K-9 teams win at World Games
[source: Simi Valley Star]

Simi Valley Police Department officers Rick Morton and Mark Rendahl, along with their canine partners, came home with gold, silver and bronze medals after competing in this year's World Police and Fire Games.

Earlier this month, officers from around the world competed in the Olympic-style competition that tested officers in such areas as agility and protection. The annual competition, which attracted teams from as far away as Belgium, was held in Indianapolis, Ind.

Morton and his partner, Rex, won the gold medal in the protection portion of the competition, while Rendahl and his canine companion, Cero, captured a bronze medal in the same category.

Morton and Rex also captured a silver medal in the competition's agility category and a bronze medal for overall performance. In all, 40 K-9 teams competed in the games.

The trip to Indianapolis was funded by the Simi Valley Police Foundation.

The officers and their partners were honored by the City Council at the June 18 meeting.


<-- Officer Rick Morton and "Rex"




posted by Tracy Justus at 6/27/2001  

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posted by Tracy Justus at 6/26/2001  

Internet killed the short wave BBC Radio Star
[source: The Register]

By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco

The Internet is only partly to blame for the BBC's decision to axe short-wave World Service transmissions to North America, Australia and New Zealand from 1 July.

World Service spokesman Mike Gardner told us today that the number of listeners in North America who received short wave transmissions had dwindled to 300,000 per month, out of 2.6 million in all. A further 1.5 million tuned in on the Internet. In Australia, only 100,000 out of 1.6 million listeners were on short wave.

He added that the BBC would provide Digital Audio transmissions to North America through the XM and Sirius services.

"It's not a retreat," he said, pointing to the expansion of short wave transmissions in other parts of the world. 35 new transmitters were being used in Turkey (up from two), and coverage expanded in Aman, Cyprus and Singapore too, he said.

Gardner admitted that the short wave listeners were miffed, but said FM provided for better reception.

"Some people enjoy the whoos and whistles, but not everyone," he told us.

BBC World Service isn't the only British institution to be found on short wave. Here's a clip of MI6's 'Lincolnshire Poacher' sending cryptic instructions to its agents, with transmission times.

For more information about the murky world of short wave Numbers Stations, try The Conet Project, or Simon Mason's Numbers Stations archive.
posted by Tracy Justus at 6/26/2001