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I've had 15 cars so far this year
I used to be pretty bad, and went though over 120 cars in the first 20 years of car ownership. I've slowed down lately, but if I had money, I'd have a collection like Leno. And, like Leno, I'd always be adding to it.
"Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection"
I've owned about 17 cars in the past 10 years, I get bored with the same car quickly.
Started driving in 1997
76 Olds Cutlass
79 Ford Bronco
91 Ford Escort Wagon
88 Honda Prelude
96 Honda Civic EX
96 Honda Civic CX
01 Ford Focus zx3
06 Scion tC
04 VW Jetta Wagon
91 VW Jetta GLI
2010 VW Jetta SE
2010 VW Golf TDI
I have gone through a car a year or less for the last 4-5 years. I get bored REALLY easy. The TDI is going to be gone soon also, need a 4 door. So will probably get a mkvi gti since I miss my MKV so much.
It's worse when you do new cars just becuase of the depreciation. The longest I've kept a car was 39 months, that was my BMW 525i when I was in college because I couldn't afford to get out of it. Lo and behold, that's the one car I wish I didn't sell.
Had the Z4C since April 2012 and if I could afford a 2009 Cayman it'd be gone yesterday. Love the car though, only reason I'd sell that if I had a change in my finances.
4Runner since August 2012 and I don't ever want to sell it since it's a nice Toyota truck, that's something you keep in the family.
Having two dramatically different cars helps the situation tremendously, you get sick of driving a boring truck you hop into the sports car. Don't want to drive stick in traffic? Hop in the comfortable, leather-lined, quiet 4Runner.
2016 Passion Red/Off-black S60 T5 R-Design
2006 Ice White/Oak XC70
1996 Polar White/Charcoal 854R
I keep cars 6 months to a year.
I am however, keeping my SportWagen TDI for a long time. It is that good.
I have owned two MKVI GTI's... TWO! Two MKVI Golfs as well. So technically I have owned 5 MKVI's...
2011 I had my 83 BJ60 Land Cruiser, 72 MGB GT, 58 MGA and a 95 LR D1. Moved to England for a year. Now that I am back I bought a place and a Ford Focus. I dont have anything else and it really sucks. I love my Focus but wish I had something else to play with. I really want another MG to play with. I really want another Rover to play with. I really want a Volvo 240 wagon to play with. Closing costs took all my car money
Its just a waiting game now. I got such a deal on my Focus I know I could sell it and maybe turn a slight profit. I find myself seeing VW Passat wagons around town and find myself desiring one. The Focus is fantastic and fun to drive but my first reaction to bounce around hits hard sometimes.
Been driving for about 11 years now. And ive owned around 26 cars. Five of those cars were totaled in accidents that were not my fault. The rest were cheap little cars that i beat the hell out of and sold for a couple hundred and did all over again with a "new" car. I love cars and want to try and own as many as i can before i die, The only thing holding me back is money.
Been driving since 1995:
1987 Dodge Shadow
1988 Dodge Daytona Turbo
1991 Escort GT
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
1986 Chevrolet Chevette
1996 Pontiac Trans Am
2000 Suzuki GSX-R 750
1991 Buick Regal 3.8L
1999 Hyundai Accent
2003 VW Jetta TDI
2005 Chevrolet Colorado ZQ8
2005 Pontiac GTO
2008 VW Jetta SE 2.5
2006 VW Passat VR6 4-Motion
2001 Aprilia RSV1000 Mille
2004 Aprilia RSVR Factory
2011 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4
2011 Buick Regal Turbo
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I've got it. I'm pretty much forced to keep my Focus (it's leased), but I'm planning on picking up an S2000 soon. Maybe that will cure me, or at least put it into remission.
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I guess I only have a light case. My problem is, often, I never want to sell any of mine. That limits me. I never want to sell my MKIV GTi. The Subie is growing on me, I've only had it for 6 months. I'm already drooling after:
A early Porsche 914
A XJ or YJ to convert to TDI
A 24V Dodge Ram 4x4
I want them all.. and never want to sell them. Tons more cars I want too, those are just the ones i'm actually shopping for right now.
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OP, you have given a name to my affliction. I have always just referred to it as my "automotive wandering eye."
I've had around 30 cars in 30 years of driving, usually two (or more) at a time. With only a couple of exceptions, I don't sell a car because I don't like it anymore, it's usually just that something newer and shinier comes along.
Currently, I've got two fine cars in my driveway/garage. Both bought new, no problems with either, the RS was a bit of a "dream car" ordered before they were officially announced for the US. I'm in line at my MINI pusher, aka dealer, to get their first GP2 allocation around January to replace the 2011.
And yet....I've had my Audi salesman looking for a suitable used R8 for the past 6 months or so, but the right one at the right price hasn't come along yet. I also found myself this past Sunday perusing the contents of the closed for the day local Porsche dealership. They had several late model CPO 911 variations that put a glimmer in my eye, or I even considered splurging for one fo the new 991's.
One of my oldest and dearest friends told me that evening that "you like buying cars more than you like owning them, the thrill of the hunt." Maybe that's it, but I have gotten to drive some really cool stuff.
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2012 Porsche Carrera 991
And no, buying so many doesn't keep you from owning a more expensive car that you might like better. For example, when I went through the air cooled VWs, I'd buy one for $100, fix it up and sell it, use the money to buy one or two more AND fix them up, so the money wasn't cumulative. It's not like I went through $50k of VWs, so I could have bought a $50k car instead, as each car paid for the next one. It's more like I bought 30 VWs for $2k total investment, if you see how I'm figuring it. They went sequentially so there was never more than the initial $2k put into it (and even then that's a fallacy as the money came from the sale of another car) and it was a closed system, with that $2k being recycled with each replacement purchase.
"Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection"
A situation like yours, where the initial 'play money' is recycled and the hobby basically pays for itself, is basically what most fixer-upper-flipper guys are aiming for. I think few of them actually achieve it, though.
I can't turn it into a business, so I kept it at maintanance level for many years.
"Like a fine Detroit wine, this vehicle has aged to budgetary perfection"


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whip to the executioner during a public
caning at the compound of a mosque
of a man, left, arrested for gambling
in Aceh Besar on January 29, 2010.
A police officer was publicly caned in an Aceh district on Tuesday for violating Shariah law, making him the first law enforcer to receive such a punishment.
Darwin, the head of general crimes unit at the Sabang Attorney's Office, told the Jakarta Globe that Brig. Irwanuddin was lashed six times for gambling in the district of Aceh Besar.
He was the first policeman punished for violating a "qanun" (bylaw) since the province implemented partial Shariah law in some districts.
Irwanuddin's caning was conducted at the Sabang Great Mosque in front of hundreds of onlookers from all over the province.
Darwin said his office initially planned to institute the same punishment for two other civilians, though they managed to run away before the officials could find them.
Previously it was reported that the public caning, which was scheduled for Thursday, was broken up by a group of policeman led by an officer who refused to identify himself, with only his rank of police commissioner visible.
"Today [Tuesday], we decided to lash the policeman … since it was canceled on Thursday. Irwanuddin's superior agreed that he should undergo the punishment and he was brought to us," he said.
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As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album)
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|As Time Goes By
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As Time Goes By is an album released containing songs by American pop duo Carpenters. It was initially released in Japan on August 1, 2001. An international release was originally to follow soon thereafter, but the release of the album generated copyright discrepancies among several publishers. These discrepancies were not resolved until late 2003, delaying the album's international date of release until April 13, 2004.
As Richard Carpenter writes on the group's official website: "The tracks contained on this collection span the years 1967–1980, and are culled from a wide variety of media: demos, outtakes, live performances, as well as the Carpenters' television specials. The recordings encompass the majority of the Carpenters' recording career and are an eclectic mix, containing the likes of "Dizzy Fingers", "My Funny Valentine" and "Dancing in the Street"."
Track listing[edit]
- "Without a Song" (with Acapella Intro) (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 1:58
- "Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell/Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) – 3:10
- "Nowhere Man" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:56
- "I Got Rhythm Medley" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 4:43
- "Dancing in the Street" (Ivy Hunter, Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson) – 2:01
- "Dizzy Fingers" (Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey) – 3:34
- "You're Just in Love" (Irving Berlin) – 3:46
- "Karen/Ella Medley" – 6:00
- "This Masquerade" (Leon Russell)
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
- "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George and Ira Gershwin)
- "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld)
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
- "Close Encounters/Star Wars Medley" (John Williams) – 6:01
- "Leave Yesterday Behind" (Fred Karlin) – 3:34
- "Carpenters/Como Medley" – 6:56
- "Yesterday Once More" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter)
- "Magic Moments" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Sing" (Joe Raposo)
- "Catch a Falling Star" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance)
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "It's Impossible" (Armando Manzanero, Canche Manzanero, Sid Wayne)
- "We've Only Just Begun" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
- "And I Love You So" (Don McLean)
- "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (Slim Willet)
- "'Till the End of time" (Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman)
- "No Other Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 2:33
- "The Rainbow Connection" (Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher) – 4:36
- "Hits Medley '76" – 8:13
- "Sing" (Joe Raposo)
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "For All We Know" (Fred Karlin, James Griffin, Robb Wilson)
- "Ticket to Ride" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Only Yesterday" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter)
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols)
- "Goodbye to Love" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter)
- "And When He Smiles" (Bonus Track) (Al Anderson) – 3:06
- "The Rainbow Connection"
- CD single UICY-5006
- "The Rainbow Connection"
- "Leave Yesterday Behind"
- "Medley (Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays)"
- JP CD promo (2001) SIC-1039
- "The Rainbow Connection"
- "Leave Yesterday Behind"
Song information[edit]
- "Without a Song" was featured as the opening performance for the Carpenters' television special, Music, Music, Music, that aired on ABC in the US in 1980.
- The medley consisting of "Superstar" and "Rainy Days and Mondays", was originally featured on The Carpenters' Very First Television Special, which aired on ABC in the US in 1976.
- "Nowhere Man" was a demo recorded by Richard and Karen Carpenter in the home recording studio of bassist Joe Osborne.
- "I Got Rhythm Medley" was originally featured during the Carpenters' television special, Music, Music, Music.
- "Dancing in the Street" was featured on the Carpenters' third television special, Space Encounters that aired on ABC in the US in 1978.
- "Dizzy Fingers" was originally featured on the television special, Music, Music, Music. The sequence featured Richard on a variety of pianos, dashing from one to the other in order to enliven the segment.
- "You're Just in Love" was originally featured as a duet between Karen and John Davidson on the Carpenters' television special, Music, Music, Music in 1980. However, Richard and Karen later invested their own money into re-recording several of the songs featured on Music, Music, Music for their own private collections. LPs were pressed for both Richard and Karen, and the album itself has never been released to the public.
- "Karen/Ella Medley"
- "Space Medley", comprising the themes from the motion pictures Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars, was originally featured on the Carpenters' television special, Space Encounters.
- "Leave Yesterday Behind" was originally recorded for (but never used) the motion picture of the same name in 1978.
- "Carpenters/Como Medley" was originally featured on Perry Como's television special in 1974. Due to copyright issues, Richard re-recorded some of Perry's leads for inclusion on this set.
- "California Dreamin'" is another demo that Karen and Richard recorded at Joe Osborne's home studio.
- "The Rainbow Connection" was first introduced by Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie. Karen and Richard recorded their version while on hiatus after the release of Christmas Portrait.
- "Hits Medley '76" was originally performed at many of the Carpenters' concert appearances. The version included on this set was taken from The Carpenters' Very First Television Special.
- "And When He Smiles" was originally recorded and released by The Wildweeds. Karen and Richard included it in their set for their BBC concert appearance that originally aired in 1971.
- ^ As Time Goes By - Carpenters. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ The Carpenters - As Time Goes By. Uncut. IPC Media. Retrieved November 27, 2013.


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Santi Cazorla has been nominated for the FTBpro PFA Fan Player of the Month award for January.
The Spanish midfielder scored against Tottenham in the FA Cup and a netted brace in Saturday's 2-0 victory against Fulham as the Gunners kept their place at the top of the table.
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This week's Monday Jam isn't so much a jam as an existential dip into the terrifying vortex of your extraterrestrial imagination. Gravity is Alfonso Cuarón's new film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney that again treads that nightmare territory previously explored by films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mission to Mars, and Sunshine: getting chucked into space without a lifeline. With Gravity, though, we're getting an equally haunting score to go along with it, courtesy of composer Steven Price, which we're premiering today exclusively via an advance stream, a day ahead of its September 17 release.
"Alfonso was always very determined that the soundtrack be immersive," Price told WIRED. "As you sit in the theatre, the score literally moves around you and seeks to complement the weightless movement of the outer space visuals. We want you to feel within the experience. In order to achieve this, we recorded separately a wide range of elements, including glass harmonicas, voices, and string and brass sections of various sizes so as to allow a lot of freedom in both movement and also post-recording processing. Elements come and go, pulsate and transform, and follow the movements onscreen in a way that will hopefully add to the total cinematic experience of Gravity."
That sort of effusive comment can't help but sound a bit like hype, but it's an understatement to say that the Gravity score lives up to it. Seriously, take a listen: Within 30 seconds you'll feel yourself being sucked into space, even from 400 miles below. Let the terror consume you.
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Despite its eclectic mix of businesses, General Electric Co. (GE ) has long prided itself on an ability to beat all comers in one category: producing the best executives. So when GE completed its deal to buy Britain's Amersham PLC on Apr. 8 for about $10.3 billion in stock, it seemed safe to assume that Chief Executive Jeffrey R. Immelt would send in his troops to whip the diagnostics-and-bioscience giant into shape. But instead, Immelt delivered the equivalent of a body blow to the GE culture. He took the honey-tongued Brit who headed Amersham, Sir William M. Castell, and put him in charge of what is a combined $14 billion GE Healthcare unit.
He's even making the guy a vice-chairman -- a coveted title now limited to Robert C. Wright and Dennis D. Dammerman, a pair of "wise men" who have devoted their lives to GE. Moreover, the mammoth unit will be based outside the U.S. -- less than an hour northwest of London, in the village of Chalfont St. Giles -- another GE first.
The point is not just to rattle the tree, as the Brits might say. Immelt is obsessed with rebuilding a culture of innovation within GE. Amersham's mission -- to foster what Castell calls "personalized medicine" by bringing diagnosis and research down to the cellular level -- sounds far bolder than building, say, a faster oven or a better lightbulb. And that's precisely the kind of pioneering technology Immelt thinks is needed to ensure that GE continues to be a powerhouse into the next century. Simply buying big companies and getting homegrown managers to squeeze out costs while ramping up sales isn't going to cut it, especially when you're already a $134 billion operation. Immelt wants more of the Wow! discoveries and Eureka! moments that spawn new paths of growth. Such breakthroughs have eluded GE in recent years. After essentially inventing such life-changing tools as light bulbs and X-ray machines, the Fairfield (Conn.) company has become better known for developing new iterations of existing equipment.
Immelt has already spent $100 million to overhaul the company's upstate New York research headquarters and invested heavily in overseas research and development. But he also needs more specialists -- more people who understand what it takes to nurture creativity and passion in a particular field. Finding expert managers steeped in GE culture and its Six Sigma statistical dogma isn't a problem. "I know how to get the most out of a business," argues Immelt. What he wants is someone who can take the discipline of GE and meld it with the real firepower of Amersham. As Immelt puts it: "I want to know how to make two plus two equal seven."
That's the biggest reason for Castell's ascension. But there are also less lofty motivations for tweaking the GE management model. Castell's presence will help integrate the British operations, and having a unit based outside the U.S. with a foreign chief gives GE a more global image with customers. While Immelt insists that Castell never asked for such lofty titles or power within GE, insisting the "whole thing was in my head," according such prestige to an outsider was likely a sweetener to the deal. And some analysts note that European regulators, who have rejected GE deals in the past, no doubt smiled at the move.
The most important incentive was making sure the gem Immelt saw in Amersham didn't lose its luster with the acquisition. A critical task for GE was convincing European scientists that their culture would thrive in the belly of a beast renowned for its homogeneity and uniformity of style. These people -- Amersham's primary assets -- are moved more by the science of the human genome than the corporate bottom line. It's an issue GE also faces in absorbing and nurturing talent at places such as Universal Studios Inc., which became part of the GE clan in October after Vivendi Universal (V ) agreed to merge its entertainment assets with NBC (GE ), a deal that should be completed in a matter of weeks.
Still, there are risks to plucking a man whose business currently accounts for about a quarter of GE Healthcare's sales and making him head of the whole thing. One is Castell's lack of knowledge of the rest of the operations. More troubling, perhaps, is the message it sends to insiders who thought they must live and breathe GE to get to the top. "There is a rigorous management process where people work their whole lives to become senior officers," notes John G. Inch, an analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER ). "Here, in one swoop, it's given to an outsider." Yet Inch supports the move, in part because Amersham has the potential for much faster growth than scanning machines and other parts of the healthcare subsidiary.
As it happens, Joseph M. Hogan, the manager who was running the unit before the Amersham deal got done, has agreed to stick around. Immelt notes that Hogan is now charged with running the GE Healthcare Technologies part of the unit. In essence, it's the same business he ran before, only now he has a new boss between him and the big chief. Immelt acknowledges that the move is a sacrifice for Hogan, whom he brought aboard 20 years ago, but notes that "sometimes I have to ask the indulgence of the people I hire." At 56, Immelt argues, Castell may only stay two to five years at the helm. Immelt is also moving to put him on the GE board, where he may remain longer.
Hogan notes that the move signals "a cultural change within GE" toward "more risk around growth." And few areas sound more cutting-edge than individualized medicine. Amersham's technologies aim to predict disease before symptoms may even be present and then help doctors tailor therapies to a person's genetic profile. Its protein separation systems, for example, isolate the materials needed for biological drugs, while its imaging agents can highlight abnormal cells long before they're detected on traditional scanners. Given the enormous potential of such technology, Hogan says, the new management structure makes sense: "I truly believe it's the right thing to do."
Certainly, Castell wasn't initially champing at the bit to become Immelt's colleague. As he recalls, the two men had a series of chats in which "I repeatedly said I wasn't for sale, and he repeatedly said he wanted to continue discussions." Castell was more interested in acquiring others than being acquired. "We had a great vision of personalized medicine, and that vision was becoming a reality," he says. What he wanted was more scale.
Meanwhile, Immelt kept hammering him with offers through dozens of meetings and phone calls. That prompted the British executive to start approaching other companies to see if Amersham could perhaps stage a merger that would deliver the scale it needed to thrive without being absorbed into a larger company. But Immelt was on to that, too. He once tracked down Castell on his cell phone at 6:40 a.m. when the British executive was in California, watching the surf before speaking to one such diagnostics company about a possible deal. "I said: 'Your intelligence is good. You're a cheeky bugger,"' recalls Castell. In July, 2003, the GE chief flew over for lunch and said: "Come on, Bill. What do you think about price?" Finally, the chitchat turned into negotiation and, eventually, an agreement to pay a 45% premium on Amersham shares. Castell is pleased with the price, adding: "He couldn't have gotten it for less."
After 15 years of leading Amersham as an independent company, Castell certainly seems happy to be part of the GE family. But what really gets him excited is the science. On Apr. 5, Amersham got 55,000 genes on one slide, three times more than previously possible. "We put the whole genome on one slide!" he boasts. That will open the door to testing for an array of genetic mutations and, down the road, discovering what diseases each individual is most at risk of developing. Such talk may require some translation on Wall Street, but it's music to Immelt's ears.
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SINGLE 'Body of Years'
RELEASE DATE: September 20th 2010
Vancouver, Canada�s Mother Mother will release new single �Body of Years� on September 20th, backed by B-side �Touch Up�. Vocalist / guitarist Ryan Guldemond says the track is �a Gouge Away meets Billie Jean inspired rock anthem about reconciling with, or perhaps NOT reconciling with one's dirty little secrets from one's sordid past, and of course, all the inherent guilt that comes along with all of that. Something we learned from our parents and good friends.�
Mother Mother have generated a lot of support from all sides in the UK after the release of their album O MY HEART and the recent visit with performances at The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City amongst others. Their modern pop/rock with beautifully bent portraits of vocal harmony, clever, offbeat lyricism, and dynamic instrumentation found many fans. Their sound is best encapsulated on their sophomore album, O My Heart, produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers).


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Communist Bloc Military Updates: Russian, Red Chinese navies hold joint maneuver in Yellow Sea, "Maritime Cooperation 2012" designed to counter US-South Korean Foal Eagle drill, Washington's "return to Asia" policy; SCO to hold Peace Mission 2012 war game in June
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In his famous expose of Soviet deception strategy, New Lies for Old: The Communist Strategy of Deception and Disinformation (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1984), KGB Major Anatoliy Golitsyn predicted that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union would deceptively dismantle the East Bloc and mend relations with Red China (page 343, 345-346).
Pictured above: Russian Navy's Varyag missile cruiser.
After NATO lost all rationale for its existence, Golitsyn warned, Moscow and Beijing would reorganize and revitalize the Communist Bloc, Warsaw Pact, and COMECON under new names (page 341, 346-347). In so doing, the Moscow-Beijing Axis would create "one clenched fist" that the world communist movement would use to crush the bourgeois nations at an opportune time. Since 2005, the Moscow-Beijing Axis' "one clenched fist" has taken the form of regular joint war games, dubbed "Peace Mission," that would have been unthinkable during the Cold War, when Soviet and Red Chinese troops engaged in occasional border skirmishes.
As with all of Golitsyn's other detailed predictions, this has come to pass. A new federation of Eurasian states, led by open and "ex"-communists, exists in the form of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Customs Union of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan, and proposed Eurasian Union, which would essentially resurrect the old Soviet Union.
Since his defection nearly 50 years ago, Golitsyn has remained in hiding, possibly in the USA, where he holds citizenship. If alive today, he would be 86 years old. In 1995, Golitsyn published a "I told you so" sequel called The Perestroika Deception. Tragically, after James Jesus Angleton, director of counter-intelligence, was ousted from the US Central Intelligence Agency in 1975, Golitsyn lost his most influential advocate in the US intelligence community. From this point, Western governments were blind to the Soviet deception strategy.
Ahead of this year's Peace Mission drill, the Russian Navy and People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will hold joint maneuvres in the Yellow Sea between April 22 and 29, called Maritime Cooperation 2012. The Russian and Red Chinese navies plan to deploy at least 10 warships each including, in Russia's case, a large anti-submarine vessel, missile cruiser, destroyer, and escort vessel and, in Red China's case, a missile destroyer, escort vessel, submarine, and aerial forces from the North (Yellow) Sea Fleet.
Seoul's Dong-A Ilbo, citing the Shanghai media, reports the following "order of battle" for Maritime Cooperation 2012: "Russian vessels will depart from Vladivostok and join Chinese naval vessels off the Shandong Peninsula via the East Sea and the Korea Strait. Beijing and Moscow will also conduct an operation to seize regional air superiority as well as anti-submarine and air defense drills." The same source acknowledges that "the drill will put the US and Japan on alert." Dong-A Ilbo candidly admits:
The Sino-Russian naval exercise is timed with the South Korea-U.S. Foal Eagle drill, but the timing is interpreted as China and Russia`s clarification that they will not be overtaken by the U.S in maritime dominancy in Northeast Asia. Chinese media say the exercise is aimed at sending a clear message to the U.S. via muscle flexing as the U.S. strategy toward Asia threatens the interests of China and Russia.
The PLAN's troop commitment for Maritime Cooperation 2012, reports Dong-A Ilbo, is "unprecedented." For their part, the US and South Korean militaries are in the midst of Foal Eagle, the allies' largest military exercise of the year, which runs from March 1 to April 30. Foal Eagle, which involves 200,000 South Korean troops and 11,000 US forces, is designed to prepare the Republic of Korea for an invasion from the Communist North. Russia and Red China are two of North Korea's few supporters. The well-established US-South Korean alliance forms part of Washington's "return to Asia policy," which will include marines in Australia, naval ships in Singapore, and increased military cooperation with the Philippines and Communist Vietnam.
Last year, the PLAN commissioned its first aircraft carrier, initially built in 1988 for the Soviet Navy and named Varyag but never deployed. Reportedly renamed after the 17th-century Chinese general Shi Lang, the PLAN carrier belongs to the same class of warship as the Russian Navy's flagship, Admiral Kuznetsov. Military analysts widely believe that at some time Communist China intends to build a deep-water navy to challenge the powerful US Pacific Fleet and so remove one of the largest obstacles in the defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Maritime Cooperation 2012 follows by only days a massive drill by the Russian Air Force involving 40 strategic bombers near Japanese airspace. Soviet troops seized Japan's South Kuril Islands at the end of the Second World War, preventing the signing of a peace treaty between Moscow and Tokyo. Technically, Russia and Japan are still at war 67 years later.
This June, the SCO, which embraces Russia, Red China, and the Central Asian republics, will hold the Peace Mission 2012 war game.
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On another subject, the Russians are also conducting an exercise in Colorado with the Americans, which includes the Russians using American equipment, to deal with 'terrorist' camps.


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The House passed the Bush administration's military tribunals legislation yesterday, which clarifies the rules for how terrorism suspects can be interrogated and tried, and the Senate is expected to vote on the bill today. The bill, which was rushed through Congress as the legislative session comes to a close, includes a host of troubling provisions. Among them, the bill, for the first time, defines the meaning of "illegal enemy combatant" and it does so in a very broad way. As The New York Times notes in an editorial: "...The bill could subject legal residents of the United States, as well as foreign citizens living in their own countries, to summary arrest and indefinite detention with no hope of appeal. The president could give the power to apply this label to anyone he wanted."
As The Baltimore Sun reports, this under-the-radar provision would also "for the first time legally endorse the fight against terrorism as equivalent to war," which would "give the fight against terrorism the legal status of an armed conflict." "Does it allow the president to basically define the war on terrorism as broadly or as narrowly as he wants?" Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat, told the Sun. "The answer is yes."
Another provision, dealing with the rights (or, in this case, lack of them) of detainees to challenge their imprisonment in federal court, would effectively "strip green-card holders and other legal residents of the right to challenge their detention in court if they are accused of being 'enemy combatants,'" according to the Boston Globe.
The part of the bill that worries advocates for immigrants most is the one stating that "no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien detained by the United States who has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination."...
In the original bill, the section banning "habeas corpus" petitions applied only to detainees being held "outside the United States," referring to the roughly 450 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. But in recent days, the phrase "outside the United States" was removed.
Yet another provision makes "coerced evidence" admissible in court proceedings "if a judge considered it reliable already a contradiction in terms and relevant," according to the Times. Further, "coercion is defined in a way that exempts anything done before the passage of the 2005 Detainee Treatment Act, and anything else Mr. Bush chooses."
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by WG5516, Apr 22, 2010.
Stephen Back on the phone
They have 1 more player left in their top tier ... Dez .... might be checking the asking price with the Bengals.
Wade just decided he wanted his own pizza.
I seriously doubt he "just realised" that, Wade always gets his own pizza.
Bryant, Wilson, Kareem Jackson, hmm..
I LOLed at this
"No mom, dads watching how much he drinks. Gotta go busy".
Two people were on the phone just now...
Stephen appears to be calling someone... He's up using the center switchboard which has all 30 teams #s on it.
Action in the War room
Dez could fall right to us...for those who want him. I dont mind him. Pats should be the only one to swoop in and snatch him up.
I think Bryant falls all the way to 27 personally...won't have to trade up for him...if we trade up it should be for Thomas IMO.
I want him BAD!
The Pats will take him at 22.
- Kareem Jackson to Texans
Edit: Oh wow, I forgot that Cincy is @ 21.. smh.. Dez is prolly a Bengal.
Thomas? Earl Thomas that went to Seattle already?
Or cincy or baltimore...
If the Pats take Bryant then who will play on defense?
one of their three or four 2 rounders
LOL Damn. I'm kinda deflated. I don't think we're trading up.
Denver and New England trading....Denver goes to 22. - Denver will take WR Demryius Thomas in NE's turn #nfldraft


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I'm still waiting to hear back from Silas Deane about the studies funded by his group—the National Foundation for Cancer Research—on the cancer-fighting benefits attributable to chocolate antioxidants. However, when Deane and I spoke on Tuesday, I did question him about whether the compounds that proved beneficial in his group's study were the same flavonoids that have proven useful in reducing risks associated with heart disease. He said they were.
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Peggy Gist
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Hanover, PA
July 28, 2011
Rick Tibbitts
Licensed Real Estate Agent
El Cajon, CA
July 29, 2011
Hi Peggy,
Below is a list of adjustments I've gathered from various appraisals clients have received. I know there can be a wide variance on some of these items...
Appraiser Common Adjustments:
|Square Footage Adjustment:
|$40 -$50 / sq. ft. (condo $30)
|Condo Parking Space:
|$2,000 per car
|Patio's and Balcony's:
|$2,000 per
|Superior View:
|Lot Size:
$1.00 - $2.00 / sq. ft. (lower side more likely)
$10,000 when difference of 3+ acres
|Home Condition:
Average Compared to Good = $15,000 - $20,000
Average Compared to Inferior = +$10,000
Average Compared to Superior = -$15,000
|Garage Space:
|$5,000 per added space
|Central Air:
|$2,000 - $5,000
|$2,000 - $3,000
|Home Age:
|$1,000 per year
Upgraded: $10,000
Updated: $5,000
|Slab to Covered: $2,000
|Condo Parking Space:
|$2,000 per space
|Condo Condition:
|Average Compared to Good: $5,000
|Guest House:
|$10,000 $15,000
|Unpaved Road:
|$15,000 up
Rick Tibbitts
Susan Heller
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Naples, FL
July 30, 2011
Just a word of caution to Rick and others when publishing numbers like this for public viewing be sure to have a disclaimer that these numbers are approximate and based on a particular market/area/price range as I can tell you FL is MUCH different than PA as I have appraisal experience and brokers licenses in both states. Even in the same city different communities or subdivisions will carry different returns on upgrades. I would suggest you take a local appraiser to lunch or start gathering copies of the appraisals done on your sales to compare adjustments in your area. Even then it also varies from appraiser to appraiser. I have had 2 different appraisers come in on the same property with vastly different numbers. After looking at these adjustments I can tell you this is not true in my market. For example....the condition variance of $5,000 from average to good may apply in the $60,000 price point but could be $50,000 in the $500,000 range. A premium lot on the golf course versus off could be over $200,000 depending on the price range and community. Same thing with age of home, bedrooms, garage spaces....etc. There are so many variables when it comes to value in such a litigious time I wanted to help Rick cya....and it was very generous to share such a well put together list for your area.
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Rotonda, FL
July 30, 2011
What area (State etc.) are these adjustment prices used? Thanks - this is super!
Becky Borci
Port Charlotte, FL
Peggy Gist
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Hanover, PA
July 30, 2011
Hi Rick,
Thank you very much for the information. I am putting it with my listing information so that it doesn't go into cyber space again!
Peggy Gist
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Hanover, PA
July 30, 2011
I think Rick's examples sound pretty close to the median price range of homes in our area. Sure there are exceptions and spectacular properties but this is a great guideline and by putting it together with some other info from various sources it should "even" out.
Rick Tibbitts
Licensed Real Estate Agent
El Cajon, CA
July 31, 2011
Hi All,
Thanks Susan for the word of caution about the wisdom of publishing cautiously information that could be taken as "the gospel" when so many variables can render this list meaningless or possibly even harmful if taken in the wrong context.
So - in that vein take the numbers I posted with a large grain of salt! These numbers are pulled directly from appraisals of homes in my area (San Diego, CA) but needless to say not only could two appraisers on one home provide widely different adjustments, add to that the geographical differences, home value differences, etc. and... well I hope we're on the same page. Use with discretion, at your own risk, etc.
All the best,
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Boca Raton, FL
July 31, 2011
Dear Rick and Susan:
Rick: Thanks very much for your post of common adjustments. Having managed real estate offices in NY and Florida, I was always amazed how many agents just ignored this subject completely because of the lack of education, availability or information in the marketplace. I know a lot of agents will find your post very helpful.
Susan: I agree with you completely in that the guide is a great place to start while keeping in mind the many local adjustments that really should be made. Great point made about getting together with an appraiser or even asking your manager to have an appraiser come to an office meeting to discuss and educate . Thanks to both of you!
Mike Payne
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Sarasota, FL
July 31, 2011
Thanks, Rick, for sharing.
Peggy's question asks about adjustments for CMAs, not BPOs. In my experience, a CMA is more forgiving than a BPO.
In highly-distressed Florida (especially Sarasota area), we list agents must be pretty certain of value in order to "help" banks' valuation people report accurately.
From many appraisals - especially multiple appraisals on the same properties - I very much agree with Susan Heller who says,
I would suggest you take a local appraiser to lunch or start gathering copies of the appraisals done on your sales to compare adjustments in your area. Even then it also varies from appraiser to appraiser. I have had 2 different appraisers come in on the same property with vastly different numbers.
For every listing, I create my own bpo or when I face a property with few or no solid comps, I strongly encourage property owner to pay for appraisal.
With short sales, it's too easy to watch in horror as listed properties under contract slide into foreclosure after a bank "valuation" person (usually a poorly trained real estate agent) files his/her bpo for $50,000 above what YOU the list agent believe the property is worth.
Now you (list agent) are faced with 3 choices: 1. dispute the bank's opinion of value; 2. try to get a buyer to increase an offer beyond the property's value; or 3. allow the property to go to foreclosure.
Property values truly are "opinions" of value even when completed by highly trained property appraisers. As listing agents, we MUST talk with the appraiser & offer FACTS not readily apparent to a bpo agent or appraiser.
I wish valuing properties were more of a science instead of an art. If a science, then we'd all benefit from Rick's list.


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Company's Initial Response - Posted 09/29/2009 with the Better Business Bureau. (this is the direct response from the rep working with the client) I was first contacted by Shona Jordan, president of Blaze Transportation Services Inc, in February 2009. She explained how her business was in need of capital to purchase a van from another company, CRJ Investments Inc. I then went on explaining how this would be considered a private party sale and starting asking questions on who exactly was selling the vehicle. I asked Shona if any of her family members owned the company that held the title on the van and she said no. When I further investigated CRJ Investments, I found a secretary of state filing showing Carlton Ray Jordan as the registered agent. When I asked Shona if this was a family member, she explained how it was her brother and he did not own any part of the company selling the van. At this point I began to suspect some type of fraudulent activity with this deal. 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NEED Recomendations for Cargo Liner and Floor Mats
Hi Everyone. I need to get "All Weather" floor mats and a Cargo liner for the trunk of my 2012 Jeep X
I live in South Florida, so snow and slush is not an issue so I dont need or want real heavy duty ones, but I hate getting into the Jeep with wet shoes on the Gray carpet.
Is there a matching set for the cargo liner and mats from a company that makes a good fit?
Is there any that match the gray interior or are they all black?
Any links and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Re: NEED Recomendations for Cargo Liner and Floor Mats
The 3 main options are going to be the OEM Mopar Jeep mats, Husky or Weathertech. I personally have Husky weatherbeaters for the front and rear seats and the OEM Jeep mat in the cargo area.
I have discovered that the Husky mats provide the best coverage and do not have holes in them that allow water to drip through like the WeatherTechs do. Also, I was not a fan of the big, red logo that WeatherTech puts on their mats. The OEM rear mats also do not provide much coverage, so those were out of the question for front & rear as I wanted those to be a matched set.
The OEM cargo mat is very thick and grippy...it does a great job of keeping things in place. I have had a cooler on the back of our WK2 for a few days now and it has not slid an inch while resting on the rubber cargo mat. The cargo mats from Husky and Weathertech have larger lips on them to contain spills and water, but they are not nearly as thick and the material is more of a harder rubber/plastic, so not nearly as grippy.
Also, all offerings from Husky and WeatherTech come in black, gray and tan. OEM Jeep mats are only offered in black.
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I just bought/installed Husky "weatherbeaters" floor liners last week.
I avoided the the Weathertechs, mostly because I thought they didn't offer enough coverage for the dead pedal (left foot rest) area, and I also didn't like the two holes in each of the front liners for use with the 'hooks' in the floor of the vehicle - Here in the Northeast, they would most likely leak water/salt on those sloppy/snowy winter days.
I'm very happy with the the Huskys. Their coverage is great. They cover up just about all the carpeting in the front. Haven't put the rear ones in yet, so can't say much on them.
From pictures, though, it does look like the Weathertechs are a bit nicer, styling-wise.
For a cargo liner, I bought a Weathertech. I went with it since it seemed very comparable to the Mopar liner I used to have in my Liberty which I loved - lightweight and extremely flexible making it quick/easy to work with when taking it out to briefly clean, etc. It's also 'grippy' (like mentioned in above post for OEM liners.) I just wanted a light duty liner to protect the carpet from muddy tackle box, hip waders, dirty hiking equipment, etc and it's perfect for that. I didn't need/want something that will hold a ton of water (and dirt) which would then be a pain to clean, which looked to be the case with the deep 'lugs' (and black-only) of the OEM liner. I thought the Husky liner was going to be too stiff and slippery (i.e., plasticy instead of rubbery) and honestly just didn't like its looks.
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Here are the Mopar mats I got from Amazon. Other than the coverage of the rear seat mat being kind of sparse, I'm pleased with them. The hook-holes are in the raised portion of the tread pattern so water getting through should be minimal, and I like the idea of the hooks preventing the mats from sliding around.
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I was going to buy the weathertechs, but I wound up having an issue with my dealership and as compensation they gave me the Mopar slush mats and cargo liner. The cargo liner is great. I think the floor mats could be a bit better, but for free I certainly won't complain.
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I have no issues with my OEM cargo mat. It doesnt have the same lip coverage as weathertechs (i've had their stuff in other cars - great products) - but the OEM one works well for me.
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X2 on the Slush mats.. Have the floor mats and the cargo mat. They fit perfectly.
Re: NEED Recomendations for Cargo Liner and Floor Mats
Weathertech cargo liner for me. It's great for spills because it has a lip to keep liquid from seeping off the liner. Works well with my 70 lb. dog in the back. Gives him a little traction as well as keeps his muddy paws off the carpet. The first time I took the dog offroad, he dug his claws into the carpet and left large 24 inch scratches all over the cargo area carpet.
One problem with the weathertech is that the lip nearest the cargo door is a little smashed now after 6 months. This is most likely b/c someone (my wife) smashed it in the cargo door.
Weathertech for me also. It looks the cleanest in my opinion.
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Re: NEED Recomendations for Cargo Liner and Floor Mats
I used to have the whole set from Husky in the old WK and was very happy with it. For the WK2 I went with Weathertech for the cargo liner and it definitely looks more posh than the Huskys. I haven't decided yet on what to choose for front and rear but I am inclined to go the Husky route.
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I have sold my Nex-7 and bought the Nex-6 instead recently. I have a pair of Pixel King Triggers which I bought a year ago to use with the A77 and Nex-7, with the HVL-F43AM and HVL-F58AM flash. But before I could try it on the Nex-6, I had to wait for the adapter ADP-MAA I ordered to arrive, which BTW is not included with the Nex-6.
The adapter arrived yesterday, and I am pleased to say that I have been able to trigger consistently with both triggers, from 1/60 to 1/4000 HSS. So it looks like Pixel King's latest firmware has resolved the compatibility issues, even on the new body the Nex-6.
Hope that info is of help.
Great, thanks for the info. especially the HSS part as I use that feature a lot in outdoor portraiture. I also got the ADP-MAA adapter recently but still waiting on the F43AM flash ordered from a local store.
By the way, how much distance can you go outdoors between your camera and the off-shoe flash? Can it go at least 20ft?
The Pixel King is rated for up to 100m between commander and remote, so I expect you should be able to go to 20ft no problems. I haven't had the occasion to do that though, so have not tested personally.
Thanks for the info. Just waiting for my F43AM order and this will be my first Sony external flash. I am not sure whether to get the Pixel King so I can get the F43AM off camera or just get another F43AM.
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The Walks are geared for teenagers through seniors. While some Walks are academic in nature, others are a "Walking Show" where you learn and laugh at the same time. The maximum size of a Tour is 25 people, but some walks have been for just individuals or families or small parties. Every Walking Tour is full of Rick's personal stories to explore the specific subject. Rick is not only a licensed tour guide, but has been a law professor and certified urban planner for decades.
The LGBT History Tour in Greenwich Village, is led by one of the early pioneers of the Movement. It incorporates the entire post WW II American Civil Rights Movement. The historical perspective is from a Law Professor who grew up in the segregated North as a gay son of two German Holocaust Survivors who has been active in the LGBT (Gay) Rights Movement since 1970. This can be turned into a "Walking Show" for small groups of friends, co-workers, or for families with LGBT members. It has also been tailored for professional groups, such as for lawyers,urban planners, and doctors.
There is also a New Amsterdam Tour which delves into the lives of the settlers including the enslaved, Jews, Homosexuals, Native Americans, and Europeans who lived in New Amsterdam and New Orange. The "Talk" is just as important as the "Walk" and includes first hand recollections. All Tours can also be indoor lecture programs.
Or you may want to take an Urban Planning Tour led by a Certified Urban Planning professor in Greenwich Village or in the Wall Street area. This can be combined with a historical look at the World Trade Center Area, by a long time resident of Tribeca who lived through 9/11.
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Welcome to LEDhacks.com
07/20/2008 04:04
NEWEST ADDITION to site:
Fixing the CD welder power supply
(Scroll down to the bottom of the page)
There are, unfortunately, a lot of blank pages on this site; I apologize for that.
The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.
Or as Robert Burns put it:
But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,
Between getting sidetracked by other demands on my time, and losing my obsession with the subject, I've neglected to finish what I hoped to do with this site.
Nonetheless, there IS some useful stuff here and there. Hope there is something you find of interest;
I'll try to cut out some of the empty pages when I get the time and energy to do so.
All information and photos on this
website copyright © Robert L. Thompson / LEDhacks.com unless
otherwise noted.


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Understanding the Advantages of a San Diego Camera Systems
A San Diego CCTV camera (also known as a closed-circuit television security camera) is exactly what many companies and homes alike need to have installed within their buildings. This technology was specifically designed to provide a top-notch level of security and protection for property and the people that work and live within that property. As one of the most popular types of San Diego security cameras on the market, the San Diego CCTV camera can be used both to monitor things in a private or even closed property as well as an open, public and crowded area. There are several key advantages that can be explored and experienced by the average San Diego business or home owner simply by making the decision to invest in this particular type of security camera.
An Effective Deterrent of Crime
Even though San Diego is mostly known as being one of the most beautiful and captivating cities within the entire state of California, the dark side of criminal activity still affects this town just as much as many other cities throughout the United States. One study has even reported that San Diego is only safer than over 30 percent of the other cities. Statistics have confirmed that there are over 5,100 violent crimes and over right 30,800 property crimes that occur within this city alone each year.
It is true that buying a San Diego CCTV camera to protect your home or office is not going to completely eliminate the presence of crime within this city. However, it is an effective deterrent that will minimize your risk of being subjected to these criminal activities. Since all of the activities that are monitored are also actively being recorded, this will help to scare off many potential criminals and properly prosecute those that are caught.
Increase the Efficiency of Record Maintenance
Another advantage that you need to consider when purchasing a San Diego CCTV camera is the fact that you will be able to increase the efficiency of record maintenance for commercial and residential purposes. Keep in mind that all of the images and videos that have been captured correctly by a San Diego CCTV security camera system are stored within an internal database.
Even though most CCTV security cameras in San Diego, CA depending on recording this information on video cassette tapes in the past, advanced technology within the digital age has completely changed all of that over the years. Nowadays, the vast majority of CCTV security camera systems that are now available on the market today have built-in hard drives with save a substantial amount of these images and videos as files within them. Therefore, you can easily retrieve a specific video clip or image for reference purposes just as easily as you would retrieve a file from a computer.
Provide a High Level of Protection
One of the other benefits that can be explored and experienced by people that decide to invest in security cameras and related equipment is that it is highly effective at keeping residents and employees safe and protected, especially when used in areas that are known for having higher crime rates than normal. This is one of the main reasons why the San Diego CCTV camera is mostly used in customer service centers as well as high-end retail stores. In most extreme cases, the staff of these establishments is subjected to physical attacks from customers as well as verbal abuse. Using this type of San Diego security cameras can actually help you to identify these types of instances in order to react to them accordingly in a timely fashion. Homeowners, landlords and business owners can also use this type of equipment in order to efficiently monitor the activities of their family members, tenants and employees respectively as well.
Documented Evidence for Prosecution Purposes
One of the most popular forms of solid, concrete evidence that is used in many trials and court cases throughout the country is the footage from a security camera. After a crime has taken place, for example, footage of any nearby security cameras is one of the first things that are investigated for clues that can point the proper authorities in the right direction so that they can make an arrest as soon as possible.
A major reason why there are still so many different cold cases and unsolved mysteries that seem to be increasing gradually within the state of California year after year is because there is not a sufficient amount of quality evidence that can be used to lead towards a conviction or even an arrest. The images and videos that are captured from within a San Diego security camera system can provide them with all of the proof that they need to be presented in a judicial court trial to prosecute the criminals that have attacked your establishment to the fullest extent of the law.
The Disadvantages of a CCTV Camera
Even though there are quite a few benefits that can be explored and experienced by a person that uses a CCTV camera, there are also several disadvantages that need to be taken into consideration as well. For instance, these systems are not able to efficiently monitor every single area within your commercial building or home all day and night. Therefore, it is highly recommended that these cameras are never used as a completely foolproof method and strategy for preventing crimes within your property. There are also privacy concerns that are always involved when it comes to using CCTV camera systems in almost every environment and the overhead expenses associated with this equipment can get much higher than the average consumer expect.
The Bottom Line With Security Systems
It is true that there are several disadvantages that need to be taken into consideration when purchasing a San Diego CCTV camera, but that is the case with any type of surveillance system that you might purchase. The most important point to keep in mind, though, is that the benefits and advantages of using this type of security system in your home or office will always outweigh those minor disadvantages.
The Value of Using Motion Detection in San Diego Security Cameras
When shopping for security systems and related equipment, there is a wide variety of options from which the average consumer can choose. This is especially the case in such cities as San Diego, which is known for its high levels of tourism as well as criminal activity. There are most people that are interested in standard San Diego CCTV cameras and other security systems that focus more on quality than efficiency when it comes to the monitoring and coverage that they provide.
This is one of the main reasons why there are so many people and professionals alike within this California city that have decided to invest in the overall enhancements and upgrades of their San Diego security cameras. One of the most popular upgrades that have proven to be a worthwhile investment and great purchasing decision is that of motion detection.
Analyzing the Standard Security Surveillance System
In most cases, the standard San Diego California security surveillance will consist of a basic camera (or set of cameras) that is (are) strategically placed within and around the building that is being covered. The target objective is to make sure that there is at least one camera positioned exactly where the building will receive the most traffic as well as each of the entrances and exits of the building. There are many businesses and luxurious homes that will also have San Diego security cameras, such as CCTV cameras, strategically placed near windows in order to monitor outside activity from an indoors perspective along with any potential break-ins that may occur through the actual windows.
The downside of the standard San Diego security system, however, is that they are specifically designed to run non-stop. Whether you choose to program them to only operate during business hours, after business hours or even 24 hours a day, the standard security system is going to continuously be running and recording during that allotted period of time. Even though this may not seem to be a bad thing to the average consumer, it can have a lasting detrimental effect in two key areas.
First Key Area – Overhead Expenses
The first key area that is detrimentally affected by programming a standard set of San Diego security cameras running non-stop is the amount of money that you will have to pay in overhead expenses that are associated with that type of continuous usage. Think about the substantial amount of power that is consumed by the average San Diego security system, especially if you have quite a few cameras and other devices that are connected to it. This type of power consumption can cause your energy and power bills to skyrocket. Regardless of your financial status, these expenses can still create a major dent in your monthly budget.
Second Key Area – Lack of Efficiency in Monitoring
The second key area that is affected is the overall efficiency when it comes to monitoring the footage that has been recorded or is currently being recorded throughout the day or night. Instead of having a San Diego video surveillance that is only able to track activity that is detected in the area that is being covered, you may have to spend countless hours scrolling through excessive amounts of footage. Is there an alternative option that can be chosen in order to decrease the amount of power that is consumed and overhead expenses that are being paid monthly while increasing the overall efficiency of your security system? Yes! The simple answer and solution to both of these problems is widely known as motion detection.
The Basic Setup of Motion Detection Cameras
By enhancing your San Diego security cameras and overall system to focus more on motion detection instead of continuous recordings, you will be able to cut costs for monthly overhead expenses and increase the efficiency and productivity levels of your loss prevention personnel. This is primarily because of the fact that your San Diego, California security cameras and related equipment will only be activated when motion is detected within the specific area that is being covered.
For example, when a person approaches your home or building, this technology will detect that motion and activate the security system to start recording and monitoring that activity accordingly. However, when there is no activity taking place (i.e. no movement, no one approaching, etc.), the system will temporarily place itself in a dormant state in order to save power while still remaining fully operational. Therefore, when you are researching footage, you will be able to efficiently scan a streamlined recording that consists of nothing but actual activity and movement.
The Downsides of Motion Detection
Even though security cameras in San Diego, CA that have motion detection programming are advantageous and very beneficial for homes and businesses alike, there are several disadvantages to this type of enhancement that need to be taken into consideration before finalizing any purchases. For example, there are many different things that can cause a false alarm to be generated within your motion detection system – such as a wandering pet, debris that flew into the area from a windy storm or just a technical glitch overall.
Another disadvantage that you should consider about using motion detection within your video monitoring is that there are many "blind spots" within your areas of coverage that will never be covered consistently by this equipment. In the unlikely incident that a potential criminal is able to identify those blind spots, your building's security can become greatly compromised. However, that is an extreme scenario that is highly unlikely.
The Bottom Line
When shopping for high-quality San Diego security equipment to keep your residential or commercial building properly protected, covered and monitored throughout the day and night, there is an overabundance of options that are available and very popular within today's market. However, you should focus on exploring the world of motion detection when you are searching for an effective and efficient way to enhance the quality and performance of your standard security system.
Various Types Of San Diego Security Camera Systems
Even though it is a beautiful city, San Diego is also known for its relatively high crime rates. This explains why there are so many consumers that invest hundreds and even thousands of dollars into San Diego security cameras and burglar alarm systems. When shopping for a high-quality security system, though, there are several different types from which you can choose. Understanding the key features of each type in addition to their similarities and differences will make it much easier to choose the best type of security system that is perfect for your personal or professional security needs.
Hidden Security Cameras
Even though it is not commonly used in residences, hidden San Diego security cameras seem to be very advantageous and cost-effective for most San Diego business. This is primarily because of the high level of discretion that these cameras were developed and designed to provide their respective owners. When it comes to surveillance overall, there are not very many types of cameras that offer a higher level of surveillance through this substantial level of discretion than hidden security cameras.
There is a wide variety of different types of hidden security cameras that can be strategically placed throughout the average building. For example, they can be placed inside of clocks, motion detectors, smoke detectors, exit signs and even sprinklers. However, in most cases, these cameras are not weatherproof or have any type of infrared capabilities which drastically limits their overall performance in any type of dimly light environment.
Dome Cameras
As is the case with hidden security cameras, there is a wide variety of dome San Diego security cameras available in the market today as well. For example, there are indoor, infrared, vandal proof, outdoor and even pan tilt zoom controllable dome cameras which can be selected and installed strategically throughout the average home or business.
One of the most effective models of dome cameras that are popular sellers throughout San Diego are standard, smoked dome cameras. Since the dome cover is smoked, it will be very difficult for the average person to see exactly in which direction the lens of the actual camera is pointing. This can behave as an effective crime deterrent simply because even the most experienced criminals will have a hard time determining if they are being targeted by these devices or not.
Pro Box Cameras
Another discreet type of San Diego security camera that is currently available and popular throughout the city is known as a pro box camera. One of the biggest highlights of the average San Diego security camera that is pro box is its high video quality. Its performance and discreet design makes it a great choice for grocery stores, banks and convenience stores in addition to upper-class residences.
The lenses on the average pro box camera can easily be interchanged based on the zoom and viewing angle that is required. Most pro box cameras are specifically known as day-night cameras since they are able to efficiently transition from color to black and white between the day and nighttime hours. Unless you specifically want to have infrared capabilities or night vision, a pro form box camera could very well be the best type of San Diego security camera system for you and your property.
Choosing the Perfect System
How exactly can you choose the perfect discreet San Diego security system? First, you need to make sure that you have identified the restrictions and boundaries of your budget. Second, you need to explore all of the available options that can be purchased within those budget constraints. Do not forget that there is an abundance of security system reviews that have been published and posted from customers, critics and credible companies online that can be studied carefully before making any final decisions.
You might even be able to try out certain models without agreeing to any contractual obligations or arrangements. Pay close attention to the floor plans of your residential or commercial property, though, because these tools can really come in handy when it comes to determining whether or not your building will even be able to hold certain types of security cameras in the first place. Just because you might have your eye on dome cameras, for example, doesn't necessarily mean that the structure or square footage of your home or business is a perfect match for dome cameras.
Focus on Discretion First
When it comes to identifying the best type of discreet San Diego security camera or San Diego burglar alarm system, the key is to make sure that you focus on the value of discretion first and foremost. Consider your budget as well as the different types of discreet San Diego security cameras that can be purchased within those constraints in addition to the structure of your property to make the best decision.
Protecting Yourself From Crime With San Diego Home Security Systems
When most people think about San Diego, they don't necessarily think about crime or the dire need for home security systems. They might think about local attractions and theme parks, such as Sea World and many of the beaches and parks visited by millions of tourists each passing year. However, statistical studies show a different picture of San Diego that the vast majority of people that actually live there have to pay attention to in general – a much darker side.
The Dark Side of Crime
Even though tourists and visitors that are only going to stay in San Diego for a short period of time might not think about it, homeowners and permanent San Diego residents are forced to keep the dark side of crime towards the forefront of their minds. For instance, there are more than 5,500 violent crimes that occur on average each year within this city alone. Most of those would have been prevented with the presence of a home security service in San Diego.
Even though this number might seem relatively small when you think of the same category in other cities (such as New York or Detroit), the rate of property crimes is actually much higher. One report shows that it is actually six times higher than the rate of violent crimes – an average of more than 32,000 each year. That adds up to be over 28 crimes total per 1,000 residents within this city alone. Therefore, it is apparently clear that the need to have a solid and stable security system firmly in place should be a top priority.
Understanding San Diego Home Security Systems
One of the biggest benefits of using high-end security systems within your home or office within the San Diego area is that it can be used as an effective deterrent of crime. It would not be reasonable to assume or even state that security systems can be used to eliminate crime because that would simply not be a true statement at all.
There is an overabundance of crimes that take place throughout the United States alone on a daily basis with fully operational San Diego security systems in place. Even with the finest security alarms in San Diego, CA, there will still be a considerable number of violent and property crimes that occur throughout the year. However, the beneficial side of having a security system is that it can minimize the blow by drastically reducing the number of crimes committed. The mere sight of a CCTV camera, motion detector or any other component of security service in San Diego, CA can effectively cause many potential robbers and criminals to reconsider their plans.
Increase the Efficiency of Loss Prevention
If you are a San Diego business owner, then you definitely need to invest in some sort of home security in San Diego. This is primarily because of the fact that having this type of security system in place will play an effective role at preventing the amount of theft that occurs within your establishment throughout the year. As mentioned earlier, the mere sight of a security system or security alarm can scare off a considerable number of potential thieves and crooks from your establishment, but they can also pay off in another way that many business owners simply ignore or overlook completely.
You have to keep in mind that not all of the thieves and crooks that rob your inventory and available supply within your business are going to be from the outside world and streets of San Diego. Studies have confirmed that a considerable amount of theft within the average business actually occurs internally by their own trusted employees and staff members.
Approaching and accusing an employee of theft or embezzlement without any substantial evidence can easily backfire and lead to expensive lawsuits and litigation procedures. However, catching them red-handed with an alarm system in the middle of the act will provide you with all of the proof that you need to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law or at least terminate their employment completely so that they will no longer pose a threat to your inventory but not necessarily have to face the courts as a result of their actions.
Benefits of Home Alarm Systems and Services
Years ago, the standard security systems and security alarms used throughout the country were basically the same and followed the same structure and overall design patterns. However, advanced technology and the digital age has drastically changed all of that in recent decades. Cassettes and tapes have basically been replaced with external hard drives and SD cards.
There are even some security systems and premium types of home alarm systems in San Diego that can virtually connect the security cameras within your home or office to a mobile application on your smartphone or tablet. The possibilities are endless and the available options are hard to number. Therefore, when it comes to selecting the perfect option or package for your specific needs, there are several quick points that you should consider.
Choosing The Best Home Alarm System
When selecting the best home security system that you need for your home or office, you should first consider your personal or professional budget constraints and limitations. Just because you have high-end dreams for your "perfect" security package doesn't necessarily mean that you will have a high-end budget that can afford to turn that dream into a reality. Therefore, you need to set a strict budget and then only explore the options that fall within the category. Doing so will make it much easier for you to choose the best security system that can meet your specific needs without forcing you to break the boundaries of your budget.
You should also consider the physical limitations of your property as well. Keep in mind that the security setup that could be in place at your neighbor's house or one of your competitor's stores might not work for your building for the simple fact that your floor plan and overall building structure could be completely different. Not only do you want to find the San Diego home security system that is going to be perfect for your budget but you will also need to find the package that is perfect for your business.