presented in every case. And absent that evidence, there's a tendency to assume that the police didn't do their job.
Which, of course, isn't necessarily the case. DNA evidence, even when it is collected, faces a huge processing backlog. Plus, there's the simple cost/benefit analysis. All of those fancy tests are expensive, so law enforcement needs to pick and choose which cases merit that kind of expense. And sadly, with most, they just can't afford to put that fancy equipment (most of which is several generations behind what you see on TV) to use.
Here's a personal example. A few years ago, my father's car was stolen. The police came, took the report...and somewhat miraculously, found the car (an old Volvo station wagon, on its last legs) abandoned in a bad section of town. When my dad picked the car up, he noticed a discarded cigarette box in the rear passenger footwell. Being an aficionado of crime shows, he knew exactly what to do. Carefully using a pair of tweezers, he picked up the box, placed it in a baggie, and trotted down to the station with his evidence.
"What do you expect us to do with this?" The duty cop asked.
"Dust it for prints," my dad said.
"But you got the car back, right?"
"Sure, but don't you think maybe it might have been used in a another crime? It's not an expensive car, they probably used it to haul something...from a burglary, maybe." (On a side note, clearly the apple didn't fall far from the tree. When he told me this story, I immediately envisaged all sorts of terrible crimes being committed with the help of Bessie the Volvo).
"Yeah, maybe," the cop said. "Hand it over."
On his way out the door, my dad turned back and saw the cop toss it in the trash can.
Now, I'm not bashing law enforcement here. It's likely that the local department simply didn't have the resources to pursue the case. I watched a show last week where an entire unit spent weeks trying to solve the disappearance of a prostitute in a major city, using all sorts of high tech toys to assist them in their search. And that rarely happens. While researching BONEYARD, I stumbled across the term, "the Missing Missing." When certain people- prostitutes, runaways, illegal immigrants- fall off the grid, the cases are rarely pursued. But if a twenty year-old honors student vanishes, chances are it will be a constant news loop for at least a few days. In reality law enforcement resources aren't always applied equally or fairly- there isn't enough money invested for it to be. So if you're serving on a jury for a burglary, chances are you won't see 3-D renditions of the crime scene and a slew of DNA evidence entered against the defendant. Luckily, as my cops friends always say, most criminals are stupid. They're caught literally holding a smoking gun in their hands.
My favorite example from the local crime blotter this week. Mind you, I didn't insert the "duh," that was a nice touch by the SFPD:
On July 15th at 5:20 pm, The Plainclothes Team was patrolling in the
area of 3rd and Quesada when they came upon a group of subjects walking
down the street. The cops recognized some of the members of the group as
active members of a local violent street gang. One of the subjects
recognized the officers as well and alerted his associates. They
immediately split up into smaller clusters. One of the groups ducked
down behind the parked cars at the curb and continued to walk in this
crouched manner to avoid detection. Duh, they were unable to avoid
detection and were stopped. There was a good reason for all the
crouching and hiding nonsense. The officers located a loaded .9mm
handgun, along with a full box of ammunition, that was tossed by one of
the subjects into a driveway. This incident resulted in the arrest of
three individuals on gun and gang charges.
Chalk up another win, thanks to good old fashioned police work, no high tech toys required.
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Also, Michelle, regarding your dad's stolen car case, by bringing the cigarette box into the police station himself, he fouled the chain of custody. That box could theoretically (from the defense's POV) have come from anywhere. Who's to say it was ever in the car? The fact that the cops didn't pluck it from the car themselves ended its life as a piece of evidence.ReplyDelete
True, Mike- it's a shame the police didn't take it from the car.ReplyDelete
My father in law is the evidence tech for the Alaska State Crime Lab. He loves that show CSI, because he says its like what he wishes his world really were. Alaska has an extremely advanced crime lab, and is in the process of building the most technologically advanced (and expensive) new labs in the country. It has a lot of peoples ire up in other states and even the fed because it is a step higher than the FBI's Quantico lab...they're pissed.ReplyDelete
Even so the reality of his job is that there is a two year backup on DNA verifications and six months to a year on toxicology testing. The equipment is all there, but every time Alaska gets a good DNA scientist they get offered a higher paying job in a county lab with a smaller load that our lab that covers the whole state.
His primary reality involves keeping inventory of evidence, half of which consists of bales of local grown marijuana (aka Matanuska Thunderf&%k), cases of bootlegged hootch taken from dry villages in the bush and his least favourite type of evidence....nasty butt floss thong panties taken for sex crime investigations
Oh, nearly forgot, about 10 years ago he did get to inventory a collection of artwork that was quite interesting. It was a set of several well made tattoos... skillfully removed from the removed original owner by a Hells Angel enforcer whose boss had felt cheated on a cocaine shipment. Sadly the enforcer got away while on bail before the cops could get a warrant to search his trunk.ReplyDelete
Once they opened the trunk they found a medieval executioners axe and a gutting hook and a sack with some individual fingers and an ear. Oh yeah...and a mostly skinned head in trash bag.
but most of the time he says his job is just boring stress.
I don't know if CSI does this, since I don't watch it anymore, but I think my "favorite" thing that television shows do is when they take a photo from a security camera, blow up the reflection from a window to give them a grainy image of a license plate or a face, which they are then able to turn into a crystal clear image that has a clearly readable license plate number or a recognizable face. The photo enhancement software that does what they claim is a scientific impossibility.ReplyDelete
I'm no cop, but I've read enough and been around enough to know what the greatest misconceptions about CSI evidence: you almost never catch the guy that way. You can convict him after he's caught, but criminals are apprehended by talking to people, checking fingerprints, and breaking alibis. It's not like people walk around with bar codes representing their DNA tattooed on their foreheads.ReplyDelete
For every CSI episode that a juror sees, they should have to watch an episode of THE WIRE. Two come to mind: one is where Bunk and McNulty investigate a crime scene months later with nothing but a tape measure and a latex gloves. The other is the only time I can think of when they wanted DNA evidence, and the lab had miscoded the samples, rendering them useless.
I agree, I think shows like CSI have upped what people think police can do. However, when I watch those shows I think, "gosh you can't get away with anything, you can get caught by just breathing in a room, maybe I shouldn't be stupid enough to try anything." It is possible that such shows do deter a few future criminals. Of course, as you mentioned, nothing is going to deter Dan the Dumbo from accidentally locking himself in with the evidence, while using his smoking gun to light a ciggy.ReplyDelete
It drives me crazy when shows like CSI use ridiculous technologies to solve crimes. Things like zooming way in on a low resolution picture and getting a detailed picture of a suspect. It doesn't say much for the writers if they have to depend on such whiz bang technology to move the plot along.ReplyDelete
On another note, there is a great series of reference books on police procedures for writers called "Howdunit". The volume on Forensics gives a very good overview of what is possible.
Glad your father got his car back, but it was unfortunate that they didn't find the box to begin with.ReplyDelete
I can't believe he threw it away in front of your dad as if to make a point!
This whole post sounds like a movie:)
I'm not sympathetic to the "processing backlog" and "cost benefit" excuses that keep detectives from developing all of the evidence that is available. It's not the police department's fault, but our own fault as a society, when we don't set our funding priorities so that we take full advantage of all the tools that are available.ReplyDelete
Wow, Basil, that's fascinating! There's a book in those stories...ReplyDelete
I completely agree, THE WIRE is, so far, one of the few tv shows that accurately depict true police procedure and investigation. Maybe that's why it never attracted as many viewers as it should have- no fancy blow-ups of grainy security video footage.
And it is a shame that we apparently spend more money on defense abroad than on keeping everyone safe back home. A friend of mine was working for the government in Afghanistan, and he regularly handed duffel bags full of cash (in denominations of hundreds) to tribal leaders- after a year of that, he still hadn't seen any noticeable diminishment in attacks on their camps. One of those bags alone could have made a huge impact on a metro police department.
A lot of blame gets laid at the feet of CSI for misconceptions in handling evidence...but almost all TV crime shows abuse the time element of real investigative techniques. One scene in NCIS, which spanned maybe five minutes, clues were uncovered by procedures that would have normally taken weeks to procure.ReplyDelete
How does that impact us writers who attempt to portray a more realistic view of investigation?
- Christina MooreAugust 25, 2010 at 2:43 PM
It's amazing how our perception of forensic science has been molded by shows like CSI. TV makes solving crimes look extremely easy and glamorous, even though, that is not the case! Being a CSI agent takes a lot of work and with new technology advancements its getting even more complicated.ReplyDelete


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In an adaption of his upcoming shareholder letter published on Fortune's Web site, Buffett rips into the intelligence of owning gold, saying that real demand for gold, defined as industrial and decorative, is incapable of soaking up new production and that the gold you own doesn't "do" anything. At the end of the day, gold is just an ounce of gold worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
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Blogger Chris Dilks wrote that the goalie's motivations "are unclear, though rumors seem to indicate that Krause, who was a senior playing on Farmington's Senior Night, was upset at losing out on playing time in his final year to a sophomore goalie."
According to the box score from the game, Farmington was leading Chaska 2-1 when Krause acted out. Chaska scored again less than a minute later and won 3-2.
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Wednesday afternoon, school district spokesman Jim Skelly posted this on the school district's web site: "This incident was recorded and shared widely on the internet and clearly shows the student athlete pushing the puck into the Farmington net and then leaving the game with a show of unsportsmanlike gestures. This action has had an immediate and dramatic impact on the Farmington Boys Hockey Team and the entire Farmington community. The district is taking the proper steps to investigate the incident and will take appropriate action in line with school policy. Student privacy regulations prevent any further release of information regarding this matter. Our focus is on in supporting the players and coaches in our hockey program and the successful completion of their season"
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Cellebrite Machine shows Samsung Epic 4G 2 coming
Back in August, Pocketnow had a leaked image of the Samsung Epic 4G 2 and said that the model was due to be released in the third quarter of last year. Expectations were for a minor refresh from the original unit; the phone was expected to have a 4 inch display and a single-core 1.2GHz processor. The camera was to receive a bump to 8MP from the 5MP on the original device.
Obviously, the Samsung Epic 4G 2 did not come out in the third quarter and the picture of the phone from last summer obtained by Pocketnow might not look anything like the handset now. With a single-core processor under the hood back in June, we might see some upgrade to the phone's innards as well.
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The Cellebrite machine apparently shows the Samsung SPH-D705, possibly the subject of this leaked photograph from back in August (R), courtesy of Pocketnow
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1. solidsnakeduds013 (Posts: 218; Member since: 20 Oct 2010)
Wow for a second I thought they were talking about the gs3 lol oh well
9. skymitch89 (Posts: 1121; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
The "Epic 2" could be a GS3, but we won't know until it actually comes out. I'm thinking that it might be a variant of the Galaxy S Plus, a Galaxy S with higher clocked processor and higher data speed possibilities.
2. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5647; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
it's probably going to be Sprint's version of the Captivate Glide.
3. sun0066 (Posts: 80; Member since: 12 Feb 2011)
I am use to read other web sites related with phone news , lol. same news are in all of them , so I will visit just one site then , lol
4. Gdrye (Posts: 109; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
i work at sprint, and i never seen such a thing on my celebrite, but i can say for a fact that the phone you see pictured and im surprised that phonearena couldnt tell is a Samsung Conquer, look at the physical buttons. Which to my knowledge did come out 3rd quarter of last year like the previous rumor said. it is single core, and does have a 4 inch screen. So there u go
5. thenoodge (Posts: 32; Member since: 01 Sep 2011)
have you looked i just checked it is there never heard anything about it though
6. i2dreamk (Posts: 1; Member since: 29 Jan 2012)
I work at Sprint, and it is on our Cellebrite. Your machine must be out of date and/or a bootleg one. In fact, I brought it up to a couple of my co-workers a few weeks ago when it appeared.
10. Gdrye (Posts: 109; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
i last updated that celebrite a while back when the cdma iphones came out...its a pain cuz our stupid store doesnt have a dedicated internet cable to go to it so i have to search for one..but ill do it today for kicks..but that phone pictured is a conquer for sure..im sure you guys can back me up on this one
7. twenti7 (Posts: 152; Member since: 09 Jul 2011)
That picture looks like the Conquer, but they're describing the Transform Ultra. Both came out right around the same time, and have been out for awhile.
11. ZayZay (Posts: 565; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
The fact that you work for Sprint and never heard of it isn't new.
Sprint doesn't let anyone know about anything until everyone knows. You can state otherwise, but that would be a lie.
12. blaze456 (Posts: 51; Member since: 06 Oct 2010)
the conquer screen is 3.5 inches not 4
8. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5647; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
if this is going to have LTE then it might be a little competition for the Droid 4.
13. blaze456 (Posts: 51; Member since: 06 Oct 2010)
i hope it has a keyboard
14. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5647; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
it'll definitely have a keyboard.


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Today iOS 6 became available for download by the public. Among the many features of the OS upgrade, Apple Maps is getting the most attention. But perhaps more interesting is Passbook, Apple's mobile wallet. Passbook isn't a full-blown mobile payments vehicle like Google Wallet or even PayPal but it could have an immediate and profound impact on "mobile payments" and mobile loyalty programs.
As I discuss in my post on Screenwerk, Passbook could soon become the most important mobile loyalty channel for enterprises and SMBs alike. Passbook will allow users to store and retrieve tickets, boarding passes, loyalty cards, gift cards and stored payment cards. It won't allow users to upload a general credit card (like Google Wallet) or tap into their iTunes account credit cards for mobile payments. But that's probably coming.
Also launching today is a third party platform and API from Tello called PassTools. That's going to make it much easier for brands, enterprises and small businesses to quickly start creating "passes" and coupons and otherwise utilizing Passbook, which will have an installed base of millions very soon. I discuss the features and implications of PassTools over at Screenwerk.
Passbook may help train millions of people to use mobile wallets, something no one else has so far been able to do.
Also this week Square announced a $200 million "series D" funding round at a more than $3 billion valuation. The company is on track to do more than $8 billion in transactions (gross) this year.
Finally, this morning Groupon opened up its new Square-like SMB-focused payments tools, Groupon Payments, to the entire US market. Groupon will first go after its own daily deals merchants and then try to expand its merchant customers by undercutting Square and others with lower fees. Here's what Groupon is charging to process transactions (with a Square-like card reader or keyed in):
Activity surrounding the various flavors of mobile payments in the US is intensifying. These three developments in the space of essentially two days reflects that.
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NEW YORK (AP) ¿ Medallion Financial Corp., a finance company serving the taxicab industry, said Friday it swung to a $5.8 million loss in the fourth quarter as it made allowances for investments that are no longer being pursued.
The value of those investments was about $9.3 million, the company said. Medallion Financial said it lost 33 cents a share, in the October-December period, compared with a profit of $2.8 million, or 16 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Without the special allowances, New York-based Medallion Financial said it would have earned $3.6 million, or 20 cents a share, in the last quarter.
Medallion Financial's president, Andrew Murstein, said the company looked at more than 100 possible acquisitions "and did not feel any of the targets were appropriate to recommend to our shareholders for a vote."Murstein said the company continued to benefit from solid collateral for the loans it made because the price of taxi medallions, or licenses, has been rising. The company hasn't had any losses on taxi medallion loans made in New York City, he said. Medallion Financial says it has loaned more than $3.5 billion to the taxi industry and other small businesses. The tax industry remains resilient despite the distressed economy because consumers and companies have cut back on more expensive limousine and town-car services, and taxi ridership continues at high levels, said Murstein. The company's net investment income in the fourth quarter was $8.2 million, down from $15.1 million a year earlier. On a combined basis with its subsidiary Medallion Bank it was nearly unchanged at $24.7 million. Medallion Bank received $9.7 million under the federal financial bailout program. In addition, a $30 billion small-business lending fund for banks recently proposed by President Barack Obama could benefit Medallion Financial if it is approved by Congress, company officials said Friday.
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The Taxi and Limousine Commission held a meeting Thursday to discuss adjustments to language on the rules about a driver's appearance.
While there have been rules on the matter since the 1980s, the proposed change is to require drivers to have a "professional appearance."
This would be in addition to current wording requiring cab drivers to look "clean and neat."
The agency is pushing to eliminate language that prohibits specific clothing including tank tops, underwear as outerwear, swimwear or cut off shorts. The TLC says those references are dated and unnecessary.
"Drivers are ambassadors of the city, for tourists, for New Yorkers, as well," said TLC Chairman David Yassky. "But particularly you think of tourists coming to the city, getting into a cab, and they want to be greeted in a professional way."
"I don't think they need the tie, but they should be appropriately dressed because people from other countries are seeing us and they do reflect that," agreed one taxi passenger.
Taxi Workers Alliance wants the language kept as is, because it's specific.
"The term 'professional attire' seems open to subjective reading," said Bhairavi Desai of the Taxi Workers Alliance. "And our concern would be inspectors might begin to write summonses. It's something that ends up being easy money for the TLC."
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The Good Wife Review: Face-Branching Outby Matt Richenthal at . Comments
We hope you were paying close attention to "What Went Wrong," Facebranch users. Because this social network can create significant problems in one's professional life.
I kid. It was clearly a miniscule part of The Good Wife this week, but for a show that prides itself of being current and being hip - and which referenced Facebook earlier in the episode! - it was a bit distracting to have the featured case solved as a result of... Facebranch.
That legal issue wasn't the only confounding aspect of the 2011 finale. I'm not sure if the show knows what to do with its main character these days.
A week ago, Alicia was panicked over Grace's purported abduction, questioning herself as a mother along the way. Now, thanks to a few words of encouragement from Diane, she's on board as a future partner? She's willing to "focus" and to cut down on her "distractions," even when those distractions concern her children? I don't buy it. I don't believe the Alicia we know would commit so fully to a track that would result in even less time at home, especially not based on Diane's speech.
Females should stick together to be successful! Girl power! Let me help you!
Look, Diane and Alicia are two very different women. They have different priorities. Alicia is a parent of two and Diane chose work over time away with Gary Cole's awesome Kurt McVeigh. I'm not judging either, and I'm not interested in getting into a grand discussion over whether or not women can "have it all." I'm just looking at the facts and the character of Alicia Florrick - yes, she's been hardened a lot since we met her, but not when it comes to her kids. It's simply a fact that partners at huge law firms spent a majority of their time at the office... and I don't see why Alicia would choose that path.
I'd go the other way. As I argued in the latest edition of Round Table, why not go work for Louis Canning? Be home earlier, remove the complications from dating Will. It's a win-win, not the "mess" Alicia characterized it as last Sunday night.
Elsewhere, Kalicia appears to be getting back on track. The thawing of the relationship between Alicia and Kalinda wasn't exactly handled delicately - I'm never a fan of episodes that so closely mirror a character's personal and professional lives; here, Alicia just happened to work on the case of a woman who talked about her real friends... while she also just happened to be reminded of how Kalinda can often serve as one - but it's a welcome development.
Alicia has shared drinks so far this season with Celeste, Owen and now Diane, but none result in the sort of fun conversations and bonding that we used to see between her and Kalinda. It made sense for Alicia to sever ties after the whole sleeping-with-Peter thing came out, but it also makes sense here for her to finally start to forgive. Even if it took a contrived baptism plot her to get there.
Finally, we leave 2011 with a twist in Will's judicial bribery case: Peter is Wendy Scott Carr's target, a development that will hopefully move this plot along a bit. There hasn't been a lot to it so far other than Will looking concerned, but also standing by the lack of evidence in her case. But now we'll get to enjoy the (spoiler alert!) return of Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, who will act as Will's attorney in what is bound to be an entertaining grand jury investigation.
Thank goodness for Will, too. The guy needs something else to do now that no one is showing up for his Wednesday night basketball games (I was hoping to see him and new pal Eli going one-on-one, if only to see the latter outside of a suit). I'm not sure it's Wendy that scared him off, though. It may have been his ugly free throw shooting form. Who takes a jump shot as a foul shot?!? Come on, Will.
Go home and find some new friends for your game. There must be some kind of social network out there that will make it easy to do so.
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Alicia /Will will end treating one another this way, there is no unfinished business with a long 15+ year time line yet ongoing. Why does everyone see this as a relationship going back to college, she never dated him and also told him in the whisper cell phone episode that if they had it wouldn't have lasted a week.
And as we are seeing now there is no love in what they did and she finnally is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. In the end we will see the real Will and Dianne and how they will bring the firm completely down.
Doesn't "The Good Wife" base its complex issues against the pulls of human goodness and desires? Are not our writers addressing self growth and change developments? Is more faith in the writers needed? Their created story problems will be eventually resolved with goodness in hand. I yet believe Alicia and Will will discuss their feelings together and be better for these present story developments. The writers know well that we followers value "goodness"at our own core, and therefore Alicia /Will will not end treating one another or themselves this way............unfinished business with a long 15+ year time line yet ongoing.
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"keep watching future episodes and the dirty past will come out and guess who goes down." So self-deluded! Did you miss where Wendy Scott-Carr is looking into PETER'S shady history of corruption and moral decay? He's the one with the dirty past, and all the sordid details will soon hit the fan -- again. Peter is the one who goes down, and foolish Alicia will be s.o.l.
Alicia will never go back to Will, keep watching future episodes and the dirty past will come out and guess who goes down.
I do believe the writers have shown Alicia having deep seated care and love interest in Will often even during seasons 1 & 2. An episode noted an unnamed "Georgetownman" memories & unfinished feelings which Alicia had written about in her journal during dissatisfactions in her married life. Also the writers revealed Alicia's romantic feelings for Will during her week long trip moving Owen from the West. More significant for me continually has been how in tune W/A have been in work behaviors and social approaches and interpretations. Also, depicted nonverbally has been sensitive and respectful awareness of each other's frequency in various situations. Alicia now is overloaded and trying to deal with so many changes,conflicting feelings, and attitudes in her life. Her personal goodness toward others in her relating modes keeps shinning through to me. Her disconnecting attempts within her own heart realm stress seems confused and her balance with her head/heart will lead her to reach out again likely for Will as with him she feels appreciated and cherished. Comfort, peace, and growth needs seem to be the challenge goals during season 3 for both A/W with the increased chaos mix of Will's past. The writers have their hands and heads full.
I'm starting to feel the same way, Paola. Alicia has been doing such stupid things lately that I'm starting to feel that Will deserves better than her. And if Alicia goes back to creepy cheating Peter, maybe he's really all she deserves.
I can't stand alicia and will so cold one each other, and Alicia is becoming so stupid! Where is the Alicia we got used to know? This Alicia is calculating everything and I really hope she is just confused: But what is she doing? She is using Peter's power to put kids into private schools, and everyone in this episode is so bitch! Diane is becoming a switch: how can she tell that a woman at the top of work has not to think to her private family life? She is really alone and frustrated..and I loved the romantic story between my two heroes..Alicia, you are really disappointing me, and I think King are insulting little bit all the women who believed in Alicia. And everything is so cold! I just liked Will, at the end..really, Will, you are becoming adult, you are stopping your Peter Pan era. Now, I could believe in you, and may be you deserve a much better woman than Alicia. Bye bye Paola
Agree with Dawn. The last episode was dissapointing. Alicia was not like her character. It does not make sense that the W/A relationship ended abruptly with no feeling of awkwardness. It is even more mind boggling when Diane talked to Alica about partnership after she voiced out earlier her dissapointment about W/A relationship. It was even absurd to think Alicia is considering it after she decided to focus more on her children, and her break-up with Will. The private school thing does not make a lot of sense except to show some interaction between Peter & Alicia. This episode seemed to go everywhere. It is also odd to see Alicia being friends with Diane 'outside' work. The writers created them with totally different personalities and do not have anything in common. Finally, I had enough of Dana. She's getting more irritating each and every episode.
First off lets put the Will/ALICIA to rest its over and will not come back, keep reading will tell you why.
The partner thing is a real ploy by Dianne to keep Peter off their backs at Lockhart&Gardiner, Alicia will not ever go for those terms but could get better over at luis Canning firm.
Now to get to the real meat of this investigation by Wendy Scott where she comes in on Will at the basketball court and tells him she is investigating Peter on his first time as SA. Wills eyes got wide open till she wanted him to testify before the grand jury, thats when he got pissed and told her he would get a lawyer.
This part is about what oldman Stern told Alicia back in season 1 that Peter was framed now the dark past is coming 360 back and Will was involved in it with others. This is the reason Peter has made Wendy a special prosicutor, I can just see the blow up now and the string of people that will be heading to prison.
To set the story straight Alicia will never be back with WILL again and when she finds out about the person she didn't know bombs away (BOOM)


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Turning The Ion On? no safety?????
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Posted 10 December 2009 - 07:09 AM
Ok, and im guessing the number of blinks is the shot style its on? Like burst 3 and semi?
Does the trigger only work with co2 or nitro in it?
Posted 10 December 2009 - 07:29 AM
You need it to program the marker. btw, I always find it easiest to turn an ion on with my thumb on the button.
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Posted 10 December 2009 - 09:33 AM
EMarcus, on Dec 10 2009, 06:09 AM, said:
Ok, and im guessing the number of blinks is the shot style its on? Like burst 3 and semi?
Does the trigger only work with co2 or nitro in it?
The rate of blinking tells you if the Eyes are on or not. If the eye is on, the gun wont fire unless a round is in the chamber ready to shoot. Eyes off & it will fire regardless.
Posted 10 December 2009 - 09:55 AM
A 9v will last all day of non stop playing(remember to pull the 9v out when your done for the day). You can also get an xacto knife and peel the red button(and the surrounding black part) up if it wont turn on/off. Usually the only problems people have with this marker is the on-off switch(sometimes it gets depressed but doesn't come back up and they think the marker is broken) and the trigger switch(same problem). However, such problems usually occur after someone who doesn't know any better pulled the board out or tightened the trigger. You shouldn't have any big problems unless the solenoid goes out or something else crazy.
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Ion, the marker that cost less than the body kit that's on it, but still shoots like a pro.
Posted 10 December 2009 - 04:59 PM
Posted 10 December 2009 - 08:35 PM
By program the marker, we simply mean change the dwell, Rate of Fire, and other small little customizations. This is done by pressing a small little button on the circuit board. Lights will start flashing and each different flash represents a different category. The easiest thing to do is to find out what the range of each category is, for example if(I dont know the actual numbers, the manual probably does) dwell is between 1 and 50, so set it to 25. Rate of fire is between 1-10 so set it to 5. etc. Do this for all categories, take a couple shots, see how you like it, then make small changes from there. You can also change the sloppiness in the trigger and what firing mode it is in(simi, 3 round, auto, rebound). I know mine is programmed very... different from most people's taste, but its all about personalization.
Any electronic hopper should do... but not extremely well. This marker is capable of 17bps(tourney speed) so you might want to get a hopper that can keep up. A lot of people who are serious about the sport use Halos, Rotors, or Eggs, just so that the hopper is not considered a bottle neck. Its better to buy one expensive hopper once rather than buy three different lower level ones, but that's my $.02
HPA is the way to go, more consistent shots and the FPS tends to stay within normal range. co2 is simply bad for the marker, and your accuracy altogether.
Posted 10 December 2009 - 09:22 PM
But ill read through the manual again and see if i get it.
Thanks guys!!!
Posted 10 December 2009 - 09:56 PM
To find the Ideal dwell --- I goggled this --- its for an ego, but it works the same... kinda... http://www.eclipse-o...hread.php?t=145
Im pretty sure that the Rate of Fire and Dwell will coincide or - one effects the other - but I might be wrong...
A Halo will do just fine! You might need a new feed neck though - cant tell from the picture.
"eyes" are a wonderful invention, but you will need to use good paint for it to be worth it lol. Bad paint and the marker might stop shooting do to the paint getting stuck more often than its worth. But Ive found that my ion does great with draxxus, marbalizers, and most Field Only Paints.
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EMarcus, on Dec 10 2009, 11:22 PM, said:
But ill read through the manual again and see if i get it.
Thanks guys!!!
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Lego City advent Calendar - £7.99 @ Wilkinsons
jon4ateefound 3 years, 4 weeks ago
Just left Nottingham City centre where the Wilkos have Lego City Advent Calendars reduced to £7.99 and Lego Star Wars Advent Calenders reduced to £12.99. Not sure if it nationwide but they had lots left in Nottingham
Hope ive done this corrrectley as its my first post x
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- Sushi3 years, 4 weeks ago #1Show comment tools ReplyThank you, will check my local store :D
- hooray2903 years, 4 weeks ago4 Likes #2Show comment tools ReplyAt this price, I might be allowed to get one. Heat added, thanks :)
- Bargeinion3 years, 4 weeks ago1 Like #3Show comment tools ReplyI just got a Star Wars one for £12.49 in my store, was just about to post this but been beaten by 11 minutes!! lol Ah well, I also took a photo incase of non-believers :)
- jojo19783 years, 4 weeks ago #4Show comment tools ReplyAh no, i was in Nottingham this morning. Thats a bargain price.
- d-j mitch3 years, 4 weeks ago #5Show comment tools ReplyGreat post! But none left in Exeter!
- craig guy3 years, 4 weeks ago #6Show comment tools Reply£43.00 on amazon. HOT
- MartyMcFry3 years, 4 weeks ago #7Show comment tools ReplyNow off to the Norwich branch to get one. Heat added
- sammiexxx3 years, 4 weeks ago #8Show comment tools ReplyHopefully they will have one in sheffield tomorrow x
- 0073 years, 4 weeks ago #9Show comment tools ReplyIf you are lucky that the branch sells them. All of Derby only ever sold choc ones.
- Jay_Schluffy3 years, 4 weeks ago #10Show comment tools ReplyNice find! I'll have to check the St Albans branch in the morning!
- newme20063 years, 4 weeks ago #11Show comment tools Replyany nice people out there if they could pick me up one of each of these and post them to me :)
my 2 boys would love these but I can't get out till monday :(
- Gitrdone3 years, 4 weeks ago #12Show comment tools ReplyAt this price, i'm tempted to get another Star Wars Advent :)
- vurt3 years, 4 weeks ago1 Like #13Show comment tools Replyjust picked the star wars one up in slough. I think the star wars calendar deserves its own post or at least a mention in this thread's title
heat added, thanks for posting.
- kittypink813 years, 4 weeks ago #14Show comment tools Replyanyone found one thats not nottingham store? just wondered if its store specific?
Are they in the toy section, my store is open til 7 or 8pm so might have a look :)
EDIT sorry just read above post :)
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- accusedgirl3 years, 4 weeks ago #15Show comment tools ReplyI've just got the last Star Wars one at my local store, thanks ever so much for this, my son will be delighted as I've never been able to afford one over the last few years. Voted Hot.
- mummyk1233 years, 4 weeks ago #16Show comment tools Replynone in any of my locals :( my son would have loved one too
- Noodles229773 years, 4 weeks ago #17Show comment tools ReplyPaid £25 for mine back at start of Oct as I was warned they would sell out fast! Brilliant price if u can get hold of one! Hot from me :-)
- rkh3 years, 4 weeks ago #18Show comment tools Replynone in chelmsley wood :(
great deal though !!
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MRLYTNIN writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
A reliable classic, with beautiful design and lots of great features such as AM/FM/CD/CASSETTE, and 2 tops!!
Tough to get in and out of ...
1996 Corvette "collectors Edition — This car has been one of the best cars I have owned. It is tough to get in and out of being 6'3", but once you are in it is a magnificent vehicle. The maintenance is minimal - oil and lube, and not much else. The tires are staggered sizes and directional, so there is no rotating. The dash looks like a fighter jet cockpit. It is much more attractive IMO then the newer Corvette dashes which have become large and more plastic in appearance. Both front seats are 8 way power and are very comfy. all in all compared to it's peers of other sports cars, this car offers much in the way of styling, performance and comfort, as well as reliability which is a bonus that others cannot always boast! I highly recommend this vehicle.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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cobra1128 writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
Top reason for driving this car is I love Corvettes and would love to have a new one.
Top reason to avoid this car is minimal and thats getting in and out of it.
Bottom Line On This Car Is Its A "corvette, America's Car" Nothing Better. — This car performs well, very good acceleration and braking and it handles very well on ramps and curves. The dash instrument trim lens rattles when its cold. This car is in very good condition inside and out. The only problem I find is getting in and out of this car its not easy and for a woman with a dress or skirt on forget it. I had a 77 vette before and was much easier to get in and out of. This car gets very goood gas milage highway of approx. 25 mpg, maintenance is a little expensive to have it done like oil changes using mobile 1, but I love driving after sliding down into it.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
R_DAVID writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Review
Exceptional performance value for the price. The LT4/six-speed transmission makes this car.
There is just about enough cargo room to pack your lunch and if you drop the top, you had better be a light eater! Much less cargo than the fastback coupe.
Best Of The C4s. — The ride and handling is by far the best of any C4 I have experienced... far better comfort than a 1984 with Z51 suspension, far better than the base early suspension cars also. This car uses a big n little tire combination so tires can not be rotated front to rear. That can be a treadwear issue.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Trevor writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Review
my baby
Must Own — my dad bought this amazing car for my mom for there aniversery and she could not handle all the power so now me and my dad drive it its fun, cheap, and fastand i would not sell it for anything.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Matt writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
Power, handling, looks, price
It's a GM. You need to be good with a spanner or repairs can cost $$$
Best Bang-for-buck — LT4 motor - 345hp, 340ft-lb torque . 0-60 4.8 secs, 170 mph IN 1996!! You can pick up a late C4 for 10k plus now. LT4's are a little more but is still the best bang for buck out there. Brutal acceleration, tons of torque, corners on rails and not a bad interior for a GM car. Doesn't like bumpy road surfaces. Unmistakable V8 sound and road presence. The first 'modern' corvette.
tstrickland90 writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
Very fun to drive. A sleek masterpiece of a sports car. Worth every penny.
Can't drive in winter (live in MI)! Blah!
The Sebring Silver Corvette, Very Fun To Drive! — Everyone should own a vette at least once in your life. I have drove many kinds of cars, I own a Cadillac CTS sport coupe (not a V). It is very fast and agile. With a vette being down closer to the ground it really gives you a sense of speed better. The closest thing you can get to a race car feel. I hope this helps. I know you want to know why I am selling. Cant afford both and the caddy is more practical. Some day when I retire I will get another one. Have Fun!
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
burnsturner writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible Review
Fun To Drive Especially With The Top Down — I like everything about this car. It has a unique color, polo green. It is great looking and sporty and fun to drive. You can't beat cruising with the top down. Great value for America's number one sports car! Can't beat it!!
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Sportsvette writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
Awesome extreme powerful car. Just give it a little gas and you are splittin gone ripping down the road !!! The color "Torch Red" is the best color which is very eye-catching ! It is so easy to control and it gives you a sense of power of the highway its great.
The cons of this car are few and far between. Actually the con of it would be that once you get in it you dont want to get out of it.
G Force Thrust Fun Fun Fun — I love the way it handles on the highways and it is alot of fun to drive and its difficult to bring it home and park it after the unique fun driving experience that you have. It brakes wonderfully and will stop on a dime, and I'v never felt safer in any other car over the last almost 40 years of driving numerous types of cars. The shape of this car is so sporty- sophisticated and lean that it is a head-turner anywhere you go and gets numerous compliments. It is very comfortable to ride in and drive as well, it is definitely a highly desirable car and lovable.
David writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Review
every thing
the top leaks
Corvette — love the car its wonderful does have its few set backs. perfomance is wonderful. could have a bit more but cant complain. Its not as pricey as people think. Verry fun most fun ive had in a car its wonderful
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Scott writes:
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Review
Performance at an excellent price / value
Poor interior quality. Tough to get into / out of.
The Best Bang For Your Performance Buck. — High raves for power / performance / handling. Rants for poor interior quality, high side sills make for difficult entry / exit. Can never say enough good things about the small block 5.7 Chevy LT4 engine! It pulls like a train. Excellent bang for your buck!
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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Seating was very comfortable - acceleration, braking, excellent - handling requires attention and experience - I felt in control of the car once I realized the power - It is a BLAST to drive a Z06! T... Read More
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I Am Extremely Impressed With The Car.
If looking for a performance car that is also a great daily driver, you can't beat this car. For a car with 430HP the mileage of 19-24MPG is excellent. Outstanding cargo capacity with the hatch rea... Read More
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I dreamed about having a Corvette my whole life. I came from somewhat meager beginnings and it finally happened a few years ago. It was like dream. I almost cried upon delivery. It a gorgeous car that... Read More
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This is an outstanding example of a Grand Sport. The color which is Supersonic Blue draws your attention. In fact, I've been told it's one of the most attractive colors of that model year. I get a lot... Read More
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This car is stock and kicks the butts of other Z06's with modifications!! This car, with one simple performance Dyno Tune is running stronger than all other stock Z06 C6 Corvettes!! I've had four Z06'... Read More
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I waited for years for Chevrolet to produce a C6 wide body convertible. The 2010 Grand Sport was the first C6 offering. The look of this car leaves no question as to what it is......Corvette. A pe... Read More
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The importance of hydraulics in swimming pool/spa design and application has been misunderstood by some aquatic professionals who believe that understanding hydraulics is only necessary when first designing an aquatics facility. Hydraulics plays an important role in the everyday operation of aquatic facilities. Knowing how the pool circulation system operates on a daily basis can curb excessive and sometimes unnecessary repair costs. The aquatic manager should have the ability to recognize changes in flow rate, analyze fluctuations in pressure and vacuum gauge readings, and be capable of making minor adjustments to the system to enhance the circulation and filtration process.
Early Pioneers Of Hydraulics
Hydraulics was first studied by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.). The Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer invented the first pump, called a screw pump. The Archimedes screw was operated by hand and raised water efficiently.
Subsequently, Blaise Pascal, the French scientist and philosopher, studied atmospheric pressure and principles of hydrostatics.
This bit of history is important, as swimming pool hydraulic applications still rely on these principles. The swimming pool pump is the "heart" of the operation. The ability to size the pump to the pool in order to achieve proper circulation is necessary. In the August article on mathematics, I reviewed how to calculate gallons per minute. The pool volume, or gallons, (length x width x average depth x 7.5 gallons/cubic foot), divided by the turnover rate in minutes, determines gallons per minute (gpm). All swimming pool hydraulic calculations are based on gpm. Most state codes now require public pools to install a flowmeter on the return side of the filtration system. The flowmeter is a device that measures the amount of water flow in gpm. A quick look at the flowmeter enables an operator to diagnose if the pump is performing within the turnover requirement; a drop in flow indicates a dirty filter or some other factor that may be impeding the water flow. A word of caution–it is important for the operator to install the correct size flowmeter, based on the size of pipe as well as pipe clearance.
Determining The Correct Pump Size
In a pool or spa filtration system, the movement of water–from the pool or spa, through the pump, filter, heater and back to the pool—is a concern.
Pump sizing is based on achieving a flow rate in gpm. However, the distance from the pool to the pump and whether the pump is above or below water level are major factors when sizing a pump. In a pump-sizing chart, there are two axes–the horizontal axis gives gpm, and the vertical gives Total Dynamic Head (TDH). To read a pump curve, determine the required gpm, then calculate the TDH. Where the two numbers meet on the grid will identify the proper pump size.
Calculating Total Dynamic Head
In layman's terms, TDH is defined as resistance to flow. The entire loop around the pool containing the total length of piping, friction losses of each fitting, valve, filter, heater and chemical feeder are combined to compute TDH. The term "head" is further modified by whether the resistance is encountered on the suction side of the pump (suction head) or the discharge side (discharge head), and whether it is caused by the standing weight of the water (static head) or by the movement of water through the system (dynamic head).
There is an easy way to determine TDH when the aquatic operator does not have access to the original engineering plans for a facility. In most existing public pool facilities, there are two gauges installed on the system–pressure and vacuum. The pressure gauge measures the friction losses on the discharge side. Gauge-reading is in pounds per square inch (psi). The vacuum gauge–located on the suction side of the system–measures the friction losses on that side and is expressed in inches of mercury (Hg). To determine Total Head, both gauge readings must be converted to a common factor, such as feet of head. To change Hg to feet of head, multiply it by 1.13. PSI is multiplied by 2.31 to convert feet of head. In the chart below, the readings are converted to achieve the total feet of head.
Pressure gauge (psi) reading x 2.31 + Vacuum gauge (Hg) reading x 1.13 = Total feet of head
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