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ENERGY HARVESTING Energy harvesting wirelessly - the secret to M2M's success By Frank Schmidt a few years ago, M2M communication was an expensive niche application that required complex networking. But with technological developments and the flexible capabilities of cloud services, both the infrastructure and the products have made it possible to provide a great deal of information for M2M applications cost-effectively, using wireless modules. The deeper the interconnection of these devices, the more flexibility is demanded of the technologies. That's a major reason why energy harvesting wireless technology is increasingly being adopted within M2M devices, products and building automation systems. Today, M2M is considered a future-oriented growth market with high expectations. The predictions range from over 300 million by 20171 to 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020. Deploying the millions of distributed devices lead to a challenge: how should they be powered and how will they communicate? One solution is energy harvesting wireless technology. Wireless sensors and relay receivers enable simple deployment of intelligent nodes, however, wireless devices require power – historically this meant pulling a lot of wires or installing and replacing batteries. Devices powered by energy harvesters are maintenance-free and independent of batteries or other external energy sources, paving the way to a simpler installation of millions of devices connected to each other and the Internet. Energy from the surroundings Due to the energy harvesting principle the wireless modules gain their power from the surrounding environment and therefore work without batteries. In the process, an electrodynamic energy converter uses mechanical motion or a miniaturised solar module generating energy from light. Combining a thermoelectric converter with a DC/DC converter taps heat as an energy source. Even these small amounts of harvested energy are sufficient to transmit a wireless signal. The addition of a capacitor can ensure adequate power storage to bridge intervals when little or no energy can be harvested. For optimal radio frequency (RF) effectiveness, the radio protocol, standardised as ISO/IEC 14543-3-10, uses sub 1 GHz frequency bands. This provides a safeguard against other wireless transmitters, whilst offering fast system response and elimination of data collisions. In addition, sub-GHZ radio waves have twice the range of 2.4 GHz signals for the same energy budget, and better penetration within buildings. As a reference point, duplicating the energy harvesting wireless system at 2.4 GHz system requires about four times more receiver nodes to cover the same area. That increases its cost compared to a sub-GHz solution, for example. RF reliability is assured because wireless signals are just 0.7 milliseconds in duration and are transmitted multiple times for redundancy. The range of energy harvesting wireless sensors is about 300 meters in an open field and up to 30 meters inside buildings. Building automation as a model for M2M Energy harvesting devices are particularly attractive as replacements for batteries in low-power electronic systems such as wireless sensor networks, because of the logistics involved in the time-consuming tasks of acquiring, installing, and changing the batteries. Today, energy harvesting wireless technology is very well established providing M2M solutions in the building automation sector, bridging the control of light, HVAC and other fields of building technology to smart home, smart metering and energy management systems. Wireless and batteryless technology significantly eases energy monitoring and control in buildings with only little intervention into the existing systems. The wireless devices are highly flexible to install so that individual components, wall switches, sensors and relay receivers can be easily networked to form an intelligent system without complex cabling. In addition, dispensing with batteries eliminates the burdensome need to maintain the devices' energy supply in a regular time period, which can be up to each year. An example for such a flexible automation system is HVAC control. Here, a thermostat, VAV (Variable Air Volume) or fan coil controller receives information related to occupancy, temperature, humidity, window position or CO2 from the respective batteryless sensors and controls the opening and closing of valve actuators for radiators, or dampers for VAV systems. At the same time, the controller sends status information to a central building automation system, and receives control messages from the BAS system. This enables the building to be monitored from a central location, that can be remote from the building itself, and to implement building wide settings, such as holiday shutdown, for example. Frank Schmidt is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of EnOcean – www.enocean.com 42 Electronic Engineering Times Europe May 2013 www.electronics-eetimes.com
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The practice of Christian meditation taught by John Main can be traced back to the Desert Fathers, in their effort to achieve inner silence and thereby union with God through purity of heart and unceasing prayer. The contemplative-prophetic spirituality of our time is a development from this tradition. Joseph Wong will explore this ancient wisdom, showing its affinity with some Buddhist practices and indicating its contemporary relevance.
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The John Main Seminar is an annual event designed to broaden & deepen the teaching of Christian Meditation. It brings together meditators from around the world & those wishing to discover the practice.
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The Christian understanding of Jesus as the Word made flesh transforms the way we see our own humanity and also the natural world we are part of. "Nothing that is not against nature is against Christ" (Clement of Alexandria) - this liberating insight has to be more courageously embraced in our own time so that the mystery of Christ can become fully transformative. But this is not only a theological project. It begins - and finds its culmination - at the deeply personal level of experience. And this is why meditation in our own tradition is such a blessing and necessity - it opens us to the mystery of the inner Christ and to the cosmic Christ simultaneously. Our daily meditation leads us to self-knowledge and also gives us new words with which to understand and communicat the Word itself.
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The John Main Seminar is a major event of the World Community hosted annually in different countries. In 2011 it was led by the English Dominican Timothy Radcliffe and hosted by the Irish Christian Meditation Community. The pre-Seminar retreat was led by Fr Laurence on "Fruits of Crisis".
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Capsule Review: Thermaltake Meka Keyboards and Black Element Mouseby Dustin Sklavos on June 28, 2012 2:00 AM EST
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As someone who's been a fairly resolute Logitech user (and still enjoys the G500), I have to say Thermaltake has done a remarkably solid job with the Black Element Mouse. The Black Element uses a mostly ambidextrous design with a soft-touch plastic surface that isn't anywhere near as inducive to clammy palms as the material Razer uses (and by extension, the material used on the old Microsoft Habu). The ridges in the mouse buttons also don't feel quite as deep as the ones typically found on Razer mice, making the Black Element more comfortable in the hand overall.
The top of the Black Element features two plastic buttons beneath the mouse wheel that default to toggling laser sensor polling speed, effectively changing the sensitivity of the mouse on the fly. Above them is a mouse wheel that feels like it has just the right amount of resistance, both in scrolling and in pressing as a middle mouse button. On the left side, where your thumb would rest, are three buttons in a row. This is one situation where I think Logitech's G500 definitely has a smarter layout in having the third button beneath the two instead of between them, as it felt like my thumb had to slightly reach to hit the uppermost button. Meanwhile, the right side of the Black Element has a single long button that you should be able to hit with your pinky without too much trouble. Flip the Black Element over and you'll find a button for toggling profiles as well as user-adjustable weights.
The software for the Black Element is a little obtuse at first, but most of the simple stuff is easy enough to get a hold of. Each of the mouse buttons is programmable, and you can individually adjust vertical and horizontal sensitivity. The mouse also supports up to four different DPI settings, and you can change the LEDs that light up the mouse to one of five colors: red, cyan, green, magenta, and blue. You can also disable LEDs individually, but unfortunately you can't choose different colors. Finally, you can program macros and button functions directly into the mouse, which is nifty in and of itself.
And how did the Black Element work in practice? Very well, actually, although there are some snags in the design. The default sensitivity of 3200dpi (vertical and horizontal) proved to be just right for me, and that's good because the mouse sensitivity buttons feel like they're a bit on the chintzy side. The same is true of the programmable buttons on the sides. They just don't have quite the same feeling of resistance and quality that the buttons on Logitech's G500 or Corsair's Vengeance mice do.
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TheEyes - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - linkAs far as I'm concerned, every article on keyboards should link to the mechanical keyboard guide on Overclock.net:
It's a very useful guide to all the different types of switches, how they work, and which are best for particular applications. Reply
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JustCallMeCrash - Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - linkRipster! You seem to be showing up everywhere I go these days. I must have been out of the loop on geekhack for a bit... what happened there that everyone keeps referring to on deskthority? Reply
SilthDraeth - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - linkWas hoping this was good. I have the k60 and so far only issues I have, aside from the fading keys, which they fixed with an RMA I now still occasionally get the key repeating bug, and or double spaces. I can live with it though.
Was hoping Thermaltake had an improved keyboard, but it seems the do not. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - linkI get the key repeating bug, but I got that on my old Microsoft Reclusa too. At this point I've just resigned myself to it being a fact of USB. Reply
Aikouka - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - linkI have the repeated keypress issue on my Corsair Vengeance K90 as well. Sometimes it's fairly minor, but I've had it to where it entered at least two dozen of the same character into a message. You mention that it must be a USB issue, but I never saw this problem before my K90, and I used an original Logitech G15 for quite a few years. I wonder if it could be some weird issue with the software (in the keyboard) that controls the anti-ghosting.
One thing that has struck me as weird about the K90... I've actually performed a firmware upgrade on it. I never thought that I'd ever have to perform a firmware upgrade *on a keyboard*. Reply
swx2 - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - linkO_o I wasn't even aware that there was a firmware update out for the K90... must get! What does it fix? Reply


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These are beautiful soft Jewish Lullabies. I play them for my little ones at bedtime and it really sets such a calm and relaxing mood for them making bedtime so much easier. Here is a link to get an idea of how the lullabies sound:
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I have mentioned many times before how much we love reading in our house. Now that my 6 year old is starting to read by herself, she is constantly looking for books at her level to read. We received a bunch of books from the amazing folks over at Mish and Mush. My kids LOVE these books. They are perfect for them to read by themselves, the illustrations are adorable, the messages are all meaningful and based on Torah and the kids learn so much from each book. I cannot recommend these books enough. They are from Australia but find out if your local Judaica store carries them, or you can buy them HERE. The App is also adorable, as I mentioned in this post. Your kids will love them, my kids really do!
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Some users have reported that they lost altitude and gps satellite information. I suspect there is some other program that makes adjustments the GPS chip and turns off the GGA and GSV NMEA sentences.
This probably applies to any unit using LeadTek's GPS chip.
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Solution is to use the Winfast Navigator CE to set a suitable update rate for the GGA and GSV message.
When you run this program. Under the NMEA tab, you can turn on the GGA and GSV sentences. Not confirmed yet, but I think GGA should be 1 and GSV should be 5.
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In respects to your lost sat data, the same thing occurs wit a Garmin GPSMAP 76, but funny enough not with a Garmin eTrek Legend. I contacted Garmin about this, as this problem is aaparent in other programs also, and they could not give me an answer, but I suspect i has to do with a change in the NMEA protocol from the GPS which moved to version 2 in the GPSMap 76
There were reports that the "Track Depth in Elevation Field" setting was turned on accidentally. This would prevent the Elevation data from being extracted because PathAway would instead look for a Depth value.
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Organizer Thor Froslev was "elated" with the results of Sunday's 28th annual bald eagle count in Brackendale.
Late in the afternoon — even though all the results were still not in — more than 1,000 of the raptors had been counted by about 70 volunteers.
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The volunteers, who are usually experienced bird-watchers, work in teams that go out on rafts, in kayaks and hike about 40 kilometres of trails.
All of this results in an unofficial survey on the health of the eagles, which congregate in the area to feed on salmon in the Squamish River.
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Froslev had been concerned about the birds due to fears of the affects of sea lice from fish farms on chum salmon, the eagles' primary food at this time of year.
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MLogiciels necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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We provide consulting services and are starting to get into writing mobile apps. With a background in artificial intelligence, I'm steering the company in the direction of more advanced/algorithmic types of projects.
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We wish we were the brother of Victoria Justice's best friend. The 18-year-old singer and actress has grown beyond Nickelodeon to writing songs for her own forthcoming pop album, and she was recently cast in the lead for the coming-of-age comedy 'Fun Size.'
Victoria earned her stripes on Nickelodeon shows like 'iCarly,' 'Zoey 101,' and 'Victorious.' She has also graduated to more adult fare, like the convoluted, religious-themed thriller 'Mary,' in which she plays a girl who ignores her visions of Mary Magdalene by popping prescription pills.
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Jefferson and Peale were friends who shared an enthusiasm for natural history, science, exploration and the future. Peale's 1791 life portrait of Jefferson was exhibited in the museum at the time Jefferson was elected president of the museum's Board of Visitors in February, 1792. In a 2 February 1793 letter to George Washington Greene, Jefferson described the museum as "considerable and worthy of encouragement."[2]
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- ↑ This article is based on KKO, "Charles Wilson Peale and His Mueseum", Monticello Research Report, 23 April 1993.
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- Bush, Life Portraits.
- Smithsonian Institution. National Portrait Gallery. Charles Willson Peale Family Papers.
- Sellers, Charles Coleman. Mr. Peale's Museum: Charles Willson Peale and the First Popular Museum of Natural Science and Art. New York: Norton, 1980.
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Dear Joel,
The members of the 2004 U.S.Olympiad team were all born in Russia and all but one member of the Silver-medal-winning U.S. Women's Olympiad team were born there too. Both the 2006 U.S. Champion and the 2006 U.S. Women's Champion were also born in the Soviet Union. Now I have nothing against immigrants but I can't help but wondering what kind of message this sends to young American-born players. What can they reasonably hope for?
Brooklyn, NY
Our young players are unfortunately receiving the message that they should go to college and develop another profession, because chess does not pay. The biggest problem is that the U.S. chess market already cannot support the number of established strong grandmasters on the scene today. But the attrition of talent is not a recent phenomenon, as we can see with a review of American chess history.
When I came up through the ranks in the early 80s, it was a relatively short trip to the top. I joined a group of dominant American players which included Seirawan, Christiansen, de Firmian, and Fedorowicz. These players lasted on the scene for many years. Those four and I, along with a sole Russian immigrant, Boris Gulko, comprised the 1990 silver medal Olympic team.
In the early 1990s several powerhouses arrived on the scene, most notably Kamsky, Yermolinsky, Kaidanov, and Shabalov. Over the years, more and more Russians (I use the term in the broad sense, because many of the players come from other former Soviet republics) have immigrated while our best American hopes have come and gone. The brightest stars to leave the chess scene include Patrick Wolff, Ilya Gurevich, and Tal Shaked.
Now I include Gurevich, because it is no more relevant that he was born in the Soviet Union than it is that Yasser Seirawan was born in Syria or Hikaru Nakamura was born in Japan. The issue is less American vs. Russian as homegrown vs. imported, developed products. America benefits from Dmitry Schneider or Lev Milman earning the GM title as much as Josh Friedel achieving that goal. Irina Krush learned chess on the plane coming to America, and her accent is more Valley Girl than Russian. The question is whether our community will do anything to protect and nurture our developing players.
This issue is played out in many areas, most notably our Olympic team. USCF policies have vacillated according to political changes. At times we have had a three-year residency requirement for Olympic (and U.S. Championship) eligibility; currently it is one year. Though many other countries have more stringent rules (citizenship is often required), it is hard to support the three-year requirement (as I have) without being likened to Pat Buchanan.
Alex Shabalov addressed the issue a few years ago with some very interesting comments. When he first came to the U.S., he couldn't understand why some people wanted him to wait three years. But later he realized that the three-year requirement kept a lot of foreign GMs from coming to the U.S. to reap good paydays on our team and in our championship.
Unquestionably, a number of our Olympians improved a lot since they arrived, but they were all IM level or better when they immigrated. Gata Kamsky and Varuzhan Akobian came here as teenagers, but even they can hardly be deemed "homegrown."
The finalists in the 2006 U.S. Championship were both brought to the U.S. by college scholarships; Yuri Shulman attended University of Texas at Dallas, while Alex Onischuk matriculated at University of Maryland Baltimore County. I mean no disrespect to these excellent additions to our chess community, but it is telling that a "New York Yankees" approach of importing established grandmasters should extend to academic life.
A lot of Americans feel we should have policies that give us the strongest possible team, however it is achieved. I can't say that this philosophy is wrong, but I think we would be especially proud if a team containing players who developed their skills in America could repeat the success of the 1990 Olympic team. I also believe a successful team that has several homegrown players will stand a better chance of generating media coverage and sponsorship. [Results won't do it alone; we need aggressive promotion as well]
Looking at the landscape of players, it seems that established players will dominate U.S. teams for several years. It takes extraordinary talent and determination for a Nakamura to develop; we will not see young players join him on the team until our community does more to help our young players. Outside of the Samford Fellowship and occasional gatherings organized by the Kasparov Chess Foundation, there is almost nothing we do for our young talent. There is much focus on participation, but very little on excellence. Until we shift some of that focus, we will not develop players as fast as we import them.
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Escape From Tomorrow, Disney World, and the Law of Fair Use
Before I address the questions of law, here's the plot of the film, which is, in fact, murkier: A typical American family is on vacation at Disney World, when the father, Jim, finds out that he has been fired. Jim begins to act strangely, and his perception of their day at the park becomes twisted and scary. Aided by the use of black-and-white film, the familiar Magic Kingdom is transformed into something abjectly terrifying, as friendly icons morph into monstrous forms. The father imagines that his son and a creepy man in a wheelchair want to kill him. He also becomes obsessed with a pair of sexy teen-age French girls, and he trails them around the park inappropriately. A nurse warns him that he may contract the cat flu. In the end, his fears are warranted: he is captured and tortured by secret agents, his son turns on him, and he dies a gruesome death that involves coughing up huge hairballs. The film drags and meanders at times, but its potential for cult status cannot be denied.
"Escape from Tomorrow" is, essentially, a commentary on a shared social phenomenon, namely the supposed bliss of an American family's day at Disney World. In Moore's version, the day is a frightening and surreal mess that destroys the family forever. The film isn't so much a criticism of Disney World itself but of the unattainable family perfection promised by a day spent at the park.
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School officials across California are rattled. And I'm not talking about earthquake fears.
This has to do with a last-minute budget bill one prominent lobbyist describes as "ugly stuff".
Ugly, because the bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown--AB 114--puts troubled school districts in a squeeze this summer.
U.S. & World
The measure says districts can't lay off teachers in the next year, even if lower revenues force the state to cut school funding further, pushing some districts further into the red.
The powerful California Teachers Association said the measure is needed to provide stability for the teaching workforce.
The uncertainty is especially bad news for the more than 100 districts the Department of Education has already identified as facing financial difficulty.
"Tying their hands is a little bit silly," veteran education lobbyist Kevin Gordon tells Prop Zero.
Gordon says the measure has generated anxiety and fear that districts won't be able to make mid-year cuts.
In fact, many districts think the law means that previous cuts and layoffs will have to be restored.
To address that worry, Gov. Brown has written a letter saying, in part, "..school boards should take all reasonable steps to balance their budgets."
The new law, he said, doesn't interfere with local school boards' ability to make cuts.
But that assurance lacks the force of law.
"I would say it's clear as mud," former state schools superintendent Jack O'Connell tells Prop Zero. "Clearly there's a difference between having a letter and having it in statute."
Discussions are underway to put the governor's assurances into law, but it's unlikely to go anywhere.
O'Connell said he's telling districts he believes they have more flexibility than they initially thought.
Meantime, districts are being encouraged to open talks with labor about another possibility, of shortening the school year by another seven days.
"Devastating," said O'Connell.
The state budget may be done, but it holds an ugly math lesson for school districts.


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Negative Space – Storylines (Release Year – 2008)
Negative Space is an unsigned alternative rock act out of Lancaster, PA. Their new CD, "Storylines" is a little lighter than some of the discs I have been listening to as of late, but it does seem to have a mix of styles which makes this an interesting listening experience.
Some songs such as "Diaries", "Fairweather", "Right Time" and "Falling" have just enough of hard guitar licks to keep me interested.
"Fairweather" is a tune that I could easily hear on modern rock radio. It is a song that could have some hit potential for Negative Space, if it gets enough airplay.
For whatever reason, "Falling" reminds me a lot of Nickelback. I could easily hear Chad Kroeger singing this song. It is very much in that vein.
The music on this "Storylines" sounds like a blend of many of today's rock acts including Breaking Benjamin, Jimmy Eat World and maybe even a dash of Anberlin.
Josh Nice is good vocalist. His style and sound falls more into the Pop/Rock genre, but his vocals are well suited for the music on this disc.
Although I prefer my music to be more on the harder side, I believe "Storylines" is pretty good. It shows the raw potential of Negative Space. With a little help, these guys could be destined for big things!
You can pick up your own copy of "Storylines" at CD Baby.com. Check them out at myspace at this link.
Track Listing:
1. Diaries
2. Fairweather
3. Honestly
4. Ashes
5. Right Time
6. In Sickness and in Wealth
7. Falling
8. Lights Out
9. Need
10. White Houses
11. Almost
12. We Are
13. Abigail
Negative Space is:
Josh Nice – Vocals
Rick Lienhard – Guitar
Britain Roda – Guitar
Mark Reinmiller – Bass
Jimmy Everly – Drums
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Gustav "Scary" Rehberger
[Gustav Rehberger] was born in Riedlingsdorf, Austria and showed early art talent. When he was age 13, he emigrated to Chicago with his family, and the next year won a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago.
From that time, he continued to win competitions, but had to refuse two college scholarships because of the need to help support his family during the Depression. He took commercial artwork employment including graphic design, industrial design, illustration and some sculpture.
During World War II, he served in the United States Air Force and then established a studio in Carnegie Hall in New York City. He taught portrait painting, composition, figure drawing and figure painting at the Art Students League. Emphasizing the importance of education, he said: . . ."worthwhile art is never achieved by mere accident."
To which I would add, Rehberger (1910-1995) was a frequent contributor to many publications, including Coronet, Esquire, and Everywoman magazine.
More examples of his work in my Gustav Rehberger Flickr set.
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...i studied anatomy with gustav rehberger in the early 80's at the art students league in nyc....he was a nice guy.....he would always do these larger than life, sweeping demos of the human figure on big newsprint pads,he would do these classical studies of the figure and be very dramatic about it...he always had a big friendly smile on his face and was approachable...in a funny way,he reminded me of a mad scientist!...but a NICE mad scientist!....he was probably in his 70's at that point...he was always very helpful to me...brian postman....ReplyDelete
What a rare opportunity you had, Brian - thanks for providing some first hand insight on Rehberger!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:27 AM
I studied with Rehberger from 1977 while I was in jr highschool. I was in and out of his class until his passing in 1995. he was the best teacher I ever had. A wonderful man. I was always zipping around on a track bike. He would always doodle some thing on the side of my drwaings. I still have a few gems.ReplyDelete
He was always telling very corny joles while doing very serious figure drawings.
Yes, a mad and very wonderful scientist.
-Gail the mad bike rider
gail; I will be doing an entire week on Gustav Rehberger some time soon. I hope you'll drop by to read and comment!ReplyDelete
- Leslie Scotti1:58 PM
I studied with Gustav Rehberger in the early 1990's. I was always amazed to witness his skill first hand. A very funny and kind man, I was incredibly saddened when went to register for one of classes in 1995 and was told that he had passed. He left me with a very special memory.ReplyDelete


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"A metaphor for the transformative power of music…. crafted with the author's usual wit, wisdom and grace."
—Washington Post
"A big story about love, death, identity and music."
—The Lincoln Journal Star
"McCall Smith's characters are well-drawn and alive. . . . A satisfying work by a writer . . . who charms many readers."
—Providence Journal
"Beautifully precise and psychologically acute."
—The Independent, London
"Delightful . . . McCall Smith once again creates unforgettable characters and a story that will resonate with readers across generations . . . A fresh and unforgettable story about the power of human kindness. Highly recommended."
—Booklist (starred review)
"The evocation of war-torn England, with its palpable mood of defiance, determination and survival, is beautifully caught . . . An excellent recreation of a woman of her time."
—The Scotsman
"Unlike anything else in McCall Smith's work."
—The Independent
"Alexander McCall Smith writes about the enduring, patient qualities of love . . . The novel pays heed to our national yearning for a story to chew on."
—The Times (London)
"A gentle and uplifting read."
—The Daily Mail


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nurulknight necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 67 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Shaukat & Company
We are a single shop in London that is a large fabric retailer. We are the kind of shop that any fabric you need, we have or can get it for you. We are a family business and there are only 4 of us. but we have two large floors with rolls of fabric.
We keep personal connection to our customers but we know out shop isnt pretty, its only fabrics! But we know our site looks old fashioned and we want the site to be a reflection of us as well as be more fashionable but also commercial.
Our audience is normally designers and individuals who need fabrics to make clothes etc.
The designers do come from all over the world due to our very large and extensive collection.
The audience are normally fashion designers, housewives, cottage industries. They are looking for fabrics for their home projects up to the high street fashion runways. The site is to be a showcase of not only the range of fabrics, but the quality of them and we are the place to go to for all your needs and we always have alternative options.
The site we have shaukat.co.uk is very old fashioned and out of date. We do not have a logo, brand colours etc.
Feel free to be creative and create something new.
Image presentation is very important. We need a large image area, large thumbs for the swatches etc. See the site now to see what we have.
Create the site as you wish to make the site interesting. Also use JQuery style image presentation to make it interesting. Look at propcom.co.uk for ideas or any other site, but we want to stand out from the normal image slideshow.
We have no assets to give. Go to the current site to take anything you may need.
The homepage needs to have the navigation on the left (this is a breakdown of all the different types of fabrics we have). The horizontal navigation is about the actual shop and who we are.
We need a
- content area
- news section
- advertising banners area
- registration for newsletters box
- search tools
- account area
-shopping basket area
The rest of the site area to be about swatches of the different fabrics we have.


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So, the ESPYS took kind of a dark turn tonight. It started off innocently enough with Drake performing a medley interlude, starting with a song about the athletes who have never won anything—taking playful jabs at Dan Marino, Danica Patrick, and others—and then he started singing about side pieces. And then Brian McKnight showed up and started singing about side pieces with him, which was pretty great.
After that was done, Drake segued into a song about Donald Sterling. As chopped up quotes from Sterling's weirdo CNN interview with Anderson Cooper played, Drake occasionally sang (offscreen) that "Sterling never loved us."
It was all pretty out there and surprising for what has usually been a pretty straight-laced affair but, hey, Brian McKnight is still out there killing it.


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As a leading global security company we are committed to being at the forefront of technology and innovation, delivering superior capability in tandem with maximized cost efficiencies. This includes our markets around the world where we continue to expand our international presence, strengthen our international partnerships and broaden our focus to one that is increasingly global.
We have a range of industry-leading capabilities for markets around the world and sell products and services to customers in 25 nations. With a well-established international presence outside the United States we maintain a network of offices and local businesses serving customers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.
Through our corporate offices in Abu Dhabi, Canberra, London, Riyadh, Seoul and Tokyo, where our country chief executives are based, and our network of regional offices in Europe and in Singapore, Taipei and New Delhi, we deliver products, technologies and services to help meet the national security needs of our customers.
Unmanned capabilities have been transformational in the past ten years. For nations in a more contingent posture, it is going to be more critical than ever to be 'eyes-on' while maintaining the potential to be 'hands-on'. We have stepped up our capability to meet these challenges. Not only can Northrop Grumman offer the ultimate 'eyes-on' capability with the combat-proven Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned surveillance platform, but we also provide medium altitude solutions such as the operationally deployed rotary wing Fire Scout system. Global Hawk has also been adapted to respond to the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) requirement and Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy are well into the initial flight test programme for the Triton UAS. In addition to humanitarian assistance and supporting disaster relief efforts, Global Hawk has logged more than 100,000 flight hours, 75% of which have been on active deployment over battlefields in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. And beyond 'eyes-on', our ground breaking X-47B UCAV development project is regarded as leading the way in future 'hands-on' unmanned systems technology.
Defence and security now form a continuum, with cyber and civil security requiring the integrated capabilities of military, civil authorities, and intelligence agencies to combat highly dynamic and complex threats. Northrop Grumman works seamlessly across this spectrum, leveraging our technology across domains. Whether in identity management and access, surveillance and intelligence gathering, continuous monitoring, insider threat detection, network defence, management and exploitation of massive datasets, command and control systems, or network architectures, we are breaking down the intellectual challenges posed by ephemeral cyber and digital threats and establishing robust infrastructures and intelligence services to counter them.
Fully integrated battlespace networks have been a vision for many years but progress in realising this vision has been slow. In the aftermath of recent conflicts the challenge is to bring the lessons learned back into core defence programmes so that future operations are served by networks already configured to support high tempo, dynamic, complex operational scenarios in remote environments. Harmonised systems and architectures, standardisation and ubiquitous communications are all fundamental to delivering effect in future conflicts, especially where nations are operating in concert. Northrop Grumman's core skills in information systems, communications networks and truly open system architectures which are sensor, effector, and system agnostic are without parallel. Our proven and fielded information systems and integrated communications networks demonstrate how we are leading the market.
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Today, operations in the land environment are dominated by the need for pervasive communications and the ability to move large amounts of data and information at high speed to a huge diversity of users. Northrop Grumman's core capabilities and experience in data management, open-system networks, tactical communications and joint environments unsurprisingly position us as a leader in land C4ISR.
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Northrop Grumman has a long history in supplying advanced maritime C4ISR systems. We are leaders in marine navigation systems, integrated platform management systems and integrated bridge systems, maritime command and control applications, underwater systems including wet-end sensors and signal processing for submarines and mine countermeasures.
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Northrop Grumman's air C4ISR capabilities range from the most advanced EO/IR and radar sensors, and highly innovative airborne communications technologies, through to integrated systems such as the Litening targeting pod and F-35's mission systems. Our C4ISR systems are installed and deployed on numerous mission-critical air platforms around the world.
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Our C4ISR systems extend into space; from secure military SatCom payloads, operational planning systems, systems engineering, spacecraft manufacturing, precision sensors, space instrument design to ground stations development and orbiting space platforms, Northrop Grumman's space capabilities cover a galaxy of mission types.
Our innovative logistics solutions enable effectiveness and global mission readiness – while remaining cost-effective and affordable. From modernisation and sustainment such as the F-16 SABR radar upgrade, supply chain management, training and simulation to special fit ISR and automated test equipment, we offer a full-spectrum of support to meet any mission requirement. Behind every product and service you'll find a team of experts with front-line experience, prepared to provide support wherever the mission goes.


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The buck didn't stop with the court officer on duty when accused rapist Anthony Flye fled from St. Luke's Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, it went all the way to the Sheriff's Office, said David J. Holway, national president of NAGE, the union representing the court workers.
The buck didn't stop with the court officer on duty when accused rapist Anthony Flye fled from St. Luke's Hospital Tuesday afternoon, it went all the way to the Sheriff's Office, said David J. Holway, national president of NAGE, the union representing the trial court workers.
Citing calls placed to the Sheriff's Department by New Bedford court officers after Flye was injured in a fall from the second-floor balcony of New Bedford Superior Court, Holway said the blame behind Flye's escape belongs solely with the Sheriff's Department.
Flye, wanted on charges of indecent assault and battery on a disabled person, incest and rape of a child under the age of 16, escaped from court officer's custody at St. Luke's Hospital late Tuesday afternoon.
Holway said court officers made several calls to the Sheriff's Department on Tuesday between 12:15 p.m., immediately after the accident occurred, to after 4 p.m. requesting the approximate time of arrival for the sheriff's "move team."
Holway said the sheriff's move team took nearly five hours to arrive to look after the prisoner.
"An unarmed court officer who was alone, assumed custody of the inmate and made repeated calls to the Bristol County sheriff, inquiring about their arrival time," said Holway. "Don't they have a prison in New Bedford? Why did it take them so long to respond, considering it was their prisoner? Those are the questions you should be asking."
In his Wednesday news conference, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said court officer David Jackson did not notify authorities for some time after Flye's escape, but Holway said Jackson phoned the Sheriff's Office several times, including at 4 p.m., while Flye was undergoing testing, to inquire again about the "move team's" arrival time.
Refuting Hodgson's claims in a lack of communication on Jackson's part, Holway said when Flye escaped, Jackson immediately phoned hospital security, New Bedford police and his own management.
"He didn't just sit there, he took the appropriate action," said Holway.
Hodgson countered that his staff took a 12:45 p.m. call that Flye was being transported to the hospital but that no one asked to be relieved until 3 p.m., which is when his department began trying to fill the shift internally. Two correctional officers had already been sent out to a detail at 3 p.m. at Charlton Memorial Hospital. The sheriff said that due to staffing issues, it took some time to get people to the hospital.
"It's important to point out that at that time, we were not responding to an emergency. He didn't actually escape until around 4:10 p.m.," said Hodgson.
He said he didn't know the particulars behind his staff trying to fill the shift, but said that no matter what time they did show up, Flye was the responsibility of the courts until the sheriff's officers show up, as is with any transfer case.
Hodgson said both he and Massachusetts Director of Court Security Thomas J. Connolly will meet again in seven to 10 days to iron out plans on improving both systems that may include training and protocol improvements.
"People in our agencies make mistakes. It's something that just happens. It's not about finger-pointing. The officer made a mistake in judgement that I'm sure he wants to have back," said Hodgson. "We need to fix this to make sure that it won't ever happen again."
New information on the escape was also furnished after Hodgson sat down with Connolly and an interview was conducted with Jackson, a 13-year veteran.
Hodgson said Flye was originally escorted to St. Luke's by New Bedford police at around 1:18 p.m. He said Jackson took over custody of Flye at 1:30 p.m. at the hospital where Flye received a battery of tests, including a CAT-Scan.
Although it was previously reported that Jackson allowed Flye to make a phone call, Jackson told officials Thursday that that call was never made.
Flye, who was in handcuffs and shackles at the courthouse before he dove over the banister, as well as during the ambulance ride and three-hour hospital stay, did ask Jackson to use the bathroom, at which time both his handcuffs and the leg shackles were removed by Jackson. Flye would escape out the second door of the adjoining bathroom.
In a 5 p.m. statement issued by the Massachusetts Trial Court Security Department, Connolly said proper security protocol requires that two court officers accompany a prisoner to the hospital and that the prisoner be restrained and kept in sight court officers in charge at all times.
He said at the conclusion of the internal investigation, a determination will be made whether disciplinary measures will be warranted.
E-mail Herald News writer Jay Pateakos at email@example.com.


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I have acquired an old photo album containing many pictures from the late 1800s. I'm going through the album to catalog the photos with as much information as can be gleaned from them. My hope is to return the album and photos to the descendants of those pictured. Read about the first photos in the album here. **Click on the images below for larger versions**
Here is Photo No. 7 (once again, taken in Danbury, but at still another photography studio):
What's really exciting is what's on the reverse:
We have a female photographer! Apparently. Mrs. J. H. Folsom aka Mrs. Joseph H. Folsom aka Elizabeth Folsom. She appears in Danbury city directories from 1885-1890. I found her and her husband in the 1880 census, but he is listed as a photographer and she is keeping house. Interesting…
Her studio is listed at 161, 197 and 246 Main Street over the years. Oh how I wish the photographer's imprint had the street address!
Moving on. Here's Photo No. 8:
The reverse side of his photo is even more exciting!
As you can see, this photo was taken in New Milford, Connecticut, by a J. E. Canfield. I found photographer James E. Canfield in New Milford in the 1880 U.S. census on Ancestry.
New Milford is in the county of Litchfield. I found a Fred Young in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, in the 1920 U.S. census on Ancestry. He was only 44 in 1920. That makes him awfully young at the time when I believe this photo was taken. I think I also found the same Fred Young's death record. On FamilySearch, I found a Fred Young born in 1889 to another Fred Young in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. The elder Fred Young sounds like a better candidate for my photo subject. I'm going to need to do some more sleuthing to settle this though.
[Update 3/12/11: I posted an update on my progress here.]
1880 U.S. Census, Litchfield County, Connecticut, population schedule, New Milford, page 30, dwelling 268, family 336, James E. Canfield and family; Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2011); Roll: 101; Family History Film 1254101; Page: 566B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 0833.
1920 U.S. Census, Litchfield County, Connecticut, population schedule, Winchester town, page 11A, dwelling 196, family 267, Fred Young; Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2011); Roll: T625_187; Enumeration District: 234; Image: 513.
Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, for Fred A. Young; FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 9 March 2011).
Danbury, Connecticut Directories, 1885-1890. The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 March 2011).


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Missoula Mayor Jon Engen Asks City Council for Ordinance to Purchase Mountain Water Company [AUDIO]
Missoula Mayor Jon Engen asked the city council on Wednesday afternoon, September 25, for a public hearing to enact an ordinance for the purpose of purchasing the Mountain Water Company from the Carlyle Infrastructure Group.
Engen read a lengthy report into the public record detailing the reasons why he believes the city must purchase the water system. He asked the city council to allow him to begin the process with an ordinance, followed by negotiations, and then an offer by the city to purchase the water system, and if necessary, condemnation.
"I believe the future of a city like ours is largely dependent upon water, and control of that resource ought to be ours," Engen said. "I think the time is right, and that we can buy the company at a reasonable rate, and in the long term preserve and sustain the system, and take better care of it than a multinational hedge fund can."
Engen said the system now leaks about 40 percent of the water running through its pipes, and there may be other problems, as well.
"There may be a lot of other problems that we don't know about yet," Engen said. "Frankly, when Carlyle bought it, they didn't do a lot of due diligence, because this is something they just buy and sell. We want to buy and keep, so we want to know what we're getting into. Provided the ordinance passes, we will be paying an engineering firm to check the system from soup to nuts to let us know how it operates."
The majority of the committee of the whole voted by voice to approve setting the public hearing for October 21.
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Steve Gilley probably assumed the 55 he shot in 2005 would be the most memorable round of golf in his life. But that's not true anymore.
In May, former VCU golfer Steve Gilley, 40, fired a 3-under 69 at U.S. Open qualifying at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas just 45 days after suffering a stroke. The round advanced Gilley into the sectional stage of U.S. Open qualifying Monday in Houston. He had tried, and failed, to qualify 13 times prior to his 69 at Miramont.
On the morning of March 31, he was on the second fairway at his home course in The Woodlands when he realized that he couldn't see the green 150 yards away. He tried to press on, but quit when he realized he had no feeling or grip pressure in his right hand.
"It was really scary," he said of the diagnosis. Men in their early forties don't have strokes, or so he assumed.
Hospitalized for the better part of a week with IVs and oxygen and one test after another, Gilley wasn't sure he would regain function in his right arm. His doctor told him that if all went well he might play golf again, but not at a high level.
"You don't play golf for a living, do you?" the doctor asked.
"Well, yeah, I have for the last 15 years," Gilley said. "It's all I've done."
"You probably won't be able to do that anymore," he was told.
Gilley, a native of Eden, N.C. played at VCU from 1993-94. He's currently the assistant golf course superintendent at The Woodlands Country Club in Houston, Texas. In addition to his day job, Gilley has played golf professionally on a number of smaller tours, the Hooters and Nationwide, to name a couple, for the better part of the last 15 years. In 2006, he won his first Hooters Tour event and finished eighth on its money list.
Prior to his recent post-stroke gem, Gilley's career highlight was the 55 he carded at Lynwood Golf and Country Club in Martinsville, Va., the lowest verified round recorded on a regulation course.
Here's Houston TV station KHOU's take on Gilley's recent feat.


text: He averaged 52 with the bat and 30 with the ball in India, that's a pretty damn good series, and his performances since the South Africa series in 2003 have generally been top notch. I'd rather have Flintoff in my team than someone like Hussey, I really would. The value of someone who averages what Freddie does in recent years with bat and ball cannot be underestimated.


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- Baltimore Ravens, 12-4. This is a good team. The secondary is a bit shaky and Ed Reed's possible extended absence will not help. But overall, this team has improved since last year when it was already good. The addition of Anquan Boldin was big. Derrick Mason has been quietly amassing decent season after decent season for the Ravens over the last several years, and having a legit threat opposite him now will suddenly make this passing game quite good. Add in a rejuvenated/healthy TE Todd Heap and there is another good option. QB Joe Flacco has improved as well and to this day, in my opinion, has the best form of any QB throwing the deep ball (he may not complete all these deep passes, but they sure look good). But the guy I think we'll all be talking about at the end of the year is Ray Rice. This guy is a monster. He is strong, has a low center of gravity coupled with huge legs and importantly, mentally he is very focused on being a great RB. I think at the end of this year, Rice will be the #1 RB in the NFL in terms of total yards gained (remember, he's a great receiver out of the backfield too – 78 catches last year). Yes, better than Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson and MJD.
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 10-6. Pitt at 10-6? What? Without Big Ben for 4 games? After missing the playoffs in 2009? After losing Santonio Holmes? Yes. Something happened last year that caused Pitt to get lost – to lose its identity. Troy Polamalu got hurt. It's that simple. Polamalu is the soul of that team. Not Ben, not the defense as a whole, not Hines Ward, just Troy. He is a fantastic player whose mere presence on the field changes games. He is an intelligent player with great game sense. With Polamalu back at full strength and the eventual return of Big Ben, this team will resume its quality play. Also, I'm looking for Rashard Mendenhall to take off a bit this year (if he doesn't get hurt). He may end up as a top 5 rusher as he will have lots of touches. I expect a couple monster games from him. And, it's no small factor that Dick LeBeau is still running the defense in Pitt. I expect the D to be very tough to deal with especially at home. And remember, last year, Pitt managed to get to 9-7, so it's not like they were nearly as bad as the Pitt fan-base made them out to be.
- Cleveland Browns, 8-8. What? The Cleve ahead of Cincy? I am one of few probably, who think the Mangini/Holmgren duo might end up working out. Here's why. Eric Mangini burst onto the scene a few years ago and had some initial success. While I'm not sure I would call his initial success a fluke (he was 10-6 in his 1st season with the NYJ, playoff team), I do think it was unfortunate for Mangini because it brought the immediate weight of expectations. Now, he's regarded as a mediocre coach (at best) and the Cleve is playing with zero expectations. And most importantly I believe Mangini, if he's open to it, will benefit greatly from the guidance of Mike Holmgren. Mangini is still a young coach and he hasn't had the opportunity before to work closely with a very respected NFL mind. I do believe that between Mangini/Holmgren, there is a lot of football knowledge going on. I feel about the Cleve the way I feel about Miami – with guys like Holmgren and Parcells at the helm, it's just hard to imagine either of these teams in a state of total failure. Delhomme isn't great but if he plays even decently, there are some weapons on offense (Cribbs, Jerome Harrison could be good, Massaquoi, TE Evan Moore – former Packer who has looked good so far, Joe Thomas helping on the line). Ok, that list isn't that great and it's possible the Cleve totally sucks and Mangini gets fired after 4 weeks because he can't get along with Holmgren – but I just have a feeling they won't be terrible this year.
- Cincinnati Bengals, 6-10. I don't think Marvin Lewis should last past this year. He may, because the Bengals front office is weird, but he shouldn't. Yes, the Bengals got to the playoffs last year, yes they have a legit running threat with Benson, yes they have a decent WR group now with TO in the mix, and they have 2 potential big-time talents at TE in Chase Coffman (son of Paul Coffman) and Jermaine Gresham. Ok, maybe the offense will be good. And, of course, the defense has 2 CBs who are in the discussion at least of best CB tandem in the NFL. But I don't see it this year for Cincy. I'm fighting logic I realize by projecting the Cleve to finish ahead of Cincy, the NFC North division winners from 2009. But Cincy's home playoff loss last year to the Jets was one of the least inspiring efforts I've seen in years. The Jets played well to be sure, but to fold like Cincy did at home in such a big game told me all I need to know. Cincy is one major injury (Palmer, Benson, one of their CBs) away from 3-13.
2010 AFC North Predictions
2 Responses to "2010 AFC North Predictions"
Dave in Tucson Says:
September 3, 2010 at 7:23 pm |
— Hard to disagree that the Ravens will win this division. They've got Joe Flacco some solid targets to throw to, and judging from the preseason stats, he's finding them a lot.
— Yeah, the Steelers will have Polomalu (assuming he doesn't get hurt again), but that defense doesn't drive itself, and I've heard that Dixon didn't look that good in preseason. 10 wins seems like a lot for that team right now.
— The only way the Browns get to 8 wins is if Jake Delhomme stays healthy, and doesn't have any interception melt downs like he did with Carolina.
— The Bengals gave up more points in the preseason than anyone except the Colts. That can't be a good thing.
Dave in Tucson Says:
September 3, 2010 at 7:24 pm |
Ugh. Meant to say the Steelers' offense doesn't drive itself.
- Dave in Tucson Says:


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Cincinnati's police chief once worked with fugitive ex-cop
Craig says family not named on Dorner's 'hit list'
Cincinnati's police chief said a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three California killings previously worked for him.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Police Chief James Craig said he was an area commander of the Los Angeles station where 33-year-old Christopher Dorner was last assigned.
Dorner is suspected of killing a former LAPD police captain's daughter, her fiancé and a police officer.
Police said Dorner vowed revenge against those in the LAPD responsible for his 2008 firing and their families. Dorner was fired when a department board determined he falsely claimed another officer kicked a suspect.
Craig told the newspaper neither he nor his family members are on Dorner's alleged "hit list" that authorities shared with Craig.
However, the chief did know men and women who were and even some who fell victim.
Craig spoke with News 5 on Tuesday about the situation.
"I have some relief that there is going to be some closure," Craig said. "A friend of mine who is the deputy chief over in Riverside Police Department lost one of his officers, so we're still mourning his death."
Craig said he grieving after the death of 28-year-old Monica Quan. The chief said he worked with Quan's father, the man who represented Dorner in his termination hearings.
"Certainly my prayers go out to my brothers out in Southern California who lost their lives protecting others," Craig said.
The chief said two of the people targeted in Dorner's manifesto were sergeants who worked under his command.
"We understand the risk associated with our job. That risk does not extend to our families. This should be a word to anyone that thinks this behavior was in some small way appropriate: not acceptable," Craig said.
According to the chief, Dorner's work as an officer in the LAPD was "mediocre at best."


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Many of the larger broker-dealers staged dramatic turnarounds in their performance in the third quarter of 2011 over the prior year's third quarter, despite some wild market gyrations. According to PNC Wealth Management, though, these and other members of the financial sector generally lagged the overall performance of other companies in the S&P 500 Index: Financial-sector firms grew earnings an average of 9% in the three months ending Sept. 30, while members of the S&P had an overall improvement of earnings of 18%.
Here are 10 companies, most of which were ranked on AdvisorOne's Best & Worst list for Q2, selected as the five Best and five Worst performers in the third quarter, based largely on how they out- or underperformed broker-dealer rivals.
5th Best:
Wells Fargo (WFC) reported third-quarter earnings of $0.72 a share on net income of $4.1 billion, missing analysts' estimates by a penny but beating last year's earnings of $0.60 a share on net income of $3.3 billion by 20%. The San Francisco-bank also revealed that its advisor headcount and asset levels have fallen slightly since the second quarter of 2011.
Wells Fargo's wealth, brokerage and retirement (WBR) unit reported net income of $291 million, up 14% from $256 million a year ago but down 13%, or $42 million, from $333 million in the second quarter of 2011. The unit, which completed the sale of H.D. Vest Financial Services business on Oct. 3, says it now has 15,188 financial advisors and 3,590 licensed bankers–or a total of 18,778.
4th Best:
LPL Investment Holdings (LPLA), parent company of the largest independent broker-dealer, LPL Financial, posted a 39% increase in net income to $36.4 million, or $0.32 a share, on a 16% increase in net revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. LPL was AdvisorOne's top performer on our Q2 list.
The company, led by Mark Casady, also said it had added 782 net new representatives in the year through September, giving it a total of 12,799 reps vs. 12,017 reps a year ago and 12,660 reps as of July 30, 2011. Net revenue for the period ended Sept. 30, was $882.9 million, a 16.2% year-over-year increase.
3rd Best:
Charles Schwab (SCHW) said its earnings rose to 18 cents a share in the third quarter on net income of $220 million, compared to 10 cents a share on net income of $124 million, a year earlier, missing estimates by 1 cent but improving results 80% year over year.
Net revenue at the firm — led by Walt Bettinger — grew 11% to $1.18 billion from $1.06 billion a year ago, and pre-tax margin for Q3 '11 was 30.5% vs. 18.7% last year. During the third quarter, the average number of daily revenue trades was 323,100, a 39% year-over-year increase and a 22% sequential increase. However, average revenue per revenue trade fell 2% both from last year and from last quarter to $12.04.
2nd Best:
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BAC) reported net income of $6.2 billion, or $0.56 per share, for the third quarter vs. a net loss of $7.3 billion, or $0.77 per share, last year — topping analysts' estimates by a wide margin and improving results by nearly 138%. Revenue, net of interest expense (and calculated on a fully taxable-equivalent basis), rose 6% to $28.7 billion. In a big turnaround, BofA came in dead last on our Q2 list.
Its global-wealth operations, led by co-CEO David Darnell, following Sallie Krawcheck's dismissal, reported year-over-year increases in revenue and net income, as the total number of advisors at Merrill Lynch grew by about 500 to 16,722 on the expansion of the Merrill Edge platform.
Morgan Stanley (MS) increased its earnings roughly 2,200% in Q3: it reported net income of $2.2 billion, or $1.14 per share, from continuing operations compared with income of $314 million, or $0.05 per share, for the same period a year ago, beating analysts' estimates at the company, which is led by James Gorman. Morgan was the 2nd Worst performer on our Q2 list.
The wealth-management group had net revenues of $3.3 billion, with net new assets for the quarter of $15.5 billion, a record since the inception of the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture (MSSB), according to the company.
5th Worst:
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) said its third-quarter net income was $4.3 billion, or $1.02 per share, compared with $4.4 billion, or $1.01 per share in the third quarter of 2010 – a decline of about 1% for the firm.
Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, commenting on the special issues of the period ending Sept. 30, said: "All things considered, we believe the firm's returns were reasonable given the current environment."
In terms of its capital requirements, Dimon believes the company continues to maintain its fortress balance sheet, ending the third quarter with a Basel I Tier 1 Common ratio of 9.9%. "Our strong capital position allowed us to repurchase $4.4 billion of common stock during the third quarter," he said.
4th Worst:
Raymond James Financial (RJF) said that it had a roughly 2% decline in Q3 '11 net income: $68.9 million, or $0.54 a share, in the quarter ended Sept. 30 vs. net income of $69.1 million, or $0.55 a share in the year-ago quarter, missing analyst estimates by $0.01. These results came despite strong year-over-year growth in its private-client unit and an increase in both its global advisor headcount and its U.S. advisor headcount.
Raymond James, led by Paul Reilly, boosted its overall number of advisors in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to 5,113 vs. 5,090 last year and 5,093 last quarter. The U.S. total was 4,504 as of Sept. 30, up just 1 from 4,503 a year ago and an increase of 12 from 4,492 in June.
3rd Worst:
Ameriprise Financial (AMP) said its net income from continuing operations fell 16% in Q3 to $271 million, or $1.12 per share, compared to $346 million, or $1.33 per share, a year ago. These quarterly results missed analysts' estimates of $1.21.
Operating net revenues, however rose to $2.5 billion from $2.3 billion a year ago, primarily driven by double-digit growth in management and distribution fees, says Ameriprise, the former parent company of Securities America, which is led by Jim Cracchiolo.
The number of advisors increased by 51 sequentially to 9,714; from a year ago, though, the number is down by nine advisors.
2nd Worst:
Despite highly publicized losses from the actions of a rogue trader, Swiss-based UBS (UBS) reported better-than-expected third-quarter profits of 1.02 billion Swiss francs, or 0.27 Swiss francs per share, vs. profits of 828 million Swiss francs, or 0.47 Swiss francs per share, a year ago. This represents a year-over-year decline of nearly 43% at the investment bank, now being led by Sergio Ermotti.
In the period, net new money for the U.S.-based wealth-management operations, led by Bob McCann, were $9.5 billion, including dividends and interest. The number of financial advisors in the unit rose to 6,913 compared with 6,862 in the second quarter and 6,783 a year ago.
Goldman Sachs (GS) saw its Q3 earnings drop roughly 120% due to trading and investment bank weakness. The investment bank reported a $428 million loss for Q3 — only the second time that the investment bank has reported a quarterly loss since it went public in 1999. According to the bank's report, the loss per share was $0.84 compared with earnings per share of $2.98 for Q3 2010.
Goldman Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein attributed the bank's loss to market volatility that ran rampant throughout the third quarter. Net revenues in Goldman's Financial Advisory business were 5% higher than last year's, at $523 million.
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The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its benchmark rate from an already-low 1% to a new record of 0.75%, in the hope that it would kickstart an economy on the skids. It also cut its deposit rates to zero, aiming to persuade banks to lend cash to one another instead of reaping interest on as much as 800 billion euros ($995.229 billion) that are deposited with the ECB each night.
Reuters reported that a cut was expected in the lending rate by economists polled earlier. Some had expected a more drastic cut, to 0.50%. The move is not what International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde had hoped for; she had urged the ECB to resume government bond purchases in what would have been a bolder intervention in the crisis.
However, the ECB chose instead to act through interest rates, saying that bond purchases would only be a last resort. In a magazine interview released Wednesday, ECB Governing Council member Klaas Knot was quoted saying, "The bond buying program is in a deep sleep, and it will remain there."
The Bank of England (BoE), meanwhile, held firm on its benchmark interest rate at 0.5%, already a record low, according to a New York Times report that said it increased its bond purchase program. It added £50 billion ($78 billion) on top of the £325 billion it has already committed to the program.
According to George Buckley, chief U.K. economist at Deutsche Bank in London, the move by the BoE will add 0.5% to the country's GDP. He was quoted saying, "This is helpful at the margins, but the big issue is what happens to the European economy as that will be transmitted across the English Channel. 50 billion pounds in quantitative easing is not going to solve the problems. All the Bank of England can hope to do is to offset some of the headwinds from Europe."
Halfway around the world, China cut its own benchmark rates for the second time in a month and paved the way for banks to offer larger discounts on lending costs. Effective Friday, Bloomberg reported, the one-year lending rate will drop by 31 basis points and the one-year deposit rate will fall by 25 basis points.
Slow growth has plagued the massive economy and as a result it is "fine-tuning" its fiscal policies to boost expansion, which has suffered as the rest of the world is mired in financial woes.


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Superintendent Reeves McGlohon wants $11 million more for Gaston County Schools this year.
Superintendent Reeves McGlohon wants $11 million more for Gaston County Schools this year.
That ups the local share of the school district�s budget from $43.5 million to $54.7 million.
Among the big-ticket increases proposed by the superintendent:
1. Operations
Cost: $4.4 million
For: Technology such as laptops, as well as utilities, insurance and transportation
2012-13 request: $445,000 excluding utilities and buses for Stuart W. Cramer High, but did not receive that money from county commissioners
2. Other school employees
Cost: $2.9 million
For: Adding 56 teacher assistants, local supplements for teachers, principals and assistant principals and employer-paid benefits
2012-13 request: $7.63 million, but did not receive that money from county commissioners
3. Operating Stuart W. Cramer High
Cost: $1.26 million
For: Certified staff such as guidance counselors and social workers, classified staff such as custodians and secretaries and operating costs
2012-13 request:$1 million but did not receive that money from county commissioners
4. Literacy program expansion
Cost: $2.2 million
For: 32 literacy teachers, curriculum materials
2012-13 request: Wasn�t included in the 2012-13 budget request because it was funded by federal money for schools in areas with high neighborhood poverty. The system used $1 million for 18 literacy teachers using the federal grants
5. L.E.A.P. program expansion
Cost: $390,000
For: Four teachers, three behavior intervention specialists, curriculum materials and student transportation
2012-13 request: L.E.A.P. is funded by a grant so it was not included in the budget request. The district is using $71,622 from the grant to operate the program this year
What�s L.E.A.P.? Boys with poor attendance, low grades, discipline issues and other risk factors at Lingerfeldt, Woodhill, Pleasant Ridge, Sadler and Rhyne elementary schools attend school at Lingerfeldt no matter where in Gaston County they live. The aim is to reduce the number of youth in the court system through positive interactions in the school system. The expansion would add students at H.H. Beam and Forest Heights elementary schools and expand the program into York Chester Middle
You can reach reporter Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or @AmandaMemrick on Twitter.