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THE BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT area of San Francisco is a gritty neighborhood that usually makes the news only when gunshots are fired. Here and there, discarded tennis shoes droop from telephone wires, broken glass glitters in the gutters, and split garbage bags belch forth refuse onto the sidewalk. Drivers keep their car doors locked, more intent on passing through than passing time.But it is here, in a few hard-won plots of dirt that dot the neighborhood with lettuce, tomatoes, fruit trees, and even corn stalks, seven miles and a world away from the University of San Francisco's tidy campus, that the school and its students live out the Catholic and Jesuit identity of their university. "The fundamental desire of Jesus was to create a world that was fair and balanced and a help to those with the least ability to help themselves," said Seth Wachtel, an assistant professor of architecture whose students have helped design and build the dozen or so green plots of the Quesada Gardens Initiative, where local residents, many of them poor and underserved, grow their own food. "To train students professionally and emotionally to use their skills to develop a fair planet is very much in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition and very much the mission of the university."USF is one of more than 235 Catholic universities and colleges in the United States, 28 of them run by the Society of Jesus. All of these schools seek to endow their combined 900,000 students with Catholic ideals and values, but the definition of those values and how they are communicated varies from school to school. At some, like Ave Maria University, it means, in part, a curriculum requiring Gregorian chant, Aquinas, and Augustine. At others, like Boston College, it means, in part, students take two semesters of Western theology.USF, too, has requirements that help stamp it as Jesuit and Catholic. Students must study theology and engage in service learning—courses requiring hands-on work among San Francisco's poor. There is also a wealth of Catholic-themed courses, including ones on Catholic social thought, celebration of the sacraments, and exploration of bio-medical issues through a Catholic lens. But students and faculty seldom cite these courses when asked how the school is Catholic and Jesuit. Rather, they name the school's dedication to justice, central to the teachings of Jesus and a primary concern of the Roman Catholic Church. Faculty, staff, and students at USF say the main place they seek and find the school's Catholic and Jesuit identity is not always in the most Catholic of things—Mass in St. Ignatius Church, the Catholic studies program, the Jesuit-led retreats and workshops—but just as often in its adherence to the direction of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, to "see God in all things.""When people ask about the Catholic character of the university, I think it is important to understand you cannot find it in any single place," said USF President Stephen A. Privett, S.J. "You can't find it only in Jesuits who wear collars. That's not what makes us Catholic. Is that a part of it? Yes. But no one piece by itself is the key. There is no cornerstone without which you don't have a Catholic university."Not everyone agrees. Many Catholic institutions of higher education have faced biting criticism, both from within and outside Church hierarchy for actions some deem "un-Catholic." Earlier this year, Notre Dame University was excoriated by some who disapproved of President Barack Obama delivering the graduation address because he favors reproductive rights for women. Christian Brothers University has come under fire for hosting a lecture by the Catholic scholar and journalist Peter Steinfels because he has written favorably of the ordination of women. USF, too, has been condemned for having Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as a graduation speaker (she was not given an honorary degree) and for awarding Bishop Kevin Dowling of South Africa an honorary degree on the grounds that their views on human sexuality conflict with Church doctrine. (Bishop Dowling, however, has publicly declared that he supports the Church's teaching on human sexuality.) Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, wrote in a letter to Fr. Privett, "You are publicly allying a Catholic university with leaders of what Pope John Paul II called a 'Culture of Death.'"Others see this openness to different views and the welcoming of the stranger as central to Catholicism and the Jesuit order. "There are folks who are much more comfortable with the Church up on a mountain top with clear answers to clear questions, relatively unsullied by contact with the world," said Charles Currie, S.J., president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, of which USF is a member. "Others are more comfortable with a Church that is involved with the risks and ambiguities of the human condition and runs the risk of getting dirty in the process. Such a Church has the chance to transform society in a way the Church on the mountain top can never do. And there is room in the Church for both."Fr. Privett holds that a university that refuses to engage those who differ with it is harsh, unwelcoming, and un-Christ-like. Critics like those from the Cardinal Newman Society "would do more good for the Church by taking a less rigid and self-righteous stance," he said. He also suggested hardliners look to the warm welcome Pope Benedict XVI gave to both President Obama and Speaker Pelosi in Rome earlier this year. He sees a further model in the Pope's response to a letter from Sen. Edward Kennedy just before his death. Despite Kennedy's public support for reproductive rights, the Pope invoked upon him "the consolation and peace promised by the Risen Savior to all who share in His sufferings and trust in His promise of eternal life." "That is the kind of charity and reconciliation expected of Catholics," Fr. Privett said. Engagement with SocietyIf, as Fr. Privett holds, there are many cornerstones supporting a Catholic and Jesuit school, one of USF's strongest is spelled out in its mission of "educating minds and hearts to change the world." Key to that is providing students with hands-on experience in the world. That's why a USF student cannot graduate without engaging in service learning, a program that integrates work among the marginalized into the classroom curriculum.Service learning is found in every department and every degree program, from mathematics and science to sociology and English. Students enrolled in Professor Paul Zeitz's mathematical circles class tutor underprivileged students at San Francisco public schools. Professor Linda Walsh's health services students go to Guatemala to assist in a rural clinic. Other students work in homeless shelters, community projects, and non-profit organizations as part of their courses. And while most universities put students to work in their local communities, there is something inherently Catholic and Jesuit in USF's program. "It's more than volunteer work," said Patrick Murphy, past director of USF's Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, which coordinates service learning. "It is an expression of our Catholic identity in that we explicitly focus on the poor and the marginalized. That is part of the Jesuit mission and consistent of the teachings of Jesus. We say you should help the poor, that it is part of your responsibility as an educated person."First-hand experience as a conduit of Catholic and Jesuit values is also carried into immersion trips, some done through service-learning and others through University Ministry's Arrupe Immersion Trip program. On these trips, students travel as far away as Kenya, Peru, and the Dominican Republic to study things like homelessness among children and human rights violations. But while many universities send their students into the trenches, USF gives it a Catholic and Jesuit spin. "It's not about feeling guilty, it's about feeling responsible," says Michael Duffy, director of USF's Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought and a professor of political science who has taken students to the Burma-Thai border to study the causes of human trafficking. "I say that repeatedly to my students. If we do not live responsibly then we perpetuate this injustice."Carlie Kralj is a senior, working toward a degree in international studies. She has been on several immersion trips, including one with Duffy among the victims and perpetrators of human trafficking in Thailand. "I really feel it illustrated the Catholic idea of social justice," said Kralj, who has a Protestant background but described herself as not religious. "It wasn't about me helping these poor people. It was about creating a relationship where we impacted each other's lives." Back in San Francisco, she has put that new perspective in play. "It changed the way I look at the world," she said. "It showed me how living in community is a way that shapes us and helps us grow in ways that are distinct from being independent. There is strength in community."Other USF offerings that embody its Catholic and Jesuit foundations include:
As executive director of University Ministry, Donal Godfrey, S.J. oversees the implementation of all of the office's programs and activities. He is both a Catholic priest and a Jesuit, yet he finds one of the chief ways USF exemplifies its identity is in its openness to other faiths. "The fact that we are Catholic and Jesuit allows us to explore the religious identities of our students who are not Catholic," Fr. Godfrey said. He recalled one student, a Muslim, who said he felt more honest and open about being a Muslim at USF than he did at a state school, where issues of religion were taboo. "Being Catholic and Jesuit means we take faith and questions of meaning and God seriously," Fr. Godfrey said. "This oftentimes gives others who are not Catholic permission to be open about their faith or lack of it, or struggles with it." Raising questions about the nature of God and meaning of faith—any faith—is never a threat to the school's Catholic character. "As a Jesuit and a Catholic, I have nothing to fear from that search for the truth because my faith is not threatened by truth. It would only help me understand it more deeply."Laura Gengler is a junior who was so inspired by her trip with University Ministry to Sydney for World Youth Day that she came back to USF and changed her major from psychology to theology and religious studies. She has always been a practicing Catholic, but said her perspective on God's nature has shifted since attending USF. "I think my idea of God is much more personal now," she said. "I see God as much more approachable. He is in my everyday life and isn't only something that happens on Sunday at Church. I have realized that my faith can be in everything that I do." Embracing DiversityUSF's Catholic and Jesuit identity is also tied to its diversity as it is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse of all Catholic colleges and universities, Jesuit or otherwise. In 2008, only 42 percent of the school's undergraduates said they were Catholic, with others claiming Protestant (7 percent), non-religious (3.2 percent), Buddhist (2.2 percent), Jewish (2 percent), Muslim (1 percent), and Hindu (.7 percent) backgrounds. (The remaining students opted to not declare their religious background.) The number of Catholics at USF is low among Jesuit schools in the U.S., where the average is more than 57 percent, according to the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. When USF's entire student body (including graduate students) is counted, the number of Catholic students drops even lower, below 30 percent. But USF faculty, staff, and students say this diversity is more a boon than a blow to the school's Catholic and Jesuit identity. "The Jesuit tradition has always engaged with other traditions," Fr. Godfrey said. "We do not retreat into the citadel and put up the moat. Our vision is a vision that engages with all people of good will, of all faiths and none. And if you look at the person of Jesus, that's who he was."The proof of that vision lies in how welcome people who are not a part of the Catholic tradition feel at USF. Jeffrey Brand, dean of the USF School of Law, said confronting questions about the school's identity and mission led him to a richer exploration of his faith. "I can't think of a more wonderful thing to say of a Catholic university than that it is where a Jew would feel so at home that it provided strength for my own Judaism," he said. He has delivered two homilies at St. Ignatius Church and written openly about his faith, and said he always finds his religious perspective welcome in faculty and student encounters. "If this were just a secular university, none of that would have happened," he said.When Nikki Raeburn, associate professor of sociology, arrived at USF in 1998, she thought it would be temporary. "I never thought a Catholic university would hire an out lesbian feminist," she said. "But they did. I did not think there was any way I would get a tenure track position here. But I did. So I educated myself about what Jesuits are and what a Jesuit university is, and to me, that commitment to social justice, that is Jesuit. And my understanding of Catholicism is that sentence in our mission about USF welcoming people of all faiths and no faiths."
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USF's diversity is a reflection of San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse parts of the U.S. It also includes some of the most affluent and poverty-ridden neighborhoods in the country. That means the school has certain responsibilities to the city, some of which serve as witness to its Catholic and Jesuit identity. USF officials say it isn't enough to send students to work in the city's homeless shelters, but it must also ask its students to examine the roots of the problems that created those soup kitchens and shelters. "A university has a different mission from a St. Anthony's or a St. Vincent de Paul," Fr. Godfrey said. "Our mission is to ask the questions. Why do we have such a big homeless problem in San Francisco? Our business should be to understand why those homeless shelters were created and how we can change that."Murphy said the school's perch on Lone Mountain provides it with a golden opportunity to live out its mission. "The Tenderloin is only a bus ride away," he said. "But if we had a student who went to St. Anthony's every week for four years but never asked why there are so many hungry people, then we would not have lived out our Catholic identity."The Most Reverend George Niederauer, archbishop of San Francisco, said the university can also contribute to the development of Catholic identity among the archdiocese's 89 parishes and 11 missions. He sees a give-and-take between the university, its students, and faculty, and the local clergy and laypeople developing into "a dialogue that explores what difference being Catholic makes in the life of the university and what difference the university makes in the life of the local Church," he said. "Out of this dialogue could emerge collaboration between the university and the local diocese in the three-fold work that the Second Vatican Council identified for the Church: making Jesus Christ the priest, prophet, and shepherd, present in the world though faith, sacrament, and service."Jesuit Education of the FutureThe Jesuit order—like other Catholic religious orders—is shrinking. In 2006, the Society of Jesus counted 3,034 brothers and priests in the U.S., down from 8,400 in 1965. Who will carry the banner of Jesuit identity at USF and other Jesuit schools in future generations? To Fr. Privett, the answer is clear. "If we think the future of the university rests with the Jesuits, it doesn't," he said. "It rests with the Jesuit capacity to evoke from others what our understanding and our tradition is about. We pass that on to them and then it is their show."But is that enough? Some of the nation's top universities—Harvard, Yale, and Princeton among them—were founded by religious people with a vision. But when the laity succeeded them, those universities gradually lost contact with their religious foundations. If that happens at Jesuit schools, it would be costly. "They'd probably still turn out fine MBAs, but something the world desperately needs would be lost," said Thomas Groome, professor of theology at Boston College and author of What Makes Us Catholic. "A sense of the spiritual, of how to make a life for one's self and not just make a living, of service to the common good. It is hard to mount that kind of ethic for students without some spiritual grounding."Duffy said it is part of the Lane Center's goal to plant the Jesuit roots of the school deep. In that, he said, may lay the answer. "If we are clear about what the mission is, does it really matter who is communicating that mission?" he said. "There are plenty of people here who are not religious and they are still able to understand our values and motivate people around them. It will be different when there are fewer Jesuits, but we do not have any control over that."David Gibson, author of The Coming Catholic Church, said that change is already here. Georgetown and Gonzaga universities, two Jesuit stalwarts, are now led by laymen. But that, he said, hasn't meant a sacrifice of their Jesuit and Catholic values. He, too, believes the strength of Jesuit education rests with students."It has always surprised me how people just light up when they talk about their experience with Jesuits," he said. "It wasn't just a single episode of their lives, but (it) really stuck with them. They really imbibe their values and world view and spirituality, and decades later they are still walking the walk. When you see that kind of impact, I am confident this transition from a purely clerical leadership to a mixture of lay and clergy leadership will be successful."As recent architecture graduates, Irene Kim '09 and David Castro '09 are where the future of Jesuit education rests. As Wachtel's students, both contributed to the Quesada Gardens Initiative. Castro also spent time in Nicaragua designing and constructing a community center for the rural poor. Both were raised Catholic, but neither currently practices. Still, both credit USF with helping them maintain their ties to their faith. "I don't feel connected to Catholicism," Kim said, "but that is one thing I can have a lot of respect for, the message to help others." Castro said social justice, as taught at USF, is a Catholic value that has stayed with him. "It is just always on your mind, it's just a part of your process," he said. Both plan to direct their careers in architecture to design for the poor and underserved, and both said they could someday be drawn back to practicing their faith.Should USF officials be satisfied if students like Kim and Castro do not practice Catholicism's rituals, but act on its teachings? Absolutely, said the McCarthy Center's Murphy. "These students have chosen to live in a manner consistent with the teachings of Christ and the Church…. I much prefer it to the person who spends most of their time and career engaged in selfish pursuits that add little or nothing to society, yet one hour a week they show up at church and can recite the Baltimore Catechism."Duffy, of the Lane Center, is more circumspect. "I don't feel that in Jesuit education anything is ever enough," he said. "Going to Mass and taking communion are essential elements, but hardly all that Catholicism encompasses. My hope is that at some point in the future, our students will make these connections on their own."And Fr. Privett said, "I would like people to understand that their impulse to pursue justice and do good is of God. Whether acknowledged by them or not, they are clearly doing God's work and that will prove a blessing for them and those they serve.""Jesuits, you might say, have faith in faith," said Gibson, himself a convert as a result of time among Jesuits. "They believe that by their witness of service, education, and openness, they will be a witness to the faith and some people will choose it. They don't try to convert people by beating them over the head, but by showing them the Jesuit way through the Catholic faith with the goal of affecting the wider society."Fr. Privett put it this way. "The Catholic tradition is a huge tent, a 15-ring circus. I think we need to be able to cultivate a tolerance and understanding that there has always been this breadth…. Sometimes, that leads to tensions. But those tensions are part of what it means to be a Catholic. And I think those tensions are an invitation to conversation."


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The units themselves are nice enough, but once you've been there for a while they stop bothering to be as helpful. Maintenance's solution to everything is to throw caulk on it. Hole in the wall? Caulk. Tiles falling into shower? Caulk… Full Review ▶
Never rent from here I live here now and not renewing i have lived here for two years. I had 3 times where staff walked in with out knocking. only thing management said was they are supposed to knock 4 times… Full Review ▶
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Even with gates there has tons of criminal activity. Cars have been broken into, apartmets have been broken into and I have gotten more than 3 notes on my door notifying us of the criminal activity going on within the complex.… Full Review ▶
I lived here 3 years, manager never friendly, had water bill for one person of $60, $50, $39 and $42 never had a good explanation why bill so high other tenents complained to no avail. Maintenace let my cat out of… Full Review ▶
I moved out of this place in 2005. Management wasnt too bad.maintainence kinda sucked but was decent priced and nice place. When we moved out, had girl do walk thru and sign off on place sayin it was clean. Now my… Full Review ▶
I've lived here for a bout a year and a half and just signed a new lease. Overall I've been fairly happy with the complex but like most places, Skyhawk has its issues. First off management is not very friendly and… Full Review ▶
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So far so good. Whenever we have had a problem, maitanance has been there the very next day. I live next to dumpsters and I don't have an issue with that. People are quiet and control their car alarms. Gate breaks… Full Review ▶
Since we've had all the rain, the sidewalks have turned into lakes. The management has done nothing to help this. They redid some of the sidewalks a few months ago, but nothing since then. All over the complex, the sidewalks are… Full Review ▶
The ceiling above my guest bathroom's tub broke through from water damage one day. A stream of water about 1" in diameter flowed for 3 hours before "Emergency Maintenance" showed up.
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We received a notice stating all cars needed to be removed by 8 AM so they can take a picture. Also every thing needed to be removed from the patio and the blinds need to be closed or they will enter… Full Review ▶
Management is not truthful. Verbally promised 6 month lease renewal and only offered 9 month or longer renewal later on. Maintenace to apartment that should have been completed prior to move in took 2 months of constant reminders. Carpet was deep… Full Review ▶
I've only been here for 8 months, but i love it. It's pretty quiet, neighbors are nice, covered parking is free. I've heard some horror stories about the previous management and I'm sooo glad that we have a NEW STAFF! Amy… Full Review ▶
i've been here almost a year and think the place is alright. After our new manager, Amy, came here everything started getting better. They installed new AC units inside and outside along with replacing a lot of the outside lights. The… Full Review ▶
I had a small one bed room at sky Hawk Apartments. My electricity bill was $181 dollars and it was still hot. I told them about the problem after two month they put in a new air conditioner. When it came… Full Review ▶
I moved in before managment was moved over to the current reliable staff. Thangs have really changed for the better in the past year. In the past I could write a list of hundreds of complaints, but now I can't think… Full Review ▶
When I first moved into the skyhawk apartments I couldn't wait to get out. Rylonda (the property manager) was useless and the maintenance guys were nice but barely knew enough to get by. I had to call the corporate office several… Full Review ▶
Was pretty nice, staff was really prompt with problems, pretty decent for apartment living. Full Review ▶
The Bad: The doors in my apartment don't close all the way due to the extreme settling, making the door jams crooked. One of the bedroom windows doesn't close all the way, letting cold air in at night. I'm afraid to… Full Review ▶
The complex has really been reformed. We have a new manager and she has "Cleaned Up the Place". Amy is doing an an excellent job! Mainteneance is very prompt and efficient. I've lived here almost two years and I wasn't going… Full Review ▶
The apartment complex was bought out last year and is being redone. Parking spaces are going to be asigned, they have fixed the entrance and exit gates, they are going to replace the fence, they are fixing the hot tub, redoing… Full Review ▶
Sorry, almost useless management! Always a problem when I had to speak with someone in the office. Poor communication between office staff. Actually, lost a couple of packages that they staff signed for. Price is way to high for what you… Full Review ▶
The worste property ever! The water is always being shut off for repair and there are a lot of problems with the plumbing. The gates rarely work and the management sucks. Full Review ▶
Management here has always been a joke.They change the rules when it suits them best to make the most money for themselves.That depends on what mood they're in on that day.Maint. is average,but with the poor quality a/c units,they go out… Full Review ▶
I CALLED THIS MORNING AND ASKED FOR SOME HELP FROM L!#$@ AND SHE GAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I'VE EVER RECEIVED FROM A LEASING OFFICE. WHEN I ASKED WHY THERE WAS A NOTE IN THE MAILBOX STATING THE FUTURE RESIDENT IS… Full Review ▶
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I personally have lived at Skyhawk twice and would have still been living there, had I not recently married. I think Misty and Amber are awesome and really know how to run an apartment community. Maintenance was perfect, the property was… Full Review ▶
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Management has changed and it is terrible! I have lived here over a year and I cannot wait until my lease is up! They let people get away with leaving trash on their porches for several days. Everyone is free to… Full Review ▶
Since Skyhawk changed mgmnt earlier this year I have no complaints. Every work order is answered in a timely manner. Covered parking is FREE. But be careful when moving out because you have to give them 60 days notice or… Full Review ▶
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JUST VISITING TO SEE WHERE WE COULD MOVE THE OFFICE LADY WAS LAZY AND DIDN´T HELP ANY! Full Review ▶
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It was a great place but with the new management, I hate it. Rude and Stupid. They are giving apartments away since the management changed. Everyone of my neighbors are either moving or have moved. Think twice. If it´s a great… Full Review ▶
I like the neighbors and the management. Everyone really cares here. I like the fact that they don´t charge for covered parking or the intrusion alarms. They don´t even charge extra for washers and dryers. I have a tangerine tree outside… Full Review ▶
The office staff is so friendly and helpful. They are very involved with the residents. I made a huge mistake leaving. I will be returning in May. I moved to another complex and I sorely miss the customer service I received… Full Review ▶
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We were recently told by a high-ranking BMW M official intimately familiar with M3/M4 development that the engine powering the M3/M4 will feature a nearly 8000 RPM redline. As we've reported all … CONTINUED
All BMW F82 M4 coupe prototypes spotted have been in black, until now. We spotted this Silverstone (?) looking F82 M4 prototype in Garching, where BMW M is headquartered.
Have a look at how deliciously wide the rear fenders are!
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• LED headlights
• LED tail lights
• Sculpted double-bubble carbon fiber roof (a la M6 Coupe)
• Production side mirrors (but still under camouflage)
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So, what does the BMW … CONTINUED
We recently posted our first set of BMW M4 Coupe renders based off the 4 Series Coupe Concept, and we now bring you even more interpretations previewing the F82 M4, by resident artist E92Alpine328i.
We started with the 4 Series Coupe Coupe and incorporated what the M3/M4 prototype spy photos and videos have revealed so far, along with some speculation and imagination.
For more M3/M4 coverage see: http://www.bimmerpost.com/m3/f30m3/
To recap, here is an updated list of what we know about the F80/F82 so far:
We've put together some renders of what the BMW M4 Coupe (F82) may look like, starting with the 4 Series Coupe Coupe and incorporating what the M3/M4 prototype spy photos and videos have revealed so far, along with some speculation/imagination.
We've given the M4 the 1M+M6 style front bumper spied on the F80 M3 prototypes, but the M4 bumper will likely look somewhat different. We've also incorporated the M sideskirts, wide fenders and hood bulge spied in the prototype photos. It may also get double slatted … CONTINUED
We've always projected that the successor to the current M3 coupe would be called the M4 coupe, to reflect the fact that the 4 Series coupe was coming. Now, not only has the 4 Series been revealed and confirmed, but Car and Driver claims that BMW has confirmed the switch to the BMW M4 badge for the coupe version of the next M3.
The M4 coupe is designated as the F82 and the M3 sedan as the F80.
Here's a rough render of the upcoming BMW M4 Coupe (F82) based on the revealed F32 4 Series Coupe Concept and incorporating bumper from the M6, hood bump from the current M3, side gill from the 1M, and more aggressive sideskirts.
Seeing the 2014 M3 Sedan (F80) in the harsh winter of northern Sweden this time of the year for cold weather testing is no surprise. Nor is seeing the prototype at a gas station being refueled.
But, the type of fuel that this F80 M3 test car was being filled with by its driver was certainly surprising. An astute witness captured these images at a gas station in Kode, Sweden, while witnessing the test driver of the M3 refueling the car with E85 ethanol fuel (a … CONTINUED
The new BMW M3 (F80) sedan will arrive in 2014, but what should it be like? Steve Sutcliffe puts three of its predecessors through their paces at Brands Hatch to find the perfect ingredients.
We have added our side profile renders of the 2015 BMW M4 Coupe (F82) to our set of official renders.
We started with a photo of the F82 M4 right outside of the BMW M testing center at the Nurburgring and began peeling away at the camouflage based on details which can be discerned from this particular prototype, other F82 M4 and F80 M3 mules, as well as our other imagination and speculation.
Here are some render highlights:
• Sportier and sleeker kidney grilles (as seen on previous … CONTINUED
The F80 M3 is continuing its development at the Nurburgring and we've captured it on video once again. We've also compiled our recent F80 M3 and F82 M4 videos below.
As we've seen before, the F80 M3 continues to exhibit a planted ride and suspension, flying around the track with little body roll.
For our latest M3/M4 details and coverage see: http://www.bimmerpost.com/m3/f30m3/
We've put together this latest set of renders of the 2015 M4 Coupe (F82) based on recent spy photos.
We started with a photo of the F82 M4 right outside of the BMW M testing center at the Nurburgring and began peeling away at the camouflage based on details which can be discerned from this particular prototype, other F82 M4 and F80 M3 mules, as well as our other imagination and speculation.
What you see is a sleek M4 coupe with a more fastback shape than the … CONTINUED
We haven't spotted the F82 M4 Coupe at the Nurburgring since July, when the F82 was spied for the very first time in public testing. Well, it's now back at the Ring during an onslaught of BMW prototype testing in the past week, including the F80 M3, F82 M4, F36 4 Series Gran Coupe, F15 X5 M, 3 Series GT, and the M6 Gran Coupe.
Below are the most recent photos and a video of the F82 M4 in testing at the Nurburgring, as well as a … CONTINUED
Some updated F82 M4 coupe renders from Jerry Alvarez. The white M4 coupe render now incorporates the M6/1M styled front bumper with air curtain vents recently spied on the F80 M3 sedan. Not reflected in the renders however, is an expected sleeker front fascia and headlights (compared to the F30 3 series). The F82 M4 coupe is also expected to feature a carbon fiber roof.
The F80 M3 / F82 M4 will not be constructed extensively from carbon fiber (CFRP) as some earlier reports had speculated. … CONTINUED


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I was playing some old nes games on my computer using an emulator and i was wonder if that makes me an asshole
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dick asshole
no, just gay.
No it makes you a white knight. (Just Kidding)
As far as I'm concerned, if the game is out of production and it's took expensive/hard to find then by all means. I also came to the conclusion that emulators and roms are going to be an important part in keeping the history of video games. Well at least the first 50 or so years until you won't be able to back them up for historical records. Kind of like what Jeff's been doing with his collection. Those cartridges and CD's are going to stop working/ get demolished in a flood at some point, so we need to get them on the internet to preserve them.
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NES games? Fuck no, they aren't making money off of sales of the NES cartridges, and most of them can't be attained without spending more money than they are worth or going well out of your way to get them. And even then sometimes it's just not possible.
Now, if you're talking about PS2 games, that might be a bit different if you don't own the actual games/at least have owned a PS2 in the past. But NES is real damn old, and as far as I'm concerned that shit should be public domain.
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Nah, I asked the same question a bit back when I started using emulators on my Nexus. They're old out of print games. Aside from some of them being on Virtual Console, there's no way to play those games.
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Not at all. Just don't let Kuchera catch you.
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Pretty sure that's what Jeff does to capture video for the Encyclopedia Bombastica. Just uses emulators for older games to save the hassle.
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The line for me mostly depends on if you can't get it elsewhere or not. Up to you, really.
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No because I do it all the time and I'm not a dick. Thats impossible.
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No. I use them a lot. Even if you have the game, it's far more convenient to have everything in one spot. And like others said, it's absurd to pay $200 for a 20 year old Turbografx game. The only entity getting screwed there is ebay.
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Not at all. Just don't let Kuchera catch you.
You're kind of a dick, because they are available via means like Virtual Console. But that would require buying a Wii and also spending money. I guess it's easier to just google "NES emulator". Also, this is Generation Y we're talking about here, so we're all entitled to everything that ever existed ever for free.
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No dude.
Save states are amazing. They've made so many older games more enjoyable for me.
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Nobody cares.
Yes, you are a terrible terrible dick. An awful person and you'll be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
@KevinK: Using emulators has nothing to do with being entitled, being entitled means that you feel you deserve everything and have a right to do it, get it etc. Using emulators is just common sense. I use them because they are free and because if I had to pay to play snes games I wouldn't play them. I don't use them because I feel I'm entitled to do so.
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Depends how much you're doing it. Most old games are available digitally by some means these days, so if you're pirating a load of old games, instead of giving money to the owners.. that's pretty dickish. No different from pirating a brand new game, really.
I'd only say there's an exception when the games are completely unavailable digitally or if the port is exceptionally bad.
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Snohomish County jobless rate falls below 6%
Unemployment rates have been falling since early 2010, following seasonal trends, said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, regional labor economist for the Employment Security Department. For comparison, the unemployment rate in March 2012 was 8.3 percent. March 2013 marks the first time the unemployment rate in Snohomish County has fallen below 6 percent since September 2008 and the start of the Great Recession. The county's unemployment rate peaked at 11.4 percent in January 2010.
Nonfarm employment in Snohomish County expanded by 100 from February to March 2013, with a March tally of 262,200, Vance-Sherman noted in her analysis of the data. Employment in the private sector as a whole grew by 300 in March; the public sector shrank by 200. From March 2012 to March 2013, 5,000 jobs were added to the local economy. The private sector has been responsible for most new jobs year-over-year (5,100).
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Do you have any idea what today is?
Sure, almost everyone thinks it's simply Dec. 12, 2012, but it's so much more significant than that. Take a moment and write it out.
Before you dismissively say "so what" as if it's nothing more than a promotion for the place where Kent Dana's kid works, just do a little research.
The academic professionals have calculated that the next time all of the digits on a calendar date will be the same is Jan. 1, 3001. That's almost 989 years from now.
Coincidentally, it is also the date when both the Cardinals and the Suns are scheduled to win a game.
All of this conjecture brings to mind the so-called Mayan prediction of the end of the world taking place on Dec. 21 of this year. I think all that stuff is rubbish.
However, I will admit that I haven't gotten a birthday present for my wife yet, born on Dec. 23. If I totally forget, of course, that will be the end of my world.
So maybe the Mayans were right, at least the ones that were married to Irish girls.
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When the Boston Red Sox return to television screens this spring, fans will once again be hearing the familiar voice of Jerry Remy describing the action.
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Jerry Remy has had a great ride at NESN, but Scott Sullivan says it's time for a change in the broadcast booth.
Jerry Remy Has Relapse Of Lung Cancer
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Administrative Assistant Is Still The Most Common Job For Women In America
Despite women accounting for the majority of college graduates, the most common profession for women in the United States is still administrative assistant, more commonly referred to as secretary.
Around 4 million U.S. women hold the title, which was the same title most commonly held by women in 1950.
The numbers are somewhat surprising, as the opportunities for higher education provide highly competitive job markets for women to enter that weren't previously accessible.
According to a CNN Money report that cites data from the most recent census data, 96% of the 4 million administrative assistants between 2006 and 2010 were women.
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Today's rash of quick fix answers started with Steve Jobs telling us the teacher unions are broken in the worst possible way. Principals can't get rid of poorly performing teachers. Plus Jobs says we need online books that are updated like Wikipedia. Brilliant job of stating the obvious and repeating things everyone in education knows. Yes, teacher unions help protect the jobs of poor teachers and yes textbooks are not being updated fast enough. I have yet to meet a teacher, a principal or a school board member who doesn't agree with those statements.
Don Dodge jumps in to support Jobs and to add that the other part of the problem is that principals have no way to reward top performers. Is there someone in education who doesn't know that this is a problem? It is a problem hardly anyone wants to fix though because it depends on people being fair and no one respects principals enough to give them a job like that. Robert Scoble agrees with both Jobs and Dodge and suggests that teachers need to be paid more. And he should know because he used to be married to someone who used to be a teacher. They all mean well but the problem is bigger than they think it is. In fact it is much too large to cover in a blog post. One of these days I'll write a book.
Heaven save us from experts. They all seem to have one thing in common - they think that teachers are, if not the only problem, the largest problem with American education. By my reckoning there are several groups that are a much larger problem. They are:
Yes there is work that can be done to improve teaching and teachers (let's start with schools of education by the way) and also school administrators. No question that there is room for improvement. But for the most part we are looking to fix large problems by fixing small things. Look at it like trying to fix a car by putting new tires on it while ignoring the fact that the engine is missing.
Every time the subject of school vouchers comes up someone tells me "schools that receive vouchers should have to follow the same rules that public schools do." Let me translate that to English. "Schools that receive vouchers much be required to fail." The government creates sets of rules with fairness as a theoretical goal but with a practical effect of making money for lawyers and life hard for teachers. It's not really about education as much as it is about control and covering peoples rear ends. It is about taking the easy way out regardless of results.
Take some of the aspects of no child left behind for example. If a school is failing the principal will be replaced. Will the new principal have any more power to effect change than the person they replace? Good grief no! That would be wrong. Is it any wonder schools don't improve. Or better yet, if the school doesn't have enough resources to do a good job let's take some of those resources away until they do a better job. Yeah that makes sense. If the board is too short cut it again.
Parents? Oh you don't even want to get me started on parents. Help a teacher control their child in class? Oh no that is the teacher's job. And oh by the way the child has heard the parent say that they don't respect teachers because people who make that little don't deserve their respect. And the parent who explains that the reason their child's report is word for word the same as the article in the Encyclopedia is coincidence? What about the parents who take their kids out of school for a week (or more) for a family vacation and demands that the teacher make it up when the child returns? Ask any teacher and you'll get stories like that for hours. How do we hold parents accountable for helping their children learn?
What about the student who refuses to do the work? Or who is disruptive in class on a regular basis? Why do we hold a teacher responsible for a student who thinks that filling in the bubble sheet (for a standardized test) in a pretty pattern is more fun than actually trying to figure out the answers? Or the student who comes to class to sleep because they were up late watching their friends play hockey? Or they worked late earning money for designer jeans and a new iPod? My father believed my job as a school aged child was to be a student. That's what I told my son his job was. In some parts of the work that is still the case. Not in the US of A though. Fix that problem Steve Jobs! No, you're not interested because it would cut back on iTunes sales wouldn't it!
I hear a lot of talk from voters about school issues. Cut the budget. Books out of date? Too bad. Computers old? Too bad. Teachers can't afford to live near work? Too bad. Cut cut cut. Do more with less!
Now I'm not a real expert. Yes I did teach in the classroom for nine years. I only spent one year teaching in elementary schools though. Although I did teach every grade from kindergarten through eighth grade that year I spent most of my teaching in a high school. I did serve six years on a (private) school board and another six years as an elected member of a public school district's budget committee. My wife and son are both public school teachers. My son teaches special education BTW. So I think I understand a little bit about how schools work. But I'm sure people will be happy to tell me where I am wrong.
The problems are huge. The need is for a complete restructuring of our education system. We need more choices for students and more responsibility placed on them and their parents. We need a way to remove the kids who refuse to learn and extra support for the students who want to do more (that means for gifted and for special needs both).
We need a new culture that values education above sports. We need teachers who are trained to teach using technology and who are provided with the resources (including paid training like most other professionals get) and the chance to be rewarded for doing a good job. We need principals who can get rid of bad teachers, reward good teachers and deal in a fair way with problem students and parents. We need testing that is reasonable but we need to lose the idea that we can test quality into the system. We need to teach the things that are hard to test. Things like creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and initiative. We need parents and other adults who lead by example - being life long learners and putting their time and money into education for themselves and their children.
As hard a problem as Steve Jobs may think fixing education is in actual fact it is harder than that.
I've been trying to collect some interesting and useful XNA links. Here is what I have so far.
XNA Team Blog - Yep, that is where the XNA Team blogs.
Dave Weller's blog - Dave is with the XNA group and is an acknowledged expert in graphics and game programming. Dave has a list of XNA resources on his blog as well.
Michael Klucher's XNA Blog - Talking about game development. Check out this post with an interview with a student who is writing his own XNA games.
XNA 101 .NET - This blog isn't updated as often as some but the entries there are useful tutorials.
XNA Book - a free book on XNA - I haven't read it myself but the reviews look like it may be useful.
XNADevelopment.com - Tutorials and links to other resources.
LearnXNA.com - a blog and community site with information and video tutorials on XNA.
XNAtutorial.com - Tutorial videos for beginners
Any of you have some other suggestions of things to add to this list?
Mark Guzdial (CS Faculty at Georgia Tech) had a recent post about Information Technology students not studying data structures. Frankly it blew my mind. Data structures is such a fundamental aspect of computer science and information technology that I find it hard to understand students skipping around it. It's not like it is hard really.
The Advanced Placement AB exam covers a lot of data structures. That is in fact the larger part of what makes the AB course more involved than the A course. High school students can and do grasp these concepts. So what is the excuse for university Information Technology students not studying them? This I have trouble grasping.
Computer science is more than just programming but data structures, while on one level is real computer science, is so basic to professional programming that I think a programmer would be seriously handicapped without some knowledge of it. I think that all programmers should at least know how linked lists, trees, queues and stacks work. It's really about a way of thinking as much as using the specific structures.
What do you think? Does every programmer need data structures or can someone who is an Information Technology major get by without them?


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KINGSTON, R.I. -- March 4, 2003 -- Judah Folkman, the man Time magazine dubbed "the one hope to solving the cancer problem," will speak twice about his work during a visit to the University of Rhode Islands Kingston campus on March 27. A surgeon-turned researcher, Folkman has spent more than 30 years with colleagues at Childrens Hospital in Boston searching for ways to curb cancer by cutting off blood flow to tumors. Ninety percent of all cancers are solid tumors. Both talks are free and open to the public.
Folkman, professor of cell biology at the Harvard Medical School, will deliver the annual Alex Cruickshank lecture in URIs Barry Marks Auditorium, Room 271, of the Chafee Social Science Center at 7 p.m. His talk, "Angiogenesis-Dependent Diseases" will be of particular interest to researchers, scientists, doctors, medical researchers, pharmacists, members from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, as well as anyone interested in the future of cancer treatments.
New blood vessel development is critical to the growth of tumors, which need to be supplied by blood vessels that bring in oxygen and nutrients and remove metabolic wastes.
By using a chemical agent to circle the tumor and suffocate the blood supply, Folkman has created an innovative strategy that has been heralded around the world and profiled on the public television show Nova.
Earlier in the day, Folkman will talk about "Angiogenesis Research from Laboratory to Clinic--Key Role of Gordon Research Conferences." The talk will be held in the Cherry Auditorium in URIs Kirk building at 2 p.m.
The Gordon Conferences bring together a group of scientists working at the frontier of research of a particular area and permit them to discuss in depth all aspects of the most recent advances in the field and to stimulate new directions for research.
In 1957, Folkman graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, serving as chief resident in surgery from 1964 to 1965.
As a student, Folkman co-authored papers describing a new method of hepatectomy for liver cancer and developed the first atrio-ventricular implantable pacemaker for which he received the Boylston Medical Prize, Soma Weiss Award and Borden Undergraduate Award in Medicine.
While serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1960 through 1962, Folkman and a colleague at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., first reported the use of silicone rubber implantable polymers for the sustained release of drugs. Their findings became the basis for development of Norplant, the contraceptive used internationally, and initiated the field of controlled release technology. As this time, Folkman also began growing tumors in isolated perfused organs, which led to the idea that tumors are angiogenesis-dependent.
Folkmans discoveries of the mechanism of angiogenesis opened a field of investigation that has led to clinical trials of angiogenesis inhibitors in the U.S. and Europe. Largely because of Folkmans research, the possibility of anti-angiogenic therapy is now on a firm scientific foundation, not only in the treatment of cancer, but of many-non-neoplastic diseases as well.
Folkman holds honorary degrees from 11 universities and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
In addition to his distinguished accomplishments in research, Folkman has served as a surgeon and teacher. He began his career as an instructor in surgery for Harvards Surgical Service at Boston City Hospital, Boston, was promoted to professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, and became the Julia Dyckman Andrus Professor of Pediatric Surgery in 1968. From 1967 he served as surgeon-in-chief at the Childrens Hospital Medical Center for 14 years.
URIs annual Cruickshank lecture, endowed by the trustees of the Gordon Research Conferences, is named after Alexander M. Cruickshank, who until his retirement in 1993, served as the conferences director for 47 years. Cruickshank is also a retired professor and chair of URIs Chemistry Department.
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Mar 9, 2014 Comments Off on #MH370 TERROR Investigation Heats Up As Suspect List Rises To 4, Signs Emerge Plane Tried To Turn Around – See Photos Of The Oil Slicks Off Vietnam Chuck Biscuits
Related: SIGNS OF TERROR EMERGE IN FLIGHT #MH370 CRASH: Two Passengers Used Stolen Passports To Board
Excerpted from DAILY MAIL: Fears that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH307 may have been taken down by terrorists were heightened today after authorities confirmed four passengers are now under investigation.
It comes as the chief of the Malaysian Air Force said that radar indicated the missing plane may have turned back before it crashed.
Malaysian Security officials earlier revealed they had footage of two passengers traveling on passports stolen in Thailand – one registered to an Italian and the other an Austrian – making their way through Kuala Lumpur passport control to the aircraft.
Malaysian security officers say they are currently verifying the identities of the two new people in question with the relevant embassies, but refused to elaborate further.
The passengers being checked had all bought their tickets through China Southern Airlines.
It follows reports that an anonymous pilot told Malaysian newspapers that he had heard a mumbled last transmission from the aircraft – although this is contradicted by air traffic controllers who say there was no distress call.
U.S. officials also confirmed they have dispatched a team of safety experts including FBI agents to Southeast Asia to assist in the investigation of the Boeing 777, which disappeared shortly after takeoff with 239 people on board.
While the wreckage of the plane has still not been found, new photos of oil slicks in the South China Sea have emerged and a growing body of evidence is beginning to point towards a terrorist attack.
And dramatically, a second pilot who was in the skies over the South China Sea when the 777 vanished has spoken about hearing 'mumbling' at the other end of communications with the plane.
The captain, who asked to remain anonymous, told Malaysian media outlets he was asked to get in contact with the pilot flying the missing plane on an emergency frequency and establish their position.
He said he believes he spoke to the co-pilot, but that there were 'interference' and 'mumbling' before they lost the connection.
Earlier on Saturday, two oil slicks were spotted by the Vietnamese air force in the Gulf of Thailand, about 90 miles south of Vietnam's Tho Chu Island – the same area where the flight disappeared from radar.
An aerial view of an oil spill is seen from a Vietnamese Air Force aircraft in the search area for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane
An aerial view of an oil spill is seen from a Vietnamese Air Force aircraft in the search area for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane
This oil slick was found in the Gulf of Thailand, about 90 miles south of Vietnam's Tho Chu Island – the same area where the flight disappeared from radar early Saturday morning
An aerial view of what is believed to be an oil slick aircraft stretching a length of about 80 km in the sea off the Vietnamese coast. Investigators are trying to determine whether there is a link between the slick and the missing 777
The plane – carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members – took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12.21am (4.21pm GMT) Saturday bound for Beijing, where it was expected to land at 6.30am (10.30pm GMT).
But after reaching 35,000ft and 120 nautical miles off the coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu the plane vanished.
IBM employee Philip Wood, 51, was identified as the only adult passenger traveling on a U.S. passport on Flight MH307.
Two other American travelers have been named as toddlers Leo Meng, 2, and Nicole Meng, 4.
IBM employee Philip Wood, 51, was identified as the only adult passenger traveling on a U.S. passport on Flight MH307.
Two other American travelers have been named as toddlers Leo Meng, 2, and Nicole Meng, 4.
After almost 24 hours, mystery still surrounds what happened to the aircraft, with Malaysian officials saying they are not ruling anything out.
Causing the most suspicion are the two confirmed stolen passports and the new people being investigated.
Luigi Maraldi, 27, was listed as the sole Italian national on the missing flight, but according to his father, was not on the plane.
'Luigi called us early this morning to reassure us he was fine, but we didn't know about the accident,' Walter Maraldi told NBC News. 'Thank God he heard about it before us.'
The name of Austrian citizen Christian Kozel, 30, also appeared on the passenger manifest, but the European nation's foreign ministry stated that the man was safe back home, and that his passport had been stolen.
Officials from Italy and Austria confirmed that the travel documents of both men were reported stolen in Thailand. The Austrian passport was taken two years ago, and the Italian one last year.
A list of passenger names posted at the Beijing airport, apparently by Chinese authorities, listed three U.S. passport holders: Philip Tallmadge Wood, 51; Nicole Meng, 4; and Leo Meng, 2.
Wood is believed to be an IBM technical storage executive who began working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, only three months ago, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The two Canadian passengers were identified as mining executive Muktesh Mukherjee and his wife Xiaomo Bai.
What may have caused the Malaysian Airlines plane to disappear
The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Incidents rarely happen when midflight.
The disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet well into its flight has led experts to assume that whatever happened was quick and left the pilots no time to make a distress call.
It initially appears there was either a sudden breakup of the plane or something that led it into a quick, steep dive. Some experts even suggested an act of terrorism.
Possible causes for a crash include:
Catastrophic structural failure This could have damaged the airframe or engines. Given the plane's impressive safety record, experts suggest this is unlikely.
Bad weather Planes are designed to fly though most severe storms, but poor weather has caused crashes in the past. However, the skies were clear in this case.
Pilot disorientation The pilots could have taken the plane off autopilot and somehow gone course.
Failure of both engines In January 2008, a British Airways 777 crashed about 1,000 feet short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport. There were no fatalities. Such a scenario is possible, but the plane could glide for up to 20 minutes, giving pilots plenty of time to make an emergency call.
A bomb Several planes have been brought down by bombs. If the debris field is large it will indicate the plane broke apart high up.
Hijacking A traditional hijacking seems unlikely given that a plane's captors typically land at an airport and have some type of demand. But a 9/11-like hijacking is possible, with terrorists forcing the plane into the ocean.
Pilot suicide There were two large jet crashes in the late 1990s that investigators suspected were caused by pilots deliberately crashing.
Accidental shoot-down There have been two previous cases of passenger jets being brought down accidentally by the military. Keep Reading


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This basin, near U-Haul Moving & Storage of Downtown at 112 Commerce St., is slated for use in retaining stormwater. (Ron Campbell/Johnson City Press)
Johnson City has a plan and the money to jump on a $400,000 stormwater project at the downtown U-Haul site.
Unfortunately for the city, it's a hurry-up-and-wait situation, since nary a pebble can be legally touched until the company relocates the business to the former Lowe's and Fun Expedition site off North Roan Street.
U-Haul International Director of Media and Public Relations Joanne Fried said the company would close on the property this week and move its operations from 114 King St. as soon as is physically possible.
"We haven't heard a thing from them, but the project is funded," said Public Works Director Phil Pindzola. "We're just waiting for them to get out. We're good to go."
The U-Haul basin, which in its conceptual stages was identified as the Event Commons, is part of city's roughly $30 million, long-range flood mitigation plan. Basically, the goal is to extend the McClure Street basin to the U-Haul property, where stormwater can accumulate and be slowly released back into King Creek.
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Pindzola said the new basin will increase the capacity of the McClure Street basin four fold. The project includes the reworking of sections of McClure and Commerce streets, which will be configured to allow water to flow into the basin. New sidewalks with an increased width also will be built from the railroad tracks to Commerce.
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The city's $910,000 offer on the property began dropping April 1 by $10,000 for each month U-Haul fails to vacate the downtown property. Under the agreement, U-Haul must be gone by Dec. 31, and the city could initiate eviction proceedings, but Fried has said she expects the company to have relocated well before that time.
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The Christie LW600 offers the best of both worlds, ideally suited for data and video presentation. The 17:10 aspect ratio, which can also be set to 16:9, or 4:3 for PC and 16:9 for Video, meets todays wide screen presentation needs. In a boardroom, classroom, rental or staging setting, the Christie LW600 provides the flexibility in data resolution to meet your presentation needs.
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122.85MHz - Digital
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Vertical - 48 Hz to 120 Hz
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Users manual (CD-ROM and Quick Manual
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Operating current- 11.2 A max at 100V AC /5.1A max at /200V AC
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Shipping dimensions: 37.4(L)x33.3(W)x21.3(H) Inches 951(D)x846(W) x 542(H) mm
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20-80% (non-condensing)
0 to 2700 m / 0 to 8858 Ft
50dBA standard mode, 47dBA Eco mode
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This product conforms to the following regulations related to product safety, environmental requirements and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC):
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Limited Warranty
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Lamp: 120days/500hrs total operation whichever occurs first