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On July 30, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered a bank to pay a nearly $1.3 billion civil penalty after a jury found the bank liable in October 2013 on one civil mortgage fraud charge arising out of a program operated by a mortgage lender the bank had acquired. The case was the first in which the government alleged violations of FIRREA in connection with loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government originally sought damages of $1 billion based on alleged losses incurred by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Subsequently the government argued the penalty should be calculated not based on loss to the GSEs, but rather based on gross gain to the lender, in order to accomplish "FIRREA's central purpose of punishment and deterrence." The government calculated a gross gain of $2.1 billion, and requested that the court impose a penalty in that amount.
In its order on civil penalties, the court noted that FIRREA provides no guidance on how to calculate a gain or loss or how to choose a penalty within the broad range permitted. To quantify the gain or loss on the 17,611 loans at issue, the court focused on the general principle that the "civil penalty provisions of FIRREA are designed to serve punitive and deterrent purposes and should be construed in favor of those purposes." The court determined that both gain and loss should be viewed in terms of how much money the lender "fraudulently induced" the GSEs to pay. Even though many of the loans were in fact high quality, the Court included all of the loans in the gain and loss analysis because the jury found that the lender engaged in an intentional scheme to defraud the GSEs and that the lender intended to represent loans as being materially higher quality than they actually were. The court reasoned that the "happenstance that some of the loans may still have been of high quality should not relieve the defendants of bearing responsibility for the full payments they received from the scheme, at least not if the purposes of the penalty are punishment and deterrence." As a result, the Court found the proper measure of both gain and loss to be the amount Fannie and Freddie paid for all loans at issue, and set $2,960,737,608 as the statutory maximum for the penalty. As a compensating factor, the court considered that 57.19 percent of the loans were not materially defective and reduced the penalty to 42.81 percent of the statutory maximum, or $1,267,491,770.
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Active duty and retired soldiers volunteer their time as re-enactors to teach living history at the anniversary commemoration of the battle of Fort Fisher, the south's last open sea port at the end of the Civil war. Fort Fisher was all that stood between the Union and the city of Wilmington North Carolina, its fall in January 1865 opened the door for Federal forces and closed the door to the sea for the Confederacy forever. The soldiers tell why they participate in re-enactments and what living history means to them
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Summary:New York City, in the fall of 1966, Alan Pariser had an idea for the greatest concert in the history of rock and roll. As a counter-concert to the annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Pariser, an L.A. scene maker and sometime concert promoter, along with John Philips (leader of the Mamas and the Papas) and Lou Adler (the president of Dunhill Records), drummed up the idea of a concert unlike any other. With a banner declaring it a, "celebration of music, love and flowers," the forerunner to Woodstock was born. Like Woodstock, Monterey Pop was devised as a non-profit event, complete with a "board of goverors" that included Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Donovan, Brian Wilson and Smokey Rob... Full Summary >>


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Sixty-five Special Olympics athletes from Clark County earned gold medals during the Special Olympics Washington Southwest Regional Bowling Tournament. The tournament drew almost 400 bowlers to Allen's Crosley Lanes in Vancouver.
The competition included athletes with intellectual disabilities and unified partners without intellectual disabilities.
Clark County was represented by two teams: the Clark County High Rollers coached by Elizabeth Francis, Rick Cook and Jason Gallagher, and the Vancouver Dolphins coached by Myrna Brown.
In addition to bowlers from Clark County, participating teams included East Lewis County, Grays Harbor Panthers, Grays Harbor Hawks, Lewis County, and the Longview-Kelso Alley Cats.
Two female and two male athletes will be selected to represent Special Olympics Washington in the bowling competitions at the 2014 Special Olympics Nationals in New Jersey. All gold medal winners from this regional can apply to be selected to represent Washington.
Members of the High Rollers who won gold medals were: Rachel Akins, Nicole Banks, Jason Baumgartner, Chelsea Baxter, John (JB) Becker, Jennifer Benford, Joseph Bernabe, Jason Bernt, Patrick Blue, Lane Bohn, Kevin Bonacorsi, Meridian Bosner, Bryan Brinkman, Erin Casey, Tina Colantuono, Maria Collazo, David Cralley, Carl Crosiar, Mariah Davis, Heather Doenecke, Dennis Jr. Dole, Alexis Dowgiallo, Jason Downey, Krista Downey, Kenda Eaton, Nathan Ellis, Jordan Fallon, William Ferguson IV, Ellen Hardy, Thomas Higgens, Anthony Hopkins, Andrew Hopper-Jester, Becky Johnson, Amaris Koutselas, Mike Krecklow, Dusty Lang, Kyle Mabry, Mandy Malik, Melody Malik, Elijah Malik-Byers, Taylor Malik-Byers, Doug McPherson, Ashley Medlock, John Phillips, Kennedy Robert, Aaron Sager, Mark Samples, Deanna Sanders, Kat Sanders, Mark N. Sanders, Angelina Schubothe, Donielle Sellers, Tom Shannon, Everett Smith, Ivan Soltero, Samantha Spencer, Colby Stanbridge, Sean Starr, Andrew Stekhuizen, Michael Vanoni, Cheryl Williams, Shelby Young and CJ Zemp.
Members of the Vancouver Dolphins earning gold medals were Rene Graham and Rhonda McCafferty.
High Rollers' silver-medal winners were: Michael Abe, Michael Anselm, Diana Bartusek, Eli Bernabe, Kathleen Borden, Jordan Brown, Melinda Carlyle, Thomas Chidwick, Jerrod Crowson, Talin Elliott, Calvin Ertler, Ryan Fenn, Connor Finerty, Cole Gaddis, McKenna Gaddis, Kristopher Gatlin, Talon GeBorde, Shawn Hassig, Mary Hendricks, Dennis Huck, Jeremy Huck, Kelly Jeans, Scott Katka, Michael Koutselas, Susan Kunkel, Gerald Lamb, Sarah Lasco, Santos Lopez, Tori Lyster, Greg Martino, Larry Mathews, Morgan McBeath, Lauren Milam, Lea Mulligan, Andy Poukkula, Grant Richard, Cory Robak, Estaven Rosales, Emily Rowe, Charles Rymer, Robert Schmitz, Lynnadelle Schoeneberg, Bill Sheadel, Scott Shivvers, Eric Stage, Lori Steed, Hannah Wampach, Greg Werner and Fiona Wimber.
Silver medalists for the Dolphins were Don Brigham and Laurie Featherly.
Bronze medal winners for the High Rollers were: Alex Ables, Lisa Benson, Aaron Bernabe, Fred Berthold Jr., Jacob Blunt, Jolene Brown, Adam Calkin, Karen Carrico, Jonathon Chidester, Anthony Coehlo, Rosa Coehlo, Bryan Cook, Holly Cook, Michael Cook, Vicki Cook, William Cuff, Joseph Dawson, Lynn Ermshar, Craig Francis, Ron Gebbie, Norman Hall, Mark Hart, Kay Heilbronner, Russ Jones, Paul Kotz, Alyssa Kwak, Jacob Lattonzi, Harlin Laycock Jr., Ariel Laycock, Destiny Laycock, Paris Laycock, Peter Li, Preston Manor, Steve Moulton, Katie Murray, Jimmy Nguyen, Alyson Rowe, Michael Torres, Mark Trenda, John Veals, Olivia Wade, Rachel Deeann Williamson, Tabitha Williamson, Jackie Winters and Timothy Younger.
Jeffrey Scott won a bronze medal for the Dolphins.
High Rollers earning fourth-place ribbons were: Wesley Altig, Danny Baragary, Ashley Cecil, Tim Cook, Justin Dalton, Sean Dinsmore, Casey Ellison, Tim Hammrich, Larry Joslin, Michael E. Lamb, Heidi Moss, Tina Murphy, Jason Tevlin and Richard Wilen.
David Brown of the Dolphis won a fourth-place ribbon, and Kenya Coulter of the High Rollers earned a participation ribbon.
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It's an honor local commuters will be reluctant to welcome, but not surprised to hear Washington, D.C. tops the list of the nation's most congested cities. This comes despite efforts to relieve congestion, like the HOT lanes on the Virginia Beltway and the Intercounty Connector in Maryland.
A new study, published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), measured the time and predictability of time required for a trip. The Planning Time Index (PTI), a measure of travel reliability, illustrates the amount of extra time needed to arrive on time for higher priority events, such as an airline departure, just-in-time shipments, medical appointments or especially important social commitments.
PTIs on freeways vary widely across the nation, from 1.31 (about nine extra minutes for a trip that takes 30 minutes in light traffic) in Pensacola, Florida, to 5.72 (almost three hours for that same half-hour trip) in Washington, D.C., according to the study by TTI.
D.C. topped the list, followed by Los Angeles, San Francisco-Oakland, New York-Newark and Boston.
For D.C.- area native Tony Petruccelli, just getting to the office can be trying.He says on the roads it's always a slow start to the day.
"For me, it's probably about forty minutes to go six miles," he says.
The average commuter wastes 67 hours annually sitting in traffic. That burns 32 gallons of gas going nowhere. If you really have to be on time for a trip that should take 20 minutes, you really should give yourself 114 minutes to be safe.
"If you have one accident my 30-minute drive can turn into a 45 to 50-minute drive. I don't know what they can do about it," says Barbara Smith of Clinton.
Lawmakers are confronting the problem right now. Some say it will take billions, possibly trillions, of dollars to solve the area's traffic woes. Meanwhile, experts say one thing is clear: it will probably get worse before it gets better.
Transportation experts say the crush of commuters is so intense, mass transit can't solve the problem. The only way to take a real chunk out of congestion is working from home. "The offices need to do telecommuting more. Get more people off the road," says Lillian Norwood of Clinton.
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The 27-year-old has 'been confirmed' for Sunday's night X Factor final
The 27-year-old is back on the music scene and could be exactly what Simon Cowell needs
The teen was destined to become a global superstar and her dad wanted to know Lyndall Locke's intentions
Could Queen B be on the road to an Oscar if she takes on the lead in the classic film remake?
According to Heat, the ladies are at war over their "baby thunder."
The 33-year-old ensured the awaiting photographers couldn't get a snap of her belly by avoiding side-view shots and carrying daughter Blue in front of her
The Single Ladies singer wasn't giving anything away as she shared courtside seats with her rapper hubby
The Grown Woman star wore black and a long coat to a basketball game in New York with Jay Z this week
The former Destiny's Child singer shot down rumours Blue could be expecting a little brother or sister
The singer recently celebrated daughter Blue Ivy's third birthday, so we were hoping and praying baby number two would be on the way
The showbiz power couple are thought to be planning to buy a property in France where they "hope" to conceive their second child
The Drunk In Love hitmaker shared a family photo from their trip to The Louvre showing exactly why they're the coolest fam ever
The star got behind the camera for once as they toured Paris and hit The Lourve
The power couple were spotted viewing property near Elysee Palace sparking rumours they are about to invest
The singer gave us snippets of her relationship and Blue's birth in the On The Run video - but there was one snap that stuck in our minds
The couple have made every effort to prove to the world they're totally in love recently, but it seems they're more on track than ever
The pair's marriage may have been rumoured to be on the rocks a matter of months ago, but they have never looked so loved up now
The pair were performing a gig in the French capital during their joint On The Run Tour when Jay Z changed the words of a song to suggest Bey may be with child
As the legendary husband and wife team wrapped up the final night of the tour in Paris, we look back at some of the best bits
The mystery deepens over whether the star is expecting baby number 2 - especially after she was seen clutching a glass of champagne
The legendary husband and wife team are drawing their tour to the end with their last performance in Paris
The rapper has sparked massive speculation after changing his song lyrics to suggest his wife is expecting their next baby
VIDEO SPECIAL: Tribute to her long-running Mrs Carter World tour
Mirror columnist Polly Hudson says the superstar was an icon and role model for millions of women but has now lost more than just a few pounds
VIDEO SPECIAL: After she was dragged off stage by a crazed fan, we look at the Top 5 bizarre moments from Mrs Carter World Tour
3am's fashion insider Antonia gives us her behind-the-scenes insight into the day's events
So there isn't a Blue Ivy 2 on the way, after weeks of murmurs that Bey was with Bey-bey her agent has spoken out
Just two days after snogging each other in front of millions of people at Sound of Change - they enjoyed a quieter date
Maybe Madonna had an allergic reaction? Or her outfit was so tight her face swelled up? Is that even a medical thing that can happen?
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Red Ice Creations: New research just released signifies charged particles (electromagnetic) energy can be captured, concentrated, and directed. This newly discovered technique lies in the transformation of electromagnetic waves which involves *metamaterials. Researchers have found a method to control magnetic fields by designing a magnetic shell with specific electromagnetic properties.In this new study, physicists have shown that surrounding a magnetic source with a magnetic shell can enhance the magnetic field as it moves away from the source, allowing magnetic energy to be transferred to a distant location through empty space...read more>>>...


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My ice maker (JW626687) stopped ejecting. it is relatively new, replaced it about a year ago. Recently the arm was falling off repeatedly so I took the ice maker out, let it dry out (including removing motor end part) then put it back in. Now it won't work at all. Water fills but ice does not eject. i have removed it and put it back several times with no difference. Any ideas or just buy a new one?
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WASHINGTON, DC – Responding to President Obama's just-released Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said, "America's solar industry welcomes President Obama's continued support. We praise the President for emphasizing that a transition to sustainable energy sources is vital—and that the U.S. must lead it. Solar is the fastest-growing clean energy technology available today. It is not only powering our nation, it is an engine of economic growth. The number of U.S.
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2012 marked a record year for America's solar industry.
Stat of the Day: Six States Join 10 Percent Green Power Club
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Six states got 10 percent or more of their power from wind, solar and geothermal power in 2011. That's double the number from just a year ago. Not bad for a down year. CleanEdge released its State Clean Energy Index on Wednesday, tallying up the state of green energy and technology across the 50 states of the union as of the end of 2011.
DOE Funds New Critical Materials Hub for Alternative Energy
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Solar equipment makers seek anti-dumping duty on imports from China, Malaysia, Taiwan
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NEW DELHI: Indian manufacturers of solar equipment are seeking anti-dumping duty on imports from China, Malaysia, Taiwan and the US on the grounds that local industry is bleeding because of "ridiculously low" price of foreign equipment.
The industry wants anti-dumping in imports of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, and has filed an application to the directorate general of anti-dumping and allied duties (DGAD).
How to Make Renewable Energy Competitive
Renewable energy needs help. Technological innovation has significantly reduced the cost of solar panels, wind turbines and other equipment, but renewable energy still needs serious subsidies to compete with conventional energy. Today, help comes mostly in the form of federal tax breaks.
Westinghouse Solar, Zep Settle Patent Dispute Over Panels
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Westinghouse Solar Inc. (WEST) and Zep Solar Inc. said they have settled a patent dispute over designs to reduce the cost of attaching solar panels to roofs.
Financial terms weren't disclosed. The settlement, which covers civil suits and a case pending before the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, extends to all customers, suppliers and licensees of the companies, they said in a joint statement.


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Dr. Strange, how could you!
Diamond reacts to news that the Big Two are returning to the spinner rack system.
Kevin and JR – their first epic meeting
Wheatcakes for the win. I thought this pic would have had a ton of comments. Guess not.
It was posted a little late.
What's considered late?
Before meeting with Tony Stark and Reed Richards, Doctor Strange was brainwashed by the Green Goblin.
"Try Doctor Strange's new pumpkin flavored cakes, they're KILLER!!!!"
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9 Foods to Avoid When Your Tummy Hurts
How to settle your stomach
If you're in pain or have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or other symptoms, you'd do anything to feel better.
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Rediscover your music collection
MonkeyMote gives you a full-fledged wireless music remote control for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 5.0 or later. It fully supports the popular Winamp, foobar2000, MediaMonkey, JRiver Media Center and AIMP media players.
The app connects to your Windows PC via your WiFi network and allows you to instantly view information about currently playing tracks, control every important playback feature and conveniently browse your complete media library.
All you need to do is download and install the plug-in from this website on your PC and get the appropriate app from the iTunes App Store:
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- MonkeyMote 4 foobar2000 (supports foobar2000)
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- Playback control
- Display detailed song information, lyrics and cover art
- Play, create and edit playlists in your media library
- Browse and search your complete media library
- Stream high quality audio from your PC to your device (foobar2000 only, requires in-app purchase)
- View and set song ratings
- Save multiple connection profiles
- Supports both portrait and landscape display modes
- User-defined shake gesture actions and remote control support
- Automatically reduce volume or pause playback when getting a call
- Small, fast, low resource usage
- Implemented as a plug-in – no server program clogging up your system tray
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The Rams return to practice tomorrow to prepare for Sunday's game at Arizona. The Rams suffered a 23-13 setback at San Francisco this past Sunday and are last in the NFC West at 5-and-7.
In area college basketball, Saint Louis is at home tonight against Rockhurst. The Billikens are 6-and-2 after losing to Wichita State on Sunday.
Missouri is gearing up for the SEC Championship Game against Auburn. The teams will meet Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Georgia Dome. Fifth-ranked Mizzou and third-ranked Auburn are both... more
Tim Beckman is returning as head football coach at Illinois. Fighting Illini athletic director Mike Thomas confirmed Beckman's status on Monday.
Plenty of Tournaments this week...
Northwest Tournament...
Union vs. Hillsboro at 7:00
Marquette Tournament...
Pacific vs.... more
Blue Division All Tournament Team
Adam Fischer - Herculaneum
Alex Sweeney - Rockwood Summit
Eric Williams - Carnahan
Tanner Brown - Pacific
Colin Kaepernick threw for 275 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers cruised past the Rams 23-13 at Candlestick Park.
The Blues take one of the NHL's best records into a game against the Los Angeles Kings tonight. St. Louis is 18-4-and-3 with wins in five of its last six games.
Missouri is number-five in the most recent BCS standings. The Tigers can guarantee themselves a BCS bowl bid with a win over Auburn in the SEC championship game on Saturday.
St. Louis lost its first home game of the season Sunday, 70-65 to Wichita State at Chaifetz Arena. Missouri takes its 7-and-0 record into a home game against West Virginia on Thursday.
The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Sophomore Lauren Gerlemann from New Haven High School.
Our nation's founders were well versed in the lessons of the history that preceded them. They knew of power's natural tendency to escalate into greater power.
So they included the Bill of Rights, based on the notion of individual self-determination.
Never talk about Sex, Religion or Politics.
Honey draws more flies than vinegar.
These adages seem to have gone by the wayside in today's world of the social-network connected.
Intolerance and groupthink are not the domain of a single party, candidate or ideology.


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Social Studies
Build an Edible Ancient Temple!
Make your own architectural masterpiece with supplies from the pantry. Your temple may not be as impressive as the real thing, but it'll be twice as delicious!
Self-Portrait Project
Your child can create a portrait of himself or his loved ones in the style of Modigliani with the help of oil pastels!
Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!
Make Your Own Treasure Map
Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!
Roving Reporter
Here's how teens can produce an audio guide of an exhibit, field trip, or ballgame, confess their thoughts in an audio diary or record a letter to a friend.
Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.
Pysanky Eggs
This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.
Challah Recipe
Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!
Ojo de Dios
Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.
Signing the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence set forth inspiring ideals of liberty. If your kid had the chance today, would she sign the Declaration?


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Global capital spending on LTE technology is projected to jump in size to $24.3bn in 2013, according to an IHS iSuppli Wireless Communications report.
This rapid growth means that LTE will soon overtake 3.5G, which will end its five-year run this year as the dominant category in wireless infrastructure gear spending.
In 2013, 3.5G infrastructure technology will generate $19.8 billion in revenue.
"While 3.5G remains the dominant air interface technology in the mobile infrastructure market, the 4G LTE space has been gaining momentum," said Jagdish Rebello, Ph.D., director and principal analyst for communications and consumer electronics research at IHS.
This trend started in the second half of 2009 when some wireless operators in Europe, North America, Japan and South Korea started to deploy LTE technology.
A feature of 4G networks will be the growing importance of smaller cells, used to augment coverage or fill holes in areas of high data traffic.
Semiconductor suppliers are trying to address the small cell basestation design. For instance, Texas Instruments and Freescale Semiconductor are targeting the metro cell market with their digital signal processors.
Meanwhile, companies like PicoChip and Broadcom are trying to address the same issue with scaled-up versions of their system-on-chip solutions for femto base stations.


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Here's an interesting one.
I have a user on Windows XP who is running a web application inside IE8. She has two monitors plugged in via DVI cables.
When she is working the the browser on her primary monitor, everything is fine, but when she drags the window over to the second monitor, the web applications functionality grinds to a halt.
It's not just web apps either - many applications exhibit the problem.
What I've tried
- Switching the two monitors in the OS. It's obviously not the monitor's fault.
- Confirmed that it's the app slowing down, and not the graphical rendering. The application in question actually locks up. The mouse is unaffected, and I can drag other windows on top of the problematic application.
Any ideas?


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Fullerton, in Orange County, is home to Cal State Fullerton and a large and developing downtown area with quite a bit of nightlife. With Anaheim less than 5 miles away, renting in Fullerton gives you quick access to Disneyland, Angels major league baseball games at Angel Stadium, and Anaheim Ducks professional hockey games. Fullerton is roughly 20 miles from John Wayne International Airport, and 25 miles from the Orange County beach cities of Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Seal Beach. Los Angeles is less than 30 miles away. For a weekend getaway, drive about 100 miles to San Diego or 90 miles to Big Bear Lake or Palm Springs. Fullerton's Amtrak station offers an additional transportation option.
To entertain yourself without leaving Fullerton, try a live performance at the Maverick Theater downtown, or head to Muckenthaler Cultural Center, which hosts everything from car shows to jazz festivals. The Clayes Performing Arts Center at Cal State Fullerton offers live theater, dance and musical performances.
Renting in Fullerton, CA
Like most other cities in Orange County, apartments for rent in Fullerton are more expensive than the national average. Competition for moderate apartment inventory is fierce, especially among university students and commuters, so it's important to do thorough research and go to appointments prepared to apply. Savvy renters can snag great deals in this well-located suburb.
Outdoor pursuits
Brea Dam Recreational Area ? This large and popular outdoor area includes a hiking trail to the Leonard Andrews Tennis Center, the Fullerton Sports Complex and the Fullerton Municipal Golf Course. Laguna Lake Park and Equestrian Center ? Park-goers can picnic or fish for rainbow trout, catfish, bass or bluegill at the lake. Equestrians will find riding rings, show rings and grandstand seating at the center, which is home to the Fullerton Recreation Riders. Janet Evans Swim Complex ? This facility offers two outdoor pools ? an Olympic-size competition pool and a six-lane teaching pool. Ted Craig Regional Park ? This 124-acre park offers traditional park facilities, creeks and a rose garden. Fullerton Arboretum ? View a diverse plant collection that celebrates regional agricultural heritage. Fullerton Depot. (Courtesy of Bruce Fingerhood) Craig Regional Park in Fullerton. (Courtesy of OC Parks)


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Money, money, money
Why do people keep so much cash at home?
They tuck it inside drawers, books, beds, cabinets, lock boxes and cookie jars.
There's got to be an explanation. All week while reporting about an accused teenage thief, we were equally amazed at the fact he found so much money.
We're not alone.
"I can't think of all the reports we've gotten in the last six months of people reporting money missing," Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon says today. "It just baffles me that people keep that much money on a daily basis. As a general rule, to have that much money on hand, it's just so tempting.
"Anything of value, lock it up. Have a safe deposit box in a bank. It just eliminates people coming in (and) stealing what you've worked so hard for."
As promised all week, here's the story of the 19-year-old accused to breaking into homes all over Westborough.
It appears he's a keen observer. He found the cash we all keep. I'm not sure who, or what, to blame for this trend. Broken ATMs? Bankers' hours?
I've always felt we're becoming more of a plastic, not paper money, society. I guess there's too much comfort in having all that green close at hand.
If you won't deposit it all, at least find a better hiding space.
Laura Tangerini checks out some tomato plants that are growing in her basement. Her family's farm in Millis may be buried in snow, but she still must be ready for the thaw. Today, the Daily News begins a growing-season long series following the life of a farming family. (Daily News photo by Bear Cieri photo)


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1997 Toyota Tercel Sedan CE 4dr Sedan
I bought this car from my neighbor as my first car when I was 16 (2 years ago) for 1,200$. It had 179,000 miles on it or more when I bought it. It now has 198,000 miles and has been running great. I have only had to replace the radiator (which is a common repair needed for this particular car), valve lifters and brakes on this car since I have had it. Right now my idle air control valve is going bad (which is also a common repair needed done) but she is still chugging as I save up to pay for the repair. Honestly, this is a great car. I have never been stranded with it and it gets amazing gas mileage. I love this car. I can't imagine driving another one. Also my car is automatic not manual.
I love the great gas mileage this car gets. I also love have maneuverable it is. It is also a very reliable car.
I don't know about suggested improvement but I will say if you are looking to buy this car and it is coming with high mileage (which it most likely will), make sure you can either afford to replace the radiator when it goes bad, or that they previous owner had it replaced. Additionally, I am not sure if this is common with all of the cars, but the body on my tercel has some significant rust (it isn't too bad but significant enough to raise a little bit of concern). So just beware of that. Lastly beware of a tercel that has a high idle. That means their idle air control valve is going bad and that is an expensive fix and will burn your oil until you can get it replaced.
1997 Toyota Tercel Sedan CE 4dr Sedan
I am on my 5th Toyota mostly Corolla's and this was my first Tercel (1997).
I bought it 10 years ago for a mere $4,000, 60,000 miles, in great shape!
I have taken good care of it with regular maintenance and it runs circles around my new Camry!!! Runs like a top, drives like a Champion, purrs like a kitten & STILL gets a WHOPPING 36 CITY!!!
I never even drive the new Camry since I like this one better!!
AND, the A/C works much better than the new Camry!!!!
I hope my baby car NEVER dies!!!!
36 mph, city Runs like a TOP A/C freezes you out Never left me stranded on the side of the road
1997 Toyota Tercel Sedan CE 4dr Sedan
I got Manson, my tercel, from my grandparents. I learned how to drive in it and it's great for driving and has awesome fuel economy, but it kinda kills my hotness scale. It's a great car for learners who don't really car about their image. Had to replace the cardboard speakers. Make sure you don't get in any accidents, because the car will be creamed and the car you hit will only have minor damage. So overall, great car and wonderful gas mileage if you don't get in accidents and don't care about being called a grandma on the road.
gas mileage
the car itself should be a little sturdier. I'm pretty sure its made out of plastic.
1997 Toyota Tercel Sedan CE 4dr Sedan
I love my new (to me) tercel, which I
got with only 30,000 miles on it. I
wanted to downsize everything;
insurance, gas and repair bill and
overall vehicle size. I had a Mercedes
and I just got tired of it putting me
in the poor house. I'm 6 feet tall and
225 lbs. and I'm perfectly comfortable
driving this car. So far it hasn't let
me down and I don't see it ever giving
me a problem. I hope we have a long
life together.
Gas mileage, reliability, easy to drive, cheap insurance.
I wish I had cruise control.
1997 Toyota Tercel Sedan CE 4dr Sedan
My Tercel was a great car. I bought it
with about 30,000 miles on it. It was
relaible, stylish (compared to the
ECHO), and very fun to drive. I could
go almost 2 weeks on a tank of gas (all
auto cars should come with overdrive
standard). I drove it up steep hills in
deep snow/ice with no problem. I am
certain I wouldve never had a problem
with it ever, had it not been totalled
in an accident where I was rear ended.
The crumple zones worked TOO well, and
it was a total loss.I replaced it with
a 97 Honda Accord, but I will Sorely
miss that Tercel.At only 62,000 miles
it was gone too soon.
Body styling, Peppy performance.Awesome gas mileage.Easy to use durable controls.Great interior utilities (cupholders, mapholders)Excellent solid craftsmanship (pieces werent falling off at 60K).An AC that could freeze one's pants off.
More noise deadening materials, better sound system. Intermittent stop lights (that blink a little when you stop, couldve prevented my accident), daytime running lights.Trunk light (I couldnt find one).
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1 Park near Topping, Virginia
Urbanna, Virginia 9.13 miles NW
Gwynn, Virginia 11.57 miles SE
Lancaster, Virginia 11.7 miles N
Gloucester, Virginia 12.08 miles SW
Topping, Virginia (map) | (804) 758-2485
Sites: 700+ | Latest Rate: $1.00 | 34 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $1.00
Stayed for a week. Would not give me a code for the front gate. Had to press the "call" button and ask for permission to enter every single time. Arrived on Sunday. Got to site and saw very little shade. When booking I asked if the site had shade. They said yes. It does. But only at the one end and only by a 16' tree. They were willing to move us to grass site w/ much more. Wife liked the paved site. I had about 20 cigarette butts around my site from previous user. They had cleaned up other sites on Tuesday. Would have been nice if they got to mine before 5 on Sunday. No hand dipped ice cream. Over all this is nit-picking. But one thing ticked us was the golf cart cruising Fri. Sat. Sun. nights from 5 to 10:30 some w/ music blasting, all w/ bright lights. And fast. Staff was nice, neighbors were nice. Water was nice. But what the heck is up w/ no fire rings! Not safe, only on "super sites" And those rings were like 36" dia. w/ a 12" wide wall and 14" deep, couldn't cook on them if we had them. - Splinter
Jul 2014 - $65.00
Pros: Clean rest room, helpful/friendly staff, paved roads, nice pool with water slides,sprinkler park for tots, activities for all, and nice playgrounds. We had a very level concrete premium site. Very quiet/peaceful park but it gets busier on weekends. Grounds and landscaping are lovely and well manicured. Cons: River swimming includes jelly fish. My kids and hubby got stung. Very small laundry room and pull cord showers. There are no A/C in bathrooms or laundry room. However, lots of retirees camp here, which would explain the peace and quiet. When we retire we would come back. Bring your bikes to get around this is a very large park. - shar1435
Oct 2013 - $47.00
Very nice campground! Very quiet and clean in every respect. We stayed during a Harvest Weekend with music, craft fair, train rides, and ice cream social. We stayed after the prime season so pools were closed. The pull-through sites are very long and spacious. Very well manicured around asphalt pads. Employees were friendly and accommodating. Easy check-in with golf cart escort to assigned site. Will definitely return during peak season. - LPW


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The case against former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson has begun at the Old Bailey with startling revelations from the prosecution who claim they 'must have known' about phone hacking, reports The Independent.
The highly anticipated case sees the two former editors of the now defunct News of the World newspaper in the dock over allegations that they were aware that journalists working for their papers were engaging in illegal hacking of voicemails and bribing of public officials.
Both Brooks, who is a friend of David Cameron, and Coulson, who worked as his press secretary before the scandal, deny any involvement in phone hacking and claim that their journalists were in receipt of phone-hacking information without their knowledge.
On the second day of their trial yesterday, the prosecution explained that three former senior journalists from the paper who were in charge of news operations had pleaded guilty to phone hacking.
The prosecution also explained that a private investigator, Glenn Mulcaire, who was regularly employed by the News of the World, had pleaded guilty to hacking the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002.
Eight in the dock
In total eight defendants are facing charges in the case.
Coulson and Brooks, former managing editor Stuart Kuttner and former news editor Ian Edmondson are all facing charges of conspiring to intercept voicemail messages under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
Brooks also faces two counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, a common law offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
These charges relate to the alleged payment of bribes to public officials, with the jury told that one MoD official received £40,000 to sell secrets to the paper whilst Brooks was editor.
Both Coulson and former Royal editor Clive Goodman are facing similar charges for bribes paid to a Buckingham Palace official when Coulson was editor in exchange for 15 telephone directories containing confidential phone numbers that were discovered in Clive Goodman's home when he was arrested in 2007.
Brooks and her former assistant Cheryl Carter are facing a charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice for removing seven boxes of documents from the News of the World offices in July 2011.
Brooks, her husband Charlie, and former News International head of security Mark Hanna are also charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice for hiding documents and computer equipment in July 2011.
Big news
Andrew Edis QC, for the prosecution, said the jury was facing a 'long trial' which will focus on 'big news'.
"The News of the World is a Sunday paper," Mr Edis told the jury.
"That means it published once a week, 52 times a year… It wasn't an enormous document… If you were its editor you could actually take an interest in its content without too much trouble," he added.
The prosecution are claiming that the fact that phone hacking and the information from phone hacking was widely conducted at the paper is evidence that editors Coulson and Brooks must have known how information was sourced.
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Not your normal install, 2004 motorhome
"Coolness Factor"
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Sound Quality
Never having replaced a radio, had concerns on this project with opening, wire harness connection (new to old) Had little difficulty opening mount hole. ended up pretty good. Found source for new pins to connect new harness to exisiting motorhome wire harness. Had to dig a little for info on the old four speaker plus, minus, wire connections. Matched the wires. Pluged it in. And worked perfect. Crutchfield Expert , gave very good advice on what was , or could be needed to do job. Even sent extra parts in case things were not as expected. Hope the heavy duty factor holds up well.
Pros: Sounds pretty good to me. Seems like directions were A, O.K. Have not had long enough to evaluate more.
Cons: Seems like alot of buttons to push to enter some functions. Guess for all the radio offers, could be worse.


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Thank you. I was secretly hoping for that.Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Thank you. I was secretly hoping for that.Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Finishing up Political Science. Explains why I am taking a Geography and a Global Economy course. Figure I might as well, has some major benifits for me over the next few years. Once I am done, and if all goes to plan, I will be at Queen's over the next 2 summers getting my Master Technical Teachers degree, and a B.Ed. from them as well. Got ihired to teacher on a Letter of Permision, 2 years later 2 degrees from Queens for 12 weeks of work. Life is good for the chef.Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
When sadness fills my days
It's time to turn away
And then tomorrow's dreams
Become reality to me
i could rock a fixed gear massive cycling cap. of course you have to say "massive!" in the old chris sheppard (from late night CFNY days) voice. wicked!Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror
hahahahahaha I remember that guy...never really listened to his stuff tho...I could def. see suttin comin out of a 'Toronto fixed gear massive' shirt or suttin...I just couldnt be caught dead with no super yellow spandex bikeforums.net wackness....it looks so roadie ...yo J-unit you got any recipes for doing a whole chicken in the oven? I want it to stay moist as opposed to drying out...Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
Fukcin' A!Originally Posted by Shiznaz
sweeet helmet Shiz
Shizy that is the s**t!!
weather looks bad for the CM ride tonight !
shiz, sweet helmet. make something dead dangling out of it. that, or a long tongue flapping in the wind. it's hallowe'en y'know.
I need some clip on fenders for my Pinnarello , nice ones not the dorky kind, any one know a shop that sells nice ones ??
Hang a bloodied chew up mangled Barbie or GI-Joe in the teeth.Originally Posted by gokiburi
i think it should be smoking a pipe. don't know why, it just seems funny to me...Originally Posted by gokiburi
have fun at CM gents (i'll be working). someone take some photos. haloween CMs are always interesting.
Go shiznaz!Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Mes compaingnons cui j'amoie et cui j'aim,... Me di, chanson.
Is it going to be doing winter duty? Poor bike! You can get the raceblade style fenders at most bike shops these days. Any of the larger stores will have them for sure. Don't you have a more suitable bike for winter riding?Originally Posted by STEEKER
Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn
it should be smoking SOMETHING..har har...
OMG nooooooooo way does the snow or salt get near my Pinnarello , I am just tierd of getting my arse soaked ridding to work, ( I have two mountain bikes for the snow) the stores I checked have the khs half fenders only ,,,,,, I was looking for full coverage clip onsOriginally Posted by Shiznaz
Thats good to know!Originally Posted by STEEKER
So if you don't want the raceblade style fenders and you don't have fender eylets... your only real option may be to buy full coverage fenders designed for eyelets and use zip ties or hose clamps or whatever to mount them. Either that or somehow get the mounting system for the raceblades and then fudge them to work with full coverage fenders. Generally full coverage requires eyelets.
Actually, the Planet Bike SpeedEZ fenders are what you are looking for exactly. Buy them.
thanks , gonna phone around town to see who has um
whew... *sits back and relaxes*Originally Posted by STEEKER
Check the clearance between the brake calipers and the tires. This is often a problem with running full coverage fenders on a race/road bike. If the tire is pretty close to the brake arch then you will prolly run in to probs with the tire rubbing the fender. Don't pay more than $20 for a full set. Also look for 35mm...the 45's will be too wide to fit your bike.Originally Posted by STEEKER
You come ride with me out on the Leslie Street Spit when it is covered in snow ,AWESOME to do under a full moon, plus the bonus of getting rabbits if you want.......................... Cycle Solutions has the snap on fenders for $40 bucks so I 'll go thereOriginally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
ah sh*t lucky I saw this post $40 to much. you have any at the shop Kieth???Originally Posted by cavernmech
DIY from corplast.Originally Posted by STEEKER
Sounds like fun.... snow rides are a blast. With these new tyres I feel like I could ride up the side of a building. Keith you got more of these? How long can one store tyres before they "go"?Originally Posted by STEEKER


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Monday brings partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the middle 80s.
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Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of generations into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the 'practice of freedom', the means by which men and women deal critically with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world (Freire, 1985).
"In my community, there is only one teacher for the whole school, every student irrespective of age or classes are in this same class"
"Whenever I pronounced any word in Malaylam or English wrongly, everybody laughs at me and my teacher would say "it is because you are a tribal person, that is why you cannot pronounce anything well in your life"
"We go to school because of the free food, free uniform and the welfare package that is paid to tribal students"
"Why should I waste my time for years in a school, when I know that after graduation, I will not fit into the mainstream India society or into the tribal community? I will not be accepted there and I won't be able to understand what I should know in the tribal community?"
"In my school, all tribal students are allowed to go through the lessons until Standard 10, No pass mark for us, and no failure. At the end of Standard 10, there is 100% drop out for the tribal children"
These are some of the exact statements of the children from the tribal areas of India during our unstructured interviews with them in Kerala-India September 2013. The children were on holiday, it made is easier to round them up at a point and had a heart to heart discussion with them.
A child should be a child anywhere in the world. Everyone of them should be able to enjoy the basic fundamental human needs available and should be exposed to the same opportunities available in the nation. This is just a wish among the school going children in the Vedar community in Trivandrum- Kerala. They came into Kerala during the slave trade in 1950/53, so what? Slavery is abolished but the reality on ground leaves so much for imagination.
For a State that claims to have 100% literacy rate in India, it is surprising to find children who are just in school because of free food, free uniform and monthly stipend whereas these kids know that the goal of education anywhere in the world is a mirage when it comes to their own situation. They do not even understand the goal of learning or going through the formal education system.
Paulo Freire explained that Education should awaken the learner's consciousness, it should be a practice of freedom as opposed to domination, according to him people develop their power to perceive critically the way they exist in the world, with which and in which they find themselves, learners should be able to see their world as a reality in process of transformation.
How I wish Paulo Freire would wake up today, and follow me for a walk in some tribal communities in India, so we can have some interaction with these students that are just in schools without any goal of being educated; not even on how to spell their names correctly.
Why should school be a place for free food and stipend? Why will a government allow a section of its citizenry to be living a life of 11th century in 2013? While will so much be expended on travelling to Mars when those on earth that we are able to see and interact with are still untouchable to us?
It was nauseating that a government school in Panamarem-Wayanad that was built in 1936 has less than 40 students' enrolment in the whole school. They are struggling to keep students in school, even with the free provision of food and uniform! Whereas there were so many school going kids in their houses who refused to be registered in school because of discrimination and teachers' insistence to teach the children in a language they do not understand. It was a shame to see children drunk with alcohol as early as 8am when they were supposed to be in classes?
I had a sleepless night when I visited Kanjiramkulam-Kerala and spoke with the children as we discussed about solutions to the 100% drop out after Standard 10, without any provision for further education in a non-conventional form. The children go on to marry if they are girls or become daily wage laborers if they are boys. The disheartening situation of Kanjiramkulam became a positive development to what is happening in Wayanad district.
At Chattiolahoor and Chagadi tribal communities in Wayanad district, Kerala, there were schools up to Standard 4, but it was 1 school; one teacher; all students in the same class. With mouth agape I screamed "that must be Malala Yousaif recommendation that she wanted to copy"
Education is the best policy has become a cliché. A school without any goal of molding a child, to become independent, productive and responsible tax payer in the later life, who will equally contribute his quota to the development of his society is a sheer waste of time and resources. What is the usefulness of half baked youths in India? They become frustrated, live hopeless life and later on turn against the society that refused to nurture and uplift them when necessary. (This is the situation in Northern part of Nigeria presently, where the illiterate of the Hausa tribe begin to revolt against Western education).
No wonder a parent said; "we sleep, we wake, we live; no hope for a better future"
If the learner has not learned, the teacher has not taught was what we were told in those days. Today the reality and statistics is staggering. It shows that the teacher is just marking the time; when month ends they receive their pay; while the kids live in vain. Why should ward/school kid attend a school that will never put food on his table in the future? While will a parent register a child in school, nurture the child, sacrifice his time, when he knew that the child will not be accepted in the mainstream society in the long run???
The tribal people are more than 84 million during India's last census a population that is more than some nations. How can a nation believe that it is progressing when millions of its bona-fide citizens find it difficult to spell development in their own languages??? Questioning upon questioning.
What does is cost India to create a curriculum that is geared towards empowerment to the tribal kids who find it hard to understand the lingua franca? The non-conventional method of learning is another great option too. There is an adage in my community that says, if your neighbor is eating harmful insects, caution him because his inconvenience of its consequences will soon become your inconvenience as it will result into sleepless night for all".
Non- conventional system of education will nurture the innate abilities of these learners, it will appreciate their passion, it also bridges the gap between the theory and practical, it caters for the different learning styles of each learner and it is applicable anywhere and can be tailored towards any cultural context. Why should a learner be boxed into a single system of education when she can be encouraged to use her innate abilities, leverage on her strength and she able to learn from their daily life experiences?
There is enough room for improvement in the learning system imposed on the tribal children in their communities. Their talents and gifts will become a major source of revenue for India government if these is well monitored and appreciated. 1 school, 1 hostile, teacher, several notebooks, several uninterested students was not recommended by Malala. The world is waiting and watching India, the incredible nation, developing at a faster rate without its millions tribal people.
Yes, Freire's idea of "practice of freedom" - was a revolutionary thought and not many understood the term and was not exposed to the critically evaluate the situation. It still can be said that education is the best policy, yet, how it is implemented is crucial. Are we creating people who learn how to learn, solve problems or it is creating a compliant society far from what Friere's suggestions.
It is sad to see just 1 teacher and without a supporting mechanism. These individual teachers are expected too much and as per your example responsible for multilevel education for students who come from a different culture even though from the same country. The subtle difference among the group can create a huge challenge for a teacher who has not undergone Freirian pedagogy.
Education itself has to be redefined, re structured to address the education challenge many courtiers face including India. I do hope the progress be positive and hope there will be a way to support these students who need to education reflectively.
Enjoyed reading your post. All the best
In friendship Amei
It is hard to see l what I am witnessing and remain quiet. Education as you suggested needs total overhauling but the situation of the tribal people in India needs urgent attention.
Thanks again and again...
Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale Founder/Project Coordinator Star of Hope Transformation Centre 512 Road F Close Festac Town Lagos-Nigeria https:
In the review of the MDGs, Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Programme states "Arguably, there's less quality than before [in education]. There are more children in school, but without the resources going into training the teachers, equipping the classrooms, and so on, we have a problem. Some of the studies are a little disturbing on how little children actually learn during their time at school. Even after four or five years, they may be scarcely able to read. ... So the quality of education has emerged as an issue."
We all agree around eradicating poverty, putting children in school, etc., but we need to look at the means. We need to talk about localizing goals, issues, problems, and solutions, identifying what the barriers really are, and have an action plan to deal with them. If we can focus our efforts on this, we are more likely to achieve equitable outcomes.
As you have clearly pointed out in your article, this means meeting the tribal people where they are and developing solutions local to them.
There is no one solution to all our issues, we have to allow each community to come up with what works for them, nobody can change anybody, lets allow everyone to consciously make the necessary change.
We must stop underestimating people because they are different. Our differences should be celebrated. The people should be allowed to focus on non-conventional education if that is what they are comfortable with....
Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale Founder/Project Coordinator Star of Hope Transformation Centre 512 Road F Close Festac Town Lagos-Nigeria https:


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Bizarre demarcation of jurisdictions of various police stations in the capital is adversely affecting policing and jeopardising the security interests of the common man.
The brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on December 16 last year was a shocking example of how cops in Delhi stick to the territorial boundaries of their police stations.
Ramadhar, a carpenter who was robbed and dumped by the gangrape accused, was directed to go to Vasant Vihar police station when he approached some policemen near the Hauz Khas metro station. Many believe that had his plea been heard promptly, the brutal crime that followed the robbery could have been averted.
After the horrifying rape, Delhi Police issued fresh orders to register cases at all police stations irrespective of their jurisdiction. But such orders are not new and were in place earlier as well. Cops, especially investigating officers, always avoid registering a case as one additional case only adds to their visits to courts, time spent on paperwork besides pushing the crime graph of their police station northwards.
The divider near LSR College.
The area of crime naturally turns into a conflict zone for policemen who use the strange and confusing markers of their territory to harass people.
"In our times there were orders that the case has to be registered at any place and then it should be handed over to the concerned police station. Police take refuge in jurisdiction problems when they don't want to register a case. And this fluid demarcation only helps them," said Ajai Raj Sharma, former Delhi Police commissioner.
Weird lines of control
An investigation by Mail Today revealed that lines of control have been drawn in a strange manner. At many places a road falls in the jurisdiction of one police station, while the footpath comes under another's. Examples of one side of the road coming under one police station, while the other being part of another's territory abound. This weird demarcation has on several occasions affected the functioning of police and the registration of cases, thereby delaying prompt action.
One example of bizarre demarcation of territory is at the traffic signal near Lady Shri Ram College in southeast Delhi. Here, the road falls under the jurisdiction of Amar Colony police station, while the footpath on Zamrudpur side of the same road falls under Greater Kailash police station. In December last year, a man lay in a pool of blood on the same road but near the footpath.
"Police only use these jurisdictional issues as an excuse. They even shirk responsibility when jurisdiction is pretty much clear. Things will only change when duty officer and the local SHO act swiftly without any pressures," says noted criminal lawyer and senior advocate Ramesh Gupta adding that even redrawing of boundaries cannot help if policemen are not willing to act.
"The order to register FIR anywhere in the capital was in place even before. There is nothing new in it," he said. "We have issued strict orders that jurisdiction should never be an issue in registering a case and cases concerning women would be dealt with utmost priority," said Rajan Bhagat, PRO, Delhi Police.
The demarcation of territories by the Delhi Police is a continuous process and former police officials claim that it is done on the basis of crime rate, roads, population and sometimes to simplify the delineation.
"During my tenure new police station of Kirti Nagar was created to ease out pressure on Moti Nagar police station as it got lot of cases due to the presence of industrial area and also one of Asia's biggest furniture markets," said Ved Prakash Gupta, who retired as ACP after serving in the Delhi Police for 42 years.
There are no uniform rules for demarcation of jurisdiction and it is decided as per the requirement of a particular area. He further said that there is always scope for improvement and if the police feel the boundaries have to be redrawn, a proposal can always be sent to the authorities concerned.
Two new districts
Delhi has 180 police stations in total out of which, 161 are territorial police stations.
In 2008, then Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal had decided to redraw the boundaries of police stations saying they have not been charted properly. He had inaugurated many new police stations during his tenure. Two new districts of South-East and Outer were also created during the last four years.
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The X100's video mode was basic to say the least, but the X100S boasts much improved specs. Movies are still a bolt-on to what's fundamentally a stills camera, and accessed as a drive mode (there's no 'red button' here). Note there's no image stabilization either, optical or electronic, so hand-held movies are liable to be jittery.
The X100S offers progressive HD video capture at 1080p resolution and a choice of either 30 or 60 frames per second. The data is compressed using the H.264 codec, and stored in the easily-shared QuickTime MOV format. Audio is recorded via a built-in stereo microphone situated behind two small holes on the front of the camera, but there's no socket to connect an external microphone, and while the X100S does offer control over audio recording level, there's no wind-cut filter.
|1920x1080p (HD): 60 fps / 30 fps
|Internal Stereo Microphone
|Automatic (AF-C) and manual
Using Movie Mode
|The X100S's movie-specific menu is pretty slim, and contains basics like quality settings and microphone level adjustment, as well useful extras like film simulation modes, and a toggle for applying distortion correction for the optional wide conversion lens, if you have it attached.
|Movie mode is a 'drive' mode in the X100S, and when you select it in the menu, the screen switches to a 16:9 aspect ratio to preview framing. A full press of the shutter button initiates recording, but oddly, a half-press is all that is required to stop it.
To set the X100S to video mode, you first have to select 'Movie' in the drive mode menu, at which point the preview display will switch to the 16:9 format. You can't use the optical finder for movies, so the camera will automatically switch to the EVF if you put it up to your eye. Manual exposure control is limited; you can set the aperture and exposure compensation before you start, but once the camera has started recording it will simply ignore any changes made to these controls. A full press of the shutter button initiates recording, but curiously (like the X100) only a half-press is required to end it. It's not possible to engage the ND filter in movie mode.
The implementation of focusing in video mode is better than the X100 but still limited. Autofocus uses the 'Area' mode only, with the camera focusing wherever it likes in the scene: you can't choose a specific point. The X100S will autofocus continuously in AF-C mode, which means that even with a completely static subject, it will hunt to reconfirm focus every few seconds. Shooting in AF-S mode (and acquiring focus prior to movie recording) obviously solves this problem, and of course there's manual focus, but that might not help much, since in movie mode it's not possible to engage a magnified preview by clicking-in the thumb lever.
This is one bug that has not been squashed since the X100. What it means is that critical focusing in movie mode just isn't possible unless you switch back to a stills mode first, focus and then initiate recording, but this is hardly an ideal solution. You can adjust focus manually during shooting, but without a magnified view, there's no guarantee that you'll hit accurate focus. You can still use the distance scale for manual focusing though, which is something at least.
Another factor to note if you're considering seriously using the X100S as a video camera is that battery life drops like a stone when shooting and reviewing movies. On a recent weekend trip, we managed a day of still shooting (about 30 pictures), some 20-30-second bulb exposures and a handful of video clips before the battery died completely.
Video quality comments
Despite the more advanced specifications of the newer camera, our observations regarding the X100S's video quality are much the same as those we made about the output of the X100. In general, video quality is good. Metering and white balance are accurate, as with stills, and the camera is capable of rendering lots of fine detail in decent lighting. Disappointingly though, moiré is quite pronounced with certain repeating patterns (we've seen spectacular moiré in clothing, distant brickwork, railings etc.). Rolling shutter ('jello') effects can be visible if you pan fast, but are rarely a problem in normal use.
Sound quality is perfectly acceptable for casual use, but the tiny internal microphone can't work miracles and is quite prone to wind noise under the wrong conditions (there's no wind-cut function either). The mic can also pick up operational sounds from the camera while recording; the focus motor isn't silent, so if you're using AF and there's not a lot of ambient sound then the frequent refocusing will be clearly audible in your soundtrack. A substantial fraction of our movies signed-off with the noise of the shutter button as recording was stopped too. (Note that there's no provision for an external microphone, which could solve these problems to some extent.)
Because the camera has no image stabilization of any kind, your videos will be highly prone to shake, and a tripod is necessary for best results. You can see in one of our examples, below, the effect that this lack of stabilization has when shooting footage from a moving vehicle.
Sample videos
Sample video 1
This video vividly illustrates the 'jittery' quality of the footage which we mentioned earlier. Without any form of image stabilization, shooting movie clips from a moving vehicle (even one which is literally 'on rails' as we did here) produces movies that are liable to induce motion-sickness. On the plus side, there's plenty of detail in this clip and exposure adjusts nice and smoothly, although if you loo closely at the rails at lower left you will see some moiré.
|1920x 1080 60p, H.264 .MOV file, 25 sec. 110 MB Click here to download original .MOV file
Sample video 2
Prepare to enter a different dimension... we shot this short clip on an outdoor film set, and while sound is good, and there's plenty of detail in the footage, watch the actor's blue shirt as he gets closer to the camera. That's some pretty intense moiré, we think you'll agree. In normal use, this is the biggest issue that we have with video footage from the X100S. Moiré appears suddenly, it's really intense and it's virtually impossible to remove, even with high-end editing software (but if you're using high-end software you're probably using better video cameras).
|1920x 1080 60p, H.264 .MOV file, 9 sec. 42 MB Click here to download original .MOV file
Sample video 3
This clip shows the X100S panning (relatively) smoothly, mounted on a tripod. The aperture is set to F2 here, deliberately to highlight the camera's attempts to refocus the scene as it is panned. It's subtle, but at about the 10-second mark you can see the X100S refocuses slightly belatedly on the nearmost potted shrub, and quickly snaps back to infinity once it's left the scene. Focus is virtually silent, and for normal use, the system works perfectly well. If you pay close attention, you'll also notice some moiré in the cityscape in the background in this clip - but no-where near as severe as the clip above.
|1920x 1080 60p, H.264 .MOV file, 20 sec. 91 MB Click here to download original .MOV file
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