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Kyrgyzstan opposition takes over in Bishkek. What happens to Manas?
With opposition leaders claiming they've formed their own government in Bishkek and reports that Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country, What will happen to the US use of the Manas air base?
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Violent protests in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan – a vital US ally that hosts Manas, the only American air base in Central Asia – appear to have pushed the regime of Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to the brink of collapse.
Mr. Bakiyev was reported to have flown out of the country on Wednesday, and Russia's state-owned news agency Ria Novosti reported that the opposition is declaring victory over the president, who was widely perceived as corrupt and authoritarian.
"We went into the government building for talks; [Prime Minister Daniyar] Usenov wrote a declaration stating the government's resignation," opposition spokesman Temir Sariyev told Russian journalists. "Bakiyev left the building. It is not known where he went. He is not in Bishkek," he said.
Earlier on Wednesday the government declared a state of emergency.
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Islam and Co-existence
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui
(Speech delivered at the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN on March 11, 2006)
[Author's note: The Interfaith Coalition of Nashville organized this year's interfaith conference in the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA. Judaism was represented by Dr. Donna Whitney, Christianity by Dr. Tom Davis, Hinduism by Dr. Howard J. Resnick (HD Goswami), and Buddhism by Professor Win Myint. I represented Islam. The conference was opened by Dr. Jawaid Ahsan. Dr. Charles Hembrick, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Vanderbilt University, moderated the conference.]
Let me take this opportunity in thanking the Interfaith Coalition of Nashville organizers of this event for inviting me to talk about my religion. Your choice of me to represent millions of Muslims who now live in the USA in this inter-faith dialogue is both humbling and burdensome.
It is not easy to discuss about a religion that is not only the least understood of all major religions but is now considered to be on a collision course with the rest of the world. The offensive cartoon controversy has only heightened the mistrust and seemed to embolden those who have been selling the poisonous pill of 'clash of civilizations.' There is no denying that 9/11 has provided bigots, racists, and self-proclaiming 'experts' and 'think tanks' to define Islam in ways that only unmask their level of hatred and bigotry. The 'Islam' they define is simply unknown to my people.
Yet the hard fact is there are Muslims who come in different shades and colors, orientations or mindsets. Not all are saints nor are all mujahids in being able to control their lower instincts of anger, passion and ego. So we have the Zarqawis today as much as we had the Hashishyyin that had terrorized the Muslim world in the 12th and 13th centuries. And then there are those who believe that their suicidal attacks would set others free.
As the specter of violence has become a fact of life today, the temptation is too great to condemn an entire religious tradition for the senseless or desperate actions of a few. But that would be wrong. If we cannot condemn all faiths for the crimes of their adherents, we simply cannot have a different set of standards for Muslims. For example, if we cannot condemn Christianity for colonization and massacre of unarmed civilians across the globe during the last two millennia, including the massacre in Jonestown (Guyana) and Waco (USA), killings in Ireland, Uganda, Haiti and Liberia, ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Daghestan, Nagorno Karabach and Mindanao Islands (in the Philippines), and genocides in Congo, Rwanda, and in today's Afghanistan and Iraq; if we cannot condemn Judaism for the crimes of Baruch Goldstein or Rabbi Meir Kahane's group, or the war crimes of Israeli leaders – Sharon, Olmert, Netanyahu and others - in Occupied Palestine and Lebanon; if we cannot condemn Hinduism for the murder of MK Gandhi, and massacre of thousands of Muslims in Kashmir, Mumbai, Assam and Gujarat, and the killings of Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka; if we cannot condemn Buddhism for the killing fields in Cambodia, or the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Arakan (Myanmar), or the killings of Tamils in Sri Lanka and Muslim minorities in Thailand — we simply have no right to condemn Islam for 9/11.
If a Muslim youth today appears to be frustrated and angry it is not because of the theology of Islam but due to his apparent inability as a human being to comprehend and/or tolerate monumental hypocrisy and double standards that he sees, plus the mistreatment of his fellow brethren as third-class citizens of this planet. From one continent to another, he sees how his fellow human beings are massacred, maimed and mutilated; how colossal abuses of human rights are routinely carried out against them. And yet there are none, not even their own leaders in the post-colonial nation-states, who speak and take action for them. It is a sad and humiliating experience for them.
Background on Islam
The entire history of mankind has been a class struggle between the forces of light and darkness, good and bad, truth and falsehood. The forces of goodness have struggled to bring about an ideal society that is just and balanced both inwardly and outwardly. Unfortunately, more often than not humanity has failed to find that equilibrium, balance and harmony between the outward and the inward, the external and the internal. The ideal that Islam has been seeking for the past fourteen centuries is also a universal one - the establishment of a just society. Truly, in this pursuit, the mission of Muhammad (S), the Prophet of Islam, was very similar to those of all the prophets and sages that came before him.
Islam came as a guiding light into a dark world – a world that needed a lightning bolt to wake up from its deep slumber. It came in an age of truth-defying Ignorance when the worship of one True God from China and Japan in the East to Morocco and Iceland in the West was replaced by worship of myriads of demigods. There were false notions of superiority and egotism on the basis of race, color, tribe and ethnicity. Islam came to a nation that boasted of its depth of corruption and debauchery in social and moral issues. Historically, Islam came after the fall of the Roman Empire and the collapse of the 'dark ages.' In the nearby Persian Empire, there was a lot of political bickering for power and in far-away Roman Empire, there were signs of decadence everywhere, and in Arabia, the land that was supposed to reshape the destiny of mankind, its people were devoid of compassion and moral values.
But it was in Arabia, at the confluence of the three great continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, that Muhammad (S) - the Prophet of Islam, a Meccan from the illustrious family of the Quraysh, a descendant of the Babylonian Abraham, and the Egyptian Hagar - was born in 570 CE (or 53 BH of the Muslim calendar). And here it was that the Qur'an was revealed to Muhammad (S) in Arabic when he was 40 years old (in 13 BH). Coming into a world that was stained by corruption and disintegration, Islam provided a unique pattern that was unknown in the entire history of mankind. Islam provided three basic elements - faith in one God (Allah), reform of self and reform of the society at large. Islam remained as a religious commitment, a socio-economic-political program, but above all a vehicle for the 'continuous reform' of the society.
The subject I want to discuss here is: what does Islam say about peaceful co-existence with peoples of other faiths? Does Islam believe in diversity, multi-culture and pluralism? The answer to all these questions is an emphatic yes. In what follows, I shall quote from the Qur'an to support my claim.
Islam rejects racism and preaches alternative criteria for God's people:
Islam rejects the notion that God is biased or partial to a particular race or tribe, and that His Mercy is locked up to a certain group. Allah says, "O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Lo! The noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware." (Qur'an 49:13)
With such profound statements in the Qur'an, Islam was able to wipe out age-old ethnocentric notions of superficial superiority and exclusive nobleness of mankind. Challenging the claims of the egocentric people who claimed that none shall enter paradise unless he belongs to their race and ethnicity, the Qur'an says, "Bring your proof if you are truthful." (Qur'an, 2:111) As to the true criteria for such a qualification, the Qur'an proclaims, "Nay, but whosoever submits himself to Allah and he is a doer of good, for him there shall be his reward with his Lord, on such shall be no fear nor shall they grieve." (Qur'an, 2:112)
Islam preaches unity of mankind:
The Qur'an repeatedly emphasizes the unity of mankind, i.e., they come from the same parents: "Mankind were but one community; then they differed…" (10:19)
Prophet Muhammad (S) in his farewell Hajj sermon delivered on the 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah, 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat in Makkah, said, "All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action."
No monopoly in God's message:
The Qur'an says, "And there is not a nation but a warner has passed among them." (Qur'an 35:24)] That is, Allah, in His infinite wisdom, has sent prophets and messengers to all the nations for their guidance. [See also Qur'an 2:213 and 10:37]
The call of the Qur'an is a call to unity of belief: "He has laid down for you the religion which He enjoined upon Noah, and which We revealed to you, and which We enjoined upon Abraham, Moses and Jesus: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein." (Qur'an, 42:13) Further: "Lo! This, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me. And they have broken their religion among them, (yet) all are returning unto Us." (21:92-93)
Islam presents itself as a way to reconcile the differences between Jews and Christians. The compromise offered by Islam affirms common elements between Judaism and Christianity, and accepts Moses and Jesus Christ (AS) as two of the greatest prophets of all time, sent for guidance of humanity. Islam accepts the virgin birth of Jesus and considers both Mary and Jesus (AS) as chaste and pious.
To have faith and to be a faithful is to believe and put one's beliefs into action. The Qur'an says: "It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the West, righteousness is rather one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Book, the apostles, and gives his wealth out of love for Him to the kindred and the orphans and the poor and tire wayfarer and the needy and for those in bondage, and established prayer and pays zakat and those who fulfill their promise when they make a promise and the patient ones in distress and affliction and in the time of war. These are they who are the Truthful and these are they who are the pious." (Qur'an, 2:177)
The Qur'an epitomizes the concept of plurality when it proclaims: "Verily We sent down the Torah in which there is guidance and light…" (Qur'an, 5:44)
"And We caused Jesus son of Mary to follow in their footsteps confirming the Torah which was before him and We gave him the Evangel in which was guidance and light…" (Qur'an 5:46).
"Verily, those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabeans, whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there shall be no fear for them, nor shall they grieve." (Qur'an, 2: 62)
Islam abhors coercion and intolerance:
Islam does not believe in coercion and intolerance, as is clear from the Qur'anic verse 2:256 "la ikraha fid-din" (meaning: there is no compulsion in religion). Belief or faith is a thing that people must choose for themselves. That is why Allah has not forced anyone to be a true believer and has given him the free will to choose between various options. The Qur'an says: "Say: 'The truth is from your Lord': Let him who will, believe, and let him who will, reject (it)." [18:29] Religious aggressors are threatened with a 'humiliation' in this world and a 'mighty chastisement' (2:114) in the Hereafter. Churches, monasteries, synagogues and mosques, according to the Qur'an, are all places of worship. (Qur'an 22: 40) The Qur'an categorically says, "To you be your religion, to me my religion." (109:6)
The prophet Muhammad (S) was repeatedly told not to feel bad when he was rejected by some people: "And if they deny you, those before them also denied. Their messengers came unto them with clear proofs, and with Psalms and the Scripture giving light." (Qur'an 35:25) Muhammad (S) duty was only to convey the message: "If then they turn away, We have not sent you (Muhammad) as a guard over them. Your duty is only to convey (the message)…" (Qur'an 42:48) In another place, likewise, the Qur'an says, "And say, 'The truth is from your Lord, so whosoever wants let him believe and whosoever wants let him deny.'" (18:29)
All these verses make it clear that there is no room for coercion or compulsion in matters of faith.
Islam welcomes diversity in matters of faith:
Islam teaches that human diversity is a sign of God's mercy and a portent for men of knowledge: "And of His (God's) signs are the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colors." (Qur'an 30:22)
The Qur'an accepts the reality of difference and diversity within humanity. It gives the impression that diversity is part of the divine plan: "If the Lord had willed, He would have made mankind into a single nation…" (11:118).
The Qur'an recognizes the legitimate multiplicity of religious convictions and laws, as can be seen from the verse: "To each of you God has prescribed a Law and a Way. If God would have willed, He would have made you a single people. But God's purpose is to test you in what He has given each of you, so strive in the pursuit of virtue, and know that you will all return to God, and He will resolve all the matters in which you disagree." (5:49)
Muslims are therefore told to proclaim: "Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the Prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered (as Muslims)." (2:136)
It is because of such lofty notions of diversity and tolerance that the Islamic civilization was pluralistic and unusually tolerant of various social and religious denominations, something that was simply unthinkable elsewhere in the middle ages. Jewish historians testify to the fact that, had it not been for the protection and tutelage provided by Muslim rulers, Jews could not have survived in the Middle Ages. It was all too natural for European Jewry to find refuge among Muslims in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire when Christian Europe was resorting to inquisition, pogroms and holocaust to exterminate them. Muslim rulers never interfered with the religion of their subjects either. There was never anything like the inquisition or the fires of Smithfield. Thus a number of small Christian sects, regarded as heretical by the larger sects, which would inevitably have been exterminated if left to the mercies of the larger sects whose power prevailed in Christendom, were protected and preserved by the power of Islam. Even to this very day, there are groups like the Mountain Jews, Yazidis and Sabaeans (Sabians) that are surviving with their culture and religion intact.
Today we stand on the carcass of religion. Many religious leaders have become the vultures who devour our corpse. They breed hatred and intolerance. And then there are the secular fundamentalists who would only have it their way.
Naturally, there is a debate today what is worse: a secular fundamentalist or a religious fanatic? In my opinion, both are bad. As much as the former needs to respect religious sensibility of others, the latter needs to inculcate God-consciousness that helps him to tolerate other human beings for "if your Lord willed, all on the earth would have believed, in total; will you then compel them to believe?" (Qur'an 10:99) It was that easy for Him.
Concluding remarks:
While ignorance is bliss, little knowledge is dangerous. Nearly 70 years ago, Marmaduke Pickthall, the English poet and translator of the Qur'an said, "If Europe had known as much of Islam, as Muslims knew of Christendom in those days [of the Crusades] those mad, adventurous, occasionally chivalrous and heroic, but utterly fanatical outbreak known as the Crusades could not have taken place, for they were based on a complete misapprehension." [Madras Lectures on Islam, (1927)]
I wish I could say that situation has improved in this age of information super-highways. Alas, it has not! My hope is that inter-faith programs like this would help peace-loving people of this planet to come together to fight and oppose bigotry and intolerance in whatever shade they come.
Thank you all for listening to my speech. May we all find and work towards peace.


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The St. Marys Area Lady Dutch softball squad recorded a 6-1 win over the State College Lady Little Lions on Tuesday afternoon during a cool and breezy contest at the SMAHS softball field. State College took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but St. Marys quickly rallied, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead. The Lady Dutch added two more runs in the second inning and one in the fourth and sixth innings in the victory. "We hit the ball tonight and made some key bunts and moved runners when we had to," said St. Marys Area coach Manny Gerarge.
Ronald C. Ecklund, 73, of 668 Washington Rd., St. Marys, died Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012, at Elk Regional Health Center following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 3, 1939 in Ridgway, son of the late Charles M. and Martha L. (Fischer) Ecklund. On Nov. 11, 1983, he married Ann Werner Ecklund, who survives.
Elizabeth C. "Elsie" Desjardins, 87, of 100 Forest Rd., St. Marys, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. She was born Jan. 5, 1926 in Neunkirchen, Germany, a daughter of the late Martin and Ella Scheer Kraeber. Mrs. Desjardins was a member of the St. Mary's Church. She retired from Pure Carbon after many years of service. She enjoyed playing cards and reading. She was married to the late Francis R. Fodge, who preceded her in death in 1986. She was then preceded in death by her second husband, Gerard R. Desjardins, in 1988.
The Elk County Catholic Crusader tennis team defeated the Clearfield Bisons 7-2 on Monday afternoon in a contest played at Benzinger and Memorial parks in St. Marys.
The St. Marys Area Flying Dutch baseball team lost a tough 3-2 contest to the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers Monday afternoon at Berwind Park. The Dutch took the early 1-0 first-inning lead. Hollidaysburg came back with two runs in the second inning to take the lead. The Tigers scored a run in the top of the sixth inning, while St. Marys scored a run in the home half of the seventh on a home run by Branden Tyger. "That was Branden Tyger's day today," said St. Marys coach Tony Azzato. "He threw an outstanding ball game and had a huge home run.
During St. Marys City Council's meeting on Monday evening, City Manager Dave Greene provided his report on the various activities and events he recently attended, including an April 10 meeting held at North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (NCPRPDC) to discuss the new hotel planned for downtown St. Marys. Greene reiterated that North Central is administering the $3 million grant approved by Harrisburg, while Bob Ayoob has been approved as consultant on the hotel project. Funding has been approved, with documents being signed within 60 days of March 1.
ST. MARYS - It's generally a social blunder to have toilet paper trailing behind you, but no one will think anything of it when the third annual "Kick the Crap out of MS Outrageous Outhouse Race" takes place on May 12 in downtown St. Marys.
LAMONT – Area fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire Monday afternoon at 3:07 p.m. at 2145 Old Lamont Rd. in Jones Township. Kane responded with Engine 56 and 57 and Rescue truck 51. Tim Wile, chief of the Kane Volunteer Fire Department, identified the owners as Alan and Sheryl Pence.
Diagnoses of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have reached unprecedented highs across the nation, with one in 88 children to be diagnosed this year, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released on March 29. This has raised concerns and drawn attention to the needs of children and families living with ASD. While autism remains without a definitive cause or known cure, much of the focus at the individual level surrounds treatment, as well as schooling of children with an ASD.


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Discalced Carmelite priest. Murdered in the religious persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.
- 8 February 1897 at Cancienes, Asturias, Spain as Eufrasio Barredo Fernández
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Demo Daze - Point of the Mountain, UtahYes - it was a GREAT time. Pearson rolled up from the LA basin - an escape from the Chocolate Factory - trailer filled with at least one of each size and model of Wills Wing glider. GOOD TIMES!!! - Ryan Voight three days after shoulder surgery. He was on the scene socializing. Speedy return to wellness man. I rolled in around 1am Thursday night, slept at launch, and was up around 5.40am. John Linberg, right on schedule showed up with his brother Guy and began furiously setting up / striding to launch to check conditions. I think he was in the air by 6am!!! As I've said before - The Point is magic! Where in the world can you fly in the loveliest are before dawn, get 90 minutes in, and still make a 9am work schedule? Katherine Phillips preparing to launch. I set up and had a great session. PG traffic was light for most of the morning and soon there were only a dozen or more HG's in the air. It's been a long time since there has been such heavy HG traffic and it was a pleasure weaving around. My brother-in-law, Matt came out. I've been talking HG to him for around a decade, and he's never been up. It was high time. Craig Chamberlain and Dan McManus graciously lent me gear to take Matt up. It was a special experience for both of us. Not amazing conditions, but he got a great feel for the flying. Conditions turned from mild to wild quickly, and despite being able to get 800ft. or so over, we all landed and broke down. Lunched with the crew and had the afternoon to myself. Greg Billow about to party on the latest T2C 144. Conditions never materialized in the evening, and I hung out with Pearson and Dave Gibson at Dave's house. (Thanks man!) Listened to them talk shop over a couple of bottles of wine. With combined decades and decades of experience between the two, it's 90% listen and 10% talk. The story teller gets all the glory, but surely most of my experiences have been trumped by my table company. I enjoyed the conversation fully. Dave Gibson about to launch Pearson's plaything. More on her later...I headed back to the south side to sleep in case there was a dawn session to be had. The moon with cirrus was overwhelming and the dog and I stayed up for a couple of hours enjoying it. He and I have had a great spring together. Laid down just after 1 - woke to cranking north winds at 5.30 - back to sleep. Caught up with my sister in law up at Sundance after poaching a Hampton Inn continental (shhh...) Essential to see her and she's got an EPIC space in the basement of a place. Below is the view through the trees ten feet out her door. Kozmo and I would run to Stuart Falls (pictured) a bit later. Out the back door. Ran with the dog up to Stuart Falls. The trail was packed, but the iPod kept me insulated. I pulled him the last bit on the hot hike, he marinated in the cold runoff, then pulled me back to the parking lot. On the run a bit later. I headed back to the North side, where strong winds had pilots setting up. I felt a bit off all morning, and decided to stay ground bound for the evening and support the team instead. A lot of demos were setup and everyone had their fill by sunset. The thermic afternoon made landings challenging, and there were a couple of broken tubes, but no bruised or broken bodies. We concluded the evening around 10pm in the twilight. Greg Billow launching the T2C 144. After a look at the weather, it seemed like the south side wouldn't be on the next morning, so I made the decision to split town a few hours early. Family would be in town, and I'd score bonus points if I made a BBQ Sunday evening. The full moon and a lot of caffeine deposited me home around 5am. "Yoga in the Park" at 9am prolonged the weekend buzz. It was the perfect weekend, even without incessant flying. The Salt Lake valley has a vibrant flying community, excellent sites, and great amenities at The Point. BIRDMAN ACADEMY and WINGS OVER WASATCH handle your training needs, and Wills Wing supplies. HUGE thanks to the locals, out-of-towners, and Wills Wing for making it a great weekend!Airtime: 2:30. Flights: 10. Matt Tandem. Read More »
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The Trailers a comin' - The Trailers a comin'Design guru Steve Pearson is locked and loaded and rolling toward The Point of the Mountain, Utah for a full weekend of Wills Wing demos. Come on out and get your hands on an unscratched basetube. Hang under a UV-less sail. Hear the crinkle of dacron drown out your boisterous buddies in the LZ. It's on!The world renowned Point of the Mountain. Air as smooth as a model's legs, 50 touch and go's a day. Weave baskets with pantie pylons. No place else I'd rather be. Shapiro over Missoula on the cover of USHPA magazine in July! Wills Wing fever is more infectious than H1N1. New winglets give the Falcon 3 T2C performance? Well... no... but! LINK HERE Thank you David Glover!And... The view out my back door ten days ago. Life has been sweet lately and there's been no shortage of reminders. Read More »
Dr. Batman (Adam West) and a bro (brew as they call em' in ZA) flew over the World Cup Stadium between games the other day and made a POST I've noticed more interest than ever in soccer lately in the US. I hope Cape Town has received only beneficial publicity from the event. Adam took in a game with 65,000 other fans and there's much more in his blog post, so head on over and check it out. http://hgrsa.blogspot.com/Thanks for the report Adam!Photo by Adam WestPhoto by Adam WestExactly how to run out a landing without a flareDave Aldridge compiled a test video recently. Check in around 56 seconds where Peter Swanson (Wills Wing final assembly and test pilot) performs a no flare, run out landing. Notice right before he's about to flare the glider is upset in a slight turn. Rather than flaring, he tries to correct until the last moment and takes a few strides. Thanks for the video Dave. VIDEO HEREGH1(3) Hack Test from David Aldrich on Vimeo. Read More »
GH1(3) Hack Test from David Aldrich on Vimeo.
Wills Wing Demo Daze this weekend at The Point of the Moutain, Utah. Steve Pearson is loading up the Wills Wing trailer and rolling cross country for back to back demo events at The Point, Utah and Lookout Mountain the following weekend. Come on out and try the latest hot wings from Wills. The South side, Point of the Mountain. Photo by Adam West. Wings over Wasatch just hosted a landing clinic. The Wills Wing crew was out en-force honing their skills: LINK HEREOn Facebook: Dave Gibson steep over Utah. Ken Howells and the test flight crew.Zippy's dangle video, and MORE. Wills Wing Facebook pageMike Meier with a custom T2C. Photo by Ken HowellsTest flown, ready for shipping. The crew after a round of test flying. Photo by Ken Howells. Wills Wing crew member Aaron Swepston has been posting some timeless photos on his Facebook page:Photo by Aaron SwepstonPhoto by Aaron SwepstonAaron's Facebook page Read More »
November 2008Pulled these night time shots out of the photo file yesterday. During filming for "Nature Propelled" and The Elements Project. Marble Canyon Airstrip, AZ. They were great days facilitated by Jeff Johnson and the AZ trike crew, Seth Warren and company. Cloudless days, golden evenings, and chilled nights sleeping under our wings. Plenty of time for star trail shots, and playing around the headwaters of the Grand Canyon between the Echo and Vermillion cliffs. There have been plenty of reminders lately how lucky I / we are to do what we do. Sharing a meal with family, getting a workout in, soaking in a few minutes of sunset. There are ubiquitous reasons to be thankful. Read More »
What is the Wills Wing Crew up to? Eric Donaldson is in the midst of a cross country trip to fly Yosemite. He rolled through the rockies over the weekend and might be near SLC before hitting California. In the meantime, he's been enjoying the RC scene: LINK HEREColumbian National Champion - Daniel Velez has been flying recently. Check out the bridge crossing: DANIEL'S BLOG HERELastly - Dustin Martin has been working on a slick light carbon camera mount and getting some nice stills over Quest Air. Check out the Wills Wing Facebook page to see: LINK HEREWhile you're there, become a fan of Wills Wing on Facebook and keep up with The Crew. What's up with The Cloudbase Foundation?:WEBSITE HEREBelinda Boulter writes: After my presentation at the East Coast HG Championship pilot briefing earlier in the week, April Mackin was inspired to organize an impromptu fundraiser for the Cloudbase Foundation: a tug-of-war between Team Manatee and Team Prop Strike. Rich Cizauskas was the man in the middle, appropriately dressed in a training harness, helmet and kneepads. Rich prepares for the battle.Pilots bet on their favorite teams and the stakes were running high, but it was all over in a flash when the rope broke. At the end of the day no one was hurt, and Team Manatee donated the entire $290 to the Cloudbase Foundation.The two sides battle to have Rich Cizauskas on their team. The folks at Highland Aerosports prove you just need the right attitude and spirit to make something happen. $290 sounds like a little, but it'll pay for a teacher's salary for a MONTH down in Ecuador with $40 left over!!Winning Team Manatee celebrate their victory.Nice job everyone at the East Coast Championships! Thanks Belinda. Read More »
Congratulations to all the participants of the East Coast Championships and Highland Aerosports for hosting the event. Special kudos to #1 Larry Bunner and #2 Tom Lanning for their top placings on Wills Wing T2C 144's. Well done boys. Looking forward to the upcoming writeup of the event. Also: Check this comprehensive link out. Videos and tips on building an origami hang glider. LINK HEREthe link: http://sciencetoymaker.org/hangGlider/index.htmI tried this same concept some time ago with a faster flying paper airplane. This design looks slower and easier to control. As soon as I get some time, I've got to try it. If you do, let us know how it goes. Read More »
Up until the spring of 2009, I'd been flying the T2C 154. For a variety of reasons, I switched to flying the 144. I'm often asked which size I would choose or which size a fellow pilot should choose. Now that I have a couple hundred hours on both models, I feel better equipped to provide more perceived objective information. My body weight: 175 lbs. My hook in weight: 225 lbs.The 154 at the Pre-WorldsI was surprised when I weighed my fully packed harness a couple of years ago. It's around 50lbs. I've lightened things up a bit, but my flying gear still probably weighs around 40 lbs. I wear two parachutes, fly with all my regular glider bags, and carry nearly 100oz. of water most of the time.154 I've never thought of the 154 as a BIG glider. It's always felt manageable to direct through the sky. The Pre-Worlds in 2008 was the highest level competition I'd been in on the 154 and I felt I was flying pretty well at the time.The 154 in Ecuador I felt during that meet that I had a climb advantage over most. I felt there were only a couple of pilots in the meet who could match the climb performance of the 154 at their wingloading on their chosen wing. Glide in the Pre-Worlds was more subjective - it always is in XC meets. Glider performance is so close these days, unless there's a distinct advantage, it's difficult to discern in active mid-day air. I didn't feel at a disadvantage on glide. The 154 in an ozzie magazine. Canoa, Ecuador is the truest test of glide in my opinion. We're racing at 50mph for 40 miles in uniform coastal air. Tiny differences in performance are easily discerned. It was my first experience there, but objectively Dustin was going better on the 144. He paid attention to his peripheral gear, put fairings on every little component protrusion, and it showed. He was also running with ballast and I was not. Ballast is a whole separate issue which I don't think has any objective data. It's all theory to me. The 144 144 In the spring of 2009 I switched to the 144. I was encouraged to go to the small glider for a few reasons, but the most compelling was that everyone else on the US team was flying the 144. Pilots similar to my weight like Zippy and Davis were going well on the smaller glider, so I didn't think it would be detrimental. My first and continuing impression of the 144 is that it's a nimble size and changes heading almost without thinking or perceived input. It feels like a tightly tuned sports car with immediate response. The 144 ready for photos in Yosemite. Once again, the World Championships would be the best chance I'd have to compare the 144 to highest caliber of skill and gear all year. From my perception, the 144 allowed me to be on par with the best in climb. I didn't feel like I was outclimbing everyone, and I didn't feel like I was at a disadvantage. The 144 let me climb with anyone I wanted to.After almost a full season on the 144, I went back to Wills Wing and hooked up with the crew for a couple of test flying sessions. I was able to fly a 154 again after several months with my lighter, recreational harness. I was expecting to find the glider sluggish, but it was not. It was a pleasure to flick about and seemed to be only slightly harder to steer than the 144. The 154 has this amazing stall characteristic that allows you to feather pitch in thermals and milk every last foot out of climb. The 154 at The Point of the Mountain - Photo by Adam West. In October 2009, I traveled to Canoa, Ecuador again to put the 144's glide to the test. Again Dustin was racing on a brand new sail cut and everything was nipped and tucked on his glider. Shapiro too had a new sail cut and I was flying a version that was just over 6 months old. This time Wills Wing had competition from Moyes and Kraig Coomber, arguably one of the best ridge racing pilots in the world. I was ballasting up this time, some days hooking in around 250 lbs. Despite the heavy loading on the smaller glider, I didn't have a disadvantage in sink rate. I was able to hang with the highest before the start. I attribute it to the T2C's stiff airframe. The 144 during "The Elements Project" filming. Once again however, I was outmatched in performance by Dustin and Shapiro. From my perspective, the incremental tweaks to the sail cut Steve Pearson had been making over the season had paid off. In addition, new sail materials had been used which perhaps gave an additional advantage. On the first race day, Dustin was out in front, and Shapiro came walking by me from behind. I thought to myself, "Sh*t, so that's how it's going to be." At Canoa, if you're matched the same, passing is VERY difficult. Shapiro had a distinct advantage despite it being his first time at the race. It was obvious to me the new sail cut was going. I felt that my sail cut and my 144 was on par with anyone else in the field. Dustin and Shapiro had first and second locked up, and after three days of racing I was able to nip Kraig by a few seconds. I was a believer in the new sail cut and new fabrics Steve had been researching. Stretching for the spot on the 144 in Big Spring. Coming into the 2010 season, I was vacillating hard about what size glider to fly. In the end, I chose the 144, with the primary reason that everyone else on the US team is still flying the smaller wing. When you're traveling internationally for competitions, there's a finite amount of spare parts you can bring. With everyone flying the same size glider, we can each bring a smattering of spare parts to share among the group if necessary. The 2010 Flytec Race and Rally was an eye opener for me. Conditions were exceedingly light throughout the week. There were days we'd be limited to less than 3000ft. for hours and have to hang in zero sink as long as our patience would tolerate. Eduardo Oliveira was on a new 154 and I was impressed at his sink rate. One day in particular we flew together for over an hour in the lightest of lift. He was able to eek out an extra 50ft. here or 100ft. there and it seemed that he had just a bit better of a sink rate. I was envious of the extra ten squares. If I wasn't concerned about spare parts in foreign lands, or wasn't concerned about having a machine that could keep up with anyone in the world on glide at my wingloading, I'd pick the 154. The 154 climbs a bit better than the 144 and glides within a negligible difference. The 144 is a flick-able ferrari, the 154 is a sizzling BMW M5. Can't go wrong either way. Read More »
Alex McCulloch and I are supposed to hook up tomorrow before dawn for a photo / video mission over the Flatirons near Boulder, CO. He's been getting in some good flying on his new T2C 154... Check out his blog link and the enclosed photos from his Memorial Day weekend foray. All photos by Alex McCulloch. Alex's blog HEREI'll be leaving the house around 3am. We'll see what the day holds. Read More »
Ryan Voight compiled this video featuring Shadd Heaston at The North Side - Point of the Mountain, Utah. Shadd's on the Sport 2 175 I believe. Good stuff boys!CLICK HEREShadd Cam from Ryan Voight on Vimeo.And... Some nice filming - Ag Tractors in OZ. Crop Dusting - The funniest videos clips are here Read More »
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I want at times to carry a 45 and I want a double action only or double/single 45. I know some may say Glock is what I should get as I already have one and the familarity of control issue but I want something different. I have a Smith 4516 that I bought new in the early 90's and like it quite a bit. It is a little heavy but I think I might be able to carry it (have not bought a holster to do so yet) BUT I was thinking how much I admire the looks and history of SIG's and thought about getting a P220 in the Carry variety. I have shopped a bit and it would require some savings, which is fine, but here are my questions:
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2. For anyone who has shot a SIG (I have not) in either trigger variety and shot a Smith similar to mine, can you give me your input?
3. Finally, I always want another gun, so I am always saving for the next....Does anyone think from their experience with both the S&W and a SIG, feel they are too similar to warrant spending the money on the SIG?
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I now wear a tailbone protector, elbow & knee pads, wrist guards and helmet. What does that mean? I take more chances than I would without them and still come home with aches & pains. Guess I should have started snowboarding when I was 20-30 years younger. Ha!! Last edited by diver_matt; 02-12-2013 at 12:17 AM. |
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Lessons with a good instructor is a huge benefit. After spending some time teaching over the last few months I regret not doing them my first season. Learning on my own meant I fell a zillion times more.
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wow dude, i would talk to the mountain about that instructor, he clearly was wrong about making you go faster, since it was your first time
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« on: July 05, 2011, 11:38:11 PM »my 5-cents here:That will be a fun camera to have. The only question is How many Canon fans will give up the auto focus? I am for it as long as Canon brings back the rangefinder lens with fine focus adjustment With a fine range finder built into the camera.
- Digital full-frame version of Canon 7 w/ 50mm f/0.95 to directly compete with M9
- don't really care about lenses mount as long as it can mount some M lenses (via adaptor or not)
- Couple of extra lenses 28/35/50/90mm would be nice
Are there other canon fans that would vote for this?
I think there will ultimately be some challenges that Canon (or any manufacturer needs to address):
- with a fixed lens system (e.g. Fuji X100) a cheaper leaf shutter is viable. For an interchangeable lens system, the
the cheapest shutter system is probably a focal plane shutter (since a leaf shutter would need to be built into
the lens). A focal plane shutter adds quite a bit of complexity over the type of leaf shutter that the Powershots have.
- Autofocus on mirrorless systems has not been perfected - contrast-detect autofocus does not work as well
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using the sensor to do contrast-detect based focusing is a drain on the battery, and creates heat.
These are probably the two biggest technical challenges I can think of. There are probably more.
I believe that the reason that Canon has not jumped headlong into the mirrorless segment yet is because
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Maybe Canon are on their way to sorting out the technical issues? I don't know.
While I would welcome a range finder, I think that most users (the bulk of the market) want autofocus. Most
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probably also never encountered a camera that does not have autofocus! - The first camera I bought - an
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ImageHaving been brought up Jewish, my wife and and I never had the opportunity to actually decorate our homes with holiday lights. That being said, we appreciate a nice display, and have come to think of ourselves as connoisseurs and critics of the very best (and worst) in holiday light entertainment. We're bringing back this gallery for your holiday enjoyment.
Over the years, we've developed a set of guidelines for holiday lights. This year, we decided to codify them and to distribute citations to local residences for exceptionally good (and exceptionally bad) light displays.
Exceptional Display: Well coordinated, perhaps including music; may be way over the top, but in a pleasing manner. Display is either very elegant or outrageously fun and attracts positive attention to the neighborhood.
Pleasant Coordination: Light type and color are well matched or mixed in a pleasing fashion.
Music: Audible music as part of display. Bonus points for unusual or cool holiday music, such as oldies by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby or Burl Ives.
Bulb Clashing: Mixing of big and little bulbs, mixing of white and colored lights, in an uncoordinated manner.
Poor Maintenance: Lights are burned out in and creating gaps in display, figures knocked over.
Uncoordinated: Strands of light blinking out of sequence, clashing colors.
Laziness: Sloppy strand work, especially on deciduous trees which should be strung along branches and twigs and not sparsely wrapped around the tree. Or, not using an extension cord to bring the strand of lights to the object to be lit, so that you see the string of lights along the base of the object.
Mixed Iconography: Religious and Secular should not be part of the same display. Santa was not part of the nativity scene. Nor was Rudolph one of the animals in the manger.
Inappropriate Color Use: Christmas is red, white and green. Blue should not be used unless you are Jewish, neon Blue should almost NEVER be used.
Timing: Displays may be lit from dusk until 11PM (or earlier, if required by local ordinance). Your neighbors might want to go to sleep sometime without 10,000 watts of light shining in their bedroom keeping them awake.
Date: Displays may begin on the Friday after Thanksgiving and must come down no later than the Sunday following Epiphany.
Multimedia Distraction: Blaring music or flashing lights that may be hazardous, especially on busy roads.
Check this video out for an example of a over the top holiday light display that could easily cause an accident. (EDIT: Here's the original site, where you can watch several computer coordinated Christmas light displays synchronized to different holiday music.)


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Hulu hired Tim Connolly, who has run The Walt Disney Co.'s digital distribution initiatives for TV, to be head of distribution -- as CEO Mike Hopkins returns to one of the joint venture's parent companies for talent.
Connolly most recently was VP of digital video distribution and new product development for Disney and ESPN Media Networks. In that role, he led the company's digital distribution efforts spanning TV properties including ESPN, ABC Family, ABC and Disney Channel, including the group's TV Everywhere and video-on-demand strategies.
Disney is one of Hulu's owners, along with Comcast's NBCUniversal and 21st Century Fox.
For Hopkins, the former Fox Networks distribution chief who took over the top job at Hulu in October, a top priority has been establishing a senior management team. Hulu's executive ranks were decimated over the course of 2013 amid uncertainty about its future, as the parent companies solicited bids for the JV before deciding to retain their ownership stakes.
"Finding ways to penetrate new distribution channels is key to our future growth," Hopkins wrote in announcing Connolly's hire. "Tim's wealth of experience and passion for Hulu will be instrumental as we continue to grow our subscriber base and roll out Hulu Plus across even more devices and with more distribution partners."
Hopkins' other recent hires include: senior VP of ad sales Peter Naylor, who hails from NBCU; chief technology officer Tian Lim, formerly with Sony Entertainment Network; and CFO Elaine Paul, previously Disney's head of strategy and business development.
Prior to Disney, Connolly spent seven years at Ericsson, working in various roles ranging from product management to business development.
Separately, Hulu last week announced it will sell its Hulu Japan subscription VOD service to broadcaster Nippon TV.
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Last month, my fellow Glassdoor blogger Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter wrote why job seekers and employees shouldn't place more importance on a LinkedIn profile than a paper resume. She contended that, because LinkedIn profiles are limited (by design and character count), uniform across all profiles, and essentially owned by (and therefore, at the mercy of) a corporation, they're generally not as valuable as a paper resume.
While these are certainly legitimate concerns, job seekers should also consider a few reasons why their online profiles can often be more valuable than a paper resume:
1. Your online profile gives a more comprehensive view of who you are. Sites like LinkedIn allow you to easily link to other sites where employers can get a broader image of who you are, like a personal Twitter, website, blog, video resume, or anything else you can hyperlink to. LinkedIn and other online profile platforms provide a space where employers can easily access more information about you in just one click.
2. Online profiles are more flexible. Although Jacqui contended that all online profiles look alike, they actually provide a better outlet for users to express their creativity than a paper resume. LinkedIn allows you to upload examples of your work, which hiring managers can click through without having to hold onto a bulky portfolio.
3. Paper resumes don't allow you to network. The beauty of LinkedIn and online professional profiles in general is that they afford a quick and easy opportunity to connect with another individual if they like what they see. After all, paper resumes don't have an accessible "connect" or "send message" button to click when a candidate's resume stands out. When connecting is quick and easy, chances are you'll be more likely to follow through cementing professional connections. Sites like LinkedIn make resumes interactive, and that can often make a world of difference when it comes to the job search.
4. Online profiles are easier to update. Paper resumes require upkeep just like a professional online profile, but it can be hard to keep up with a paper document. Sites like LinkedIn take care of formatting for you, so it's easy to switch things around and change the wording at the very moment you see fit. Paper resumes often must be re-formatted and printed each time you want to make an edit. Although this is just a slight undertaking, it can mean the difference between having an updated resume that's ready to go at the drop of a hat (like when a hiring manager or networking contact unexpectedly emails you) rather than holding onto an outdated document.
5. Online profiles are environmentally friendly. This is a no-brainer, but that doesn't make it less important. Who needs to waste paper printing out a million versions of their resume and work samples? Go online with your resume and save trees. While you definitely need to be prepared to have a paper copy of your work, in the digital age this simply isn't as urgent. Many, many companies ask for a resume to be emailed prior to offering an interview, so there's no need to waste time printing out multiple documents until you really need them.
While paper resumes are certainly still valuable, online profiles shouldn't be trivialized, either. Online profiles often provide a much more comprehensive view of your professional self, and allow for opportunities to connect with others. Job seekers would do well to keep this in mind for their job search.
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That is a question with various answers, since people's palates are somewhat different. Some places have many fabulous restaurants. We have made a selection based on some criteria, and finally the list is presented with variety in geography as well as types of places to eat. They have one thing in common: The food is exquisite.
Down by the harbour in Risør you'll find Kast loss, located on the area called Stranden, where the afternoon sun lights up the houses and shines through the windows onto beautiful rustic details. This is where everyone wants to go out to eat in Risør, all year long.
Way out at the mouth of the fjord at Stangholmen lighthouse, there is a summer restaurant famous for its bouillabaisse, the lighthouse keeper's pepper steak, and fabulous moments with lighthouse concerts, especially during the Risør Festival of Chamber Music. There is a boat from the quay at Risør transporting people to the lighthouse for those who don't have their own boat.
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