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Is There Room in the Luxury Market for Hyundai?
Do you really think Hyundai will call it a day with the Genesis and Equus? I don't. But they're a start. As for toleration, rational thought and logic are always tolerable.
You are making the Genesis pricing thing WAY too difficult. Let me make it easier for you:
Genesis 3.8: $33,000 before options - search on those.
Current rebate (may vary by state/region): $1500 loyalty OR $1500 conquest
That's $31,500 before any kind of discount by the dealer. It would take less than a 5% discount to get below $30,000 + T&L.
I'll make it even easier for you, just so we can move past this: go to the web site for Fitzmall (url is obvious, against policy to post it here), and search for Genesis "4dr sedan V6". I count 13 as of right now listed for under $30k. And with Fitzmall, they don't play the military/student/total eclipse of the moon rebate game--their prices include destination and any generally available rebates. That's 13 from one dealer group (3 locations out East). Several of these cars are even your fav color: blue/beige. Does that do it for you? Can we move on now?
What are they going to do to top those cars, other than redesigns and new generations? As IMO they will have to...
Rational thought and logic can be subjective...some don't seem to think questioning design themes and brand strategy is rational or logical, some do.
I actually saw one at Fitzmall for under 29K....what's up with that? How are these cars actually being sold at a profit, or is H doing what Lexus did 20 years ago? Excuse my ignorance, there's no group like Fitzmall in my neck of the woods.
But really, lighten up on the rhetoric, you are here representing the beloved swoopy H and putting forth a sour tone would make a German exec green with envy :shades: ...it doesn't look nice. If you want to move on, just don't reply to me. We'll never see eye to eye on everything.
stever Posts: 52,572It's ok to link to Fitzmall (unless you are Fitz and are touting it, lol). They do have good prices it seems - I check their Subaru prices now and then and tried to get my sister in VA to go over, but she's too far away from one of their stores. Only thing I can figure is that they live off holdback.
(Dave Smith up in Kellogg ID may be the nearest thing we have out West, if you want a GM or Chrysler. But it looks like they quit posting prices online).
How about ADDING MODELS? e.g. luxury coupe (or a convertible, if they want to go out of their way to win you as a customer), a small sporty sedan to slot under the Genesis, a couple of SUVs... there's a LOT of room for growth in the future. Then maybe Hyundai will meet your definition of a "full line" carmaker. Uhh... probably not.
I think questioning exterior design is highly subjective. I think it's way too subjective to beat on constantly as a reason an automaker won't have room in the luxury market, especially since it's clear other people find the designs attractive.
You didn't look very hard if you saw ONE Genesis for under $29k--there were several. But your comment about selling at a profit is really funny, IMO. First, you claim none will sell for a relatively modest discount. Then you worry about whether they are being sold at a profit. Don't you see the huge discounts and lease specials being offered by other automakers? There's room to discount with luxury cars, and still turn a profit.
Where do you live? I thought you lived on the East coast. Very short flight or even a nice drive to Fitzmall. Drive a little, save a lot. And there's other dealers who offer discounts like that. Recall you asked me to provide ONE. Just one. I'm done. Please don't ask again for someone to provide you with info that you have no interest in seeing--it's really a big waste of time for everyone concerned.
Lighten up the rhetoric... LOL. That's a good one, thanks for the day-brightener.
Does H have any legit plans for a sporty coupe, an open car, or a sports sedan? Really?
The fact that H has apparently toned down the tasteless KDM style bling on the Equus shows that many elements of the design were not attractive, and the rest is just beige. At least H actually made the E60 look better in its mimic design.
I don't see anyone else selling cars of that size and feature content (although a base Genesis isn't as special) for that money. It makes one wonder what is subsidizing what. And even on the H website, the Genesis is a "premium" car.
I live on the west coast. I've never seen a Fitzmall in person. Thanks for the links, that group should expand out here.
I will ask for what I please, you can't prevent it, just as you don't have to answer. As I have told you many times in the past, if you do not like my posts, you can ignore them. No hard feelings, no harm done.
Man, that 3 year old S550 and 10K in cash sure looks nicer than an Equus.
Even if you can find a car w/o floor mats, it's $19,915.
oh so I guess there is such a thing as a sub $20k Hyundai after all :surprise: - amazing that a "Hyundai basher' like myself (?) would have to educate you - and even then we are not talking about actual drive out prices and those often legendary discounts that Hyundai has had to historically float to sell its cars at all. The fact is of those 74000 Sonatas (that you chose to ignore) sold in 2010 (yeah the ones with the $18k sticker and the rebate etc I mentioned, the drive out is more likely in the 15s not the 20s. Or let's add back your silly floor mats, AT, some power and a stereo upgrade and buy that 2010 for a whole $16-17k! Think we have put a BIG dent in that 74000 yet? All I said what that half of what's at a Hyundai dealer sells for sub $20k and your sales figures confirm that.
I have no idea what the product mix looks like on a Sonata, google your butt off if you'd like, but this is also NOT THE POINT.
The point is that Hyundai (just like many many other mass market mfgrs) sells many of its products at much lower price points than any mfgr even remotely considered 'luxury'. Which is one of the problems with somebody like Hyundai finding 'room'.
If you can't understand or admit that - then I guess you really do have a bad case of fanboy-itis.
Hyundai has become an able competitor to those other J3 mfgrs and has even left the D3 folks in the dust IMO, the Sonata has recently become a real alternative to the Camcordimas, and lastly the Genesis is seemingly a legit choice to those other upscale sedans it competes with. No more or less, also quite an accomplishment, but let's not pretend anybody or anything is something they plainly are not.
Hard to fathom why you care how far the Fitzmall Hyundai dealerships are from you, when you've been clear you aren't in the market for a new car, and certainly not a Hyundai.
Probably the closest thing to the Genesis 3.8 in price and feature content is the G37 (lease price $349/month vs. $399 for base Genesis), and in the FWD sedan space the Avalon and Maxima. G25 is cheaper still, but significantly less oomph than the Genesis. However, it's not the price I was referring to, but the discount. I thought that is what you were harping about with your comment on profits. You seem shocked that Fitzmall can offer about $4000 off a base Genesis, $1500 of which is a factory rebate. But what discounts are available on other luxury sedans? Hint: big ones. Why? Because there's big markups on them, and luxury vehicles in general aren't selling all that well right now.
Hope you enjoy that used S550, when you buy it.
oh so I guess there is such a thing as a sub $20k Hyundai after all :surprise:
Why the surprise? That point was never in question. What I questioned was your assertion that half or more of Hyundais sitting on dealer lots are priced at under $20k. You didn't say "sells for"--until now.
We are talking present tense here, i.e. CY 2010. The 2010 Sonatas were all but gone by January. Almost all Sonatas sold in CY 2010 were the 2011 models. If you have facts to the contrary, please share.
The point is that Hyundai (just like many many other mass market mfgrs) sells many of its products at much lower price points than any mfgr even remotely considered 'luxury'.
That is true in the US, if you don't consider manufacturers such as Toyota and Nissan who have a separate luxury brand. But not necessarily true in other parts of the world. For example, what is the mix in Europe for automakers such as BMW and MB for "mass market" cars vs. luxury cars? What is the mix in Japan, where Toyota sells both luxury cars and mass market cars under one brand? I don't have those figures at hand, but maybe you do since you have made the statement I quoted above, so I assume have some factual basis for it. As Mr. Fintail likes to remind us, the luxury market is not just the US.
So, what if Hyundai sells, today, 1/3 of its vehicles below the $20k price point? How does that impact their ability to make room in the luxury market? Does it not provide Hyundai with the ability to: 1) grab buyers at almost any price point, and offer them alternatives as they age and their incomes increase; 2) use their higher-end offerings as a "halo" to uplift the entire brand, allowing the uplift in pricing that has occurred over the past few years; 3) maintain a strong financial position, by offering a variety of vehicles under a single dealer/distribution/marketing network (and Hyundai is today the most profitable car company)?
I don't think making points like those is being a "fanboy." I think it's looking at what Hyundai is doing, and trying to do, and realizing that they are approaching the luxury market in some ways unlike what others have done before them. And they have had some early success. Are they the equal of the likes of MB, BMW, Lexus? Ha ha ha, certainly not! They have a long ways to go to get close to that point. But have they carved out some room in the luxury market, and will they continue to carve out more room in the coming years? I think the answer is "yes."
Hard to fathom why someone cares what I think about a distant dealership group. I could easily ask why someone who owns an old Sonata and a few cheapo cars cares so much about the luxury market when they don't appear to have any interest in driving such a car either new or used. Unless of course the old Sonata is some kind of Audi knockoff...right.
Lease price and MSRP aren't always parallel, lots of subsidization out there. And I am shocked the new and amazing Genesis is being discounted...has the hype calmed down? Luxury vehicles aren't selling? BMW and MB are having very good sales right now.
I'd probably buy an E63 before an S, the latter is a little big for my tastes. And these days I can get a 3 year old E63 for about the price of a new loaded Genesis :shades:
Lease price and MSRP aren't always parallel, lots of subsidization out there. And I am shocked the new and amazing Genesis is being discounted...has the hype calmed down?
There was the case even over a year ago when I got mine! I was around 1300 or so under invoice (1000 lease cash) and the MF on the lease was .0006 (1.44%) that is pretty heavily subsidized if you ask me.
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There has long been speculation that Lexus sold the original LS below cost in the early days to get the brand going - the steep price inflation of that model in its first several years backs up the theory. Maybe H is doing something similar.
That is true in the US, if you don't consider manufacturers such as Toyota and Nissan who have a separate luxury brand
and what differerence does it make that MBs may be regarded as taxicabs elsewhere in the world, or that a Hyundai product might be real luxury in Outer Mongolia??? As fintail has noted, even the German brands have a less exalted position overseas than they do here. Does that really effect how they are regarded here? Nope
The reason why the J3 can be luxury mfgrs is because they established the brandnames and the mechanism (dealerships) to do it. From a perception point of view a Lexus is not a Toyota, a Acura is not a Honda, an Inifiniti not a Nissan etc etc. - if you think for one minute that all those folks that saw fit to layout 40 large on something like a ES, for example, think that they bought a Toyota - then it is quite apparent that you understand neither the carbuyer or the 'luxury' market. But don't feel left out - Hyundai doesn't seem to understand this either.
And I am shocked the new and amazing Genesis is being discounted...has the hype calmed down? Luxury vehicles aren't selling? BMW and MB are having very good sales right now.
not so sure that the 'hype' hasn't moved to the Sonata. Perhaps as it should, it is Hyundai's bread and butter, the ultimate mass market refrig, and has been improved to some extent.
But it too will invariably fall prey to the traditional Korean discounting philosophy - only a matter of time - just like the Gen - a car that logically shouldn't - as you note.
LASHAWN Posts: 303If I could get either at a VERY GOOD discount, it wouldn't bother me a bit. Means extra cash in my pocket and I'd be driving one of the hottest cars out now.
If I could get either at a VERY GOOD discount, it wouldn't bother me a bit
perhaps it should - one of the main reasons that Hyundais tend to have poor resale values is the fact that they get discounted heavily initially and conversely the reason why Hondas, for example, usually have good resale values is because they are not discounted as much.
If the Gen sedan is being sold at a ''good discount', it effectively screws anybody that had bought one early (at trade in time) and also will usually mean poor resale for what you bought - despite what you think is your good price.
You are right about one though - Hyundai historically has been very good at selling their products at prices where at least their customers think they are getting good prices.
for the consumer it stinks when you drive off the lot and your car is worth alot less but for those who keep cars a long time its not that big of hit- infact getting a better deal out the door (and the ability to invest what was saved) is something to consider in this arguement.
For the car company its about volume -and market share.. these cars are selling like hotcakes (sonada) -- i think honda and toyo are taking notice to whats happening in korea.
for those who keep cars a long time
of course, but not that many do - particularily those who can afford to buy something new - certainly about the worst time to buy any car. And then, of course, we have the popularity of leasing...
Depreciation is the major part of 'cost-to-own' studies and there is a reason why that the least expensive cars to own are often not the ones that are cheaper to buy initially. If this was true, things like Hyundais would logically run away with comparisons like this. If Hyundai can continue to improve its name and reputation, and be a bit less free with those big 'discounts' , this will change.
PS 'Investing what was saved' is a totally un-American concept - we do seem to what to spend it even before we have it, don't we? Maybe even on backy's floormats
and what differerence does it make that MBs may be regarded as taxicabs elsewhere in the world, or that a Hyundai product might be real luxury in Outer Mongolia???
Well, Mr. Fintail at least seems to think it's VERY important that luxury automakers have a firm foot in the taxicab market. I think it is relevant that other luxury automakers, such as MB, sell a lineup of vehicles including inexpensive ones under one brand in much of the world. Unless this is a US-only discussion--which I don't think it is. As for Outer Mongolia--not many luxury cars being sold there I'll wager, but many, many luxury cars being sold outside the US in markets like China, Europe, Japan, and the ROK. Are those sales any less important to luxury automakers than those from the US? Do the profits from those other parts of the world spend differently? :surprise:
Since buyers in many countries, including the US, routinely shell out more than $40k for Toyotas and Nissans, and automakers like Toyota sell their luxury vehicles under their "mass market" brand names outside the US, I would say I do in fact understand the carbuying and luxury market pretty well, as does Hyundai--at least in terms of today's realities. Maybe not as of the realities of 20 years ago. But that is moot now, isn't it?
You are living in the past again. Hyundais HAD poor resale values. But this is 2010, and that has changed. Check out resale values of the latest generation Hyundais and you'll see they are very competitive, even close to class-leading in some cases (e.g. Genesis and Sonata). And the huge discounts relative to others is also a thing of the past. (Priced a 2011 Sonata recently?)
If you want a "good discount" on a car, everyone knows you do NOT buy one right when the model or latest design is introduced. Then it's a "gotta be first one on my block" syndrome. Those who waited a couple of years can now get a good discount on the two-year-old Genesis--especially given current economic realities. But then, big discounts are easy to get on almost anything in the luxury marketplace. Or we can do as Mr. Fintail likes to do, wait about 3 years and pick up a slightly used luxury car for a small fraction of its original list.
Hard to fathom why someone cares what I think about a distant dealership group.
Yes, it is. Harder still to fathom why someone would ask someone else to name one dealer selling a certain vehicle below a certain price, with no direction that the dealer be close to the person's (unstated) location, and given that the requester has no intent to buy said car now or in the forseeable future.
You own a used MB. I've owned a used BMW. I own two Hyundais. You've owned none. So what? Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to post here, right, Hosts?
Are you telling us new MBs and BMWs are not discounted in any way?
I could buy a new Genesis 3.8 for the price of a used C Class or 3 Series. And my backseat passengers would welcome the extra room.
And it's even harder to fathom why someone would complain about such requests, but still fulfill them when said requests can be easily ignored
I've also driven MB since I was 18 year old and will likely own more. Anyone interested can post indeed, I am not the one who started questioning, am I? And we all own used cars, unless we are dealers, we don't own new cars.
I don't see the latest and greatest supposed game-changers from Germany being directly offered for 10%+ lower than the MSRP stated on banner ads that appear directly on dealer websites, no.
I could buy a 3 year old and still under warranty E63 AMG for the price of a loaded Genesis. My sensory receptors would welcome the extra performance.
Are those sales any less important to luxury automakers than those from the US?
yes, they are - the Buick LaCrosse (with a wheezy 4 banger in it of all things) is perhaps THE luxury car in China - make any diiference here? or maybe you're ready to proclaim it a 'luxury car' because the Chinese think so. How Toyota/Nissan/Hyundai or any other mass market mfgr is perceived outside these borders also is of no consequence - if Toyota wants to sell a luxury car here it will be labelled a Lexus, Nissan an Infiniti etc. - all except Hyundai, of course, which doesn't have one.
And NO NO NO it is only a 'moot point' in your own H biased mind - today's realities as you call them remain that luxury cars are sold only with luxury brands.
And the huge discounts relative to others is also a thing of the past. (Priced a 2011 Sonata recently?)
and you want to base this claim on a history of a whole year? The Sonata (while I question the abandonment of the V6) is definitely improved, is selling better, and is also on its new model honeymoon. Talk to me about Sonata prices holding in another 6 or 8 months., we'll see. They are already buying down the finance rates, no telling when those big arss rebates will show up as well.
An interesting concept though - a Hyundai that actually sells for some number more closely related to MSRP. Honda and Toyota have only beeen doing that for the last 25 years or so. The Hyundai dealer (and salesperson) would be lost - along the lines of 'how to sell a product that isn't necessarily the cheapest around'. The earth would shake, start rotating clockwise on its axis and then that salesmen would finally figure out that it really is possible to sell something on it merits as opposed to its price.
But, throw off your 'H' colored glass for a bit, and honestly tell me that you think that average Joe autobuyer doesn't EXPECT discounts at that wonderful Hyundai dealership (just like he does at a D3 dealership) , and IF faced with a situation like an unwilling to negotiate dealer (think Honda or Toyota here) that he won't move on down the street and buy an Accord instead. Reputations and/or perceptions however justified - are nonetheless quite real
What the Hyundai dealers are doing (some at least) is resurrecting a practice first popularized by the J3--adding "ADM" stickers to cars. Whoa.. I feel the ground shaking a bit!
The uplift in Hyundai prices in the past few years is real. If you had been out in the marketplace looking at Hyundais vs competitors during that time, you would know that. Buyers (myself included) would love to get the Hyundais of today for yesterday's prices. Eventually reality intrudes on Shangri-La. If they don't like today's prices, they are free to go down the street and buy a Camcord or whatever (or a used S Class). However, record numbers of buyers are still choosing Hyundais, even with the uplift in prices. That's not rose colored glasses. That's reality, and the facts/numbers back it up.
Yeah, just huge ads proclaiming the low lease rates and rebates on MBs. If MB dealers want to play the "hide the sales price and only show the lease price" game (also played well by Honda), that's up to them. I prefer a more open approach.
"PS 'Investing what was saved' is a totally un-American concept"
-- http://www.kvue.com/community/blogs/smart-money/People-saving-more-for-retiremen- t-100851749.html
PS. prob should do some research before you make statements cost to own studies are great but in these tough times, for those people who do not want to lease a car because they want to keep a car, buying the cheaper (dollar amt) car is prob a better way to go. (certainly if your looking to invest.. see above)If you looking to flip cars every 2-4 years then maybe you have a point. To say Hyundais would run away with comparisions -- have you looked at consumer reports lately ?? they are full of hyundais - name and reputation are well my friend.. Big "discounts" - try getting a sonada they cant produce enuf for demand.
http://www.autospies.com/news/Hyundai-to-ramp-up-production-of-the-hot-selling-2- 011-Sonata-53945/
love the use of PS - its a nice touch
Wouldn't an open approach be the corporation showing the bottom line?
I checked the MBUSA special offer site...loads of lease deals - as per usual many of them not looking too exceptional, no use of the word rebate.
Check dealer sites... that is what you were talking about anyway.
From dealer advertising to corporate accounting practices... large leaps we make here. Are you saying Hyundai's finances are not available for review?
However, record numbers of buyers are still choosing Hyundais, even with the uplift in prices
Yes they are, however, as with any model that is new they will sell closer to MSRP. There is still quite a "buzz" going on with the Sonata. Let's see in 6-9 months what the selling prices are. As soon as volume falls off there will be incentives flowing to keep the volume up. Its not just Hyundai doing this, its all makes.
I remember way back when the 05 Avalon was introduced the pricing was holding close to MSRP. There are many Edmunds members (including Captain2 IIRC) who had to pay close to MSRP to get one. When I bought my 06 I had no problem buying right at invoice price.
Same thing with the Genesis. When I first test drove one there was a 3K ADM on the sticker. I remember to this day pointing to it and saying to the salesman, "in six months these will be selling at invoice" He was not amused, however, who was right?
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in the SFTSF forum Jimbres wrote this and it is soooo true...
Still, that's always been true to some extent of all luxury brands, & that's the point I was trying to make to "luvmybuicks": a luxury brand, whether it's BMW, Mercedes, Cadillac, Rolex or the Hyundai Genesis, can't be considered a true sales success unless it attracts some badge-chasers. After all, the definition of a luxury is something that's not essential - something that at least some of us buy because we want to show off.
One of the reasons that GM fell into the soup is that Cadillac lost the prestige-seeking customer.
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When Big Brother in the form of security cameras began appearing on what seemed to be every street corner in the city, well, it seemed a little creepy. I mean, does the government and law enforcement really need the tools to monitor us to that level? Actually, yeah, I guess they do. As events this week in Boston have shown, cameras can put investigators on the right track while the trail is hot. It's debatable how much longer it would have taken without images to identify the bombers in Boston — if they would have ever been identified at all. "At events like Boston, you can run all the security sweeps you want," Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. "I'm sure they did just that. But there's nothing you can do to stop it if a guy comes along and drops a backpack.
"But once that happens, it's incredible how much faster you can track down the bad guy if you have cameras. They might be still waiting for someone to call and say they saw it, if that call ever comes at all. We don't want to live in a police state, but cameras give us a birds-eye view that we never had before."
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installed for last summer's Republican National Convention are still in use in Tampa. That doesn't include private security cameras that seem to be everywhere. Images from one of them led investigators to the arrest of a suspect last November in an attack on a woman in the Fort Brooke parking garage. "Because of the cameras, we were able to capture the guy, literally, within an hour of the crime," Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. "We were able to watch him leave the garage and dispose of his shirt in a waste can. We were able to track where he was going. Those cameras were as good as any eyewitness." Buckhorn, obviously, is a huge fan of cameras. The ACLU is not and has protested their use. Don't generalize over that comparison. That doesn't mean Buckhorn wants to record your every move, and it doesn't mean the ACLU wants to give cover to terrorists. There are legitimate privacy issues in having cameras standing constant, silent guard. It's fair to ask what happens next if we morph from the land of the free to the home of the watched. But then something like Boston happens, and, well, I'm glad the cameras were there.
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The economy isn't good. We know that. And we know that that bad economy is presenting challenges for NASCAR. In fact, that story? Beaten. To. Death.
So the news that DuPont, "long recognized as the leader in hospitality among NASCAR sponsors" according to this story in the Sports Business Journal, will entertain fewer than 2,000 guests at six races (down from 17,000 and 37, respectively, in 2008) is arguably not a great surprise. Though I know for my part I'm always taken aback by examples of huge corporations behaving responsibly.
(Hello? Major League Baseball? Pro Football? And you — over there, hiding in the corner, you, the NBA? About those escalating ticket prices …)
And while the idea that DuPont's decision could signal the beginning of the end of its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon is startling, it likely doesn't tell us much about NASCAR in particular or the world in general that we don't already know. Namely, things will look a fair bit different in another year.
In fact, it makes a certain sense that DuPont might leave after 2010, when its current contract with Hendrick and Gordon ends. By that time, the driver will be nearing 40 and have completed his 18th Cup season; it's widely speculated that Gordon will retire at that point. And somehow, the idea that DuPont would decide to associate with another driver — or having anywhere near the return on its investment that it has enjoyed with Gordon — seems almost inconceivable.
The reality is, sponsors come and sponsors go — seen Goodwrench lately? Tide? Skoal? — and NASCAR remains. And, if and when DuPont makes that decision, it will say a great deal more about their business prospects than it does NASCAR's.


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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper says he is still embarrassed by the racially insensitive comments he made last summer.
Cooper was caught on video at a Kenny Chesney concert, saying "I will fight every (expletive) here."
Cooper was fined by the team for the comments.
"Obviously, I was very embarrassed. I'm still embarrassed about the situation," Cooper said, via NFL.com. "Words hurt, and I'm crushed by it. But it felt good to know my teammates were supporting me."
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Goals: Sydney: C Bird 2 J Kennedy 2 L Jetta 2 A Everitt B McGlynn G Rohan J Bolton J McVeigh K Jack L Roberts-Thomson S Mumford. Greater Western Sydney Giants: C Ward J Giles J McDonald N Wilson W Hoskin-Elliott.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Jacob Mollison.
Official Crowd: 38,203 at ANZ Stadium.
Greater Western Sydney were a long way from being humiliated in their maiden AFL clash, but a third-quarter fade-out proved telling as Sydney strolled to a 63-point win.
Swans midfielder Kieren Jack kicked the opening goal in the second minute, and his side never looked like losing for the remainder of Saturday night. The fact Sydney led at every change and won 14.16 (100) to 5.7 (37) wasn't exactly a shocking development - most pundits had pencilled them in for the four points when the stand-alone start to the season was announced last year.
That Israel Folau could only manage a handful of possessions and seven hitouts in his first AFL match wasn't a shock either.But considering the margin expected by most of the 38,203-strong crowd - and the bookmaker who opened up a market with a 99.5-point start - GWS had every right to feel reasonably pleased with the result.
They won the last quarter by one point, and at halftime trailed by only 31 points. Some four years after the AFL won the support of the then-16 club presidents to establish a team in western Sydney, the Giants played a fine half of football on as grand as stage as they're likely to see for a few seasons.
For a match billed as 'boys against men', it was GWS who fired the first physical shot when James McDonald ironed out Luke Parker with a bump that might attract the match review panel's attention.McDonald wasn't alone in his physical intensity.
Despite fielding a team with a record 17 AFL debutants, the Giants' pressure often forced mistakes from Sydney in the opening half. Indeed, GWS co-captain Callan Ward - one of his side's best with 22 possessions, seven tackles and six clearances - kicked the Giants' first goal after Folau forced a contest early on.
Folau then grabbed a strong pack mark on the half-back flank in the second quarter, and the Giants added two consecutive goals to reduce the margin to just 18 points. But that would be as close as they'd come.
The third quarter was a telling reminder - for those who had forgotten Gold Coast's struggles last year - of how an extremely inexperienced side can fade out of a contest.
The Swans booted five goals on the trot, and were unlucky not to inflict more scoreboard carnage.Sydney finished the third term with 5.3 to the Giants' 0.1, while the AFL's video review system was called into play for the first time when one of Jack's shots hit the post.
The spark - kept alive before halftime by a combination of Sydney's inability to drive home their advantage and GWS's fighting qualities - was out of the contest, although the Giants claimed a micro victory in winning the last term.
Such wins may seem trivial, and Josh Kennedy - named the inaugural Brett Kirk medal winner for best on ground - won't care.
But the match wasn't anywhere near as comprehensive as the 119-point streamrolling Gold Coast endured in their debut clash last year.
Expansion teams' first games:
Sydney def Melbourne by 29 points at SCG, March 28 1982
Brisbane def North Melbourne by 33 points at MCG, March 27 1987
West Coast def Richmond by 14 points at Subiaco, March 29 1987
Adelaide def Hawthorn by 86 points at Football Park, March 22 1991
Fremantle def by Richmond by 5 points at MCG, April 1 1995
Port Adelaide def by Collingwood by 79 points at MCG, March 29 1997
Gold Coast def by Carlton by 119 points at The Gabba, April 2 2011
Greater Western Sydney def by Sydney by 63 points at ANZ Stadium, March 24 2012


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Once upon a time in a land called Sweeten, there lived a beautiful princessnamed Princess Tootsweet. She had long flowing hair, large dark eyes, and a lazypancreas.
"Lazy pancreas? What does that have to do with a lovely princess?" onemight ask.
And one might answer thusly: For some time Princess Tootsweet hadbeen feeling a little too fatigued to enjoy the kingdom's intramural joustingevents. Because she was constantly halting the exhibitions to take a trip to theroyal outhouse, the members of her court would whisper, "Gee, Princess Tootsweetsure does pee a lot."
Princess Tootsweet became so thirsty that the royal water bearers were runningout of royal water to bear. She felt hungry and tired and irritable, and that'swhen she decided it was time to visit her royal doctor, Doctor Langerhans.
"Oh, Doc, I just feel so tired that I can't enjoy the jousting events anymore.I've lost weight, and…." The princess paused. Dr. Langerhans finished, "Andyou're making so many trips to the royal out-house that your subjects arewhispering, 'Gee, Princess Tootsweet sure does pee a lot.'" "Yes, precisely.That is why I came to see you."
"Hmmm…." said Doctor Langerhans, "Are you thirsty a lot?"
"Well, yes." "Hungry?" "I could eat a royal unicorn if I could find one!" "Irritable?" asked the doctor. This really irritated the princess, whoanswered, "Hel-LO, I am the princess of SWEET-EN. I am always sweet. I am NEVERirritable!"
"Not irritable….Okay." Dr. Langerhans looked over his spectacles, "Well, let'sget some blood work done, and we'll get a better idea of what's going on." "Blood work, what kind of blood work? I am a princess, and my blood works justfine." Dr. Langerhans replied, "Yes, perhaps, but I want to give you a testcalled a fasting plasma glucose test. The results will show whether or not youhave diabetes."
The princess looked dismayed and bewildered. "Diabetes? What are they?" Dr.Langerhans also looked dismayed and bewildered. "Not 'They.' It's a disease,singular…" "Huh?" was the royal reply. "Diabetes is a disease in which thebody does not produce or properly use insulin." "Huh?" again, the royal reply."Let's get the fasting plasma glucose test done," smiled the doctor. "Very wellthen," stated the princess with a grand gesture. "Let the bleeding begin!"
"Okay, so what about the lazy pancreas?" you're wondering. Well, I'm gettingthere. Dr. Langerhans received the results of Princess Tootsweet's fastingplasma glucose test. Princess Tootsweet listened as the doctor told her that shehad type 1 diabetes. The doctor explained that her pancreas has stopped makinginsulin and that insulin is needed in the body to deliver energy in the form ofglucose to all the parts of the body. Without insulin, glucose builds up in theblood and can cause all kinds of problems.
Now, Princess Tootsweet was quite upset by this news. She yelled, "I will nottolerate such insolence, such, such, laziness! from any one or any pancreas!Can't I just command my pancreas to work again and make this, what's it called?Insolence… insomnia… instant coffee…?" "Insulin," answered the doctor. "No,Princess Tootsweet." "What do I do now?" The princess choked back tears. "Thispancreas of mine is lazy, and the intramural jousting exhibition is coming upsoon, and what's going to happen to me? Oh, peppercorns! My life is never goingto be good again!"
Dr. Langerhans understood the princess's frustration and anger. Finding out thatyou have diabetes can be devastating news, be you a princess or a pauper. Princess Tootsweet gathered her crown and scepter quickly, wanting only to beleft alone to try and forget all about this diabetes stuff. Doctor Langerhansstopped her and said, "Princess Tootsweet, you can have a normal life. Withmedicine and the right diet and exercise, with careful monitoring of your bloodglucose levels, and, most importantly, with knowledge of how to manage diabetes,you, Your Royal Highness, can have a wonderful, royal, and groovy life." ButPrincess Tootsweet did not want to listen any more.
Princess Tootsweet retired to her chambers. As she paced about, angry and upset,she decided that she did not feel too bad and that perhaps the doctor had made amistake. So she ignored everything the doctor had told her to do. She refused totest her blood sugar – Oww! That thing hurt! She refused to follow a balanceddiet. She refused to believe she had this, this "disease." (She could not evenbring herself to say the word DIABETES.). Then, one day as the princess waswalking in her garden, she felt terribly, horribly sick, sicker than she hadever felt in her life. Suddenly, she collapsed beneath her favorite weepingwillow tree.
Princess Tootsweet woke up in the hospital. Tubes and wires and all sorts ofthings were attached to her in all sorts of odd ways. Dr. Langerhans came in tosee the princess. "What happened to me, Doc? And what is up with all these tubesand whatnots going in and out of me?" Dr Langerhans replied, "Princess, youhave ketoacidosis." The princess made that scrunched-up face that she alwaysmade when she was confused. "Ketoacidosis? Who are they and what do they wantfrom us? Don't I have a war adviser or something to tell me about these things?Oh, I don't care about invading barbarians with goofy names. They can have thekingdom! I just want to know what happened to me."
Dr. Langerhans explained. "Not 'They.' 'It.' It's a condition, dear Princess.It's what happened to you. You have ketoacidosis." "Oh!" was the royal reply.Dr Langerhans went on to explain what ketoacidosis was and how it is caused. Hetold her that she was being given fluid intravenously (in the vein), along withinsulin, to get her blood to have just the right amount of glucose in it. Theprincess could not deny it any more. She slowly came to accept her diagnosis.
While the princess was in the hospital, she learned more about diabetes. Ken RNwas one of Princess Tootsweet's nurses. It was his job to make sure that sheknew how to manage her diabetes when she left the hospital. Ken RN advised theprincess to eat well balanced, healthy meals and to check her blood glucoseregularly. He showed her how to administer insulin, what to do when she got sickwith a cold or flu and was not feeling quite so royal, and where she could getmore information about diabetes. Ken RN made sure that Princess Tootsweet had aclue before she was discharged from the hospital.
After Princess Tootsweet was discharged, she wanted to learn even more aboutdiabetes. So she read books about diabetes, subscribed to Diabetes Healthmagazine, and surfed the web for more information. She learned so much, and sheused all that knowledge to get her diabetes under control. When her diabetes wascontrolled, the princess felt so healthy, so in control, and so groovy that shewas soon considered by all her subjects, and by the royal court as well, to bequite the expert when it came to managing her diabetes.
Yes, indeed, the royal unicorn was spared. The water supply returned to optimumlevels, and the intramural jousting exhibitions resumed. The pancreas, so lazy!stayed on vacation, but none of Princess Tootsweet's subjects or royal courtmembers whispered about her frequent trips to the royal outhouse anymore.Instead they proclaimed, throughout the land of Sweeten and beyond, how smartthe princess was when it came to staying healthy and managing her diabetes. And,of course, they all lived quite happily and healthfully ever after!
Royal Glossary
Fasting Plasma Glucose Test: This is a blood test to see if you have diabetes.First, you fast (no food!) for about eight hours. Then a little bit of bloodtaken from a small vein and is put into a little test tube. Off it goes to alaboratory, where the amount of glucose in the blood is measured. A person whodoes not have diabetes will have under 100 mg/dl (milligrams of glucose in adeciliter of blood). A person who has diabetes will have 126 mg/dl or more. Thetest is repeated if the number is high, just to make sure that everything wasdone correctly and that the high number is not just a fluke.
Diabetes: Princess Tootsweet had type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused byan autoimmune disorder, which is a problem with the body's immune system. When apancreas is working the way it should, specialized cells (called beta cells) inthe pancreas make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that allows the body to useenergy from food. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakes beta cells forinvaders and attacks them. After enough beta cells are destroyed, insulin is nolonger produced and symptoms of diabetes appear.
In type two diabetes, the beta cells still produce insulin. However, the otherbody cells do not respond properly to the insulin, or not enough insulin isproduced naturally to meet the needs of the body. Insulin is usually stillpresent in a person with type 2 diabetes, but it does not work as well as itshould. Some people with type 2 can keep it under control by losing weight,changing their diet, and increasing their exercise. Others take one or moremedications, including insulin.
Dr. Langerhans: Dr. Langerhans was a real doctor who discovered the littlegroups of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones. Whenhe looked at the groups of cells, he thought they looked like little islands, sohe named them the islets of Langerhans.
Glucose: Generally, glucose starts out as carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are foundin foods like rice, pasta, fruit and bread. The digestive tract breaks down thecarbohydrates into something the body can use for energy: glucose. In the smallintestine, the glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream, and there it meets upwith insulin.
Insulin: Insulin is like the cool knight in shining armor who knows the secretpasswords to all the best castles in the neighborhood. Everyone knows you can'tget into the super-secret castle on Eighth Street without the secret password.Glucose does not have the password, so he pals up with Insulin. Insulin andGlucose together go to the muscle cells and knock on the cells' doors. ThereInsulin says the secret password, and Glucose enters the cells, providing energyto the cells. If Glucose is running around in the blood without Insulin, henever gets in the cells of the muscles because…why? He doesn't have the secretpassword!
Ketoacidosis: Ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes. When Glucoseis not hanging out with Insulin, Glucose does not get into the cells of themuscles to provide energy. So the body starts using fat for energy. When fat isbroken down, some of the little by-products are called ketones. If all thishappens at a very fast rate, the ketones build up in the blood, making the bloodacidic.
Blood loaded down with ketones is like a poison. Why so hungry? Because themuscles are not getting glucose, they "feel" like they are starving. And theyare starving for the energy that glucose gives. Why so thirsty? All that extraglucose in the blood draws water out of the blood like a sponge as it passesthrough parts of the kidneys. If this goes on too long, the body becomesdehydrated. Sometimes the diabetic person starts vomiting, and this causes evenmore dehydration. Severe dehydration can cause a collapse of the whole body,coma and even worse. If you have type 1 diabetes, your body needs insulineveryday, which brings us to….
Denial: Sometimes the news can be too horrible, so we just decide it is nottrue. This is a big problem for diabetics and other people who have justreceived bad news. Although you might feel better for a little while by justblocking out the bad news, in the long run the problems get even worse.
Acceptance: If you can accept the bad news, then you can start getting on withmaking your life groovy. It takes work, but a groovy life is worth it: just askPrincess Tootsweet!
RN: RN stands for Registered Nurse. RNs are specially trained healthcareprofessionals who must go to school, pass rigorous exams, and keep up with newdevelopments. Nursing has traditionally been viewed as a woman's profession, butmore and more men are becoming nurses, attracted by the good pay, flexibility,opportunities for advancement, and their desire to help out their localprincesses and fellow men.


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CLEVELAND -- Johnny Cueto threw his fourth complete game of the season and the Cincinnati Reds, aided by a bizarre play in which a Cleveland runner was fooled by a second ball on the field, defeated the Indians 9-2 on Tuesday night.
The Indians, trying to mount a comeback in the seventh, had a rally squelched after an errant warmup pitch from Cincinnati's bullpen came on the field.
Yan Gomes' double cut the lead to 6-2 and moved David Murphy to third as a ball thrown by reliever Jumbo Diaz rolled behind second base. Murphy mistakenly thought that ball was live and edged off third. He was tagged out after the ball that was in play was thrown to Santiago.
Indians manager Terry Francona spoke briefly with the umpires, but the call stood.
The unusual play, along with Cueto's strong performance and a rare big offensive day by the Reds, helped Cincinnati break a 10-game losing streak at Progressive Field.
Cueto (13-6), who hasn't lost since July 2, allowed two runs in winning his fifth straight decision.
Ramon Santiago hit a three-run homer in the second off Josh Tomlin (5-8) to break a 1-all tie for his first home run since Aug. 16 last season while playing for Detroit.
Cincinnati, which has been playing without All-Stars Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips, is 6-12 since the break, as it struggles to stay in the NL playoff chase.
Michael Brantley had an RBI single for the Indians, whose four-game winning streak ended.
Cincinnati scored in the first on a dropped relay throw by third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall.
Jay Bruce had three hits and two RBI and Negron added a two-run double in the ninth.
The Indians recalled Tomlin to start Tuesday's game against the Reds.
Following the loss to the Reds, Tomlin is 5-8 in 16 games with Cleveland.
He was sent to Triple-A Columbus on July 26 and made one start in the minors before being recalled. Tomlin hasn't won in five starts since pitching a one-hitter against Seattle on June 28.
Outfielder Nyjer Morgan, who was on the 60-day disabled list with a sprained right knee, was activated and released. Morgan last played on May 14.
Outfielder Tyler Holt was optioned to Columbus.
Reds: Votto (strained left knee) who has been on the 15-day disabled list since July 8, is rehabilitating in Cincinnati. Manager Bryan Price says Votto is still experiencing soreness in the knee and there's no timetable for his return.
Indians: Designated hitter Nick Swisher (strained right wrist) is expected to be available Wednesday after missing two games. Center fielder Michael Bourn (strained left hamstring) began a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Tuesday and could rejoin the Indians next week. He's hasn't played since July 5.
Reds: Right-hander Mat Latos (3-3) starts Wednesday as the series shifts to Cincinnati. He'll be maknig his 10th start after opening the season on the DL. Latos owns a 3.11 career ERA at Great American Ball Park, which is the lowest by any pitcher with at least 15 starts there.
Indians: Right-hander Danny Salazar (4-4) looks for his fourth straight win Wednesday since returning from the minors. He has a 2.00 ERA while striking out 17 over 18 innings in his last three starts. Salazar has yet to face Cincinnati in his career.


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In that shirt, he reminds me of the guy from The Princess Bride, played by Andre the Giant. "Anybody want a peanut?"
In that shirt, he reminds me of the guy from The Princess Bride, played by Andre the Giant. "Anybody want a peanut?"
Fav show: Simpsons --yes
His background could help him out, we all know how many "troubled teens" (well 20s) they've had. He's the kind of guy no one wants to vote out. I like him.
Log off. That cookie sh*t makes me nervous. --Tony Soprano
So I said to him, "Look, buddy, your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your Grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that!" --Homer Simpson
He had me rollong during the early show. he by far is one of my beginning favorites.
I really hope he lasts a while as he just looks like he would be fun.
He's in a young tribe so no doubt he'll be an early target if they do well in thew challenges and/or he's overpowering.
"That's Numberwang!"
He's definelty my favorite so far. He looks so much like my brother (although my brother is much better groomed) and my brother is such a great guy who also works with troubled teens. I think he'll be one of the "characters" of this season. Please not another Big Tom.
I'm a little worried about all his sweating in the Early Show interview, though. Oh wait, this isn't the AI2 forum.
Yup, my early favorite. Not all muscle buff, so they won't boot him for that. But I bet more than physically fit enough to not get booted for failing challenges.
Works with troubled teens? God, what a shoe-in for this show! They'll need to keep him around!
I probably like him better than the other contestants. He seems to be an easy-going type of guy. I admire him because of his occupation.
His beard is already getting on my nerves though
Hey... its got good articles...Originally Posted by Tirlittan
I pre-like this guy.
"Movies: Braveheart
Actors: Mel Gibson"
He was a gravedigger and a bartender. I am digging that beard...yup, Rupert is my fave.
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US Border Patrol agents are helping police widen the mountaintop manhunt for an ex-policeman wanted as a suspect in three California slayings, seeking to block his potential escape to neighbouring Mexico.
Former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner, 33, has declared war on law enforcement officers and their families in a manifesto posted on the internet that complains of his 2008 firing from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
Over the past several days, he is accused of having killed the daughter of a retired LAPD captain and the young woman's fiance in Irvine, California, as well as a police officer from Riverside.
Police have said they believe Dorner is carrying multiple weapons, including an assault-style rifle.
The hunt for Dorner has centred on the area of Big Bear Lake, a popular ski resort in the San Bernardino Mountains about 129km northeast of Los Angeles, where his burning pickup truck was discovered on Thursday (NZT Friday). Authorities have acknowledged he may have slipped away undetected.
The axle of Dorner's truck was damaged, indicating he may have been forced to abandon it, said Irvine police spokesman Lieutenant Bill Whalen.
There is speculation in the media, however, that Dorner may have left the truck as a diversion tactic.
''At this point it was not determined when that damage occurred,'' Whalen said, adding it could have happened after the truck was abandoned and set on fire.
On Saturday, authorities dispatched officers on the ground and air units to begin a third day of searches in the mountain, said Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Officers have used dogs and armoured personnel carriers equipped with snow chains to manoeuvre through the mountains. Over 100 officers have been deployed to the area.
The US Border Patrol sent tactical response teams to the Big Bear Lake area to assist, said Border Patrol spokesman Steven Pitts. Those teams are typically heavily armed and specially trained.
The US Customs and Border Protection agency also sent a helicopter, Pitts said.
''We did lend operational support to the San Bernardino County Sheriff in their search for this very dangerous man,'' he said.
Federal agents at the border with Mexico are screening vehicles to prevent Dorner from fleeing the country, he said.
Southbound traffic into the border town of Tijuana has been clogged, with the backup extending over 5km.
Dorner in his manifesto vowed to wage ''unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty''. But a military expert said such threats were overblown.
''A guy can be a serial killer or sniper or just a murderer, he can be Jack the Ripper, but that's hardly guerrilla warfare,'' said Anthony James Joes, author of the book 'Urban Guerilla Warfare'.
''I don't care how good this guy is, or how crazy this guy is, he's not going to surround anyone,'' said Joes, who teaches political science at Saint Joseph's University in Pennsylvania.
Dorner first came to public attention on Wednesday (NZT Thursday) when he was named as a suspect in the slayings of a university security officer and his fiancee, college basketball coach Monica Quan, in Irvine, about 64km south of Los Angeles.
They were found shot to death on Sunday in a car at the top of a parking structure.
Quan, 28, was the daughter of a retired Los Angeles police captain who represented Dorner in disciplinary action that led to his 2008 firing for making false statements accusing another officer of using excessive force.
On Thursday, he traded gunfire with two Los Angeles police officers who were tracking him, and later ambushed two Riverside officers. He killed one and left the other badly wounded, police said.
Police said they were providing extra security for about 40 potential targets mentioned in Dorner's online declaration. It was posted to Facebook but has since been taken down.
Dorner joined the Navy in 2002 and reached the rank of lieutenant. He received a rifle marksman ribbon and a pistol expert medal, according to his official service record. A Navy spokesman said those are basic-level commendations.
As the mountaintop search continued, questions have arisen over how well prepared he might be to survive the cold winter conditions if he remains in the area.
James Usera, an attorney in Salem, Oregon, played football with Dorner when both of them attended Southern Utah University in the late 1990s.
He said Dorner, who grew up in urban southern California, did not have much outdoors experience then, but they would sometimes go jackrabbit hunting together in Utah.
''My memory now is that I don't know that he ever had a gun in his hands'' during those hunts, Usera said.
Dorner's claim in his online ''manifesto'' that his career was undone by racist colleagues conspiring against him comes at a time when it's widely held that the Los Angeles Police Department has evolved well beyond the troubled racial legacy of the police beating of black man Rodney King and the OJ Simpson trial.
Dorner has depicted himself as a black man wronged, whose badge was unjustly taken in 2008 after he lodged a complaint against a white female supervisor.
''It is clear as day that the department retaliated toward me,'' Dorner said in online writings authorities have attributed to him. Racism and officer abuses, he argued, have ''gotten worse''.
The LAPD was once synonymous with violent and bigoted officers, whose culture and brand of street justice was depicted by Hollywood in films like 'LA Confidential' and 'Training Day'.
But Dorner's problems at the LAPD, which ended with his dismissal in 2008, played out as the officer ranks were growing more diverse and then-Chief William Bratton was working hard to mend relations with long-sceptical minorities.
''This is no longer your father's LAPD,'' Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared in 2009.
Civil rights attorney Connie Rice said the department should review the Dorner case and his claims, while stressing that she is not defending the suspect in any way and is shocked by the attacks.
''The open racism of the days before is gone,'' said Rice, who closely tracks racial issues inside the department.
''The overall culture has improved enormously.''
Police say Dorner shot and killed a couple in a parking garage last weekend, the beginning of a rampage he said was retribution for his mistreatment at LAPD.
The woman who died was the daughter of a retired police captain who had represented Dorner in the disciplinary proceedings that led to his dismissal.
Hours after authorities identified Dorner as a suspect in the double murder, police believe he shot and grazed an LAPD officer and later used a rifle to ambush two Riverside police officers, killing one and seriously wounding the other.
''This is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD,'' Dorner wrote in a 14-page online manifesto.
On Friday (NZT Saturday), a community of online sympathizers formed, echoing complaints against police that linger in some communities.
One Facebook page supporting Dorner, which had over 2300 fans by Friday evening, said ''this is not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It's supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do''.
Dorner's case is complicated.
After the Naval reservist returned to LAPD after a deployment to the Middle East in 2007, a training officer became alarmed by his conduct, which included weeping in a police car and threatening to file a lawsuit against the department, records show.
Six days after being notified in August 2007 that he could be removed from the field, Dorner accused the training officer, Sergeant Teresa Evans, of kicking suspect Christopher Gettler, a schizophrenic with severe dementia, in the chest and left cheek while handcuffing him during an arrest.
Richard Gettler, the schizophrenic man's father, gave testimony that supported Dorner's claim.
After his son was returned home on July 28, 2007, Richard Gettler asked ''if he had been in a fight because his face was puffy'' and his son responded that he was kicked twice in the chest by a police officer.
However, Dorner's report to internal affairs came two weeks after the arrest, police and court records allege.
Civilian and police witnesses said they didn't see Evans kick the man, who had a scratch on his cheek consistent with his fall into a bush. A police review board ruled against Dorner, leading to his dismissal.
Online, Dorner tells a different story. He argues he was ''terminated for doing the right thing''.
Rice was quick to point out that while the LAPD culture has improved, there are still what she calls pockets of bad behaviour.
That was echoed by Hector Villagra, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
''There has definitely been improvement from those dark days,'' Villagra said.
''We are in a vastly different place, but there still are opportunities for improvement in this and any other police department.''


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Olives may have been common in the land of Canaan, but they were also considered precious. The olive is mentioned 35 times in the Bible and its most important product, olive oil, is mentioned over 200 times.
The doors and doorposts within the temple's inner sanctuary along with the cherubim were made of olive wood (1 Kings 6:23 1 Kings 6:23And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
American King James Version×, 31-33). Booths at the Feast of Tabernacles were made from olive and other tree branches (Nehemiah 8:15 Nehemiah 8:15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
American King James Version×). Olive oil was used in the tabernacle lamps for light (Leviticus 24:2 Leviticus 24:2Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
American King James Version×), and oil was also used to anoint the kings of Israel (Saul in 1 Samuel 10:1 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over his inheritance?
American King James Version×and David in 1 Samuel 16:13 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the middle of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
American King James Version×).
In addition, oil was also used in most of the offerings. Even the two witnesses are referred to as olive trees (Revelation 11:3-4 Revelation 11:3-4 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
American King James Version×). David said, "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God" (Psalms 52:8 Psalms 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
American King James Version×).
God holds the olive tree, its fruit and its oil as highly important. Our spiritual life can be related to this useful fruit. Let's take a look at the importance this tree holds for us.
Firmly Rooted
The olive tree is a stout evergreen fruit tree that has been cultivated for thousands of years. It is revered for its longevity and the tenacity with which it remains rooted in the ground, thriving despite adversity. It can withstand conditions of frost, drought and poor soil, typically living for 500 years, though there are claims of trees that are much older. This is because an olive tree has strong, hardy roots. The root system spreads out wide and long, making the trees hard to topple.
As Christians, we should be like the olive tree. Proverbs 12:3 Proverbs 12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
American King James Version×reads, "The root of the righteous cannot be moved." We need to be well rooted in our lives by keeping God's truth in the forefront in our lives. Our use of God's Word should be wide-ranging as we apply it to many situations in our life. Reading, understanding and applying God's Word helps us become rooted in His way, making it difficult for Satan to topple us.
Olive trees do not produce fruit for six to 10 years after planting, and only when they are about 20 to 25 years old do they produce a full harvest. Olive trees produce a small, bitter oval fruit that is green when unripe and black when ripe. We often find this fruit as an hors d'oeuvre at parties or as a topping on pizza.
Proverbs 12:12 Proverbs 12:12The wicked desires the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
American King James Version×tells us that "the root of the righteous yields fruit." Once grounded in God's Word, we should produce fruit in service and love towards others—abundantly like the full harvest of the olive tree. Learning to serve with love and care takes time and effort, much like the olive tree takes time to produce mature fruit.
For proper fruit development, the olive tree needs pruning. Pruning regulates production and helps shape the tree for easier harvesting. Radical pruning is often done to keep the olive tree at a desired height. Yet, the olive tree thrives after such trimming.
In like manner, God prunes us to produce fruit. Consider John 15. Christ is the true vine and God the vinedresser. According to verse 2, "Every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit." God wants us to have His righteous character. He prunes us accordingly to help us develop as His begotten children.
Full of Oil
Olive oil is actually a fruit juice. The longer the olive ripens, the greater the oil content. Olives begin to grow in late June, but the best olive oil is made from ripe berries gathered in November or December.
From 10 to 35 percent of an olive is oil, but in order to extract the oil, the olive itself must be pressed. This is done either using a mill with wood or stones or by stomping with one's feet. Extra virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing and is the purest oil with the best taste.
The Holy Spirit is often symbolized as olive oil in the Bible. As firstfruits, God has given us His Holy Spirit to help us know and understand His way (1 Corinthians 2:12-13 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Ghost teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
American King James Version×). The Holy Spirit gives us strength to overcome our sins and the pressures put upon us by Satan. Our trials can be compared to the pressing or bruising done to the olive to produce the oil. God allows trials to help us stir up His Holy Spirit within us. And with use, God will increase our measure of His Holy Spirit much like the oil content increases in the olive as it ripens.
Olive trees were abundant in Israel and the oil was a staple in the people's diet. Today olives are still a main food item in the Mediterranean basin of Italy, Greece and Spain. However, in other parts of the world this fruit is considered more of a delicacy. God used this common daily item to help Israel understand their purpose in following Him. As spiritual Israel, we can still relate to the symbolism found in this simple fruit tree. We too should be able to say of ourselves that we are "like an olive tree in the house of God." UN


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BOZEMAN – Researchers at the Museum of the Rockies have spent the last 15 summers exploring the badlands of Eastern Montana and excavating dinosaur bones from the Hell Creek Formation. Over that time, they've made several new discoveries regarding some of the last dinosaurs to walk the Earth.
Now, in the latest paper to be published about findings from the Hell Creek Formation, Montana State University doctoral candidate John Scannella and three co-authors reveal new insights into the evolution of Triceratops, based on more than 50 specimens that have been collected in recent years.
By recording precise stratigraphic information for each Triceratops, and analyzing the morphological details of the skull, it appears possible to see evolutionary trends in Triceratops, the researchers said in the June 30 issue of the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Stratigraphy is the study of the layer of rocks.
Over one to two million years at the end of the Cretaceous Period, Triceratops went from having a small nasal horn and long beak to having a long nasal horn and shorter beak. The dinosaur with a small nasal horn and long beak is a Triceratops horridus. It was only found lower in the Hell Creek Formation. The dinosaur with a long nasal horn and shorter beak is a Triceratops prorsus. It was only found near the top of the Hell Creek Formation. Skulls found in the middle of the Hell Creek Formation showed characteristics of both Triceratops horridus and Triceratops prorsus.
"This study provides a detailed look at shifts in the morphology of a single dinosaur genus over time," Scannella said.
Several other institutions in the United States joined in an extensive survey of the Hell Creek Formation that was spearheaded by MSU's Museum of the Rockies in 1999. The goal of the Hell Creek Project was to learn everything they could about the geology, flora and fauna of the formation so they could accurately reconstruct the environment at the end of the Cretaceous Period and the lives and evolution of the creatures that once roamed there.
Over the course of the project, the researchers found that Triceratops is the most common dinosaur in the Hell Creek Formation. The Museum of the Rockies now houses one of the largest collections of Triceratops in the world.
"Most dinosaurs are only known from one or a handful of specimens," Scannella said. "Some dinosaurs are known from a large number of specimens, but they're often found all in one place – on a single stratigraphic horizon. The great thing about Triceratops is that there are a lot of them, and they were found at different levels of the Hell Creek Formation.
"So we can compare Triceratops found at different levels," Scannella said. "When you have a larger sample size, you can learn much more about variation, growth and evolution."
Scannella was lead author of the PNAS paper. Co-authors were MSU graduate student Denver Fowler, paleontologist Mark Goodwin from the University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, and Regents Professor of Paleontology Jack Horner of MSU. All have written or co-authored previous papers about their discoveries in the Hell Creek Formation near Jordan and the Fort Peck Reservoir.
Horner and Goodwin discovered previously that the skull and horns of Triceratops changed shape as it grew from a baby to an adult. In 2010, Scannella and Horner suggested that the skull of Triceratops underwent an even more dramatic transformation than had been suspected and that when fully mature, the Triceratops became what had previously been thought to be a distinct genus of horned dinosaur, the Torosaurus.
"The new study finds evidence that not only did Triceratops change shape over the lifetime of an individual, but that the genus transformed over the course of the end of the age of dinosaurs," Scannella said.
The Hell Creek survey located so many new Triceratops that bones are still being removed from field jackets and prepared for study every day at the Museum of the Rockies. The new Triceratops range from small juveniles to animals with heads the size of a car. Some were found complete and intact. Others were found shattered into countless pieces.
The researchers collected as many specimens as possible in order to put together the most complete picture of the evolution of this famous dinosaur, named by famed Yale paleontologist O.C. Marsh in 1889, Scannella said.
"The study emphasized how important it is to know exactly where dinosaur fossils are collected from," Scannella said. "A beautiful Triceratops without detailed stratigraphic data cannot answer as many questions as a fragmentary specimen with stratigraphic data."
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After Chestertown area veterans gathered May 18 to observe progress on the new Chester Veterans Memorial, they accepted a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol from Shay Mason, an aide of U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson. Participating in the presentation were (left to right): Shay Mason and veterans Harry Bollback, Lou Russo, Ron Robert, Bill Linton, Harry Brundage, Harry Smith and Joe Slattery.
A half dozen area veterans gathered May 18 on the lawn of the Town of Chester Municipal center to observe some construction work.
A few days earlier, excavators had scooped up tons of soil, and concrete footings were poured for four massive granite slabs that are to bear the names of area citizens who have served in the U.S. military.
Harry Bollback, a U.S. Marine veteran serving in World War II, overlooked the work that had been completed.
"To see this, is like a miracle," said Bollback, a founder of Word of Life Ministries. "We all dreamed of this, and it caught fire."
Within several weeks, the four multi-ton slabs of Vermont granite will be standing on the lawn in a semicircle.
Planted in front of the town of Chester's municipal headquarters, the six-feet-tall memorials are to forever honor the men and women of Chestertown, Pottersvillle and elsewhere in the town of Chester who served their nation, Bollback said. Those engraved names will be of soldiers serving in either combat or otherwise from the Revolutionary War to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The granite monuments, which were being engraved this week with 979 names, will be flanked with six flags representing the Army Navy, Air Force, Marines Coast Guard and a POW/MIA flag.
There is also to be a fallen soldier's memorial, a grouping of bronzed U.S. military boots, helmet, dogtag and rifle.
The monuments and flags, to stand about 25 feet from the municipal center's entrance, will be illuminated at night.
The development, referred to as Veterans Plaza, has been designed in conjunction with a plan to hold festivals and outdoor gatherings on the municipal center's lawn.
The plaza and the veterans memorial are to be dedicated in a patriotic public ceremony planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, July 7.
State and federal politicians and U.S. military officials have pledged to participate, Bollback said.
"It will be a spectacular event," Bollback said, noting there will be a live band performing, color guards and notable officials attending.
Bollback and the other veterans, gathered May 18 — Lou Russo, Joe Slattery, Harry Brundage, Bill Linton, Ron Robert and Harry Smith — talked of the community support that was making this veterans memorial plaza a reality. No state, federal or municipal funds have been spent on the project, they said.
Bollback said that the monument committee has raised about $65,000 to date and that many businesses have donated services and materials for the monument project.
The måonument project has been under development for nearly two years. In addition to the veteranås named above, working on the effort have been Joanne Ellsworth, Tracy Evans, Frank Tucci, and Sam Maltbie have been involved on behalf of the American legion Post 964 and VFW Post 5513.
Donations are still needed to complete the work, Bollback said.
Contributions may be sent to: Town of Chester Veterans Memorial, P.O. Box 365, Chestertown, NY 12817.


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