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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The first step in resolving any problem is
accepting that there is a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Perhaps some things can be fixed and
perhaps they are as good as they get.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR> <BR>"Extremism in defense of liberty is
no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue."<BR>-Barry
Goldwater<BR>"You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same
note."<BR>-Doug Floyd<BR></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=derekkoopowitz@gmail.com href="mailto:derekkoopowitz@gmail.com">Derek
Koopowitz</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'General pattern
discussion'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Unknowns (now
about judging)</DIV>
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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>I really don</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>t see what purpose this thread is going to
serve</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> we</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri> (us</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> this
list)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> cannot control
what</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Calibri>the quality of the
judges are going to be at any world championship. We (the NSRCA and the
AMA) can only control which US judge is presented to the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face=Calibri>CIAM</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> we should
also not influence how other countries select their judges either. That
is their right and they control that process.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>Making statements that the
WC</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>s are somehow using judges that
don</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>t judge by the rules isn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>t fair to those judges that judged at the WC</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>s at all.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but lets at least give
them</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>
(judges)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Calibri>the benefit of the
doubt in that they</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Calibri>judged
the flights according to the way they saw it. Please remember that there
are 20 judges there and I seriously doubt that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
<FONT face=Calibri>the majority</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri> of them</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face=Calibri>were
in collusion and were determined to pick</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>their</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> guy as the
champion.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> Also please
remember that in the finals, 5 judges were only judging the left turnaround
maneuvers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>
only</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>, 5 different judges
were judging the right turnaround maneuvers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> only</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>, and 10 different judges were judging the
center</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> maneuvers
only.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri> No one is
perfect if they missed seeing a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri> line off by 5/10/15 degrees, or an over/under rotation on a roll
(snap) by 5/10 degrees.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri>I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>ll leave you with a quote</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000
face=Calibri>Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our
labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri>We are surprised at our own
versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#000000 face=Calibri>.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Calibri></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Calibri>.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
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