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Honda Accord Hybrid Harmonic Drone/Noise Suppression
Great news for you!
Now, could you please tell me on that TSB 06-005 ,
what part was replaced? That is critical to know know.
I'll relate my story after I hear what part was replaced that worked for you.
Thanks, Wyatt
sorry I forgot exactly what the "part" is, but the noise comes through the front speakers (not something I figured out) and the package is for "noise reduction" so I assume it is installed somewhere in the sound system. It took only about 2 hours, shorter than the time I wait around for oil changes, so it must not be a big deal. sorry that's all I know.
it's been a few weeks and still no drone, so far so good. since I was never able to see the TSB report, I also have no specifics on the part. the panel inside the driver's door has been loose so I assume whatever was installed was in the door speaker. the man who helped me was Patrick and he works at P.S. Honda in Manhasset, NY. He was new and the ONLY person who seriously investigated the problem, despite my repeated complaints about that noise. When he couldn't figure it out he asked me for my information on the TSB. I gave him the number and he looked it up right there at the service desk, ordered the part and installed it the next week. I hope I don't get him in trouble for being so helpful. anyway, good luck. all I can suggest is that you insist they look up the bulletin and install it. I really didn't know for sure it was the problem so I was not insistant enough, but now that I see it cured my problem, I think you should feel confident enough to go over some heads if you have to. others have suggested going up to the regional manager if you need to. good luck!
The replacement part name or number should be on your copy of the work order, if you didn't get one go back to the dealer and ask for one for your records.
found it- #06390-sdr-307 "noise kit"
Thanks very much, does it sound like Sinatra now.
Sinatra, Kanye, The Eagles and Air America/POTUS '08 (XM radio) loud and clear, no longer competing with the "drone." It actually used to make our teeth hurt!
jbran Posts: 1I just bought a CPO 2005 Hybrid Accord 3 weeks ago. At first I thought the noise was just part of the "regenerative breaking", but soon proved that theory wrong.
I took the car back to the dealership on Monday, 6/16/08. They replaced my 2 front speakers and the suppression module... no more noise. Luckily, it was a warranty item. I have no idea how much this repair would cost otherwise.
Thanks for listening.
kngolf Posts: 1Hi,
Did you ever get a copy of the TSB 06-005? If so, could you forward it to me at email@example.com?
Thanks. I have been listening to this noise for far too long. And same kind of thing with service managers... If we don't hear it, we won't fix it.
I have a 2006 Honda Accord Hybrid purchased brand new.
Love the car. At only 2000 miles, and ONLY in cold temperatures around 30 degrees, the car would sometimes run rough, idle rough and emit a roaring sound.
Honda replaced FP number 38700-SDR-AO5 ACM Unit,
(according to my warranty copy report.)
That solved it for me. Over 30,000 trouble free miles since.
I asked the "clueless" service advisor twice what the replaced part was, and he said he had no idea! Forget the service manager. Every time I tried to speak to him,
they told me he was "out." $30,000 for a car, and they don't want to see or hear from you. Do you believe this arrogance? Anyway, that's my experience.
If anyone knows what part that is, I'd like to hear from you what it is.
I have a 2005 Accord Hybrid, it's been an excellent vehicle. Two summers ago, in the heat, I noticed a low moaning noise when I would steer. I only noticed it at low speeds, or when the car's engine was disabled when the hybrid function kicked in. It started when the air temperature was very high, but its now occurring more often at any temp. The noise is very hard to describe but it sounds like an air vent is opening and closing, or there's something rubbing on the steering column. It could be plastic rubbing on plastic. Or even hydrolic. If anyone has had this happen with their car, let me know, esp if you have a diagnosis or fix. Thanks.
joncar1 Posts: 7I also have a '05 that is making the same sound. Mine makes it in relatively cool weather (60 degrees). I notice it when I am going very slow around turns or parking. It sounds like plastic rubbing when the steering wheel is moved but I can't find the cause. Any suggestions?
Yes, that sound almost identical to me issue. I'm going to talk to the dealer about it, I'll let you know what I find out. Hopefully, there's someone out there who has already remedied this with their service adviser and has a solution.
April of 2009 I purchased a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid at my local Honda Dealer, including the Honda Care extended warranty to 97,000 miles. The car is in perfect condition with only 37,000 miles on the odometer. It runs and drives like a dream, and is getting over 28 mpg average on every tank. My only problem is the DRONE when in eco mode at around 50 to 65 mph. This normally happens while driving in cruise control. I see others have had similar problems and I will take that information to the dealer.
The last entry on the forum was Oct 11, 2008. I was wondering if anyone else has more information on this problem.
to the newer posters, look back into the 60's posts on this problem. I bought the car new and it developed the drone after year 2. I was very frustrated and lost some money having the service department repeatedly search for the phantom sound that only one person agreed they heard- but had no information on. I was accused of hearing things and also had some serious gender discrimination lobbed my way- apparently being a woman I just didn't understand my car. I researched it myself and found a TSB-05-006 reference but was unable to pull up the report. the service person I gave it to did find it and ordered the part- #06390-sdr-307 "noise kit" that finally solved the problem. Honda did not issue any service report for whatever their reasons, leaving the service depts. either unable or unwilling to address it. I hope this helps.
Thanks for your reply, and there is no question about the drone being real. I called my dealer with the TSB number and described the noise, he did say he was not aware of any problem like that, but that he would check out the TSB and get back to me. Within a week I got a call, he said he had the parts and was ready to make me an appointment to have it fixed at no cost. Well, since the repair, which involved replacing both front speakers and a module under the dash, I have not heard any noise since and what a wonderful feeling that is.
though we have been vidicated and relieved of the "drone," the only justice here is that the service was not charged to us. Otherwise I still feel Honda has gotten the better part of this deal by not issuing a report and taking responsibility. Though I will soon be in the market for a new car (89,000 miles since 2005,) I am annoyed enough to look elsewhere first. (My service center is absolved of any guilt here- except the guy who believed the imaginary sound was a woman thing)
lbrown53 Posts: 4I bought my son's 2005 Accord Hybrid last year and began noticing the "drone" in a few months. Now in the summer it is unbearable! through the forum, I found out what it is, downloaded the Service bulletin and took it to the dealer. Luckily, they were able to hear it on a test drive. Estimate to fix $650! It's out of warranty- 46,000 and I just spent $400 for a new wiper motor. What was your mileage? Should I take it to general mechanic? Can't afford this fix, but can't stand to drive the car!
I really don't remember the mileage, but since my complaints had already been on record since the second year, it was probably less or similar mileage to your car. I also had the extended warranty from the date of purchase, which you may not have since it is a used car. I might fight harder with Honda- try reaching out to the regional manager- it didn't help me beyond getting the service people to call me in, but it was before I found out about the service bulletin- that made the difference in the end- and the newly hired service person who took me seriously. Honestly, I really do love this car and so far only Honda has done all the service maintenance. Probably could save money elsewhere, but since it was one of the first hybrids out there and most mechanics didn't know much about them at the time, I figured if Honda broke it they'd be responsible to fix it. I'm close to 90,000 miles and other than normal maintenance, a new battery and tires, no other repairs. The annual maintenance at Honda costs plenty, $200-500, depending on mileage, but I'm sorry they discontinued the car. I even looked for another when my son needed a car, but there weren't any used for sale. If your car is anything like mine, you have plenty of miles to go, and the "drone" will drive you crazy- so I'd make a big stink to Honda regional first, but eventually I'd get it fixed.
amyjt64 Posts: 2Hi Jayngee,
Did you have any luck fixing your HAH? My '05 HAH has been making the similiar noise and when i brought it into the dealship the quoted me $650 to fix it as well and it's out of warranty. They told me I need a new Active Noise cancellation system put in. Did you find out if a local mechanic can fix something like this or if i should have the Honda dealership do it. I was hoping there was a recall on this issue since it's a huge known problem but I haven't found anything yet. Just curious what you did. My car is still at the dealership as I wanted to do research before I have them fix it since I can't really afford this either!!
as I noted earlier, I've only had Honda service work on my car. because it was one of the first hybrids out at the time, I thought it was safer to have someone trained on the car do the work. Even though hybrids are all over now and a local service guy may be perfectly capable of doing it, I have no advice for you. I've owned used cars before, and big money repairs are always a possibilty. If you've tried going up to honda regional to appeal for a break, and don't get one, you're just going to have to find a qualified person and pay them. I would never tell you to keep driving with the drone- it just got louder.
I just bought a 2005 HAH and it has some kind of wierd vibration/humming/shuddering between 38-53 mph especially if I'm not accelerating. Also does it sometimes as the car slows to a stop. I've taken the car to 7 places... Honda says to replace the electronic motor mounts ($1700), AAMCO says transmission problems ($2,000-$4,000), and the rest of them just don't know. I'm going nuts... it isn't something you could just live with, but having just bought the car, I don't know who to trust, I don't have $2,000 to put into this, and no one is guaranteeing that they are right. Help!!!
Please review the older posts (back to #60's) since quite a few people have had the same experience. Have your mechanic look up TSB-05-006- it is a service report on the problem. When my own Honda mechanic suggested we "try" changing the motor mounts, I did my own research, found the bulletin, and gave it to him. He ordered the part- #06390-sdr-307 "noise kit" and that finally solved the problem. Honda did not issue any service report for whatever their reasons, leaving the service depts. either unable or unwilling to address it. As with everything else in corporatized America, you have to be the smartest person between you and your money.
Hi -- thanks for answering. I'm at my wit's end. I'm wondering if my problem is the same as all of these, though... my car is seriously shuddering if I'm backing off the gas between 38 and 55 mph, and also coming to a stop. It only does it when the car is warmed up, too -- which is why I didn't pick up on it when I test-drove the car. Do you think it's still this TSB-05-006 problem? I hope so, because I sure don't want to pay another $1,500 for motor mounts and find that's not the problem. The Honda dealer wouldn't guarantee it. I really appreciate your help!!!
though it is going to cost you no matter what, the hundreds for the noise kit is less than the thousands for the motor mounts. if you go back through these messages, no one has yet solved the problem with new motor mounts, or tires, or anything but the noise kit. I would suggest you try this first- but also suggest strongly you make some noise yourself with the regional service manager. this is a problem that should have been covered by some recall, and I guess it might have if they didn't discontinue the car. good luck!
Yeah, I read a lot of them, and that's pretty much the conclusion I came to, too. I guess I need to go to Honda to have it done, too. The 2 times I've been there, the service manager basically blew me off -- that's who diagnosed the motor mounts even though I had printed out a few of the messages from this blog for him to at least consider. Southern men still treat women like idiots, unfortunately. I really appreciate this blog, and you for answering!! I'll let you know how the car feels after I have it done.
good luck....and just to let you know, even in New York, I complained for over a year to service "men" who thought I was imagining it, or being female, just didn't understand my car. I was lucky a new person was hired who kept the car over night- drove it multiple times, really trying to find the phantom noise. even after he heard it himself he didn't know what it was, until I came in with the service bulletin. he looked it up, ordered the parts, and actually checked to see if it was a warranty issue- and got it paid for. it's not just southern men, but men in general who have to stop thinking only the male brain understands cars- especially since most of the cars in this country are chosen by women to begin with- maybe we should also factor in service!
Went to Honda today, and took the service manager for a ride. He actually seemed interested in the problem. He agreed that it isn't the motor mounts, doesn't think it's the service bulletin problem (which they have seen before), but might be the torque converter. That sounds expensive.... anyone got input on this one?
again, I find a lot of wisdom in the experience of people here, so I would defer to the long thread on this problem. I did not see anyone who solved the issue any other way than by the noise kit. the service people can only work with what they have dealt with or what honda reports to them, and for the most part, this car was put out of production rather quickly so there isn't much of either for them to fall back on. just being pragmatic, i would think about trying the cheapest remedy first, not most expensive or most disruptive to the engineering. replacing parts and system overhauls will only guarantee that honda, inc. and honda service will be better off - not you.
viet Posts: 847My Accord Hybrid 2005 that my college son drives it now, got same "phantom noise" for years after my complaints to different Honda dealers. Luckily, last time, 1+ years ago, one of Honda mechanics was able to hear it when he almost gave up (as other previous Honda mechanics) after a test drive. He replaced some parts. It costed some $650 and it was paid off by my extended warranty.
This '05 Accord hybrid used to achieve 29 MPG in city, and 33 - 35 MPG on highway when I drove it. But my son gets only some 25 MPG as a non-hybrid Accord V6. Probably, he drives it "rough" as an (A GPA) college student. This car runs strong and smooth. I still love it
I am driving a '09 Accord V6 EXL (non-hybrid) now. It runs excellent. FYI, I am owning 4 Accord V6. My other son drives a '03 Accord V6. My wife drives a '02 Accord V6. Still love the smoothness and power of the V6 Accord. After one drives a V6 Accord he probably does not want to switch back to Accord I4. To the latest Accord MPGs are almost same either I4 or V6 (with VCM).


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I've seen many descriptions of old violins with special attention to whether or not there are any cracks on the top or bottom of the instrument. In particular, cracks in line with the soundpost. Cracks descending from an f-hole. Cracks over the bass-bar. Cracks as differentiated from a separated seam (for example the seam on two adjoining pieces of a two-piece back).
Which ones are detrimental to value of instrument. Do they always result in deterioration of tone?
I have a violin bearing the label "Ansaldo Poggi" and it seems like a nice-sounding instrument to me. It has a poorly-repaired crack on the top, which may account for the bargin price. I'd love to compare it with a certified (uncracked) Poggi some day.
Thanks for any information on violin cracks.
I am not a luthier, but the cracks that concern me the most are the ones inline with the sound post. All others are very reparable and I can live with them as long as they are repaired properly by a professional luthier.
Seam "cracks" are not cracks and so they can be re-glued by professional using hide glue. Open seams also cause the instrument to lose sound quality.
Use only hide glue on your violin! There's a reason for it.
Sound post cracks are definitely a price chopper!
At least I was told so and I've come across many great violins with sound post cracks that I had to turn away. I've also seen a couple of violins that had inline sound post cracks professionally repaired but with time the cracks returned and got longer due to the amount of pressure in that area of the violin.
As for Ansaldo Poggi violins, I don't know about them and I recommend you take it to a good luthier and get it appraised. Does it have a good sound? Any photos?
Best regards,
Actually I have a similar issue. The ridge that extends beyond the seam where the top face meets the side has broken off in one place (due to an unfortunate accident), not quite touching the seam but pretty close to it. Will this cause a change in sound? I am afraid the break has hurt the integrity of the wood, and that the seam might be impacted, causing a buzz or otherwise weakening the sound quality. But so far, it sounds fine, despite looking ugly anbd abused.
Should the raw, exposed face created by the break be repaired with wood or re-varnished? Or will it be best to treat it gently and live with the cosmetic imperfection?
Take it to a good luthier, they can fix it!
the worst case of the crack is on back sound-post. if the instrument has this crack, you can forget about it.
I appreciate the advice of taking my violin to an expert, here and in other threads. When you live in a sparsely populated part of the country, then you have to plan your trip to a luthier as part of a vacation, or maybe a business trip -- which I could do.
Violinist.com is a great help to people like myself who don't live in large metro areas.
These are good responses, and I hope to get a few more.
thanks, David
What everyone has said above is basically good advice from a value standpoint. Cracks in the center of the instrument, over the post or bass bar, are detrimental to the value. How much depends slightly on the instrument. With older violins (such as those from the 18th century), there are very few around that are fully intact with no cracks at all, so having a few cracks or even a top post crack is very common. Therefore, the presence of the crack doesn't affect the value quite as much as on a newer instrument, where there may be many examples that are in perfect condition. Soundpost cracks on the back are the most detrimental, and generally cause at least a 40-60% drop in value.
From the perspective of structural stability and sound quality, I don't think there's any damage that makes an instrument a "lost cause". Back post cracks can be restored by a good luthier, as can all manner of puncture wounds, multiple cracks, or worm damage (although worm run can be maddening to say the least). I've seen many instruments that were heavily damaged and brought back to life by great restorers. I've also seen great restoration on major damage that's lasted for many decades, and should continue to last for the foreseeable future. In terms of value, these violins may never appreciate quite the way their undamaged brethren do, but they are great playing instruments, and the people who own them often wouldn't trade them for any money.
That being said, a poorly restored crack, or haphazard restoration, can make an instrument very temperamental and difficult to adjust. The key is having a luthier who knows what they're doing when it comes to restoration.
Michael, that's a helpful summary. I have a related question: have you heard the term "flea bites"? Is this an antique dealer's expression for minor nicks or pits on the surface of a violin? I assume it's not actual insect damage.
I've seen this term in descriptions of old violins on auction sites.
Someone borrowed my violin without asking me yesterday and dropped it on the floor. Guess what? Bridge fell down, sound post pushed up through the top and My violin now has a wonderful new stripey design. Yay. Student bow: $800; 1902 German Violin: $5000; My 1902 German Violin: Worthless. Thank God for insurance.
That's bad news for sure. Insurance can help, but you still have to search for an instrument that suits you to the same degree as the one that got dropped.
sorry to hear that.
If you have a big enough hammer, you can fix anything. Even a crushed violin.
I remember reading about a strad that went down in an airplane crash, and was eventually recovered from the bottom of the English Channel. It took an expert several years, but it was restored, with some suggesting they couldn't tell it had ever been damaged.
I think it is really key to have a competent, experienced "crack repairer" (sic?). Anyone can glue two pieces of wood together. But, the good ones make the crack all but disappear.
I have a crack on my old German violin, it is a little on the right of my chinrest, along the tie of bottom body and side. What is interesting about it, I tried to fix this crack two times (not me, I asked a luthier to repair it). But after a while the crack appears again, making my violin sound better, than without it. So I decided to leave it.
Rita, I had a similar experience with an old violin that had a separation of the top from the rib on the upper treble side. When it came back from the shop, I thought it had sounded a little better before. I'm going to try this with still another violin that's in the same condition.
It may be all subjective nonsense, but I was wondering if some violins, maybe not great ones, might seem to sound "better" if they have a slight separation of one plate from the rib. Maybe the top and rib were forced into a shape that doesn't hold, and the slightly less constrained top vibrates better?
(I know this idea invites typical violinist.com "humor", but maybe a violin maker has some experience or useful information to add.)
I have a crack on my violin that is in-line with the soundpost running almost all the way from top to bottom. I bought it that way (over 10 years ago) because it happened to be the best-sounding violin in the shop. I recently had it re-glued by a luthier. I only played it for about 20 minutes this morning, but the instrument sounded better. The E string in particular seemed to resonate much more.
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TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Shimberg Gardens soon will be a little greener, with 50 mature trees transplanted to the four acres adjoining Town 'N Country Commons. The trees, provided and installed by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department, boost the total value of donations to the gardens and adjacent building to more than $103,000. Fundraising launched in 2005 has helped provide trees, shrubs, low-volume irrigation and more for the gardens and bordering county complex at 7606 Paula Drive, which houses a library, senior center and Head Start center. "We want this as a place where people bring their kids," said Rob Gamester, chairman of community projects for Town 'N Country Garden Circle, the 70-member club raising money to supplement needs at the park, where amenities include a shaded ADA-accessible play structure on a padded safety surface.A retention pond near the property's center is being developed as a water feature, with aquatic plantings installed to improve water quality and attract wildlife. A footbridge and ducks are in the pond's future. The property also includes a gazebo, benches, trash receptacles and walkways, including one circling the pond. The county will plant the trees on the park's southern edge to better buffer it from parking lots behind an automotive garage, dive shop, grocery, other retail stores and a funeral home fronting West Hillsborough Avenue. "The community always wanted to create a screen against the commercial site here," said arborist Chris Postiglione of the Hillsborough County Architecture Services Department, who earlier this month toured the property to examine trees and other plantings recently installed at Shimberg Gardens and around the $11 million county two-story building which opened in December 2008. "This is all part of the community plan we worked on from 2000 to 2003," Gamester said. "We had more than 400 people participate. And one of the things they wanted to do was screen that ugliness back there." A drainage ditch behind the rear parking lots recently was sullied with roadside litter, along with an automobile tire and a grocery cart. A chain-link fence masked with a green shroud has been installed on the property line, paid for by the owners of the commercial property. Native or Florida-friendly trees earmarked for the buffer will come from county parks where parking lot expansion or other construction requires they be removed. Species scheduled for replanting in about 90 days include longleaf pines, red cedars, elms and red maples. "Our overall plan is to have several gardens here," including an aquatic garden, and gardens to attract birds, butterflies and wildlife, Gamester said. The pond is attracting turtles, reptiles, birds and dragonflies, indicators the body of water is healthy, Gamester said. Also in the works is an obelisk the Garden Circle plans to install near the pond. The gray granite pillar with four polished sides will be 3 feet high, capped with a small pyramid. Engraved on the monument's east side will be an explanation of the gardens being dedicated to the Shimberg family. James H. Shimberg Sr. and his brother, Mandell "Hinks" Shimberg, were the developers of Town 'N Country, beginning in 1959. The monument will be dedicated this fall as part of the Garden Circle's golden anniversary observance. "We want to dedicate on the 50th anniversary, because the Garden Circle has been doing this kind of stuff for the community for 50 years," Gamester said. The monument also will be engraved with names of donors of financial gifts of $1,000 or more to the ongoing Shimberg Gardens project. In addition to county funds and grants, contributions have included $14,000 from the Garden Circle; $10,000 each from the civic associations for Town 'N Country Park and Twelve Oaks; $9,000 from Friends of the Town 'N Country Library; and $5,000 each from the civic associations for Pat Acres Estates, Timberlane/Woodlake and Bay Crest Park. "We just hope it will be something for the entire community to enjoy," Gamester said. There are plans to print a brochure with illustrations so visitors can identify the trees and plants, and learn about the species' growth characteristics and the types of wildlife they attract.
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Reading the menu vs. eating it
Transitory Gaslamp means you have to straddle tastes
Patrick Henderson 8:03 p.m., Nov. 24
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Henderson adds that scrutiny of those seeking to take over the Padres is also needed to make sure that the franchise is free from any criminal taint. "There are lots of reasons why you need to know who you are doing transactions with. They could be convicted felons.
"If somebody comes in and says, 'I'd like to do a transaction with the City, but, by the way, I won't tell you who I represent; you can just do the transaction in my name, although I'm not really the person who is responsible for all this,' charter Section 225 in effect says, 'No, you can't do that.' "
Henderson says that the argument made by Padres vice president Pothier that the baseball team would continue to be owned by Padres L.P. doesn't wash. "The essence of 225 is that you know who the economic interests are that you are dealing with. So if the owners of an entity are changing, you need to know that.
"Just the fact that the entity hasn't changed, if you think about it, doesn't really answer the question of who is the City doing business with.
"Is their money dirty, or do you have reason to believe it's dirty? Is it drug money? You don't want to do business with people who have drug money.
"But more than that, even if it's clean money, it's very important for you to know who's involved. Councilmembers need to know, are any of these people contributors to their campaigns. That way, if there is an appearance of impropriety, they can address it right up front.
"Secrecy is power. The fact is that Major League Baseball may very well over the years have developed a policy that they want to provide confidentiality so that people really don't know who owns baseball teams.
"They say it's just the Padres. If you allow them to get away with that, you never know that local powerbrokers who are influencing legislation at the local, state, and national level have interests that they are pursuing. That's what corporations and partnerships are often used for, to hide the real economic interests that are involved.
"Obviously those people with economic interests would like to keep things secret. They'd like to be able to stand in front of the council and say, 'I'm just a concerned citizen, I have no economic interest whatsoever, I just want good government.'
"In fact, that's the last thing they want, many of them. They want some special decision that will help them economically, and the public be damned. That happens all the time when you don't have full disclosure."
Ohmigod, Bruce Henderson is baaack. Now that he's no longer working in the City Attorney's office under Mike Aguirre, he's delivering opinions again on Padres' issues for Matt Potter. I don't know if I'm glad or appalled....
I for one can't understand the reason for NOT disclosing who owners are and their percentage of ownership. Public money has been and is being used to make Petco Park available for use in one form or another. Public financing of the bonds that built Petco Park will be paid for years to come. Non-disclosure, if nothing else, gives the impression somebody has something to hide. In addition, when the Padres Executive Counsel and VP Katherine K. Pothier, works to develop novel interpretations of the law, just to keep ownership information under wraps, ALARM BELLS should be ringing loudly at City Hall.
Matt, did the city ever apply Section 225 to Padres L.P. in the first place? My guess is that they probably didn't, or that if they did, the ownership was made up largely of other Delaware companies and that their ownership was not disclosed. I wonder how much of the Padres Valerie Stallings owns? (tongue firmly in cheek)
My understanding is that the city routinely does major business with Delaware companies and rarely invokes Section 225.
According to earlier stories from I believe MLB.com, The Mooreses reportedly own 90 percent of the team. Because of community property laws in California, Becky Moores shares 50 percent of that asset. Their daughter, Jennifer, owns five percent and the other five percent is owned by Glenn Doshay, a San Diego businessman
Strange thing is, when Alderson came about it was reported he would be a minority owner as well, of course he could have sold his share back.
For those who would like to directly contact the crooks, er people, involved ...
Katherine K. Pothier [email protected] Tim Moore [email protected] Brock Ladewig [email protected]
Monaghan, I had the same reaction to the news that Bruce is back.
Darn Bruce Henderson to heck. -Joe
Tiki and Monaghan,
Are you forgetting that just about everything Bruce Henderson predicted came true?
He was vilified, practically run out of town for telling the truth...and you STILL want to blame him for what happened?
Please, direct your anger toward the owners of the Chargers and Padres, and the city staff and elected officials. They're the ones who lied to us, ripped off the city for hundreds of millions of dollars, and are now living in luxury because people like you refused to listen to Henderson.
Why do you think the city is bankrupt? It's precisely because of the deals Henderson opposed. For you to now ridicule him shows a complete lack of class or intelligence.
Have to second Fred on that one. While Bruce was a city councilman he did begin the processes that led to a waiver on secondary sewage treatment require by the EPA... Scientist at Scripps Institute of Oceanography still have their doubts on the usefulness of these treatment processes today. His lead save the taxpayers of San Diego BILLIONS in unnecessary costs.
It looks like the name on the stadium is going to change too: http://sdheadliner.com/sports/padres-losing-streak-forces-petco-to-pull-name-from-stadium/
Fred, darling, do not misunderstand: I appreciate Bruce and most of his work, but enough already. Really. And much more interestingly, cooldude, what names for the stadium are you hearing?
Why do I get the feeling that every time our city fathers have to deal with the Chargers and Padres that they're hopelessly overmatched. To paraphrase Dr. Evil, why must we be lead by freaking morons?
Why does it matter who owns the Padres?
Fred, you had me all the way up to the point that you called me a classless moron.
Classless moron is a term of endearment here :)
you think he is sweet on me?
I hereby nominate Tim Moore, City Ballpark admin, as bonehead of the year.
Obviously those people with economic interests would like to keep things secret. They'd like to be able to stand in front of the council and say, 'I'm just a concerned citizen, I have no economic interest whatsoever, I just want good government.'
This is the exact same scenario that resulted in the federal corruption trial of Las Veags mob man Michael Galardi, Councilmen Ralph Inzunza and Michael Zucchet, lobbyist Lance Malone and David Cowan, a former aide to Councilman Charles Lewis- Lewis died awaiting trial.
Dear Ms. Katherine K. Pothier:
Your comments and legal citations (supporting your position on the Padres L.P. documents which are currently pending before the City of San Diego) are urgently needed at the San Diego Reader website.
Please respond ASAP, I know I for one cannot wait to see your legal authority backing up and supporting your position.
Very Truly Yours,
Tiki, you know I've always been deeply attracted to your wit and classiness...
Now just agree that Bruce Henderson was right all along and we should accord him respect and admiration for persevering through all the sneers and trying to do what was best for our city.
The slime balls behind the Padres and Chargers ripoffs of this city have prospered with their lies and corruption. It's time we put the spotlight on them. What they cynically did to destroy a good man's reputation while fleecing the city makes an excellent case for why San Diego is in such trouble today.
Anyone who persists in blaming Henderson for our troubles is indeed both classless and moronic.
Fred, his style rubs me the wrong way... but OK.
Looks like Katherine K. Pothier is a no show.
Not surprising.
She is probably running for the hills (tail between legs) with her "confidentiality" claims right now.
Give her time.
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no, i'm serious, it would be cool to know how to speak like yoshi's, i've always tried to do that sound they do, but always fail miserably
no, i'm serious, it would be cool to know how to speak like yoshi's, i've always tried to do that sound they do, but always fail miserably
Sign language for talking to deaf people.
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No, I know you were joking. My point still stands.
Actually it means "Is your friend also a high school student?"Originally Posted by Vicious
I speak basic japanese but im no where near fluent.
hehe, no, actually it would be Greek or German
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What I never understood about American's knowledge of Greek is why our alpha, beta, gamma, so on so on combines both ancient and modern greek sounds. Ancient greek would sound like alpa, beta, gamma, delta; but now it would sound alfa, veta, ghama, THelta; many different sounds.
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either japaneese and chineese
if not those then french (being canadian and all) or one of the middle eastern languages.
If I could instantly speak another language, it'd be either Latin or Japanese.
I think I would second that. Sign language looks pretty cool...Actually it would be cool to learn to read lips. Might come in handyOriginally Posted by itld
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Lindsay Lohan's first collection with Ungaro may have bombed, but her mom still thinks she's brilliant.
"The critics can say whatever they want, but Lindsay is a genius," Dina Lohan tells the New York Post.
In fact, Lindsay will collaborate with her mom on an as-yet-unnamed shoe line Dina is designing, she says.
"Lindsay is signed to Ungaro, but she will definitely have input because she is so talented," Dina says.
She says detractors need to "leave Lindsay Lohan alone.
"Let her be a real 23-year-old. Let her grow, and let her artistic abilities flourish," she says. "Stop judging the Britneys and the Lindsays. They are very creative girls, and that is a gift from a higher power of God."
Dina also slams her estranged husband Michael's claims that he was planning an intervention for their daughter, who has been to rehab three times.
"I don't go — like my ex — on national television and make things up," Dina tells the nationally-available newspaper.
She adds, "He's estranged from Lindsay; he doesn't know what's going on in her life. Michael doesn't talk to her.
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UPDATE: This afternoon WECT posted on the website that another website is reporting Corbin is coming to Wilmington, but also followed up with the Azalea Festival which is saying he's not part of their line-up. Still no word from McNair or Saxton on why the station misreported the story.
UPDATE: As of 11:30 a.m., WECT had removed the story from the website. We reached out to General Manager Gary McNair and News Director Scott Saxton to get clarification on the story. As of yet, we have heard nothing back from them.
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Problem is, the Azalea Festival has no idea what the station is talking about.
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War talk and speculation has reached fever pitch in Russia, amid the climate of panic generated by the recent apartment bombings. The authorities announced Thursday that police in the southern city of Ryazan had defused a massive bomb in an apartment building after residents reported seeing sacks unloaded from a truck with a covered number plate. But, says Meier, later in the day it emerged that the "bomb" was merely a pile of sacks of sugar. The bombs that are falling in Chechnya, however, are all too real �- and Moscow may be on the verge of lurching back into its worst military debacle since Afghanistan.
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Russia may be planning another bloody war in Chechnya, and it wants Washington�s backing. Moscow sent its air force to bomb the airport in the Chechen capital, Grozny, on Thursday, and massed some 13,000 troops on the rebellious state�s border. At the same time, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin claimed U.S. support for his efforts, alleging that terrorist financier Osama bin Laden is behind the unrest in the Caucasus and the recent spate of apartment bombings. "The U.S. has expressed support for Russia�s fight against domestic terrorism, but it may find itself in a tight spot if Moscow goes to war with Chechnya in the name of that fight," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "It�s too early to tell whether this is just bluff and bluster, but even then it could boomerang on Moscow �- the bombing of Grozny airport is unlikely to go unanswered."


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A SCIENCE fiction fan that organised a Doctor Who themed event at the Penarth Pier Pavilion has raised more than £300 for charity.
Neil Goodman organised the "A Day in the Life of" event with the actress Louise Jameson, who is better known for her role as Leela, the companion to Tom Baker's fourth Doctor.
"The event was a massive success and was attended by more than 50 people, many of whom hadn't been to the pavilion before," said Neil Goodman.
"Everyone seemed to love it, with two people deciding to spend their birthday with us and one of them saying it was an excellent day and his best birthday ever."
After an absence of nearly 15 years, Doctor Who fan Neil decided to revive the fan-run mini conventions that he, along with the local science fiction club Timeless, ran in the Doctor Who wilderness years between 1997 and 2001.
They were mini-conventions raising money for various charities and included such guests a Lis Sladen (Sarah Jane), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and Nicola Bryant (Peri). He was also inspired by the return to the stage of his other love - Kate Bush.
He added: "This was a one-off return to doing conventions after a break of almost 15 years, but it was such a success that we might be tempted to do another one-off."
Louise regaled everyone with tales of what it was like to be a part of shows such as Doctor Who, Tenko, EastEnders, Doc Martin and Doctors.
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AKIPRESS.COM - Talks in Cairo resumed Wednesday as the three-day truce between Israel and Gaza militants was expected to expire at midnight, so far without an agreement.
Israel's five-member negotiating team returned from Cairo overnight following the second day of marathon discussions and headed back out Wednesday morning for the decisive stretch of talks.
According to media reports, Egyptian brokers mediating indirect talks between the parties drafted a proposal with steps to ease, but not immediately lift, the blockade on the Gaza Strip in return for a more lasting ceasefire.
Israel and the Palestinian factions of Hamas and Islamic Jihad have yet to comment officially on the apparent outline, which may or may not be finalized by deadline.
Reports on the emerging agreement suggest it would not fully satisfy either side and would not settle Hamas' demand to discuss a seaport or Israel's demand for demilitarizing the Gaza Strip.The Israeli positions, as related to Hamas by Egyptian mediators, "do not meet 5% of our demands," an unnamed Hamas official told Israel Radio. Hamas would accept international monitoring of a port and consider similar supervision of construction materials but will not "be at the mercy" of Israel and Egypt which control the crossings, he said.
Hamas might resume fighting if pushed into a corner, according to the official, who noted, however, that neither side was eager to continue the war.
Israel has signaled it would accept an extension of the truce to allow more time for a negotiated settlement but stressed talks will not be held under fire.Israel is said to have agreed to a series of steps for easing economic conditions in Gaza, including expanding fishing grounds, reducing a buffer zone encroaching on farming land, increasing the volume of trucks transporting goods through the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing and also increasing permits for entering Israel through the Erez Crossing.
Reportedly, remaining sticking points include the exact mechanism for allowing money into the Gaza strip to pay tens of thousands of employees of Hamas-run offices who have not received wages in many months. Terms of returning the remains of two Israeli soldiers killed in the recent fighting and Hamas demands for the release of prisoners also remain unresolved.


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Many people anticipating the creation of an invisibility cloak might be surprised to learn that a group of American researchers has created 25 000 individual cloaks.
But before you rush to buy one from your local shop, the cloaks are just 30 micrometres in diameter and are laid out together on a 25 millimetre gold sheet.
This array of invisibility cloaks is the first of its kind and has been created by researchers from Towson University and University of Maryland who present their study today, 25 May, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society's New Journal of Physics.
Although the well-reported intention to make everyday objects disappear with a Harry Potter-style cloak is beyond this array of cloaks, they could be used to slow down, or even stop, light, creating what is known as a "trapped rainbow".
The trapped rainbow could be utilised in tiny biosensors to identify biological materials based on the amount of light they absorb and then subsequently emit, which is known as fluorescence spectroscopy. Slowed-down light has a stronger interaction with molecules than light travelling at normal speeds, so it enables a more detailed analysis.
Lead author of the study, Dr Vera Smolyaninova, said: "The benefit of a biochip array is that you have a large number of small sensors, meaning you can perform many tests at once. For example, you could test for multiple genetic conditions in a person's DNA in just one go.
"In our array, light is stopped at the boundary of each of the cloaks, meaning we observe the trapped rainbow at the edge of each cloak. This means we could do 'spectroscopy on-a-chip' and examine fluorescence at thousands of points all in one go."
The 25 000 invisibility cloaks are uniformly laid out on a gold sheet, with each having a microlens that bends light around itself, effectively hiding an area in its middle. As the light squeezes through the gaps between each of the cloaks, the different components of light, or colours, are made to stop at ever narrower points, creating the rainbow.
To construct the array of invisibility cloaks, a commercially available microlens array, containing all of the individual microlenses, was coated with a gold film. This was then placed, gold-side down, onto a glass slide which had also been coated with gold, creating a double layer. A laser beam was directed into the array to test performance of the cloaks at different angles.
The researchers believe that this type of array could also be used to test the performance of individual invisibility cloaks, especially in instances where they may be positioned close together. In this study, for example, the cloaks worked very well when light was shone along the rows; however, when it was shone at different angles, imperfections were clearly visible.
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This book follows the ten-day visit by the authors and their spouses to the Amalfi Coast, south of Naples, Italy, in September 2009. It features sights in Positano, Praiano, Amalfi, and Sorrento, as well as visits to the ruins in Paestum, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. Contains many full-page, high resolution images from these places.
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I am an amateur photography enthusiast who has experimented with photography for over 40 years, having started with a Canon FTb and my own darkroom setup. After visiting San Francisco in 1977, I became interested in selling small prints of sights I had photographed in Northern Virginia outside Washington, DC (USA). In addition to doing the craft show circuit, I took candid family portraits and baby pictures. We travel frequently and I take a wide variety of images. My current cameras of choice are an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and a Panasonic GM-5. I am a Macintosh user and use Adobe Lightroom as my photo management and editing software..
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using Hueypro monitor calibration with Imac and MB Air
I have used the Hueypro to make custom profiles with the Imac 27 for the last year. The calibrated result is warmer than the default settings but within a pleasing range. I have tried profiling the new Macbook Air 13" and the result is very warm or even a purplish-pink hue. To me it looks very wrong. It gets "better" if I select the D75 colour temperature option, but my understanding is that D65 is a normal value. If I'm messing about with fundamentals like that then maybe there is something very wrong.
Has anyone experienced similar issues and if so what have you done to get around it? Is it worth using the Hueypro or better to forget it and use the built in calibration facility on the mac? I have seen the issue mentioned elsewhere but no solution offered.
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Here´s a little story of how i wasted 5 hours for something everyone said is so easy and vcd´s are so "cool" .. well **** that .. and **** vcd .. i´m better off with a 6-head vcr than this shit ...
Today i tried to convert a ******* normal SVCD MPG FILE to a normal ******* VCD MPG File ..
So .. i use TMPGec as everybody recommends it... great .. it crashes after a few sec into converting.. .after some testing i noticed it crashes always at the same frame
OK - so , people tell me i should try e.g. DVD2AVI ... well .. i dont know if any of you actually ever tried that software because its crap ... yes, its does the job , after using it i have a seperate *.mpa audio file and a *.d2v video file .. ok .. so i try to use TMPGen-Crap again to convert to VCD .. guess what happens... (and yes, i set video file *.d2v and audio *.mpa) .. it crashes at the same frame .. (14sec)
So after some time i realized it´s the audio´s fault and i converted the svcd using tmpgenc into vcd WITHOUT audio ... it worked ... nice ... but i still need the audio ... so i tried multiplexing the video with the *.mpa file .. it crashed again ... ok .. so after some more "testing" someone told me to convert the audio to *.wav .. ok .. so i did .. the *.wav sounds FINE .. the Video (Tmpgemc VCD Conversion) looks FINE .. i now tried everything .. multiplexing .. de-multiplexing ... using the vcd file (not svcd) and the *.wav ... it WORKS... but the Audio is ****ED UP .. noisy and nothing like the normal *.wav ... (but its in sync, so thats not the problem)... well .. so , i einstein thought how about trying that *.d2v file with the *.wav file .. yes it worked ... but that VIDEO IS CRAP ..Sound is FINE .. but DVD2VIDEO is retarded .. as soon as someone moves through the picture or the camerea moves faster the picture looks "stretched" (don´t know how to describe it) .. the TMPGenc picture is fine ...
So .. now.. i´m fed up with that shit ... it´s mongo stuff ... all these programms are like bad "alpha" releases ... everyone i spoke to first seems to "know it all" but knows shit besides the standart bullshit TMPEGen "source video / source audio -> then push start" shit ...
I know my english sucks, so sue me
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I know my english sucks, so sue me
At least your french.. uh.. does'nt suck
hmm .. actually .. now i somehow got it to work (sound is still not as good as it could be) ... its 4 o´clock in the morning now... great day... spend it all for a nice encoding, ripping blabla... for ONE movie only...
weird, ive never had any problems like that. whenever i ripped/converted ive never run into any problems, i must just be that good. or it could be taht i read through the guides completely to understand what i was getting into before i started, then answering any questions i had before i start.
what a pus.
they forget to mention in the how to's, that common sense is required.
Hey man go ahead and use that great 4 head CRAP VHS VCR that can eat and distroy your $1 cheapo Crap VHS tape and then your memories are lost forever, or the CRAP VHS VCR will clogged one of its heads so what you recorded on those cheapo $1 CRAP VHS tapes is useless, in the short
Tape is dead like the dinosaur
Digital Recording on CD-R or DVD-R is the future
So take some common sense speed a little quailty time and get it correct, like my perfect VCD's and SVCD's I make all the time.
Goodbye and goodluck.
damn, that thxkid is a little homo.. but he's got the right idea.. dont be a little bitch and back out of this vcd battle.. sometimes when stuff dont work out for you, you have to stand up, take a deep breath, stare at the computer and say "bitch, if you dont do what i tell you i'm gonna knock yo ass unconcious and lock you in the closet for 2 days".. it always works..
Well some people are smart enough to do VCD and SVCD encoding and some are not Everyone nearly I'm sure has had a few bad disks but that didn't stop me from continuing to learn the process. I'm now pretty good at it!
As what shwinn said.
S/VCD creation is a hobby and as such is supposed to be enjoyable.
If you don't find it enjoyable then don't do it!
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Blablabla... yeah .. burning VCD on CD-R is the future ... haha... wake up ... it probably was the future in 1995.
Besides, a good 6-Head VCR beats a VCD anytime in terms of quality and i don´t even want to compare a S-VHS Recorder to the VCD´s.
VCD/SVCD are a hobby like someone wrote - its fun when everything works out and its nice to have a movie on "cd" instead of tape. Without the Internet / File-Sharing System etc. VCD would be already DEAD years ago.
Anyway, so now, i managed to get the svcd to vcd (but audio is still "ok" only) .. so i put it in to watch ... but on the second cd (i had 2 svcd´s made into 2 vcd´s) i noticed very very very BAD out of sync audio ... the irst one´s fine ...and yes i did all the "multiplexing , de-multiplexing etc." ... so .. after some time i noticed that (2nd cd) the MPG File (without sound) which was ripped from the svcd mpg had not the same running length as the seperatly ripped audio file (but SVCD MPG time was extacly like the VCD MPG).
And anytime i try to rip the audio (tmepg , dvd2avi) i don´t get the same running time as the video ...
Other problem is , i noticed that when i rip the video only i dont have the same running time as the source either... what the **** .. its off by a few sec ...
So .. vcd is still crap
Might want to try some of the commercial software packs like Ulead, Pinnacle and MGI. You can get a functional trial version from Ulead website. As far as comparing VHS to VCD, if you know anything about Video, you should understand the differences between the two. VHS is 240 lines of resolution, SVideo is 400(a true SVideo that is), DV is 500, VCD is 240. However the pixels or elements, on an VHS analog tape are round and are square on a digital VCD(explained to me by a Video engineer. Look close). You are comparing 240 to 400. Duh! If you want good quality you need to make DVD's. As for that 6 head, 3rd set is for erasing. Rather than spending a lot of time trying to make a VCD what it is not, I focus on learning editing and process skills. VHS Video tape shelf life is around 10-15 years if you're lucky. DV tape will last longer. CD media will last up to 50-100 years so it is claimed. if you want to save your precious VHS images, you better archive them to DV. As for the language, not gonna keep any jobs using it. It seems you already have a mindset that is going to always hold you back and you will forever remain stuck in the analog world.
(Know I'm gonna get some feedback on this. That's ok. You engineers out there let's hear from you).
you've obviouly lost the adrenlin of VCD/SVCD, bummer
VCD/SVCD creation (will always be) a time consuming hoppy (till you
mastered it) You haven't!!
For most sain people (like yourself) we R all crazy and have no life!
LOL, with your 6-head VCR - LOL, old tech.
I have an S-VHS, works ok, but I'd never tape all my show and things
to watch it via tape.
I started out wishing I had a better way of finding scenes quickely
and wanting better quality, (well, maybe) and, etc., etc., etc.
Here I am today, reaping the benefits of MY dream!!!!
But, it didn't happen over night! You want it to happen over night.
You R Prob those people that think that if I find or get my hands on
a good "template" that all my encode (vcd/svcd) will be perfect!
Wake up and smell the Woffels (CDs) or coffee for you!!
There is NO such thing as perfect "template" though some of the times
the same template will work with your encode projects. You just have
to make the decision to accept those movies/tv captures don't come out
the same as yesterdays encodes with your so called perfect template.
So far, there are two kinds of encodes based on sources:
* one is for DVD sources
* other is for Captures
The dvd sources always be the best.
You said soemthing about converting a "normal" svcd mpeg file into
a vcd and in short, you had problems. Well, maybe THAT svcd file
was no up to par to begin with!
Almost always, when you re-encode an mpeg file (svcd or vcd) you will
get poor quality. Why? because...
* you are re-rencoding an already encoded file which has lost most
of the quality from where ever the source came from, and who knows if
that source (where ever you got it from) was a dvd source or worse yet,
from a DIVx or lessor mpeg source. So, what ever quality is left in
your svcd mpeg file, is only going to give you even lessor quality.
And, the lessor the quality to begin with, the more unpredictable and
problems you will encounter... hence, your situation with your svcd
as for your dvd2avi projects... the only thing i can say is you have a
quirky setup (system)
Yes, in your case, i'd have to agree with you. stick with your 6-head
VCR for now on.
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I've found that opposition to drone strikes is often based on a misunderstanding of our conflict against al Qaeda and our allies. We are at war, not in the midst of a law enforcement action, and the rules for war are dramatically different than the rules applicable to police forces. For example, one could never use an F-16 to strike down a drug dealer without a trial, but air strikes are a routine and accepted means of warfare. To take another example, a police officer is generally prohibited from shooting a fleeing subject, but a soldier in war can and often should shoot a fleeing enemy. In war, we attack enemy forces, regardless of their citizenship. (For example, in World War II, we attacked uniformed German soldiers even if some may have also been American citizens).
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While there are some who believe that the declaration was unwise and that law enforcement measures would be more appropriate in response to 9/11, opinions as to the wisdom of the authorization are irrelevant to its legality. We are in a state of war, and thus the law of war applies to our actions.
Yet being lawfully at war is not the same thing as conducting war lawfully. A legally binding process commits us to war, but laws also govern our conduct in war.
Following the unprecedented carnage of World War II, the international community endeavored to place effective limits on armed conflict. Through a variety of treaties and domestic laws and policies, the United States has agreed to many of these limits and strives to apply those limits to its military operations today. These laws of war are encompassed by three broad principles: Necessity, distinction, and proportionality.
"Necessity" or "military necessity" simply means that armed forces should limit their attacks to accomplish legitimate military objectives. The central idea of "distinction" is to attack only military targets. Finally, "proportionality" prohibits the use of force greater than required to achieve a military objective. It does not mean fighting with equivalent weapons (you can bring a bomb to a gunfight - and I'd in fact encourage that).
Military forces are also required to aid compliance with these principles by - among other things - avoiding using civilian facilities, and wearing distinctive uniforms. If an armed force tries to blend in with the civilian population and uses protected sites (such as churches, mosques, hospitals, etc.) for military purposes, then it is violating the laws of war.
In such circumstances, the requirement - in particular - of "distinction" is not unilateral and absolute. In other words, the enemy's failure to use uniforms and its persistent use of civilian buildings gives us greater latitude in the use of force, not lesser. To be sure, we should do what we can to make sure that we're engaging militants and not civilians, but the moral and legal responsibility for civilian deaths (assuming we are not grossly negligent or reckless) falls on the disguised terrorists, not on the uniformed Americans.
What does this have to do with drones? Well, since we are in a state of armed conflict, and the drones are used as weapons in that conflict, the question is whether they satisfy the requirements of necessity, distinction, and proportionality against the backdrop of the terrorists' own war crimes. Simply put, if drones don't satisfy those criteria, none of our weapons (aside from snipers) do. Drones can linger over targets longer than most fixed-wing aircraft, their sensors allow for target identification and evaluation at a level unprecedented in the history of war, they carry precision weapons - not "dumb" bombs - that almost always hit within mere meters of their aim point, and their limited payloads mean they don't even have the capacity for the kind of mass destruction an artillery battery or B-52 can inflict.
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"The wife was made of the husband's rib; not of his head, for Paul calleth the husband the wife's head; not of the foot, for he must not set her at his foot. The servant is appointed to serve, and the wife to help. If she must not match with the head, nor stoop at the foot, where shall he set her then? He must set her at his heart, and therefore she which should lie in his bosom was made in his bosom."


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Puppy Scales Fence To Escape Kennel [VIDEO]
Pets love their freedom too! I have had dogs that no matter what you do…they can NOT be contained. I've dealt with angry neighbors, Animal Control Officers and feared my dog would get hit by a car.
I bought dog kennels, buried electronic border wire and had my dog wear a shock collar, I've buried wire along the fence line, poured cement…all but put her in a padded cell! And, still she can escape! I've resorted to leaving my dog inside the house and driving home a number of times during the work day to make sure she can go out and go potty!
High maintenance? Yes! But worth it! I love my dog Crystal and would take her to work with me if they'd let me!
She's perfectly happy laying on the sofa and watching tv while I'm away, but if she's not in the house…she is NOT gonna stay put!
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I have just installed the liquid deb (the one that u can find a deb line to in calc.cx/kde.txt). It works but there are some problems with rendering and transluncy (sorry for my bad english). It is also much slover than the old ones - Am i the only one who seam to have this problem ????.My box tracks Unstable/Testing.___ Mvh./Yours sincerelyLars========================================================================Lars Roland Kristiansen Stu. Sci. Math/Computer science Copenhagen University - Institute for Mathematical Sciences Url: www.math.ku.dk Email: firstname.lastname@example.com ========================================================================"Politics is for the moment, equations are forever" - Albert Einstein