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If you find yourself somehow transported to Xi'an, here's a couple of tips:
1: You will get sick. Upon entry you will receive a complimentary upper respiratory tract infection. Everyone gets one, but they are free, take as many as you like.
2: Walk around parked cars, not between them. The pavements are smeared with dog poo, but the humans lay their skinny little poos between parked cars. More privacy I guess and you can use the door handles to help yourself stand up from the squatting position.
3: Don't touch the trees. They are smeared with the snot the locals could not get off their fingers when blowing great balooning wads onto the pavement.
4: Change your shoes when you enter your flat/apartment etc. Have a street pair and a house pair. Otherwise that delicious soup you've been treading through will become part of your living room.
Phew. That feels better.
You will no doubt receive a more circumspect and apologetic entry from my lovely wife soon.
I am sure that tomorrow I will love this place again, but for now I will go yell at the pigeons.


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|19th December 2003, 11:49 AM
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Re: I agree with guss
Let's start with speakers.
The Seas T18RE COAX/TV is a 6.5" Coaxial Driver that can work in a small "Bookself" type enclosure with a minimal X-Over. Simply stick a good quality 2u2 Capacitor in series with the Tweeter, done. The Driver will work okay in a modest size sealed box but will obviously need a subwoofer. Place into a 10l sealed or 15L box vented at 50Hz and you have a nice "Monitor" Style Speaker with pretty good sound.
You could build a Transmission line or TQWT or even horn for the Seas Driver if you have access to proper woodworking tools.
If you buy the Madisound WS802 Enclosure Pair and a pair of T18RE COAX/TV from Madisound, -plus the cap's for the X-Over you are down around $ 350 plus shipping charged.
Drive this from a Scott Nixon Ampkit with LM3875 "Gainclone" which can be build including decent looking case for < $ 200 from scratch and add a DacKit DAC, supplied from a 12V Battery, again < $ 200 including case should be possible, assuming a commercial case.
Add a nice 2nd Hand CD Player or a cheap DVD Player as Drive and you have a pretty good quality DIY Audio System that can look quite professional too for < $ 1,000. Add a DIY Subwoofer (< 50Hz down to at least 25Hz) after your plastic has recovered and convert the Gainclone to Battery Supply (4 X 12V SLA Battery - as big as you can possibly afford) you are rocking.
Having heard systems similar to the one described before I can assure you the sound is quite exceptional and shows off most modern "High End" systems sonically, unless you of course like that overblown, fake "High End" sound we know from the usual brands and hate so well. I could probably live with something like it if I had to.
Now if you are a student you should be able to save drastically by using your Universities or Colledges workshops to do all the casework yourself and maybe you can save on electronic components too via free samples and discounts from suppliers.
PS, total cost of my system as it stands at the moment well > $ 20,000 but that is because it contains loads of commercial gear.
|19th December 2003, 07:27 PM
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i really dont mean to offend anyone but can anyone tell me why all us DIYers have our fantastic diy speakers subs etc all connected to either an old computer and/or a small 48cm tv, perhaps if diy tvs were practical we would have huge ones, any thoughts?
|19th December 2003, 07:48 PM
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Please speak for yourself.
I have had a 32" Sony Widescreen since around 96 and contemplateing switching to a Plasma TV (except I don't watch much TV and the wife sayd "the old one is big enough") and my PC is a pretty recent slinky balck Dell, TFT Flat Screen and all.
|19th December 2003, 08:02 PM
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I have an 28" and most other tv's I've seen in this thread are like that.
Furthermore: my computer isn't old at all (AMD Athlon 2400+, 640MB ram, 17" LG flatscreen), so your proposition is false.
Now that we're on the subject of computers, I'd like to recommend my own little 'Silent Computer' project and recommendations:
Behringer DEQ2496 . Twisted Pear Buffalo II DAC . JLTi tube buffered LM3875 . Supravox 215 Signature Bicone 125L vented
|19th December 2003, 10:26 PM
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My system in its current unfinished state. And the beast in basement that powers it. Subs, Sub amps, surround amps and some more speakers yet to come. Plans call for the audio portion to be completed by 01/01/05 and completion in ~2 years with the replacement of the TV with an HDTV. (but I've got to do some more remodeling on the house to maintain the WAF so...)
Equipment in the media room:
DVD/CD RCA (my "good" one is a Panasonic rp91 it's at the shop)
processor Rotel rsp-1066
Carver C-9
Ambience Equipment
Behringer Ultra-Curve Pro
Behringer Virtualizer Pro x 2 (expect to add 2 more)
Hitachi Ultravision
Beast In The Basement
A lot of stuff, amps are Rockford Fosgates.
Charger/Supply is a 75 amp IOTA IQ4
Marine deep cycle batteries from AutoZone
I'm slow, it took a year to do the media room. But I did everything except redo the ceiling myself and the rewiring, on which part I worked as electricians assistant. Wife helped with the design/cutting and gluing of wall carpet. I did all the woodwork starting with kiln dried rough sawn poplar from a local mill. Oh a little bit of plywood and some pine from Lowes selected with the help of my moisture meter.
So far I have built several woofers for the surrounds, which are boughten (on order BD30s); the effects channel sub described elsewhere; and the front surround cabinets, one of which is seen on the floor. Under Loudspeakers I'll post a CU cause I got me some questions bought it.
The subs have to sneak in against the wall tween the MLs and the TV.
This space for rent.
|19th December 2003, 10:27 PM
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|19th December 2003, 11:44 PM
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|23rd December 2003, 05:15 AM
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eStatic, you didn't mention your speaker set-up. It looks like you've got a pair of MartinLogan ESL's in the background. What model are they? I've never heard and ESL before, so what do they sound like compared to traditional speakers? Your "basement beast" looks really interesting. Could you tell me a little more about it (how it's configured, what powers what, etc.)? Which R-F amps did you use, and what are they powering? How did you set up your x-over networks? I've never seen a setup like that where auto amps (especially so many) were used in a home setup. How does it sound? It seems like a good way to save space when bi- or tri-amping, assuming you have another space for the power system. Would a massive 12VDC Power supply with a few auto stiffening caps power it just fine, or do you need a battery/charger setup like you have?
|23rd December 2003, 05:32 AM
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Not that I really think it's a big deal but why use car amps for your home system? Then you could just plug them into the wall and not have to deal with all the batteries. Have any fans hitting those things by the way?
|23rd December 2003, 01:07 PM
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...the front of my video setup... 53" Pioneer HD rear projection.
B&W 805 and HTM center - clones (just kidding!)
HDTV kicks ***!
|23rd December 2003, 10:04 PM
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Hey tpenguin and sauuuuuce!
I will reply but I think it's going to be a bit long and general so I will post it on "Everything Else" either tonight or tomorrow. Look for me there.
|23rd December 2003, 10:09 PM
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|23rd December 2003, 10:16 PM
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Moe ;
Where are your Aleph's amps. Look's cool . Yes HDTV Rocks
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|24th December 2003, 03:50 AM
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Aleph 2's, Aleph 3, Zen, and X-SOZ are in the living room for use
in the Stereo system. The HT setup was being run by an
Onkyo 919THX until it crapped out a couple of months a go.
The B&W's are augmented by a HSU 12" sub from 7 years a go.
|24th December 2003, 09:46 AM
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And now to something completely different.
The following picture might seem distributing to some people .
First off, it actualy works and I think it sounds pretty good.
The DAC (the stuff below the TV and in the shoebox) was the first I built from scratch. Currently it is a 2 X 1541S1 NOS using Elso's async reclocking, CS8412. I/V is done by opa627 followed by a buf634.
The speakers are fostex FE206E OB (they have moved on to some larger spiral shaped baffels). For bass I use JBL2225 in former bas reflex boxes now seal. They are soon gonna be OB too. (Yes I know not the perfect drivers for OB, but I want to try anyway)
In order to get a decent response from the JBL they are getting a 12db boost, which accorid to my calculations should make them roll off at 50 hz
XO: Highpass is a 6 db line level XO in front of an opa627 with gain of 1. Lowpass starts with my bass boost and the XO is the ASHLY.
The amps are 4 lm3886, each with a 300VA and 2 X 1000 uf silmic. Next project for them are regulation and then a decent box!
And if I haven't given you any reason to flame my setup: The total count of regulators is 37.... all lm317 and lm337
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Static electricity can be a real problem in winter, especially in houses with carpets and radiator heat. There are several simple ways to reduce this annoying problem.
Spray an anti-static treatment on rugs and carpeting to reduce static shocks.
Static electricity is caused by your body picking up free electrons as you walk on the rugs. When you have extra electrons on your body and you touch a metal conductor, such as a door handle, the electrons flow into the object and you get a tiny shock.
During the summer, the humidity in the air helps electrons flow off your body, so you don't build up a charge. The air is drier in the winter, no matter what type of heating system you have, allowing a larger charge to build. Humidity will certainly help reduce static electricity, so installing a whole-house humidifier is one option.
Another option is to treat your rugs with an anti-static chemical as shown. Spray-on treatments are available at many carpet retailers and online (search for "anti-static carpet treatment"). Carpet companies also have anti-static carpets available. Most residential carpets sold today have some sort of treatment applied at the factory.
A third option is to wear special shoes that dissipate static charge. The shoes have conductive strands in the soles that discharge static electricity as you walk. You can find the shoes at select shoe stores and online at sites. The cost is comparable to standard shoes.


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Donnelly is expected to abandon the seat after three terms to run for the U.S. Senate against either Senator Richard Lugar or State Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Mourdock is trying to unseat Lugar in the 2012 Republican Primary.


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Recently, I was reading a book – The Immortals of Meluha. Here is an interesting short excerpt from it :
Any successful society needs stability. Stability allows a person the freedom of choice. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not a daily threat.
In a society without security and stability, there are no intellectuals or businessmen or artists or geniuses. Man is constantly in a fight or flight mode. Nothing better than an animal.
There appears to be some truth to these lines and they got me thinking.
We are the creamy layer. The simple fact that we have an internet connection on which we are reading and sharing this article makes us a part of a fortunate few on this planet. There are so many who are born into a life of extreme poverty, strife and a lack of opportunity. There life and dreams can be cut short by a single stray bullet or disease or any of a number of umpteen reasons that don't bother us, the creamy layer, as much.
Srinivasa Ramanujan, the great Indian mathematician died at an early age of 32 due to tuberculosis, that did not have a cure then. He solved many mathematical problems at that young age. These problems had baffled many eminent mathematicians of his time and before. Some of his writings are still studied to help find meaning in other complex problems. Who knows what else he could have accomplished, had he lived longer. But he succumbed to something out of his control.
People as a collective
On a collective scale, people seem to flourish more in stable societies. We all know of a lot of famous entrepreneurs, geniuses from the developed Western world today. But how many such people do we know of from, say Afghanistan? Or The Congo? Or Somalia?…
It seems that as a collective, it is important we try to create such a society. A society that provides minimum survival for all, a society that allows people to follow their own calling, to express themselves in ways they want to.
The dilemma
In spite of all that I said above, I have also believed in a person's control over his destiny.
This belief and attitude is best summed up in the last lines of a very popular and inspiring poem, Invictus :
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
The Law of Attraction, which I consider a very helpful perspective and which explains a lot of my experiences, states that a person fully creates his/her experience in this world. It says that, from the smallest events that happen in our lives, to the big and seemingly uncontrollable ones, everything is the mere manifestations of our repeated thoughts. Hence, it implies one's life is absolutely and totally in one's own control.
This dichotomy raises some questions in my mind –
Exactly how much of stability does one need, if any?
From what little I know of famous and successful people, it seems quite a few of them were not born in the most secure of conditions. Examples that come to my mind are Ramanujan himself, Dhirubhai Ambani, Dale Carnegie and Wilma Rudolph. They seemed to work against odds to get what they wanted. Even a lot of successful people, who were born in to a relatively stable life(Eg. Bertrand Russel, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Steve Jobs), embraced instability and insecurity often in pursuit of their calling.
It seems that insecurity could not keep them from achievement and progress. On the contrary, it some time seems to be the very thing that drives these people to achieve extra ordinary feats.
Looking from the other end, it also seems that too much of comfort spoils people. Obesity, which seems to be a big problem in the 'secure' Western world is only now coming up in India, that too only in the progressive and more 'secure' cities.
So what is the right mix of stability and uncertainty? Too little seems to make man an animal in a fight for survival. Too much seems to spoil him and leaves no reason to strive.
When I asked my wife whether she likes to have security in her life, she said Yes. When I asked her whether she would prefer the utmost form of security, where survival and all the things required for a comfortable life were guaranteed, she was not so sure.
She likes adventure, trying new things. And adventure always means a bit of uncertainty and insecurity. If things were to be made very easy, she might loose the drive to do anything.
It seems to me that struggle cannot be escaped, it should not be escaped. It is essential for growth, it is essential to find meaning and satisfaction. Only the type of struggle differs according to circumstance.
To what extent does a man's fate depend on circumstance?
Ramanujan died of tuberculosis at the early age of 32. Society at that time did not have a cure for it. While Ramanujan's end was probably out of his hands, the effort he made to come out of the anonymity of the remote reaches of India were his own. They probably came out of a will to reshape his destiny, a determination to do something, rather than out of a sense of helplessness at the lack of opportunities and bad luck.
So, does man depend on the state of society?
I suppose it boils down to which perspective an individual decides to believe in. To illustrate this point, I will recount a story here that a friend of mine told me, when I put the same question to him :
A man went to a learned sage and asked him – "O learned one, to what extent is my destiny determined by fate and how much depends on my own efforts?"
The learned one smiled and asked the man to stand on one leg. The man complied.
Next, the learned one asked him to lift up his other leg too. The man tried all he could but failed.
"How can I lift both my feet in the air Guru ji?" he asked.
"You are right my son, you cannot. You have both the legs at your disposal. The choice to lean on one rather than the other is all yours!"
The man understood the meaning of the wise man's words and left satisfied.
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MOBILE, Ala. – Hector Ambriz fanned eight batters over seven shutout innings while surrendering only two hits in the BayBears' 2-0 victory over the Carolina Mudcats at Hank Aaron Stadium.
After giving up a lead-off single to Sean Henry, Ambriz (1-1) was nearly unhittable. He recorded 10 straight outs at one point which included a string of four straight strikeouts. The only trouble that Ambriz faced came in the fifth, when a lead-off walk and a sac bunt put Shaun Cumberland in scoring position, but consecutive flyouts to center ended the threat.
Offensively, the BayBears (5-2) did little with lefty Travis Wood (0-1), who scattered four hits until allowing a two-out double to Ricardo Sosa in the bottom of the sixth. After a base on balls to Chris Rahl, Wood was pulled from the contest in favor of right-hander Ruben Medina, who promptly coughed up a two-run double to Cyle Hankerd, putting the BayBears on top.
The BayBears offered one more opportunity to score in the bottom of the eighth, as Pedro Ciriaco tripled to start the frame but got stranded at third. Scott Maine (S, 1) replaced Ambriz in the top of the eighth and retired the first two batters he faced, including Chris Kroski, who was called out on strikes. Kroski, upset with the call, was quickly ejected by home plate umpire Takeshi Hirabayashi and proceeded to aggressively argue before finally walking away.
Maine allowed a lead-off single to Henry in the ninth, but retired the game's final three batters to preserve the win and the team's second shutout of the season.
- Ricardo Sosa has been on fire. He went 2-for-3 in the game and is now batting .407 with a league-best eight runs batted in
- Ambriz sees his ERA drop to 1.54 after the win. He is second in the league with 14 punchouts
- Maine has not walked a batter nor allowed a run in five innings this season
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The Lions led the back page in Melbourne, big headlines, too: "It's a miracle: Lions back from the dead."
Surely not in Melbourne, not where AFL is the premier sport and second and third and ...
Correct. The banner was misleading. Some team called the Brisbane Lions had dealt to Geelong with an inspired final quarter, a resurrection of Biblical proportions if you managed to digest a few paragraphs.
What the rugby tourists wouldn't give for that headline on Sunday while the Wallabies are hoping to find some way to win and take the series to a decider in Sydney.
The lead business story on the front of the same sports section, featured former ARU boss John O'Neill unveiling plans to expand a casino complex in Sydney.
It seems like we have left rugby behind and gone into some sports warp.
Brisbane was frothing about tomorrow's State of Origin and every minor detail to do with that clash, while there is only one winter code which matters in the southern city.
The only rugby link we had seen connecting Melbourne to rugby was a suggestive picture of a Wallaby gripping a Lion and a double entendre slogan etched into a farmer's field near Tullamarine Airport.
The Lions have to think through their locking options for the second test after losing senior lock Paul O'Connell with a fractured right forearm. That news filtered through the lineup of passengers about to board their flight south.
One man with an unmistakable burr to his voice reckoned that meant Scotland was about to join the tour as blonde shock-haired giant Richie Gray was a cert for the call-up. His mates derided the idea and wondered if he wanted to alter the tourists' name to British and Irish and Scots Lions.
O'Connell's exit occurred the morning after the Wallabies got some late respite from their injury carnage, when captain James Horwill was cleared of stamping at a judicial hearing. He should have bought a Lotto ticket on the way home but the Wallabies were due some fortune.
The guessing game and advice about their second test backline is widespread. Medical bulletins about Christian Leali'ifano, Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Digby Ioane and Berrick Barnes will have an impact but the biggest decision for coach Robbie Deans is whether to retain James O'Connor at five eighths.
Deans had all year to assess the candidates - Quade Cooper, Barnes, O'Connor, Leali'ifano, Brendan Foley, Kurtley Beale and Matt Toomua.
They were all fit, the key was how they would gel with champion halfback Will Genia and implement Dean's strategies. O'Connor won the decision and no matter the verdict this week, there will be howls.
That will be irrelevant to Deans. A change will provoke all sorts of "told-ya-so" reactions, while a repeat selection will encourage gloom from another section of the Wallaby rugby landscape.
Had Beale not slipped and kicked that 47m goal in Brisbane, O'Connor's selection would not be such a fiery piece of con-jecture on the eve of the series' tie-breaker.


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Maybe Facebook Places won't be so bad for Foursquare after all. Initially reported by Mashable, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley tweeted on Thursday that his company had its "biggest day ever in terms of new user signups."
The disclosure came one day after Facebook launched its location-based feature, which some industry pundits had deemed a "Foursquare killer."
Foursquare spokesperson Erin Gleason didn't disclose the specific number of new new signups, but in an e-mail to ClickZ she said the company was growing steadily.
"We've been adding 15,000 to 20,000 new users a day for the past several months, and we saw a significant increase yesterday," Gleason said. "We haven't done advertising in the past, and we don't have any plans to start advertising right now. By entering the space, Facebook is familiarizing more people with the idea of the check in, which is a good thing for us. Once people get familiar with the concept and start seeing the value of sharing their location with friends, we believe they'll be drawn to Foursquare because of the interesting features we're building on top of the check in."
Along with Gowalla, Yelp, and Booyah, Foursquare was announced as an official partner with Facebook on Wednesday. It was a development that surprised many industry watchers.
And, it would appear that the publicity surrounding the launch of Facebook Places on Wednesday has at least temporarily worked to Foursquare's advantage. In addition, the geo-social brand hopes to receive an upgraded style of Facebook distribution for its merchants' campaigns during user check-ins.
To be clear, check-ins on Foursquare and other services have already been published on Facebook for users who enable connections. But through these official partnerships, brand logos for retailers like Domino's U.K. on Foursquare could appear in a user's newsfeed on Facebook, for instance.
Holger Luedorf, VP of mobile and partnerships at Foursquare, spoke with ClickZ after the press conference in Palo Alto, CA, on Wednesday and offered a cautiously optimistic take on the new branded possibilities on Facebook. "There's clearly a benefit to that," Luedorf said "Whether they click [the logo] and go to explore further what that brand or retailer is all about is, I think, a different story. What I can say is that in our case the merchants have seen a lot of success with some of the campaigns they have done. And we will likely just keep going. If it is a benefit to both our users and our merchants, then we will probably decide to use [brand partners' logos]."
At the same time, most industry watchers believe enough of Facebook's 500 million users will begin using the Places platform to quickly blow by Foursquare's roughly 3 million users. Mike Lazerow, CEO of Buddy Media, suggested that it was a foregone conclusion.
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Alex, Amen! That is one cogent explanation that you make! My list would be 1) No changes 2) Easy to use and develop - Users 3) Easy to administer and maintain - Administrators 4) Efficient -- Sankar -----Original Message----- From: Alex Blewitt [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 7:49 AM To: email@example.com Subject: A thought on optimisation and project goals There have been several messages in the mailing list talking about choices in technology to use within Geronimo, and I feel that some choices are being made with the idea of optimisations in mind, rather than necessarily other reasons. I think that in decreasing order of importance when designing and building Geronimo, that we should aim for: 1) Functionality -- it should do everything that we expect a J2EE environment to do 2) Easy to use and administer 3) Easy to develop and maintain 4) Efficient (memory, computational speed, whatever) I don't think anyone would argue with (1), but if we want Geronimo to be the best (and I'm pretty sure that we are all aiming that way) then it probably has to be easy to use and administer over and above development ease. But it may be that (2) and (3) could be reordered. I also think that in order to address (3) there are benefits in linking up with as many other projects as possible, rather than develop a Not Invented Here syndrome. I am not an Apache member, so I don't know The Apache Way (maybe someone can fill it in here), but what it means to me is that Apache builds projects that are useful, and that may then be integrated into other Apache projects. That certainly seems to be the case with the jakarta-commons packages, and indeed there are several packages which have been built on top of others (James on top of Avalon, Jetspeed on top of Turbine/Velocity, not to mention the uses of the commons- packages). I know that the current focus is on (1) (and probably (2/3) as well) for the project, and so a getting-there-fast approach is probably a good idea. But let's not write off trying to use other parts (and keep them!) from the Apache projects when they're useful; after all, object orientation is mainly about reuse. I personally think that (4) should be the last point on the list, by some way. J2EE servers are going to be notoriously powerful beasts, and whilst it would be advantageous to run on constrainted hardware, I really don't think that's where the target customer base is going to be. And as the J2EE spec keeps growing, just to cater for (1) we're going to have a lot of code. Optimisations that therefore target (4) at the expense of (3) IMHO are going the wrong way; for example, ditching the commons packages because Geronimo code (as yet) only uses one ReferenceMap. I also feel that at this stage of the project, trying to squeeze performance out of component X isn't the best use of (3). If we have two designs, one easier to maintain/extend, and one that is fast, I'd prefer the former. Why? Because I don't know that the latter is necessarily that much faster, and for that matter, don't know that it is in the bottleneck of the code. And until we get a working version that we can start running and profiling to find out where the bottlenecks are, any optimisation is premature optimisation. Just my $0.02 Alex.
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March the 18th was a Sunday. The week of March 18th ran all the way to the 24th. So, they have had the gun approximately three weeks. My experience with other manufacturers, to include Sig, HK, and S&W, is that repairs typically run around 6 weeks. At that point you get the gun back, fixed or, all too often, not.
It is a good thing that you have more than one gun for carry. After all, if you have to actually use it, the police will own it until the investigation is done. Those who only have one, are left unarmed. In today's world, angry relatives, other gang members, or even friends of the accused, may come to visit.
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Volvo Ocean Race build update from Puma Ocean Racing
by Ken Read on 16 Mar 2011
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Volvo Ocean Race build update from Ken Read, Puma Ocean Racing.
Ken Read:
Astounding activity surrounds Puma Ocean Racing in the little state of Rhode Island, USA. We feel very fortunate to be building our boat near Newport.
Not only is this where I call home, but Newport has a long tradition of expert boat building. Our hull and deck are now one piece. I'm sure New England Boat Works is happy we're being contained in one bay now. Next steps are to complete the deck details and to build the inside of our new racing machine. Hall Spars is up the road in Bristol, working on our mast. And while our sails were built out in Nevada, they will be completed one state away at North Sails in Milford, Connecticut.
Another massive project that is currently underway is the graphics. For reasons I cannot explain, our general manager Kimo Worthington has, once again, taken it on to personally oversee the graphics. To tell you the true, it's better him doing it than me because if I were in charge, we'd have a pretty plain-looking boat in order to save on weight. But the graphics on this new boat are amazing and you'll all see them soon enough. Kimo is surrounded by some incredibly creative and talented graphic designers from GBH in London. The paint is being put on by air-brush artist Dean Loucks. It is a huge project and Kimo and the gang are going to have a lot of sleepless nights up to launch day!
While it's a huge relief that we have a structure resembling a boat now, it's an even bigger relief to have our full sailing team announced. We spent a lot of time and brain power on our final crew selection. I'm confident the two new members are the right fit for our team.
We've lured Kelvin Harrap (NZL) away from America's Cup racing and back into ocean racing. That's the thing about the Volvo Ocean Race, you may think you've gotten it out of your blood (even after a 10 plus year hiatus), but it's a hard drug to kick. Kelvin said he was a bit concerned that he is lacking in offshore experience, but if you've done this race twice, you're more than qualified in my opinion. Having done two trips around the world, plus working with various America's Cup campaigns, Puma has really lucked in with Kelvin and he will fit the multiple roles that we have waiting for him.
The final hire we made completed our under 30 requirement. We literally searched the world for a sailor to fill this final spot and it turns out we didn't need to look very far when we chose fellow Rhode Islander, Rome Kirby. Rome has been living and breathing sailing for as long as I can remember and was born to do this race. I used to watch his junior races with his Dad (Jerry) and would always comment how this kid has the natural ability to make a boat go fast. Not only can he sail fast, but he has the drive to succeed and a tremendous work ethic. Even though he's the real rookie of our team, Rome takes on the attitude of a veteran, something he has learned by being around the best sailors in the world from a very young age.
From here on, the big push is on. Between now and May, our boat will be transformed from a hull to a Volvo Open 70. A big thank you to the entire boat-build and design team who are putting really long hours in so we can meet the beginning of our training schedule.
Very exciting times.
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Ken Read (49), United States
Considered to be one of the world's most accomplished racers, Read was in charge of PUMA Ocean Racing and at the helm of PUMA's il mostro throughout the entire Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. The U.S.-born Read has twice helmed America's Cup programs in 2000 and 2003 and was named 'United States Rolex Yachtsman of the Year' twice and has 46 World, North American and National Championships to his credit.
Tom Addis (41), Australia
Addis, a trained meteorologist, joins PUMA as a navigator after sailing with Telefonica Blue during the 2008-09 Volvo, taking two leg wins. Tom has sailed thousands of offshore miles onboard Maxi Alfa Romero, winning both Sydney-Hobart and Transpac races. Addis also sailed with America's Cup Team New Zealand in 2007.
Ryan Godfrey (30), Australia
Trimmer & Driver
Godfrey joins PUMA as an under-30 after a 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race win onboard Ericsson 4, where he was part of their 24 hour monohull speed record. In addition to his Volvo experience, Ryan's sailing resume includes numerous offshore titles, and America's Cup and Louis Vuitton Series campaigns. He works side by side with Tony Mutter and PUMA's sail team.
Kelvin Harrap (41), New Zealand
Driver & Trimmer
With two previous Whitbread and Volvo Ocean Races in the 90's under his belt, Harrap returns to the Volvo Ocean Race with PUMA. Kelvin's inshore experience with an Olympic and various America's Cup campaigns will prove valuable, as he'll transition to tactician for the PUMA team during in-port racing as well as be a critical trimmer and driver offshore.
Brad Jackson (42), New Zealand
Design Coordinator & Watch Captain
Named New Zealand Sailor of the Year in 2009, Jackson has sailed the Volvo Ocean Race five times and is one of only three people to have won the Around the World Race three times. Jackson was a member of Ericsson 4 which won the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 and has been part of three 24-hour monohull speed records. In addition to his role as watch captain, Jackson serves as design coordinator for the PUMA program, mixing the sailors' input with Juan K's creative and technical expertise.
Rome Kirby (21), United States
Trimmer & Driver
Kirby joins PUMA as the youngest team member for his first Volvo Ocean Race. Having grown up sailing since the age of three, Rome honed his skills on the US and international junior sailing circuits. Since the age of 14, Kirby has logged thousands of offshore miles and gained valuable experience inshore.
Michi Mueller (28), Germany
Mueller is back to fill one of PUMA's under-30 slots. Michi sailed onboard il mostro during the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 and is proof that the young sailors bring a new enthusiasm to the race. During the 2008-09 Volvo he was awarded the inaugural Han Horrevoets Rookie Trophy for his outstanding contribution to the PUMA team.
Tony Mutter (42), New Zealand
Aerodynamics Coordinator & Watch Captain
Mutter joins PUMA after sailing onboard Volvo Ocean Race 08/09 winner Ericsson 4. Mutter has sailed four Volvos, winning twice. He has been part of three Volvo crews where the 24-hour monohull record has been broken. As aerodynamics coordinator, he will work closely with North Sails to design the next generation of VO70 sails. Tony will sail onboard for PUMA as watch captain.
Casey Smith (32), Australia
Systems Manager & Bowman
Smith joined the crew of PUMA's il mostro for the Volvo Ocean Race 08/09 as one of the under 30's. Smith was instrumental in repairing structural damages to il mostro during the last race and was honored with the seamanship award for his efforts in replacing il mostro's rudder during the Leg 7 Trans-Atlantic crossing.
Jonathan 'Jono' Swain, (43), South Africa
Driver & Trimmer
Jono Swain comes to PUMA with experience in four Volvo Ocean Races, most recently as watch captain onboard Telefonica Blue. Swain is considered an 'all around sailor,' mixing offshore experience with an impressive inshore resume which includes an America's Cup campaign and Louis Vuitton Series.
Kimo Worthington (49), United States
General Manager
Kimo Worthington has a rare combination of management expertise onshore and leadership on the water. His professional sailing career includes competing in six America's Cups, including a win with America3 in 1992, and more than 80,000 miles of ocean racing. In the 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race, Worthington was watch captain and sailing team manager for the winning EF Language team. In the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006 edition he served as General Manager for second place Pirates of the Caribbean and in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 he was general manager for PUMA Ocean Racing.
Tim Hacket (38), Australia
Shore Team Manager
Tim Hacket has been building racing yachts for over 20 years. A native Australian, Tim is now based in Newport, Rhode Island. Tim's experience includes four America's Cup boat builds and two Volvo Ocean Race shore teams, mostly recerntly as part of PUMA's Volvo 2008/09
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Just picked up a 250rd. "Mega-Pack" of UMC 9mm @ WM...$51.97...
~$10.40/50rd. -- Yeah, I'm OK with that.....the Federal Champion is $9.47/50......but my local Wally almost NEVER has it!!
Our local walmarts just got in 250 bulk packs of 45ACP, and I snagged one, Isaw the elusive big yellow box last year in 9mm and snagged a couple. I am proud of those once a year finds...
I've shot old UMC and newer UMC and never had a problem...
Funny to see this come up here today as myself and several instructors (roughly 7) were discussing Remington 'UMC' ammo this past Sunday in between breaks toward a BHE course we were teaching.
That ammo consistently shoots to point of aim inconsistently.
I've seen it with 9MM and .45ACP and all the others reported same including with their 55gr .223.
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text: Prudential Financial Company Profile (NYSE:PRU) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Prudential Financial, Inc., is a financial services company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers a range of financial products and services, which includes life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. The Company's operations consists of four divisions, which together encompass seven segments. The U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management division consists of Individual Annuities, Retirement and Asset Management segments. The U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance division consists of Individual Life and Group Insurance segments. The International Insurance division consists of International Insurance segment. The Closed Block division consists of Closed Block segment. The Company has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Industry: Life Insurance Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance Symbol: NYSE:PRU CUSIP: 74432010 Web: www.prudential.com Capitalization:Market Cap: $45.08 billionOutstanding Shares: 429,000,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: $106.17200 Day Moving Avg: $105.8752 Week Range: $66.51 - $114.55 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.66Foreward P/E Ratio: 9.42P/E Growth: 1.06Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: $59.92 billionPrice / Sales: 0.75Book Value: $108.98 per sharePrice / Book: 0.96Dividend:Annual Dividend: $2.80Dividend Yield: 2.9% Profitability:EBIDTA: $7.75 billionNet Margins: 7.63%Return on Equity: 7.96%Return on Assets: 0.52%Debt:Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39%Current Ratio: 0.14%Quick Ratio: 0.16%Misc:Average Volume: 1.89 million shs.Beta: 1.69Short Ratio: 2.98 Frequently Asked Questions for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) What is Prudential Financial's stock symbol? Prudential Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PRU." How often does Prudential Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Prudential Financial? Prudential Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 19th. View Prudential Financial's Dividend History. How were Prudential Financial's earnings last quarter? Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company reported $2.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.64 by $0.15. The firm earned $13.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.75 billion. Prudential Financial had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 7.96%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.18 earnings per share. View Prudential Financial's Earnings History. When will Prudential Financial make its next earnings announcement? Prudential Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 2nd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Prudential Financial. Where is Prudential Financial's stock going? Where will Prudential Financial's stock price be in 2017? 13 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Prudential Financial's shares. Their predictions range from $78.00 to $129.00. On average, they expect Prudential Financial's share price to reach $108.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Prudential Financial. What are analysts saying about Prudential Financial stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Prudential Financial stock: 1. Wells Fargo & Co analysts commented, "We expect a modestly favorable reaction to Q1 earnings in PRU shares." (5/4/2017) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Prudential Financial outperformed the Zacks categorized Multi line insurance industry, in the last one year. It remains well poised for growth on the back of its high performing asset management business, widespread international operations and deeper reach in the pension risk transfer market. It strives to build its leadership position in the pension risk transfer market, having great potential. Expanded international presence provides it with better organic growth opportunities than peers. Also, a strong balance sheet and efficient capital management are tailwinds. It now expects ROE between 12% and 13% in the near to intermediate-term. However, exposure to low interest rates, unfavorable currency impact and regulatory control remain headwinds. It is set to release first quarter results on May 3. A Zacks Rank #2 increases the predictive power of a beat, but combined with Earnings ESP of 0.00% makes prediction difficult." (4/18/2017) Who are some of Prudential Financial's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Prudential Financial include ING Groep NV (ING), Prudential Public Limited Company (PUK), Metlife (MET), Manulife Financial (MFC), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Lincoln National (LNC), AEGON (AEG), Torchmark (TMK), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Symetra Financial (SYA), Primerica (PRI), American Equity Investment Life Holding (AEL), Fidelity & Guaranty Life (FGL), Genworth Financial (GNW), FBL Financial Group (FFG), Emergent Capital (IFT), Atlantic American (AAME) and GWG Holdings (GWGH). Who are Prudential Financial's key executives? Prudential Financial's management team includes the folowing people: John R. Strangfeld Jr., Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive OfficerMark B. Grier, Vice Chairman of the BoardRobert M. Falzon, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice PresidentCharles F. Lowrey, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - International BusinessesLucien Alziari, Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice PresidentTimothy Patrick Harris, Executive Vice President, General CounselStephen Pelletier, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - U.S. BusinessesScott G. Sleyster, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment OfficerBarbara G. Koster, Senior Vice President, Chief Information OfficerNicholas C. Silitch, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer Who owns Prudential Financial stock? Prudential Financial's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.49%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.04%), State Street Corp (4.71%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.49%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.73%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%). Company insiders that own Prudential Financial stock include Barbara Koster, Charles F Lowrey, Douglas A Scovanner, George Paz, John R Strangfeld, Jr, Michael Todman, Robert Falzon, Scott Sleyster, Sharon C Taylor, Stephen Pelletier, Susan L Blount and Timothy P Harris. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Prudential Financial. Who sold Prudential Financial stock? Who is selling Prudential Financial stock? Prudential Financial's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Wellington Management Group LLP, APG Asset Management N.V., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Credit Agricole S A, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Prudential Financial stock in the last year include Barbara Koster, Charles F Lowrey, Robert Falzon, Scott Sleyster, Sharon C Taylor, Stephen Pelletier and Timothy P Harris. View Insider Buying and Selling for Prudential Financial. Who bought Prudential Financial stock? Who is buying Prudential Financial stock? Prudential Financial's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., AQR Capital Management LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Janus Capital Management LLC and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Prudential Financial stock in the last two years include Douglas A Scovanner, George Paz and Michael Todman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Prudential Financial. How do I buy Prudential Financial stock? Shares of Prudential Financial can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Prudential Financial's stock price today? One share of Prudential Financial stock can currently be purchased for approximately $105.07. MarketBeat Community Rating for Prudential Financial (NYSE PRU)Community Ranking: 3.1 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 486 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 297 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 783MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Prudential Financial and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) (?) The ratings breakdown includes the most recent rating from each analyst that has rated the stock within the last twelve months. The ratings score is a calculation of the average number of sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 7 Hold Ratings, 6 Buy RatingsConsensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.46)Consensus Price Target: $108.00 (2.79% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails5/23/2017Credit Suisse Group AGLower Price TargetNeutral$121.00 -> $120.00Low5/4/2017Wells Fargo & CoReiterated RatingHoldLow4/19/2017Deutsche Bank AGBoost Price TargetBuy$114.00 -> $117.00Medium4/3/2017JPMorgan Chase & Co.Boost Price TargetOverweight$108.00 -> $113.00Low3/21/2017Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsReiterated RatingBuy$117.00High2/19/2017Barclays PLCReiterated RatingBuy$129.00N/A2/10/2017Atlantic SecuritiesDowngradeOverweight -> NeutralN/A1/26/2017Citigroup IncInitiated CoverageNeutral$103.00N/A12/14/2016Morgan StanleyDowngradeOverweight -> Equal Weight$109.00 -> $110.00N/A12/7/2016Bank of America CorpUpgradeUnderperform -> BuyN/A11/29/2016FBR & CoReiterated RatingMarket Perform$86.00 -> $100.00N/A9/23/2016Goldman Sachs Group IncUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$80.00 -> $93.00N/A7/6/2016Evercore ISIInitiated CoverageHold$78.00N/A4/1/2016Sandler O'NeillReiterated RatingBuyN/A3/18/2016MacquarieReiterated RatingNeutral$85.00 -> $88.00N/A3/18/2016Drexel HamiltonReiterated RatingBuyN/A3/17/2016Royal Bank of CanadaReiterated RatingOutperform$106.00 -> $105.00N/A3/17/2016Raymond James Financial, Inc.Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy$101.00 -> $106.00N/A2/11/2016Piper Jaffray CompaniesReiterated RatingOverweight$100.00 -> $89.00N/A11/26/2015ArgusDowngradeBuy -> HoldN/A6/23/2015S&P Equity ResearchUpgradeStrong-Buy$107.00N/A(Data available from 5/30/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)Earnings History by Quarter for Prudential Financial (NYSE PRU)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails8/2/2017 5/3/2017Q1 2017$2.64$2.79$12.75 billion$13.24 billionViewListen2/8/2017Q416$2.32$2.46$12.09 billion$13.42 billionViewListen11/2/2016Q316$2.49$2.66$11.52 billion$13.38 billionViewListen8/3/2016Q216$2.51$1.84$11.53 billion$13.01 billionViewListen5/4/2016Q116$2.37$2.18$11.19 billion$11.93 billionViewListen2/10/2016Q415$2.30$1.94$11.54 billion$13.25 billionViewListen11/4/2015Q315$2.42$2.40$11.33 billion$11.08 billionViewListen8/5/2015Q215$2.47$2.91$11.24 billion$12.50 billionViewListen5/6/2015Q115$2.39$2.79$11.16 billion$11.81 billionViewListen2/4/2015Q414$2.37$2.12$12.31 billion$15.83 billionViewListen11/5/2014Q3$2.41$2.20$11.40 billion$11.77 billionViewListen8/6/2014Q214$2.35$2.49$11.12 million$11.11 billionViewListen5/7/2014Q114$2.26$2.40$11.72 billion$10.94 billionViewListen2/6/2014Q413$2.18$2.20$11.99 billion$10.98 billionViewListen11/7/2013Q313$2.10$2.94$12.65 billion$10.82 billionViewListen8/7/2013Q2 2013$1.98$2.30$12.23 billion$11.72 billionViewListen5/1/2013Q1 2013$1.88$2.28$12.67 billion$11.83 billionViewListen2/6/2013Q1 2013$1.74$1.69$12.86 billionViewListen11/7/2012Q312$1.67$1.53$10.91 billion$13.25 billionViewN/A8/1/2012$1.54$1.34ViewN/A5/2/2012$1.71$1.56ViewN/A11/2/2011$1.54$1.07ViewN/A8/3/2011$1.55$1.68ViewN/A5/5/2011$1.48$1.69ViewN/A2/9/2011$1.48$1.78ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $10.262018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $10.94QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20172$2.58$2.64$2.61Q2 20172$2.59$2.60$2.60Q3 20172$2.62$2.62$2.62Q4 20172$2.43$2.44$2.44Q1 20181$2.80$2.80$2.80Q2 20181$2.76$2.76$2.76Q3 20181$2.78$2.78$2.78Q4 20181$2.60$2.60$2.60(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Current Dividend Information for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)Next Dividend:6/15/2017Annual Dividend:$2.80Dividend Yield:2.66%Dividend Growth:17.40% (3 Year Average)Payout Ratio:28.90% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 26.24% (Based on This Year's Estimates)25.11% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)Track Record:8 Years of Consecutive Dividend GrowthDividend History by Quarter for Prudential Financial (NYSE PRU)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/9/2017quarterly$0.752.78%5/19/20175/23/20176/15/20172/8/2017quarterly$0.752.77%2/17/20172/22/20173/16/201711/8/2016quarterly$0.703.15%11/18/201611/22/201612/15/20168/9/2016quarterly$0.703.68%8/19/20168/23/20169/15/20165/10/2016quarterly$0.703.67%5/20/20165/24/20166/16/20162/9/2016quarterly$0.704.37%2/19/20162/23/20163/17/201611/10/2015quarterly$0.703.23%11/20/201511/24/201512/17/20158/11/2015quarterly$0.582.62%8/21/20158/25/20159/17/20155/12/2015quarterly$0.582.7%5/21/20155/26/20156/18/20152/10/2015quarterly$0.582.93%2/20/20152/24/20153/19/201511/11/2014quarterly$0.582.72%11/21/201411/25/201412/18/20148/12/2014quarterly$0.532.41%8/22/20148/26/20149/18/20145/13/2014quarterly$0.532.57%5/22/20145/27/20146/19/20142/11/2014quarterly$0.532.51%2/21/20142/25/20143/20/201411/12/2013quarterly$0.532.41%11/22/201311/26/201312/19/20138/15/2013quarterly$0.402.01%8/23/20138/27/20139/19/20135/14/2013quarterly$0.402.36%5/24/20135/29/20136/20/20132/12/2013quarterly$0.402.79%2/22/20132/26/20133/21/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.20%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 60.91%Insider Trades by Quarter for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails5/8/2017Charles F LowreyInsiderSell222,857$108.04$24,077,470.28 3/2/2017Barbara KosterInsiderSell33,743$112.87$3,808,572.41 2/23/2017George PazDirectorBuy500$110.73$55,365.00 2/21/2017Michael TodmanDirectorBuy450$111.11$49,999.50 2/17/2017Timothy P HarrisEVPSell6,087$110.75$674,135.25 10/14/2016Scott SleysterInsiderSell9,379$85.06$797,777.74 10/10/2016Sharon C TaylorSVPSell85,490$84.99$7,265,795.10 10/5/2016Charles F LowreyInsiderSell50,322$85.00$4,277,370.00 10/5/2016Robert FalzonCFOSell9,781$85.00$831,385.00 10/5/2016Timothy P HarrisEVPSell6,531$85.00$555,135.00 9/9/2016Charles F LowreyInsiderSell41,644$80.00$3,331,520.00 8/8/2016Robert FalzonCFOSell33,820$77.13$2,608,536.60 8/8/2016Stephen PelletierInsiderSell4,470$76.36$341,329.20 2/16/2016Douglas A ScovannerDirectorBuy7,400$62.56$462,944.00 11/3/2015Charles F. LowreyEVPSell7,959$85.00$676,515.00 11/3/2015John R. Strangfeld, Jr.ChairmanSell70,026$85.00$5,952,210.00 11/3/2015Sharon C. TaylorSVPSell14,589$85.00$1,240,065.00 8/17/2015Stephen PelletierEVPSell10,690$88.93$950,661.70 6/10/2015Susan L BlountEVPSell26,465$90.00$2,381,850.00 3/3/2015Robert AxelSVPSell3,785$81.23$307,455.55 12/23/2014Susan L BlountEVPSell3,129$92.00$287,868.00 8/19/2014Mark B GrierChairmanSell408,076$89.42$36,490,155.92 8/18/2014Scott SleysterSVPSell18,866$89.19$1,682,658.54 6/6/2014Richard F LambertSVPSell2,376$89.12$211,749.12 3/12/2014Sharon TaylorSVPSell21,926$86.36$1,893,529.36 3/7/2014Susan BlountEVPSell68,047$88.00$5,988,136.00 3/6/2014Peter SayreSVPSell2,200$86.95$191,290.00 11/25/2013Robert FalzonCFOSell17,565$89.69$1,575,404.85 11/18/2013Mark GrierChairmanSell280,902$89.30$25,084,548.60 9/18/2013Peter SayreSVPSell9,001$81.60$734,481.60 9/9/2013Sharon C TaylorSVPSell22,073$77.95$1,720,590.35 9/4/2013Constance J HornerDirectorSell5,000$78.50$392,500.00 8/13/2013Peter SayreSVPSell4,000$80.50$322,000.00 8/13/2013Susan BlountEVPSell32,809$80.59$2,644,077.31 7/10/2013Peter B SayreSVPSell10,888$77.63$845,235.44 6/10/2013Peter B SayreSVPSell1,100$72.61$79,871.00 5/30/2013Barbara KosterSVPSell8,736$70.30$614,140.80 5/15/2013Peter B SayreSVPSell7,830$67.66$529,777.80 5/13/2013Susan L BlountSVPSell6,289$64.84$407,778.76 5/8/2013Edward P BairdEVPSell18,344$65.87$1,208,319.28 12/6/2012Barbara KosterSVPSell6,386$52.36$334,370.96 11/12/2012Scott SleysterSVPSell27,263$52.34$1,426,945.42 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Latest Headlines for Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadline$2.68 Earnings Per Share Expected for Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 29 at 4:18 PM[$$] Bristol university borrows £200m for new campusfinance.yahoo.com - May 27 at 2:51 AMPrudential Financial, Inc. : PRU-US: Dividend Analysis : May 23rd, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : May 23, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 6:47 PMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Receives Neutral Rating from Credit Suisse Group AGwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 23 at 9:26 AMETFs with exposure to Prudential Financial, Inc. : May 22, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 6:29 PMPost Earnings Coverage as Prudential's Adjusted Operating Income Jumped 28%finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 9:30 AMHyat Says Trump Agenda Slowed by White House Dramafinance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 7:54 PMPrudential Results Benefit From Asia Push as Profit Up 25%www.bloomberg.com - May 19 at 12:08 PMDianne Bogoian joins Prudential Annuities as head of Productfinance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 12:07 PMPrudential Financial, Inc. :PRU-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : May 19, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 12:07 PMPrudential doubles down on financial wellness; offers new tools to unlock "The Wellness Effect" - Business Wire (press release)www.businesswire.com - May 17 at 8:23 AMPrudential Financial, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : PRU-US : May 15, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 15 at 9:46 AMPrudential Financial Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 2.77% Yield (PRU)www.nasdaq.com - May 11 at 7:48 PMPrudential Financial shareholders approve 2016 executive pay - Reuterswww.reuters.com - May 11 at 8:30 AMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Insider Charles F. Lowrey Sells 222,857 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 4:29 PMCramer: There Are Powerful Themes in Several Bull Marketsfinance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 6:53 PMPrudential Financial Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stockfinance.yahoo.com - May 9 at 6:53 PMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Plans $0.75 Quarterly Dividendwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 9 at 6:16 PMTwo Alaska youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C. - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - May 9 at 11:01 AMAmerica's top 10 youth volunteers of 2017 named at 22nd annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - May 9 at 11:01 AMPrudential names Phil Waldeck president and CEO of Prudential Retirement - Business Wire (press release)www.businesswire.com - May 9 at 11:01 AM$2.69 Earnings Per Share Expected for Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 8 at 11:52 PMBRIEF-Prudential names Phil Waldeck president, CEO of Prudential Retirementwww.reuters.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMTwo Montana youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.www.prnewswire.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMTwo Hawaii youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMTwo North Dakota youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMTwo Kentucky youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMTwo Arkansas youth honored for volunteerism at national award ceremony in Washington, D.C.finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMLorelei McIntyre-Brewer of Duncannon, Pennsylvania named one of America's top 10 youth volunteers of 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 6:42 PMEdited Transcript of PRU earnings conference call or presentation 4-May-17 3:00pm GMTfinance.yahoo.com - May 8 at 11:56 AMAmerica's Top 10 Youth Volunteers of 2017 to be Announced May 8finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 7:35 PMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 12:54 PMPrudential Financial (PRU) Q1 Earnings Beat, Revenues Up Y/Y - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 12:32 AMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Rating Reiterated by Wells Fargo & Cowww.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 11:54 PMPrudential Financial (PRU) Q1 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com - May 4 at 7:32 PMU.S. government says it needs more time in MetLife 'too-big-to- fail" casefinance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 7:32 PMPrudential Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2017 Results - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 8:21 AMPrudential Financial, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : PRU-US : May 4, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 8:21 AM$2.64 Earnings Per Share Expected for Prudential Financial Inc (PRU) This Quarterwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 1:37 AMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.15 EPSwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 1:35 AMPrudential Financial Inc (PRU) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.15 EPSwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 1:11 AMEarnings Reaction History: Prudential Financial Inc, 50.0% Follow-Through Indicator, 2.3% Sensitivewww.nasdaq.com - May 3 at 7:40 PMCollins Says Fed Clearly Should Stay on Path for Junefinance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 7:40 PMPrudential beats 1Q profit forecastsmarketbeat.com - May 3 at 4:43 PMFavorable Press Coverage Very Likely to Impact Prudential Financial (PRU) Share Pricewww.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 5:06 PMWhy Earnings Season Could Be Great for Prudential Financial (PRU) - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 9:59 AMInsurance Stocks Q1 Earnings on May 3: AIG, MET, LNC, PRUfinance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 9:59 AMWhy Earnings Season Could Be Great for Prudential Financial (PRU)finance.yahoo.com - May 2 at 9:59 AMPrudential Financial (PRU) Q1 Earnings: A Beat in the Cards? - Yahoo Financefinance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 11:12 AMPrudential Financial (PRU) Q1 Earnings: A Beat in the Cards?finance.yahoo.com - May 1 at 11:12 AM Social Chart Prudential Financial (PRU) Chart for Tuesday, May, 30, 2017 This page was last updated on 5/30/2017 by MarketBeat.com Staff


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Stop and Frisk's Rise Threatens Bloomberg's Crime Legacy
You may think that stop and frisk as a political issue has been with us forever. But you'd be wrong. It's only been two years since the issue has been a mainstream controversy — one that threatens to tarnish Mayor Michael Bloomberg's considerable positive achievements in reducing crime. This is the story of how that happened -- the next installment in our series "New York Remade: The Bloomberg Years"
When Bloomberg took office, he made a point of setting a tone of inclusiveness. In 2002, right after his inauguration, he addressed Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem, something Rudy Giuliani refused to do.
"I would hope that you invite me for each of the four years that the voters of the City of New York have given me and I'll be pleased to come every time," Bloomberg said as the audience erupted in relieved applause. The applause lasted a long time.
Civil libertarians were hopeful about Bloomberg's choice for Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly. "Kelly came in having taken a public position before his most recent tenure against abusive policing practices," recalled Chris Dunn, Associate Legal Director with the NYCLU. "He had been vocal talking about community relations and community policing."
But in his second turn as Police Commissioner, Kelly's approach was more aggressive. During those early years, he was ramping up the stop, question and frisk tactic. Stops went from 97,296 in 2002 to 506,491 just four years later.
In neighborhoods with a lot of police activity, doubts began to emerge. "The kids didn't do anything — they just frisked them, knocked them and put them into the car...all the kids are not bad," said lifelong Brooklyn resident, 63-year-old Gloria Freeman, who witnessed three youths being detained in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Complaints about stops with the Civilian Complaint Review Board rose as the number of stops increased, reaching a peak of 2,557 in 2007. Even so, for a wide swath of New Yorkers, it was off the radar.
"I'm 69 years old, I've lived in New York City all my life and policing has never been a mainstream political issue," observed Robert Gangi, who heads a group called the Police Reform Organizing Project.
After PROP was created in 2011, Gangi said it worked with other like-minded groups to form a movement against abusive policing tactics. One of their main goals was to make stop and frisk a top-tier political issue.
"I had more than one conversation with people I would call politically astute and I told them that was a principal goal. They looked at me as if I announced plans to put on a cape and go up on the building and try to fly."
But after Bloomberg was elected to a third term, that perception changed. New data was released showing that the police made 685, 724 stops in 2011— a new, all-time high. "There had been more young black men stopped than there were young black men in the entire city population," said Chris Dunn. In close to 90 percent of the stops, police found no wrongdoing.
At the silent march against stop and frisk that June 2012, several thousand demonstrators lined Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. Three mayoral candidates were among them: Christine Quinn, William Thompson and Bill de Blasio. It was a signal that opposition was becoming politically potent.
Ilya Marritz,WNYC
That month, Bloomberg visited a pair of black churches in Brooklyn — including First Baptist Full Gospel Church of Brownsville. He promised more oversight of stop and frisk. For the first time, he acknowledged problems. "I believe the practice needs to be mended, not ended, to ensure that stops are conducted appropriately with as much courtesy as possible," he said. Bloomberg has not repeated the statement since.
Parishioner Helen Wilson heard that speech. "When they stop them on the streets for no reason and push them up against the wall, I think that's not a good thing," said the somber-looking 58-year-old, who admitted to worrying about her eight grandsons.
Earlier this year as a federal class action suit against stop and frisk was making headlines, Bloomberg addressed officers at police headquarters, within spitting distance of the courthouse. He rebutted critics who suggest the tactic doesn't recover enough guns. "Wrong! That's the reason we need it — to deter people from carrying guns. We are the first preventers...," he said.
Within a couple of months, the mayor became more explicit. On his weekly radio show, Bloomberg remarked that critics kept saying that a disproportionate number of people being stopped were from a particular ethnic group. "That may be, but it's not a disproportionate percentage of those who witnesses and victims describe...in that case, incidentally, I think we disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little," he said.
The Manhattan Institute's Heather MacDonald said Bloomberg and Kelly will be remembered for one of the most sustained drops in crime in the city's history. But MacDonald thinks the mayor would have served himself if he would have invited residents who had benefited from the drop in crime to make that case. "I would have liked to have seen more of the law abiding — especially the elderly — presented and say it is these people we are responding to in determining our deployment decisions," said MacDonald
Commissioner Kelly did just that a few months ago in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he attended an annual neighborhood event supporting the group Grandmother's Love over Violence, near the 81st precinct. Kelly has had a monthly breakfast with the women for the past two years.
Kathleen Horan,WNYC
Some of the members, including 56-year-old Denise Peace of Bushwick, say they've asked the Commissioner about the disrespectful way some stops are conducted. But after what she's survived, Peace said she supports just about any effort by the police to curb shootings.
"I lost three of my children to gun violence. Three. I'm here because they support me and I support them. I don't have nobody to frisk anymore," she said.
Murders in Brooklyn dropped below 150 last year, another record low. Kelly said, "What does it translate to? It translates into lives saved. It translates into mostly young lives saved…because that it who are being shot on the streets of our city."
Bloomberg and Kelly do receive high marks in many parts of the city. As a lifelong New Yorker, Alycea Ungaro is pleased with how much the crime rate has dropped and she supports stop and frisk. "I'm for safety, so I just feel like yeah, go ahead, check." But Ungaro said she understands other people's objections to it.
In August, Judge Shira Scheindlin found the NYPD has been violating the constitution. In her decision, she wrote, "The city's highest officials have turned a blind eye to evidence that officers have conducted stops in a discriminatory manner." She added, "In their zeal to defend a policy they believe to be effective they have willfully ignored overwhelming proof…"
There have been 87 fewer murders so far this year and the city is on track to fall below last year's record low number of homicides. Stops are also down 50 percent compared to this quarter last year.


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