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Watford 1 Chelsea 3 (14/02/2009)	14/02/2009
Five thunks from the Cup exit to Chelsea
1- A tremendous effort all round. Losing to Chelsea is no disgrace for a side at the bottom of the second division, and if we rode our luck more than once we also came close to levelling the game at 2-1 down. Lots of good individual performances… the wonderful Jenkins, rejuvenated Demerit, unrecognisable Priskin, bullish (!) McAnuff. But the team worked, for the most part.
2- Lloydy Doyley, football genius. The outside-of-the-boot pass that released Priskin for the opening goal was a thing of beauty…
3-…and what a five minutes that was. All manner of bedlam in the Rookery. One of those goal celebrations that only ever seems to happen under floodlights… where gravity is temporarily suspended and you find yourself buffeted on waves of noise.
4- Anelka. Frightening. Like having to mark a ghost.
5- We need to get this whole thing out of our system pronto. This was always a no-lose game; even a replay would have been a bonus and an achievement. But on Tuesday night we need to win.
1.	Tapps - 15/02/2009
I dunno about football genius but Lloydy does seem to have some sort of guardian angel looking over him. He plays 5 Chelsea players onside as he's not on the same wavelength as his defensive colleagues and yet the bungling billionaires still fail to score…
Quite right Matt on point 5. No distractions, put the silly Lampard father versus son business behind us and lets concentrate on survival. Saw the Swansea versus Fulham game on TV and Swansea look a good passing side. Thanks to all those Watford fans who came to watch Chelsea and made watching the last 10 minutes very difficult, I was jumping up and down more than the Chelsea fans.
Chelsea fans-cretins.
3.	Lincoln 'Orn - 15/02/2009
Point 5 – We need to win. I agree but did anyone see Swansea outplay Fulham yesterday. They looked a decent side and I can only hope our puddin of a pitch stops them play a bit. I know Fulm are no world beaters but they looked completely second best against the Swans.
Fantastic evening, spoilt somewhat by the fact that the whole of the section that was behind us in the upper Rouse was filled with Chelsea supporters. Can't we manage to fill our parts of the ground wth home supporters anymore? Lloyd D was a revelation and even kept Anelka quiet, until they moved him into the middle away from Lloyd's attentions. Great finish by Priskin with the BBC trying to say it was lucky because he was offside, looked a great run to me and bollocks to the BBC. Some excellent performances and so close to a deserved draw. Much to be hopeful about but now they have to win the games to keep us in the division. Games in hand aren't points in the bank.
5.	Dan - 15/02/2009
Re 2 – yes, it was. Though Lloyd's fear of using his left foot in a meaningful fashion probably had something to do with it too…
I do think he was excellent last night though, and he remains a far better option at left back than Matt Sadler.
6.	Wat4Steve - 15/02/2009
1 – Agreed no disgrace losing to Chelski, I'm glad they didn't turn up in the first half else the result could have been frightening. The scoreline was probably right in the end but for brief moment there was hope.
2 – Jay sorry disagree poor attempt to header the ball for the first goal lost Anelka for the second, no it wasn't a moment of skill either just changed his run. I am reliably informed that Jay can leave as soon as he can find himself a club (the Russo's are not even bothered about receiving a fee, ditto Useless and Sadler) and that we have made enquiries about bringing Mancienne in on loan.
3 – Whilst it is difficult to argue that Anelka is not a tremendous player and took all three goals well I am slightly disappointed that it was poor defending that led to the goals and not a moment of sublime skill. Perhaps the errors followed a build up of pressure but they were errors none the less
4 – Priskin must start in a 4-4-2 by far the better player over Raisak good finish if only the chance that fell to Jobi also landed at his feet
5 – Good effort all round an encouraging performance against a top side all be it an underperforming one. I only hope this is the start of a run of decent results in the league, the scores yesterday certainly went our way. Not sure about Tuesday Swansea looked a top side yesterday lts hope they have their mind on a replay!
7.	Matt Rowson - 15/02/2009
Wat4Steve – re both points 2 and 3… we weren't playing second division fodder, we were playing a top side with a point to prove who played the strongest line-up they had available. Demerit may have contributed to the goals as you describe, but he did an awful lot that was good as well. Nobody's pretending he's a top Premiership defender; Anelka was on his game and illustrated the class gap. You can't give a player like that a sniff – and Demerit had stood up to both Anelka and Drogba well, and showed some rare leadership. And I think you're being ingracious to Anelka in dismissing his hat-trick. Any goal is "preventable", but he scored one with his right, one with his left and a header… the third in particular is extraordinarily harsh to lay at the feet of the defence.
Re what you insinuate in point 2… it strikes me as odd that a player out on his ear should be captaining the side. But the repeated suggestion that the Russos value their own input on the playing side is a bit of a concern.
The memory I will take from this game is of Shorty desperately imploring the Rookery to sing. Where's he been recently? Gordon Brown's tried to get us all singing from the same song sheet. He failed, so Short has no chance. All together now…One-eyed Brown's yellow army!…….
9.	Lesley-Anne - 15/02/2009
Taking everything into consideration I think we did really well yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised we made it to half time without conceding; taking the lead was a very special moment.
I thought the defence, particularly DeMerit and Doyley, were excellent, especially when you compare that performance with some earlier this season. When watching the recorded match on Setanta, Chris Waddle said on a number of occasions that the defensive work from Watford's centre halves was "outstanding". When you consider the height of Drogba in comparison to DeMerit and Mariappa that's a big compliment.
I am very disappointed to read the comments from Wat4Steve that DeMerit can go as soon as he can find himself a club. He is a great professional who has a good attitude; unlike others I could mention he doesn't go storming off demanding a transfer when he is dropped but works even harder to get back into the team. Yesterday's performance ipitomised that; coming back in against one of the best teams in the country and putting in one of his best performances of the season. He took time on the ball and showed he can even pass and not just lump it forward, and has made real progress since Brendan Rodgers took over.
I was in favour of the Russos coming back in but like Matt, I am not happy if they are having an input on the playing side of things; that should not be their concern. Likewise I am not happy if DeMerit is to go and Mancienne is to come in. I am a fan of Cork's but I don't want to see Watford fielding maybe 4 loan players; I want to see Watford players playing for Watford!
After a difficult start I have come round to Brendan Rodgers but I hope he is more interested in keeping our players than bringing in young Chelsea stars on loan.
10.	Wat4Steve - 15/02/2009
I never said the Russo's value their input on the playing side Matt? Unless a replacement can be brought in I doubt Jay will leave (yet), after all you don't bite off your nose to spite your face. Do you not also think it is strange to have your Captain keep the bench warm as he did in the last game and as Aidy did before him. The real problem is this team does not have any leaders, Jay is the lesser of 10 other evils.
From the Horse's mouth Buck does not feel he is 'technically' good enough to play in his team and would to bring in an alternative. The Russo are happy to support this and get his £8K a week off the wage bill, any fee is a bonus……… Ditto the other players I have mentioned. Also expect Tommy to leave in the summer, he would have gone in Jan but the club felt they might be setting themselves up for a backlash from the fans should they get relegated.
Re the game an error is an error and if you watch the goals again the first two were unforced errors, but that is Jay all over plays well in period but switches off at key moments. Yes Anelka still had to finish and I agree he took his goals well but he should never have been allowed anywhere near the ball on the first two. Agreed any criticism of third goal would be harsh but I don't believe I did, Certainly didn't mean too.
In contrast I thought Mariappa didn't put a foot wrong against the same team. Handled Drogba well and even got the better of him in the air, not bad for a short arse ;o)
11.	ramsgate horn - 15/02/2009
Agree with Matt rather than Wat4 re Demerit.Thought he did well in general won some good headers and face saving tackles, a lot of them played well but we could have been tonked if not for sone of Jays efforts.People write him off but he bounces back and will produce gutsy defensive performaces, yes you could maybe say he could have been tighter for goal 1 or 2,but its hard to stop strikers of that calibre it seems ultimately little teams always crack but we put up a great fight. 2 Hats off especially to LOACH some fine saves. MACANUFF is looking dangerous again some fine runs,he looked like a player who could hurt them, MARIAPPA steady SMITH AND JENKINS loads of hard work PRISKIN, well taken goal DOYLEY fine display. 3 credit to rodgers for the rcent improvement in performances. 4 Agree now we must forget this although it was enjoyable im coming up tuesday hoping for a good win we need points, but Swansea look tidy hope im wrong but reckon weve got more chance of beating Blackpool.
12.	Jonathon - 15/02/2009
Priskin, Jay, Lloyd-all were superb. Loach made a couple more top-drawer saves, he could be a class keeper one day. The sheer audacity of Jenkins throughout was great to see, chomping at the heels of both Ballack and Lamps, best performance in a long time!
13.	derry pigweed - 15/02/2009
1- I thank my 11 year old for nagging me to go, and it was one of the better performances i have seen in the last 18 months
2-Three recognised left-backs on the bench yet Lloyd an average right-back is chosen in front of the recognised left-backs and has a Blinder ,he does look comfortable there.Malky's idea to play him there when in his caretaker role
3-Fantastic
4-Looked good when Chelski went to 4-4-2 and took his goals well
5-Swansea is a very tough game but hopefully Brendan can take the positives from the chelsea game and build on that.
P.S. Loach as good a prospect as he is, must start to command his box more
14.	GraemeB - 16/02/2009
It's noteworthy that the television coverage for this match came from cameras positioned on a scaffold in the East stand, rather than from the usual camera gantry in the Rous. This was because the programme makers were understandably concerned that the condemned and dilapidated East stand provides an ugly backdrop to the game and gives viewers the impression that the Vic is practically empty. Pointing the cameras the other way solves the problem. The delay in redeveloping the "bad" side of the ground is becoming a real embarrassment. It's also interesting to note that although the club was saying the game had been sold out, the official attendance was only 16,851. I'm sure we've seen larger crowds than this, even with the East stand out of service.
We certainly weren't disgraced and I really thought our luck was in on Saturday ( for 5 minutes at least!) Its a bit churlish to criticise Demerit (I'll admit I'm not his biggest fan) – I thought he was outstanding, Doyley also had probably one of his best games wearing the shirt – I have a suspicion one of the new regime is spending some one -to- one time with him, the work rate has always been there but he's started getting tighter on attackers and his distribution has improved a fair bit.
I must admit to being stumped on the Rasiak or Priskin conundrum – both give us different strengths, Rasiak is obviously the better target man and stronger but Priskin does seem to be able to finish, even under pressure at times. There again – so can Rasiak? Both can lay the ball off well to feet but obviously
Priskin has more pace????
One things for certain though – leave Hoskins in, I can watch him play all day long.
Swansea could be just as stiff a test as Chelsea in a different sort of way but their good run must end sometime ( remember Ipswich a season or so back) and I've got a sneaking feeling we'll do them on Tuesday night.
One last thing – really sorry to harp on about this but its been driving me mad- re Liverpool FA Cup 1986, Barnesy's free kick definitely sailed into in to the Vic Road end net ( I was standing behind it) in the first half so logically the dive and penalty was at the same end in the 2nd half. Hope that puts the lid on that one!
Unless we're all suffering from alzheimers!
16.	simmo - 16/02/2009
Wat4Steve – re Jay. I realise that we all want to win every game but we were playing against the most expensive team put together in the world. Your criticism of Jay is harsh in the extreme. Jay was up against Drogba for the majority of the game and I felt that Jay never gave Drogba a look.
You blame Jay for all 3 goals but is that fair? If anything I felt Loach could have come for the cross which led to the first goal. The ball for the second goal was quality and I'm not sure if Mariappa was in fact in a better position to deal with it. The third goal was one most teams would concede.
I therefore find myself, on one of my rare ocassions, agreeing with Matt R
17.	Simon in Oz - 16/02/2009
Sorry, Harefield Hornet.
Rush's dive was at the Rookery End, medium right hand side of the penalty area, and very, very near the touch line, as viewed by me, sickened, from the (uncovered) Vicarage Road end.
The following year's quarter final v Arsenal and S Williams almost made up for it. Almost (but not quite).
Happy, happy days…..
Keep smiling, everyone.
18.	Steve C - 16/02/2009
Harefield, I was in the Vic Rd end, and I'm sure that the dive and penalty were in front of the Rookery. It's one of those moments that was so awful that it has stayed with me.
I wonder if the club could arrange for me to have an away supporter in the seat directly in front of me every game. I found that it made me make so much more noise than usual, and the goal celebration – fantastic. It also gave me someone to row with when Chelsea scored their second, which was just what I needed.
19.	RGW - 16/02/2009
For all that it was a good defensive performance, it continues to bug me that simple unchallenged defensive clearances STILL invariably go straight to an opposing player. And the ability to play simple passes rather than running into a clump of 5 or 6 blue shirts would have been good. If we didn't needlessly give the ball away we might not have to defend so much.
The only goal I'd complain about was the first, Anelka wasn't being marked tight enough (if you can't concentrate and keep tight at a corner 5 mins after going in the lead there's something wrong). Yes, it needed a good finish, but he had too much space. For the second he made a great run across the front of the defence, and the third was simple class.
Barnes scored right at the start of the second half. That was indeed at the Vic Rd end.
Lesley -Anne: I agree about you wanting us to play Watford players but if Rodgers can get someone like Mancienne in on loan I for one am not going to complain as I'd much rather have him than the overpaid, error prone Demerit.
Didn't blame Jay for 3 goals just the first 2.
1st poor attempt to header the ball. For christ sake he is a centre back, and one of the highest paid in the championship! We all know his positional sense is poor but attacking the ball (in the air) is supposed to be his strength.
2nd got caught ball watching and let Anelka run behind him. Schoolboy stuff gets drawn to the ball all the time. Dig out your Play Off Semi video from last year! Any ball half decent ball would have found Anelka as Jay had already commited himself and was out of the game.
You are right re Drogba not getting a look-in that is cos Mariappa marked him all night ;o)
Harefield I think you are over complicating it. Priskin is the better footballer Rasiak is the better target man. Brendan wants to play football not hoofball so Tamas get the nod. Rasiak useful coming off the bench ala plan B. But is he worth spend money on a s a plan B?
I am however looking forward to Tuesday night. Any news on Hoskins injury?
Did anybody else read the interview with one of the Russo Bros in the W/O? Talks a lot of sense but then I seem to remember so did Gimpson early doors. Let's hope he executes the plan better.
Harefield Hornet – you are definitely wrong about 1986 Liverpool. The first goal came just after the break at the scoreboard end. Rush then dived in front of the rookery (where all the Liverpool fans were) 4 minutes from the end resulting in mini pitch invasion by the scousers. Liverpool scored the penalty and went on to do the double. Same old scousers, always cheating!
RGW/Steve C/ Simon in OZ/anyone else thats commented!
God I must really be losing it now, I'm sure Barnes free kick against Liverpool in 1986 was in the 43rd minute and I've seen this confirmed in print – how could that possibly have been in the 2nd half? Can someone PLEASE PLEASE point me towards some official source of information that can either confirm this or prove otherwise?
Before you tell me to **** off and get a life – Yes I wholeheartedly agree tomorrow night is far more important than any of this ! I promise this is my last submission on this.
Wat4steve, the difference between Graham Simpson and Jimmy Russo is that for a start Jimmy is not chairman and the board is bigger. The chairman is not going to reduce the board and may even add to it later if necessary. The Russo brothers run a business that requires a down to earth approach with tight control of the finance and I think that will help, plus we don't have Mark Ashton any more.
However, we do need to get the wage bill down to a sustainable level for the income and staying up is really very important, if not imperative. I think that we are regretting Rogers sticking to his footballing principles when it simply wasn't going to work. That cost us points and even Graham Simpson said at the EGM he was sure that if Malky had been in charge for the Donny game we would have won it.
Don't know the source for it, but this document:
http://www.liverland2002.gr/kypeloagglias.pdf
correctly shows the half-time score as 0-0
And who exactly structured that board then JF…………..And didn't Gimpson run his own successful business? He / They, if you included Cashton, got greedy and are both guilty of mismanagement. Having shrunk the board to give himself sufficient power in the first place to be able to remove the Russo's whom I am led to believe have pumped in close to £10M to date.
Your Doncaster argument is hypothetical, who knows. Whilst Buck was not my first choice he does seem to have the respect of other managers how clearly trust him with best young assets. I hope he gets a good run at the job but I do wonder if his approach will ever work at this level or fast enough for fans to back him….. Time will tell.
Malky has been coaching all year and with his defensive experience we still don't seem much better now than at the start of the year. I am not convinced he was the right man either although always thought he would get it as the cheap option. Regardless of who is playing we need to get behind the boys Tuesday, Swansea are proving that you can play footy at this level and we all know who built the foundations of that side!
What does worry me is Buck has implied he will revert back to his football principles in the summer, however you read the formation 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1, 4-3-3 I do not feel we have the players the play with one central striker, whilst I am a fan of Priskin (as I know for a fact Buck is) he is not physical enough to up there on his own IMO.
Team for Tuesday (4-4-2) Loach, Hoyte, Williamson, Mariappa, Doyley (I would play Harley), McAnuff, Jenkins, Cork, Harley/Cauna, Rasiak, Smith (assuming Hoskins won't be fit) Subs; Lee, Demerit, Harley/Cauna, Williamson, Priskin – Despite my love of Tamas I feel Rasiak compliments Smith better and Priskin is a better foil for Hoskins
Harefield – no mate, you carry on. Debating historical minutiae is a vast improvement on defending Ray Wilkins.
Wat4Steve – difficult to imagine that Cowie won't at least get a place on the bench; thought he looked lively.
The current board was structured by the current Chairman who represents Lord Ashcroft's interests but is a strong businessman in his own right. He remains chairman and has a strong board of non-executive directors. Graham Simpson was an executive chairman, something I for one was concerned about. He was responsible for structuring the previous board.
29.	Lesley-Anne - 16/02/2009
Wat4Steve – you clearly have inside knowledge but I find it seriously worrying that Brendan Rodgers personal opinions of players currently at the club are not only known by you, whoever you are, but are being publicised on a messageboard such as this. If Rodgers does not think DeMerit is technically good enough for his team that should be between the manager and the player. And perhaps that answers the question why DeMerit hasn't been putting in good performances recently; knowing your boss thinks so little of you is hardly going to bring out the best in anyone.
30.	Daf - 16/02/2009
"Wat4steve" is one of the most apptly named users on here! Looking forward to Blackpool away but like some others fearful of the Swansea Jacks.
Five thunks from in front of the telly:-
1. New camera position looks great
2. Mike Dean had a good game, contrary to the view of almost everyone inside the ground (I've noticed this phenomenon before, especially when watching games as a neutral)
3. Roman A is a dead ringer for Rab C Nesbitt – it's that gormlessly bemused expression. Someone buy him a headband and string vest
4. Chris Waddle hates being complimentary about us, even now
5. You don't have to put up with Chelsea fans on your own sofa.
On the other hand, the mental celebration of TP's goal, good as it was, must have been 100 times better in the ground. Oh, and if we'd held on another 10 mins, I could have lit a fag….
32.	Ed - 17/02/2009
GraemeB – Agree re the East Stand, and repositioning the camera seems a logical temporary solution. I hope it stays there until the building works soon start. The attendance for Spurs was less 16501, can't think of one higher than this games since the East Stand was closed.
Many thanks for that – looks like a Bubble-Scouser website judging by the title heading!
I guess senility has finally caught up with me and I'll have to admit defeat on this one! Its amazing, I can still see that big-nosed sod diving like it happened yesterday. Just goes to show you that cheating mickey's can scar a young hornet for life! (Wont stop me searching through old programmes in the loft to make doubly sure though!) 2-1 to us tonight I reckon.
34.	Nashinho - 17/02/2009
Hey Harefield Hornet – are you sure the programmes aren't in the cellar?
Can anyone remember the 2-1 win at home in 82/83?
I know Luther scored in the away 3-1 win, but the home game is a complete blur!


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Pacerpoles: Why aren't all Trekking Poles this Good?
The main difference between conventional trekking poles and Pacerpoles is in the hand grip. Instead of a vertical pole grip, the Pacerpoles have a horizontal pistol style grip, where your thumb is positioned at a 45 degree angle to the ground and the ball of your hand is on the top of the pole. These two changes give you a much better mechanical advantage to use the poles for propulsion and lift, rather than just lateral stabilization like conventional hiking and trekking poles.
British-made Pacerpoles are far superior to the trekking poles you can buy in the United States. I've been using them for 7 years and can't imagine hiking without them. They help me carry a backpack with better posture, prevent muscle soreness in my legs, and are much more resistant to bending and snapping than my current trekking poles.
The main difference between conventional poles and Pacerpoles is in the hand grip. It's kind of hard to explain so I've shot this video to show you. Instead of a vertical pole grip, the Pacerpoles have a horizontal pistol style grip, where your thumb is positioned at a 45 degree angle to the ground and the ball of your hand is on the top of the pole. These two changes give you a much better mechanical advantage to use the poles for propulsion and lift, rather than just lateral stabilization like conventional hiking and trekking poles.
The special Pacerpole grip was designed by company founder Heather Rhodes, a physiotherapist by training. I'm not trained in anatomy so I won't try to attempt a scientific explanation of how Pacerpooles differ from conventional poles, but will direct you to Heather's Pacer Pole overview, if you are interested. Instead, I will explain how they're different from a layman's perspective, based on my experience using them on backpacking trips in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
The Pacerpoole grips are handed, meaning that one fits your right hand and one fits your left. This can take a little getting used to if you use regular poles today because they're not interchangeable. In fact, getting used to Pacerpoles can take months because they are so different from regular trekking poles. It took me about 50 miles of hiking before I really got the hang of using them and managed to de-program my old trekking poles habits.
When ascending up a slope, you need to shorten the Pacerpoles for best effect. With ordinary poles, I just choke up on the handle, since I don't use trekking poles straps and the Black Diamond poles I like have extended length foam hand grips. With Pacerpoles, instead of extending your hand and pole way forward, you keep it much closer to the side of your body. This lets you push down on the special hand grip with the heel of your hand and use your triceps and lats more as you climb, significantly reducing leg fatigue.
I've climbed seven 5,000 footers in the White Mountains in the past three weeks using Pacerpoles and I've never reached the summits so quickly, with so much leftover energy, and so little quadriceps soreness the next day. It's nothing short of a miracle in my book, especially since I've worn a fully loaded backpack on each of the three trips I took climbing these peaks.
When walking on level ground, I keep the Pacerpoles shorter than I normally would with other trekking poles, with top of the hand grip about an inch under my elbows. When I walk, my arms stay much closer to my sides and I'm not reaching forward as much. Here's a video of Heather Rhodes walking with Pacerpoles that illustrates this positioning.
When I want to take a step forward, I simply flick my wrist to move the pole into position instead of pulling the pole up and placing it in front of me. It's a very subtle difference, kind of like shaking a hand instead of reaching forward to grasp something. In doing so, my elbows stay closer to my sides and my forearms look like pistons, moving up and down. My posture is also much more erect, which means my backpack is better positioned over my hips for better shoulder to hip load transfer, and my lungs can fill more fully with air since my rib cage is not collapsed.
In a straightaway, you can also walk faster if you get into a zone where you alternate the forward wrist flicks that bring your poles forward so that they form a regular cadence. I'm not a fitness walker, but these poles would be marvelous for that and they come with rubber tips if you want to use them for walking on paved bike trails or side walks.
When descending down a steep slope, I lengthen the Pacerpoles and lean a little forward. This is a lot different than when I use regular hiking poles where my tendency is to lean backwards. Leaning forward helps keep the poles more perpendicular, so that they can support my load better. It also means that I can treat the hand grip more like a horizontal shelf or bannister, and enlist my triceps and lats to reduce the shock of descending, on my knees.
Other than their unique hand grips, Pacerpoles are similar to other collapsible and telescoping trekking poles. They have a three segment design with an expanding bolt style locking system. To lengthen or shorten a pole, you need to grip the shaft itself and twist to unlock them and re-tighten them at a different length. I didn't experience any problems with this system during my two months of extensive testing, but I can't comment on its longer term durability.
Each pole has a carbide tip for traction and a standard Leki style tip with basket threads. Baskets are not provided in the base model, but a separate bundle is available for purchase that includes smaller trekking baskets, snow baskets, and rubber tips for indoor or quieter walking.
Both poles also come with lightweight keeper strings so that you don't lose your poles if you drop them. Straps would defeat the unique hand grip designs and are not included.
A separate camera attachment is also available for turning a pacerpole into a monopod.
One area in which Pacerpoles differ from regular poles is in weight and thickness. As a point of comparison, a single aluminum Black Diamond Compact Trail pole (without a hand strap) weighs 8.3 ounces and has a circumferences of 5.5 cm, while an aluminum Pacerpoles weighs 11.5 ounces and has a circumference of 6.5 cm.
As a user, one does not feel this weight difference, probably because it is offset by better recruitment of the arm and torso muscles. But the extra thickness of the Pacerpoles is readily apparent and for the better, since I have a nasty habit of bending and snapping Black Diamond poles. On one of my walks, I climbed up a long scree field on Mt Adams which was full of boulders. Near the summit I fell and lodged a Pacerpoles between two rocks where it arched menacingly as if to snap. To my amazement, it didn't. I suspect a Black Diamond pole would have at least bent in similar circumstances and I attribute the Pacerpole's resilience to its thicker shaft.
Hiking and backpacking with Pacer Poles is very different than using trekking poles with a more traditional hand grip. So different, that you really need to de-program all of your old trekking pole habits and learn how to use the Pacer Poles from scratch. This takes multiple outings and is not something that will come to you overnight. Personally, I had to take several long walks in the woods per week for two weeks before I could begin to feel the postural and bio-mechanical differences that the hand grips provide.
If you decide to take the plunge, Pacerpoles has an unlimited 30 day return policy which may or may not give you enough time to decide whether you like the differences or not. Either way, you really need to commit to these poles to get any benefit out of them.
Fast forward to 2018 (7 years later). Pacerpole has a carbon fiber dual lock pole that closes with a lever grip and pin, unlike the aluminum twist locks discussed in this review. They have the same unique handgrips. If you're thinking about trying Pacerpoles, I'd get the Dual Locks. The segments never slip or wear out like a twist lock. Read my 2017 gear review of the Pacerpole Dual Locks or check them out at the Pacerpole online store.
When I reviewed the Pacerpoles, one of the first questions I had was whether one needed to purchase a completely new set of poles if you snap one. Not a problem. Pacerpole sells replacements for every section of the poles, baskets, or tip, except the hand grip or the top section of pole that the hand grip is fastened too.
Pacerpole sells aluminum alloy and carbon fiber models of Pacerpoles.
The aluminum poles weigh 23 ounces per pair and have a maximum length of 137 cm, a collapsed length of 67 cm, and a dismantled length of 56 cm. MSRP including baskets is 73 British pounds or $117 USD.
The carbon fiber poles weigh 18 ounces and have a maximum length of 132 cm, a collapsed length of 65 cm, and a dismantled length of 54 cm. MSRP including baskets is 93 British pounds or $ 149 USD.
For more information about pricing and shipping, visit the Pacerpole online store.
I am very impressed with the aluminum pair of Pacer Poles that I tested in this review and I'm glad I finally tried them. Honestly, I will probably buy a pair of my own rather than continue using Black Diamond trekking poles for three season hiking. The Pacerpole hand grip makes such a difference in my posture, walking speed, and stability that I can't imagine settling for anything less. If you climb a lot of mountains, you should give Pacerpoles a try. I would recommend sticking with the aluminum ones, only because they will be more resistant to breaking and they are likely to still be usable if you bend them. I've snapped way more carbon fiber poles than I ever want to and don't trust them in very rocky terrain.
Disclosure: Pacerpole provided sectionhiker.com with a loaner pair of Aluminum Pacerpoles, expressly for this review.
Been looking at these as well. Left a $2 pair of hiking poles stuck in the ground at the base of a knob in Grayson Highlands last year. Long story. I'm using a pair of fixed ski poles right now which I have to palm, Warren Doyle style, when descending.
All things considered, they really aren't that expensive. I didn't actually try to break them (and couldn't), although I have a bit of a reputation for destroying test equipment from certain manufacturers. Like I said, I'm going to buy myself a pair. There are a lot of famous hillwalkers I know in the UK who swear by them including Chris Townsend and John Manning.
Thanks for this, Philip. I'm going to pick up a pair because of this post! Look forward to trying them out.
Tom – you're very familiar with the testing grounds! It takes a little while to get used to them if you've used other poles, but I think you'll like them.
OK thanks – will give them a try!
Great review highlighting the advantages of these poles.
I have been using pacer poles for more than a year now. Couldnt go back to using any other model. Sure, they're slightly heavier than my old BD's, but much much tougher.
Using them to pitch tarps is, as Philip says, a non issue.
I too wonder how they would work with my Lightheart Solo tent with the offset handles because the poles are set at a 45 deg angle in the tent. I suspect they'd work fine but I don't know….
Did you end up getting a chance to test them in the Lightheart Solo? I will be purchasing one soon and I am looking at Pacer Poles as well. If they work in the Solo I think they're a winner!
Do you live in near Boston? I haven't sent the poles back yet….I'd love to see a Lightheart up close by the way.
Earlylite, do you speak of the Lightheart tents made by Judy?
The same – do you live near me?
That I can't answer! Where do you live? I'm in a little town called Williamston near Greenville and Anderson SC but met Judy while in Franklin, NC for the Hiker Fool's Bash. She should be showing up in a future podcast (www.allwhowander.us). I was so impressed with her tents that I shot a little video to show some of our friends who are tent-shopping. I can try to send it to you if you're interested or I may try to post it on fb.
I've been using Pacer Poles for two years. Did a month on the AT happily. Took a few times to get right from left sorted out. They feel like part of my body. It's like having the advantage of four legs for going ascending or descending. Never felt so secure. Yes, rock solid for pitching my Six Moons tent.
Hi, as you know the pacerpoles is quite heavier than its peers, say… GG LT4 (about 3x heavier?). Did the weight bother you on the trail? What is more important for you, ultimate comfort or ultimate weight?
Another thought – I used my BD poles for snow shoeing…put on a bigger basket and they work great in snow…I see on Pacer Pole website that they do have snow baskets – anyone use these in the snow? results??
On average, I break LT4's and BPL Stix within 30 hours. I've broken four LT4's. One in snow and three on tree roots. I've also broken three BPL Stix. They just don't work for some people and I'm one of them.
I use poles for skiing as much as hiking. They've GOT to have serious straps (which you must NOT wear in talus fields).
My issue with most poles is their joints. Leki joints (similar or identical to Pacer?) tend to become frozen with snow and ice. They also slip and are devilishly complicated.
Black Diamond long ago solved this serious problem entirely with its "Flick-Lock" design.
I just do not understand how you guys break your LT4s… I have 500+ miles on mine (this year alone) and never even come close to breaking them, or thinking I would. I have hiked in snow, mud, bogs, up rivers, across rivers, on the beach, over boulders, and an pavement. I just do not get how folks break these things.
Me and Grant Sible at GG were talking about this earlier in the week. He reckons it's about terrain. Some people never break em. Some people break'em all the time.
My girlfriend and I used carbon fibre Pacer Poles on a full 3000km through-hike of Te Araroa in New Zealand.
In our opinion, they render traditional straight-handled poles completely obsolete.
I did snap the lower section of one of my poles but was able to continue by gluing it in place. We certainly would have destroyed lighter poles.
Pacer Poles are slightly heavier than some ultralight, straight-handled poles, but it's a false economy to shave those grams because the Pacer Poles are so, so much more efficient and you don't feel the weight when you carry them, as your arms swing low.
Modern hiking poles (aluminum) have been around long enough (decades) that patents have come off the joint locking mechanisms and you now can buy half-way decent ones at discount department stores in the US…..
Poles are great for steep ground– especially when carrying loads….Not very useful for non-mountains.
.. I started with some old Leki poles… the screw mechanism was prone to getting iced up in winter — and just being a pain at other times…. switched to old-style BDs with the little lever locking mechanism…. Barring ski accidents & the like, any aluminum pole set basically can last forever…..they can be bent back into shape….
I am wondering if you have upgraded to the Dual locks carbon ones? I am considering buying them, but like you a bit tired of carbon breaking easily. I do like the dual lock system though. What are your thoughts? I am from New Zealand and hike in very rough, steep terrain.
been using them all year. they are perfect.
I was trained to use poles by Jayah Paley, adventurebuddies.net. She advises that gripping pole handles can cause arthritis and to use straps so the weight is born by the backs of the hands. It appears that pacer poles require using a death grip. I am interested in innovation and, if convinced that they do now harm the hands, I will try them.
They don't require a death grip. Sorry, that's just nonsense.
I have severe arthritis in my hands, bad enough that I required surgery to remove a bone in my thumb and have a tendon pulled down from my elbow, rolled up and stitched into place to replace the bone. The resulting scar tissue formed a new thumb joint and cut down the pain. I'll always be on strong anti inflammatory meds. Until I had that surgery, about the only time my hands didn't hurt was when they were wrapped around Pacerpole grips.
I've used a number of different types of hiking poles for more than a dozen years. I have three pair of Leki poles and at least that many of lesser names in addition to a pair of Pacerpoles. The Pacerpoles are far and away the most comfortable on these arthritic hands.
When your hand is relaxed at your side, your fingers aren't straight, they're curled with the thumb near the first finger. The space in between is the shape of the Pacerpole hand grip. Almost no gripping action is required by you at all. The natural at rest curve of your hand is enough to hold the pole to keep from dropping it. Rather than a death grip, a relaxed grip is what's used. I've often mused while hiking that I'm not even holding the poles–they just seem to rest in my hands as I lift them between strides.
I hope this helps clear up any misconceptions. You won't regret trying them.
Another Pacer fan here – I've used them exclusively for years and like Philip I can't imagine ever regressing to a conventional pole.
David Georgi's idea that they require a "death grip" is a serious misconception. The whole point is that most of the weight is channelled naturally through the root of the hand, without any need to grip. The fingers are simply used to balance the pole in the hand – you can quite literally do this with your pinky fingers alone.
It's the straps on conventional poles that put unnatural strains on the wrist. The straps are simply a workaround to compensate for the poorly designed handle. It's hard to understand why such a crude design should have become the industry standard.
I've recommended Pacers to countless people, and the only surprise is how many are resistant to even trying them. I think that Philip is right when he says that you need to spend some time re-jigging your technique, and it seems that many people simply aren't open minded enough to try anything different. This is a pity, because it's an investment that will be amply repaid. The Pacer is simply an objectively better design. Coupled with minimal footwear that encourages a natural stride, and an Aarn-style body-pack that encourages upright posture, and you open the way to freedom from pain, even on long, tough trails.
Can the pacerpoles be used the same way as conventional poles as tent poles?
Yes, I've been doing it for years.
I have used Pacers for a few years now and will never be going back to straight-handled poles. They do not require that you firmly grip them — it's more that the handle forms a bed for your palm to rest in. They swing almost effortlessly, and unlike straight-handled poles, when used properly, do not require you to lean forward. Mine came with detailed instructions, and there are a few You Tube clips on optimal use also.
Contact pacerpole and ask for their assistance. They're very nice.
my twistlocks collapse down to 2 ft. 4 11 shouldn't be a problem at all. best poles ever especially if you have bad/ weak wrists.


"Sure I had doubts, everyone has doubts," said the 27-year-old Mallorcan.
"When you are injured you doubt if you going to be able to come back and play at 100%."
"When you are coming back after low moments victories are all the more special and more emotional,"
"I enjoy it now because in a few years I won't have the chance to play like I did in the U.S. Open final."
"We need our knees, without our knees it is impossible to play well, sometimes I still have pain, but the most important thing is that at the moment I am able to play without limitations,"
"When you are a kid you are able to play with a different style, crazy jumping and all that,"
"That moment has passed but my love and passion for the game is still the same."


Accommodations and travel courtesy Experience Kissimmee.
During my visit to Kissimmee, I had the pleasure of staying in an All Star Vacation Home in Acadia Estates. This was my first time staying in a vacation home like this with other bloggers, and it was a wonderful experience!
The sign on the door to my room!
The home is spacious, beautifully decorated, and outfitted with a full kitchen and its very own game and entertainment room, which includes a projector, movie theater seats, and arcade games with unlimited plays.
My Pac-Man kept getting eaten by Blinky.
I made a hot pink car to race in this game!
If THAT doesn't sell you on the home, then let me tell you about the bedrooms!
My bathroom included soaps, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. Although I knew the home came stocked with starter paper supplies and towels, I wasn't sure if it would include the same toiletries as a hotel; so I wanted to mention this for anyone who might have been wondering as I was! One less thing to carry in your luggage!
Each blogger got their own bedroom and bathroom, so there was no need to share a bathroom or wait in line during the morning to get ready. All our rooms were private with their own lock, so if we wanted to retire for the evening to go to sleep, we could do so; we could also choose to sit in the living areas to spend time together, which was so much more fun than any other blogger trip I've been on. Usually, on these kind of trips we all have our own hotel room, which limits the amount of time we can spend together. By all staying in the same house, we could plug our laptops in the common areas and get work done while still hanging out, eating a snack, or even doing laundry; we had SUCH a blast, and without compromising privacy, either.
A computer is provided on-site along with WiFi. The PC had a pretty old operating system, but naturally we all brought our own laptops being bloggers! Still, it got the job done for viewing our zip line photos since it was the only machine around with a CD drive!
The first night we arrived, we all got into our PJs after dinner and settled into the movie theater to watch the season finale of The Walking Dead. Other nights were spending chatting while we updated our blogs, looking at photos from the day's activities, playing pool, and laughing! This is the single best way to spend time with friends on vacation, in my opinion.
The homes themselves are beautiful and modern, with keyless entry. The home also included a pool and hot tub, located right behind my bedroom, which afforded us a lovely scenic view of hot air balloons launching! We took advantage of the hot tub after zip lining, although we had trouble getting the temperature hot even after someone came out to adjust it – we didn't have time to try it again, but the water might have needed more time to heat up! The only other issue I encountered was my shower curtain rod falling off the wall (Not while I was using it!), but we called maintenance and it was fixed right away. I noticed that water pooled on the floor every time I took a shower, but that seems to be a common problem I run into in modern hotel rooms – I think it has to do with the shower design.
I loved my experience staying in this All Star Vacation home and the next time I make it out to Florida, this is where I want to stay! The home I stayed at was 3 miles from Disney World, 10 miles from Sea World, and 13 miles from Universal Studios, so if you're in town to hit up the attractions, this is a great location.
Vacation homes are such the latest rage lately. I really want to look into one for our next trip and this is the perfect place to start. Thank you for sharing!
Our family has so outgrown hotels, this is an awesome solution! Everything you need for a comfy stay!
What a very nice place to stay with all the rooms and nice table decorations. I like the big bedroom with the big shower. I would love to stay at this All Star Vacation Home. It sure beats going to a Motel.
That looks soooo inviting. I love the game room. That would make it special for us and more like a resort.
NICE Accommodations. My husband and son would be sold on the game room. We pretty much try to stay in a House or Condo now, if we got to the Florida Parks.
This looks nice. They pay close attention to detail! Everything from the sign on the door to the amazing rooms, decor, and entertainment. I want to visit!


In the framework of the provision of military assistance to Kiev us military will turn their attention to the creation of the combat training center, who "Will provide operational compatibility with NATO standards". About it the correspondent of tass said the press service of the command of the us army in Europe. "Us forces in the current year will continue the training of ukrainian security forces in the Western part of the country. This year, since january, it is planned to train four battalions", – said the press officer Donald wrenn.
According to him, "The coordination of the mission training of the ukrainian security forces will take over the national guard of the state of california. " in fact we are talking about the "Continuation of the same study, only now the us forces will begin to increasingly focus on assisting the ukrainians in the improvement of the combat training center and (carrying out) reforms the institutional level," – said the press service. Furthermore, U.S. Forces "Will provide oversight over the process of learning by the ukrainians of their own forces, including special operations". It is noted that "Training the ukrainian forces focused primarily on the development of defensive skills at the individual level and at the departmental level, as well as the skills of conducting operations to maintain security in the country. " according to the U.S.
Military, "Improvement of the combat training center, located at the yavoriv training ground in lviv region, and proficiency of its personnel is part of the long-term efforts aimed at building strong and professional security forces of Ukraine at the individual level and at the organizational unit level in order to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. " improving the quality of the center's work "Will ensure its interoperability with NATO standards regarding infrastructure, equipment, permanent staff, armed forces, doctrine, and procedure of actions", – said the press service.
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The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has said there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute the 33 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad indicted in last year's report of a Presidential Investigative Panel, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.
The AGF's office has therefore asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to set up "a special investigation team" to conduct "thorough investigation" into the cases.
This is contained in a report of a committee set up by the AGF, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), to review the individual cases recommended for prosecution by the special presidential panel.
Our correspondent on Friday obtained the excerpts of the report from a top police source.
The Presidential Panel led by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, had between 2018 and 2019 probed complaints of brutal activities of SARS and had submitted its report to the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on June 3, 2019.
The report indicted a total of 35 police operatives in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory for various rights violations including, extrajudicial killing, death in police custody, unlawful arrest, biased investigation, unlawful intimidation, harassment, criminal assault, torture, cruelty, inhuman and degrading treatment, threat to life, extortion and confiscation of property, among others.
The report recommended 33 for prosecution, and punishment, including sanctions like reduction in rank and dismissal.
It also recommended that 57 victims be paid about N249m as compensation while the police should tender public apology to 35.
The NHRC on October 19, 2020 submitted the report to the AGF accompanied with a specific list of those recommended for prosecution.
But after reviewing the panel's report, the committee set up by the AGF said the report "does not meet prosecutorial needs" as it was said to be lacking in vital exhibits, such as "medical evidence and statements of the suspects".
It added, "The report of the panel does not meet prosecutorial needs. No proper investigation was concluded in all the cases. Admissible evidence such as exhibits, medical evidence, statements of the suspects and witnesses that can be used in court have not been obtained or recorded in the appropriate sheet from the suspects and witnesses by the appropriate investigation team."
The report expressed concern that the indicted officers "are still in the service and ought to go through the internal police disciplinary measures to avoid prosecuting officers in uniform".
It listed three actions that "must be taken in earnest" for the AGF office "to be able to successfully implement the panel's recommendations".
Among them are that the indicted officers must be made to undergo disciplinary actions and dismissed from service where necessary, while the IGP should set up a special team to further investigate the individual cases.
It stated, "The indicted officers should be made to undergo disciplinary actions immediately and dismissed where appropriate .
"That the IGP who is well aware of the sensitivity of the matter should be advised to set up a special investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation into the individual cases.
"That after thorough investigation, the cases that are federal offences or fall within the FCT will be prosecuted by the office of the HAGF while those that are state offences will be transferred to the respective states for prosecution."
Meanwhile, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr Dayo Apata (SAN), said on Wednesday that the recommendations of the panel for the prosecution of indicted SARS operatives would be implemented by the AGF office.
Apata, who represented the AGF at the inaugural sitting of the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by members of the disbanded SARS in Abuja, said the AGF and state Attorneys-General, had already scheduled a meeting on how to fashion out the strategy for the prosecution of the cases, most of which he said were state offences.
He said, "The coming weeks will be full of activities. The Attorney-General of the Federation will be meeting with states' Attorneys-General because some of the offences are state offences."
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Paris: French carmaker Renault said on Thursday it would decide by the end of the year whether to stay in Formula 1 following Toyota's exit from the sport.
"You will have to be patient," Renault chief executive Carlos Ghosn told reporters. "We will make an announcement on our participation in Formula 1before the end of the year."
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As to this case so far what has been publicized is not pointing towered MAGA/alt right terrorism as the prime motivator. The suspect is a very active social media poster yet only two posts showed him supporting MAGA. Usually these guys are obsessed with The Great Replacement Theory or whatever. What about his targeting of the Independence Day parade and his casing of the synagogue, are not these targets proof? Not necessarily. Did he want to kill people in the locales because of what they represent or because that is where a lot of people are?. Highland Park his hometown has a large Jewish population so a local synagogue is going to be where a lot of people are. It is possible politics played an indirect role, he might be mostly non ideological but since politics is in the news so much subconsciously he chose symbolic targets.
I notice a lot of wanting MAGA terrorism to be the reason this happened. Another cudgel to own the MAGA's I guess. If this was not MAGA terrorism what will it mean, the conservatives will own the libs for a day or two, which will not lesson the threat from MAGA terrorism one iota.
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If it's clear that what is being discussed are guns that are identical to assault rifles except for lacking select fire it's needlessly pedantic to act like the definition being used not matching some preferred definition somehow refutes any part of the discussion.
A weapon-of-war, then?
Because of course, innocent people at 4th of July parades are legally at war?
It seems like the bickering over nomenclature is supposed to convince us that a self-loading carbine with an inline stock and high capacity, detachable box magazine is only a problem if it has select fire as an option when time and again it's proven that select fire isn't needed to massacre a bunch of unarmed civilians.
Can't speak for others but in my case I don't think I've ever tried to convince anyone that an AR-15 or any other of that type is a world apart from it's M-16 counterpart. The difference between select fire and semi-auto isn't that significant when we're talking AR-15 vs. M-16. I don't call my AR's sporting or hunting rifles because that's not why I bought them. I haven't taken tactical carbine, handgun, and shotgun courses for hunting, I took them to give me an edge should the s**t ever hit the fan.
Does it bother me to be thought of as a terrorist or insurrectionist?
In fact, I enjoy those labels.
Would you agree that those sorts of tangential arguments over nomenclature don't contribute to any worthwhile discussion?
Personally, that's where I'll start using another term like 'self loading carbine' or something similar with more words in hopes of moving the conversation beyond that part and back towards questions like what's ideal in terms of gun rights vs what's actually viable; if control isn't pursued what other measures might achieve similar outcomes in reducing criminal gun violence; how does protecting gun rights impact other rights vs. how would further restrictions impact other rights, etc.
It's a topic with a lot to consider at both ideal and practical levels, but it often seems to be reduced to very oversimplified stances.
In regards to the US though, there's clearly a problem that if it's not resolved will only lead to increasingly radical solutions being proposed. I'd imagine for all interests involved it would be better to work towards improvements than to wait until there's serious discussion of a constitutional amendment to eliminate or significantly alter the 2nd because that will start to enter the discussion if no improvement is seen and if adequate political will behind it exists nothing will legitimately stop that outcome.
I prefer the term "tactical carbine" if it meets the criteria of a carbine.
As for discussing "solutions", I'll just tell you to copy and paste "gunz-r-bad" or "guns-r-bad" into the WP search window. I intentionally put that in the gun control debates we've had here in the past. Those should give you plenty of reading material to see how well those topics have already been beaten to death.....over and over.......for SEVERAL years.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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It probably needs to be considered on many levels, and not let any of them dominate the others.
Regardless of the prime motive, it's part of a broader trend of mass shootings, it might also follow into one or more narrower trends within that bigger trend (mental illness, terrorism, etc).
Using a trend of violence from right-wingers to bash on more moderate right-wingers probably doesn't accomplish much, because so far it isn't the moderates unless mental illness is a substantial factor alongside it.
It might also make it harder for people to realize that terrorist bullets and/or shrapnel doesn't discriminate, but also that they care about people who might be targeted. Increase in politically motivated terrorism is likely to cause broader harms than intended and it also risks tit-for-tat responses, along with encouraging police to be more heavy handed.
We need to be able to openly discuss motives without losing sight that most people have commonly aligned interests that make reducing these sorts of incidents less common.
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Certainly, it's been done to death here, also often without much in the way of agreeable solutions but I think the problem goes deeper.
As a hypothetical, imagine there's some magical plan that's agreeable to 98% of Americans and includes many people who could be considered staunch supporters of both positions. (That's why it's magical)
I still foresee politicians from both parties, whether the more moderate portions or the more radical ones having no interest because fighting over the issue drives attention and donations along with distracting from other issues that might be less flattering or harder to fundraise off of.
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Joined: 6 May 2016
I'm not normally on the "prosecute the parents" bandwagon, but ...
... and I'm kind of thinking the State Police might should be prosecuted too ...
The assault happened less than three years after police went to the suspect's home following a call from a family member who said he was threatening "to kill everyone" there. Task force spokesman Christopher Covelli said police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, but said there was no sign he had any guns at the time, in September 2019.
The suspect legally purchased the rifle used in the attack in Illinois within the past year, Covelli said. In all, police said, he purchased five firearms, which were recovered by officers at his father's home.
Illinois state police, who issue gun owners' licenses, said the gunman applied for a license in December 2019, when he was 19. His father sponsored his application.
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"There are a thousand things that can happen when you go light a rocket engine, and only one of them is good."
Tom Mueller of SpaceX, in Air and Space, Jan. 2011
Dang, man, Chicago was a war zone for the holiday,
68 People Shot, 8 Killed in Shootings Across Chicago Over July 4th Weekend: Police
Matt Masterson | July 5, 2022 4:13 pm
https://news.wttw.com/2022/07/05/68-peo ... end-police
According to Chicago Police Department data, 68 people were shot in 51 separate shootings between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday night during the holiday weekend.
According to Police Superintendent David Brown, violence levels over the holiday weekend this year were lower than in 2021. For the Fourth of July weekend in 2022 compared to 2021, shootings were down 14%, the number of shooting victims decreased 21%, and the number of homicides dropped by 53%.
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kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
Who's responsible for issuing bad licences? The shop? The state government? The city?
Some guy who likes guns?
cyberdad
05 Jul 2022, 10:53 pm
ASPartOfMe wrote:
Rather than wanting this to be pinned on the MAGAs, many of these shootings are self-fulfilling prophecies in that the invariably the shooter was linked in some way to one of various conspiracies peddled by the republican right. This means even if MAGA philosophy wasn't the prime reason for their actions, they certainly help tip these nutters over the edge. Like Sarah Palin's use of gun targets over Kathy Gifford normalising the idea that "enemies" of the American right wing deserve to be shot.
It's no accident that Tucker Carlson peddles the "great replacement" because he's gauged his republican viewers and knows what they believe. These clowns collectively create a fertile ground for future gun nuts to emerge and then have the audacity to wash the blood of their hands like Pontious Pilate.
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06 Jul 2022, 8:05 am
Another young white dude. A fairly consistent pattern.
06 Jul 2022, 11:38 am
cyberdad wrote:
Rather than wanting this to be pinned on the MAGAs, many of these shootings are self-fulfilling prophecies in that the invariably the shooter was linked in some way to one of various conspiracies peddled by the republican right. This means even if MAGA philosophy wasn't the prime reason for their actions, they certainly help tip these nutters over the edge.
Preaching to the choir. I mentioned indirect causation as a possibility in my post.
Like Sarah Palin's use of gun targets over Kathy Gifford normalising the idea that "enemies" of the American right wing deserve to be shot.
I have seen no evidence, that Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park shooters were influenced by, listen to, or know of Tucker Carlson. It's social media for that age group. Tuckers audience is an age group that votes in authoritarian candidates.
They like to blame people like Carlson in the hopes that they will someday be banned in order to save lives, while at the same time labeling conservatives as "authoritarian".
Suspect confesses to Highland Park shooting and plotted second attack in Wisconsin, prosecutor says
The man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade confessed in detail to the shooting — and revealed that he had considered a second attack, authorities said Wednesday.
Robert "Bobby" E. Crimo III, 21, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, and will likely face many more counts stemming from the dozens wounded and injured during Monday's carnage in this upscale Chicago suburb.
"He went into details about what he had done. He admitted to what he had done," Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart told reporters outside of the county courthouse. "We don't want to speculate on motives right now."
Crimo made the confession in a voluntary statement after being reminded of his right to remain silent, officials said.
After fleeing Highland Park, Crimo ended up in Madison, Wisconsin, and came upon a Fourth of July event there, said Chris Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.
He briefly thought about unleashing an attack in that city as well, according to the official.
"We don't have information to suggest that he planned on driving to Madison, initially, to commit another attack," Covelli said. "We do believe that he was driving around (after) the first attack and saw the celebration."
Covelli didn't say what particular event Crimo considered attacking. There were a number of festivals and fireworks shows happening in and around the famed college town Monday.
The defendant dropped his cellphone in Middleton, just outside Madison, and it's been recovered, authorities said.
Asked what might have stopped him from attacking Madison, Covelli said, "Indications are that he hadn't put enough thought or research into that."
The FBI asked Madison police to assemble their SWAT unit at about 5 p.m. Monday, believing Crimo could be nearby, city police chief Shon Barnes said.
"We will never know for certain what stopped him but I am thankful that no innocent lives were taken from our city," Barnes told reporters in Madison.
City police are cooperating with the FBI, looking for surveillance cameras that could piece together a timeline of Crimo's movements in Madison.
At this point it's completely unknown, as Barnes added: "We were not aware of his intentions in the city (of Madison) until this morning."
Records showed Crimo purchased four weapons in 2020, the AR-15-style weapon used in Monday's attack, a Kel-Tec sub-2000, a Remington 700 rifle and a shotgun, according to Covelli. Then in 2021, Crimo bought a Glock 43x pistol, the official said.
Crimo had that Kel-Tec weapon with him during that trip to Madison on Monday, according to Covelli.
Over 50 shot as NYC shootings soared over July 4th weekend, NYPD data shows
More than 50 people were shot — at least seven of them fatally — during a bloody outbreak of gun violence in the Big Apple over the Fourth of July weekend.
The victims cut across a wide spectrum of New Yorkers — from a pair of former college rugby players wounded while sitting in a cab in Midtown to a beloved 62-year-old Bronx neighborhood "grandfather" who was gunned down by stray bullets.
In all, 51 people were shot in 36 separate incidents since Friday, a huge jump from the 32 people shot in 27 shootings over the holiday weekend last year, NYPD statistics show.
Twenty-one of this year's holiday weekend victims were shot on Monday's 246th birthday of American independence, including John Edwards, who was known in his Belmont neighborhood as the "Grandfather of the Block." By comparison, there were 13 people shot on July 4, 2021.
One of the weekend's earliest flashes of gun violence came in broad daylight Friday afternoon, when a 17-year-old boy was killed in Hamilton Heights after a gunman fired a barrage of bullets on the busy street.
"They" don't want to cancel anyone. Carlson and Trump need to be held accountable for what they preach and face the obvious which is there are consequences for spouting divisive hate speech. BTW they are both charlatans because in their past they threw their support for progressives (Trump famously was friends with the Clintons).
There's an interesting video of how Tucker Carlson code switches his language when the shooter is black Vs a white right winger. He attempts to covertly try to make external excuses for white shooters. This fits with his current persona as the vanguard for the conservative white right. He has hitched his bandwagon to the MAGA circus so must be accountable for what he says. He promotes the great replacement theory and there have been plenty of young white shooters who subscribe to the same beliefs.
Wow, I could have a field day picking this one apart.
Seriously, "code switches" ??
And then there's defining "divisive hate speech".
Carlson has a modus operandi. So does Trump.
The great replacement theory is tied to far right philosophies (Carlson knows this) which has spurred a number of mass shooters.
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Q: Security Certificate in wordpress Website I didn't know how to add https security to my wordpress website, I just changed the http to https in the url option in General section of wordpress. Now, I'm unable to access my website, please help me solve this issue. The website is skydental.in

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When the holidays approach throughout the year the number of sales, deals and numerous flyers go out and are posted on-line. This draws the attention of many consumers into their web.
People really have to know their prices. Many times items go on sale when in fact there really isn't much of a savings passed along. Ever notice an item in a catalog selling for $30? Now the store has a 20% off sale. That same item is now marked up to $40 with the 20% discount applied giving people the impression they are saving money on that particular item. They didn't; what actually happened is the consumer paid $3 6 for the $30 item because they weren't aware of what the actual value or the original catalog price of that product was to begin with.
After the holiday sales there is a lot of left-over merchandise. Retailers may have purchased larger quantities thinking they would move it all and didn't. Now to get these over-stocked items out of the stock room they lower the prices once again making it a real deal to the customers.
This is especially true after the smaller holidays such as Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter and so on. If you have a lot of children or do a lot of crafts this is the time to shop. The stores don't want to re-stock this inventory again or store it until next year. This is the time to grab decorations, decorative paper plates and napkins, plastic eggs, greeting cards, holiday note pads, containers, hair accessories, ornaments and much, much more.
Store all these cheap finds in plastic bags or containers and label them for that particular holiday. Then next year you have a head start and many not even need to add anything more to be ready for the next holiday event.
Some items that are marked down low that aren't of a holiday theme can be grouped together in a bin. You already reaped in the savings by purchasing them after the holidays. Now when a birthday, school event or unexpected guest arrives you may have something on hand to wrap without making a special trip to the store.
Do you reap the savings and shop after the holidays?
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Batool Mohammed, Egypt (lives in United Arab Emirates)
Residency Period: 1 October 2013 - 1 April 2014
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Batool grew up in Kuwait and currently lives in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where she works at the Sharjah Art Foundation. She completed a four year BFA at the College of Fine Art and Design at the University of Sharjah and graduated in 2012.
On-hiatus Proposal Summary
Batool is not on Hiatus by choice, in fact, making art has proven a frustrating challenge after she graduated from university. However being officially on Hiatus, she hopes, will take the pressure of needing to make art off of her shoulders, allowing her to resume making it after the period of this residency is over.
Also given the fact that she works at the Sharjah Art Foundation, she often finds herself sarcastically nitpicking at artist statements, biographies and the general wording of art texts; what has been called International Art English (IAE). She also spends lots of time doing conceptual research for upcoming events, which surprisingly results in similar sarcastic deconstruction of texts by established philosophers that she would usually be fascinated by.
For the duration of this residency she proposes to compile all her notes on readings and texts as a series of scans and word documents or other means of entering text on the web page. She will also document her daily life on hiatus which would include the process of furnishing her flat, getting a drivers license, going to art events in Sharjah and Dubai and hopefully not making any art secretly.
One day before the start of March Meeting 2014, I met Farid (Rakun) at the office to say hi and get some formalities out of the way. During the few minutes we spoke I manage to condense my experience on RFAOH to one sentence that I paraphrase as accurately as I can; I can be okay with not making anything and still call myself an artist.
This is not to be confused with laziness (please). The anxiety of feeling obliged to make work was enough to drive me away from it, not unlike a stubborn child, but also, the art world's [implied] obsession of producing a spectacle – even if not visual – factored into the equation. It blew my mind, and perhaps naively so, that there still needs to be a final entity to fund/produce/document/archive/perform/record/etc.
This remains an open question to me, and perhaps the closest of an answer to this issue, is the one reached by the organizers behind RFAOH when they decided to start the residency. I took the time at RFAOH to focus on none of that, hoping that by not searching for it, I'll notice it sitting outside the doorstep. I can't say I've succeeded too finitely (how ironic) but I have at least, identified my preferred way to work, of having many disconnected things simultaneously going until they all condense into 'a practice'. Accordingly, going to class, work and anything else I do will factor into said practice; and parallel to that, I'm starting to work on a text-based project similar to my initial proposal for RFAOH which I did not carry out during the residency because it felt too much like… work. Also I was afraid of starting it within RFAOH then not being able to extrapolate from it after the end of the residency since nothing on RFAOH is to be considered art/work. However, I don't intent to embark on this research with the same smirk on the face of the initial proposal to RFAOH, but rather with a genuine questioning approach that may or may not culminate into a resolute end.
I am also considering documenting said research on my own – now dormant – blog that I started some time back for this very reason, but never got to really take it on. It was also due to being at RFAOH that I came to be more comfortable with the idea- that of virtual space and internet content.
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Batool Mohammed's 6 month on-hiatus residency ended on April 1, 2014. We thank Batool for her participation as our inaugural resident and for sharing great insights of her "post-graduation" hiatus. RFAOH sincerely wishes the best of luck for her post on-hiatus life, wherever it may lead, and hopes to hear from her time to time.
Click "Final Report" to read on her experience at RFAOH.
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Q: Cannot Upload Files to existing bucket in s3 SDK PHP Trying to upload files using the PHP SDK of s3. Uploading the file to the existing Bucket, pops up the error.
<?php
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// Include the SDK
require_once '../sdk.class.php';

//%**********************************%*/
// UPLOAD FILES TO S3
// Instantiate the AmazonS3 class
$s3 = new AmazonS3();
$s3->path_style = true;

$bucket = 'photossss1.abc.com';

$name = "picture.jpg" ;
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if($response->isOk()){
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What is the error in the above code..?
Debug:
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    [RequestId] => DACD5C54BC4BD82
    [Bucket] => photossss1.abc.com
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    [Endpoint] => photossss1.abc.com.s3.amazonaws.com
)

A: You need to set region after class initialization
// Initialize the class
$s3 = new AmazonS3();
$s3->set_region( AmazonS3::REGION_EU_W1 );
...

Related page on SDK Documentation

A: What is the result of:
<?php
print_r($response->body);

This should give you a proper error message from S3.

A: in services/s3.class.php;
replace this part:
const REGION_US_E1 = 's3.amazonaws.com';

to:
const REGION_US_E1 = 's3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com';


The August issue was all about brownies and I fell in love with the peanut butter cup blondie recipe. Chocolate and peanut butter...it was right up my alley. So I made the brownies this past weekend and they barely made it three days in my house. The kids and I loved them! Pretty easy to make and oh so delicious. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
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In carriera ha vinto due titoli di doppio, l'Hartford WCT nel 1978, e il South Orange Open nel 1980, entrambi in coppia con John McEnroe. Nei tornei del Grande Slam ha ottenuto il suo miglior risultato raggiungendo i quarti di finale di doppio agli Australian Open nel 1982, in coppia con Hank Pfister.

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