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Eleven years ago, French rollerblading and boardsports enthusiast Jean‐Marc Gobillard decided that the small wheels of rollerblades weren’t quite speedy enough. He experimented with a few different ideas, which ultimately led him to design the Dreamslide. This unique device combines the standing stance of things like skateboards and roller blades with the efficient locomotion and larger, faster wheels of a bicycle. It even has its own special pedaling system, designed for a standing rider.
The first question people might have is, “Why would you want to stand instead of sit?” Well, for one thing, Gobillard likes the idea of being able to bodily lean into corners like a downhill skier – he believes that by standing on it, the Dreamslide becomes more like a part of the rider’s body, and less like a separate contraption.
Secondly, as anyone who has climbed a hill on a bicycle knows, you can deliver more power to the pedals by standing on them. If you try to ride a bike very far in a standing position, however, you’ll get tired pretty quickly. This is because you have to pump your entire body weight up and down with every pedal stroke. To get around this limitation, Gobillard has invented what he calls the Adaptive Pedaling System, or APS.
On a bicycle, the pedal crank arms are connected by an axle, so they move directly in proportion to one another. With APS, the cranks move independently, adapting to the rider’s muscle power. In the neutral position, both of the rider’s feet are down, one forward and one back. When they start a pedal stroke, the back foot moves forward and lifts slightly, as in a jogging gait, while the front foot slides back.
Not only is this system said to minimize the body-weight-bobbing drawback of pedaling while standing, but it also reportedly eliminates the “dead zone” in the conventional pedaling set up – a point in the pedal revolution at which it has been claimed that neither leg is delivering optimum power to the bicycle. This zone was addressed in the 80s with Shimano’s oval Biopace chainring, the wisdom of which is still debated to this day.
Gobillard asserts that the standing position combined with APS will mean riders can generate more torque with less effort, will have less knee problems, and greater control. If any mechanical engineers out there have an opinion on these claims, we’d love to hear from you.
The Dreamslide is just hitting stores in Europe this year, and is also available through the company website for €1,250 (US$1,682).
Nikon has announced a feature-rich addition to its digital SLR camera family, the 16.2 megapixel D7000. In addition to a new image processing engine and 3D Matrix metering system, the camera also offers full HD video recording with autofocus, twin media card slots, over a thousand shots between battery charges and up to six frames per second burst shooting. Its low-light-friendly too – with sensitivity expansion to ISO25600, noise reduction and shake reduction all promising to help grab the best shot in the most testing conditions. The D7000 is among the many photographic treats we're checking out at Photokina in Cologne this week. Built around a magnesium-alloy chassis, the new Nikon D7000 digital SLR camera body has been dust and moisture sealed and features a 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, the company's own 39-point Multi-CAM 4800DX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection and a new EXPEED 2 image processing engine. The smooth, fast focusing system allows for dynamic or single-point autofocus and nine center cross-type sensors plus 3D tracking follow moving subjects and highlight the activated AF point in the eye-level glass pentaprism optical viewfinder.
As well as taking care of the camera's nippy six frames-per-second continuous shooting at full resolution and managing the 50-millisecond shutter response and autofocus capabilities, the new EXPEED 2 engine works with 14-bit analog/digital conversion to bring what Nikon describes as "a new level of even tonal gradations while managing color, contrast, exposure, and noise resulting in brilliant image quality."
Using the 2,016 pixel RGB 3D Matrix Metering System, the Scene Recognition System accesses a database of over 30,000 images to choose optimum focus, exposure and white balance. Low light, flash-free photography gets high sensitivity assist thanks to the standard ISO100 to ISO6400 range – with expansion up to ISO25600 – Vibration Reduction (VR) II and low noise technology.
Live View functionality on the D7000's 3-inch, 921,000 dot resolution LCD display gives the user another option when framing shots or shooting video. The camera offers full 1080p high definition movie recording at 24 frames per second with full-time autofocus, face and subject tracking and on-the-fly exposure adjustment. In addition to a built-in mono microphone there's a stereo mic input and basic movie editing can be done on the camera itself. A HDMI-out port allows for viewing of images or videos on a big screen TV.
Nikon has redesigned the mode dial atop the 5.2 x 4.1 x 3-inch (132 x 103 x 77mm) D7000. Gone are the familiar scene choices in favor of advanced manual functions and a couple of user-defined settings. Other highlights include in-camera image retouching, including direct processing of RAW images and side-by-side image comparison, a virtual horizon indicator helps ensure that your camera is always level if you need it to be, twin media card slots with SDXC support and a new EN-EL15 Li-ion battery that's said to give 1050 shots between charges.
Compatible with numerous NIKKOR lenses courtesy of Nikon's F mount, the D7000 digital SLR will be available from mid-October for a recommended retail of US$1200 for the body-only and US$1500 for a kit which includes the body and AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens.
Sikorsky Aircraft’s coaxial X2 Technology demonstrator has achieved the 250-knot (287.69 mph) milestone that was established as the goal of the craft from its inception. The speed, which was achieved in level flight during a 1.1-hour flight on Wednesday, September 15, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter, easily beating the current official world record that stands at 216.46 knots (249.1 mph) set by the British built Westland Lynx ZB-500 in 1986.
The Edison2 team took away US$5 million for winning the Mainstream class of the Automotive X-PRIZE last week with its 100+ MPG car of the future – Very Light Car #98.
The Progressive Automotive X-Prize required vehicles to attain a fuel economy of at least 100 miles-per US gallon equivalent (2.35L/100km), while also remaining practical for real-world use. The Mainstream class of the event was particularly significant, as vehicles had to attain twice the range of vehicles in the Alternative class, and would presumably be the vehicles most likely to find acceptance with a large number of consumers. and the vehicle that made it possible, the Very Light Car.
First, a little about the car itself. Edison2 began with four versions of the Very Light Car entered in the competition, two in the Alternative class and two in Mainstream. The rear-wheel-drive four-seater car that won the Mainstream, #98, attained 102.5MPGe (2.29L/100km) and weighs just 830 pounds (376.48 kg). All of the Very Light Cars are powered by a rear-mounted, 1-cylinder 250cc turbocharged combustion engine. In the case of #98, that engine generates 40 horsepower, for a reported top speed of over 100mph (161km/h) and a maximum range of over 600 miles (966 km) on one tank of E-85 ethanol.
The reason it won, Kuttner explained, was the “brutal efficiency” of its light weight and aerodynamics.
“Insulation for the building industry is what we are for the car industry,” he told us. “It takes three-and-a-half horsepower for our car to go 50 miles an hour – that’s very little energy... We can build a brutally more efficient electric car, with a smaller battery, and we can build a brutally more efficient gasoline car.”
With the vast majority of the X-PRIZE vehicles being electrically-powered, however, one might wonder why Edison2 chose to go with a gas engine.
“Because the results are much more meaningful,” says Kuttner. “Anybody in the industry knows that you can get 100 miles per gallon by building an OK car with a good electric drive. Everybody in the industry also knows that if you can do 100 miles per gallon while meeting emissions with a car with four people in it, that’s almost impossible. So we did it because the real money isn’t the prize, the real money is what happens from now on. This is the starting line of our company.”
That point made, the production version of the car could very likely be a hybrid, or even a pure electric.
“By our estimates, we can improve on what we have by about ten percent right now,” he stated. “That said, we would give back a lot to make this car more mainstream, more consumer friendly. So what we really envision is a car that is quite normal. Although it looks very different, it’s quite normal in use.”
Yes, but... what about its “different” looks? Does he worry that consumers simply might not be ready for something that makes such a radical aesthetic statement?
“The three winners are drastic departures from the normal,” he noted. “For me, that speaks loud and clear. It’s not really wise for consumers to think [you can take a normal-looking car], stick an electric motor in it, and say ‘Oh, I’ve done it.’ It doesn’t work like that. In order to build a truly more efficient car, you must be prepared to depart from the normal.”
Judging by the reactions, especially from the younger generation, it seems like a lot of people are ready to make that departure. “I did not expect our car to have any consumer appeal in it at all,” he said. “I expected we’d have a lot of work to do in that direction, and we’re still doing a lot of work, but I can tell you right now, we would probably be able to sell somewhere between five and ten cars per day at this moment.”
Before you get too excited, Kuttner added that Edison2 is still “generations away” from a consumer model.
Congratulations to Oliver Kuttner and the Edison2 team... along with all the other dedicated participants.
For the world’s wealthiest, money is no object when extraordinary things enter the market—even during a global recession. Items may be deemed “priceless” for their cachet, beauty, rarity, or historic significance. Extremely well-to-do consumers have paid $3 million for a gold iPhone, but more unbelievable sums have been offered for elite luxury goods.To identify some of the biggest sales ever made, Bloomberg Businessweek combed through years of news reports and blogs and spoke with high-end retailers and auction houses. We looked at objects ranging from automobiles and boats to jewelry and electronics. The biggest price tag is for the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s new megayacht, the Eclipse, which is expected to cost as much as $1.2 billion. While average consumers cut spending during the recession, the market for diamond-studded accessories and high-end art has been surprisingly resilient. The economy has not deterred aficionados with the means to spend, says Bo Bengtsson, president of Transmission Audio, a company in Sweden that recently introduced a $2 million speaker set. “I’ve been getting calls from very rich people who are also huge music lovers,” he says.
Most Expensive Television
PrestigeHD Supreme Rose Edition by Stuart Hughes Price: $2.3 million*
Swiss luxury television maker PrestigeHD asked Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker International to design a spectacular piece for the company, says Hughes. So he took a 55-inch PrestigeHD television and covered it in 28 kilograms of 18-carat rose gold and 72 diamonds. Alligator skin was hand sewn into the bezel. This limited edition TV, introduced just this year, surpasses Hughes’ £1 million television for PrestigeHD, which uses 22-carat yellow gold and 48 diamonds. PrestigeHD CEO Simon M. Troxler says the company is close to closing its first contract for the Supreme Rose Edition and “we are very confident that the limited edition of only three TVs will be sold out soon.”
*Price converted from £1.5 million
Most Expensive Hotel Room
Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson in Geneva Price: $65,000 per night
This palatial suite, which occupies an entire floor of the hotel and measures 18,083 square feet, has 10 rooms and seven bathrooms. It was renovated in January 2009 to add a new private fitness area, according to a spokesperson.
Most Expensive Motorcycle
Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike Price: $700,000
The Dodge Tomahawk, a 1,500-lb. motorcycle with four wheels, has a Dodge Viper’s V10 engine and can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, according to Edmunds.com. The top speed is estimated to be more than 300 mph. The vehicle, which made its debut at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, was reportedly priced at $550,000, but a Dodge spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek that two units were sold at an even higher $700,000.
Most Expensive Cell Phone
iPhone 3GS Supreme Rose by Stuart Hughes Price: $2.97 million*
Stuart Hughes—who also designed the most expensive television—made headlines in 2009 when he crafted a 22-carat gold iPhone studded with 53 diamonds for an unnamed Australian businessman for £1.92 million. More recently, he says, he was commissioned to make an even pricier version of the phone in 18-carat rose gold with hundreds of diamonds, including a single-cut, 7.1-carat diamond for the main navigation button.
*Price converted from £1.93 million
Most Expensive Golf Club
Long-Nose Putter Stamped “A.D.,” attributed to Andrew Dickson Price: $181,000
An “A.D.” stamp on this circa 18th century, long-nose putter is attributed to Andrew Dickson, the oldest known clubmaker to mark his clubs. He is said to have served as a caddy to the Duke of York as a young boy, according to Sotheby’s. This item was estimated to sell for $200,000 to $300,000 but fetched $181,000 in a Sotheby’s auction in New York in 2007.
Most Expensive Car
1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196 Price: $24 million
Think a brand-new $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron is expensive? Try the Mercedes-Benz W196, which won the Grand Prix in 1954 and 1955, and sold at auction in 1990 for a staggering $24 million. According to the U.K.’s Times Online Times Online, Mercedes donated the car to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the 1980s, which later sold it for £1.5 million to finance a museum renovation. It was again sold in 1990 to a French industrialist for $24 million but changed hands once more to a German industrialist for less than half that sum.
Most Expensive House
Antilla Price: $1 billion
According to a February report by Property Magazine, the most expensive house in the world, named Antilla (in picture above at left), is in downtown Mumbai, India, and will be the residence of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. The 27-story, 570-foot-tall tower has a helipad, a health club, and a six-floor garage that can hold 168 cars. Each level has gardens. It will be serviced by a staff of 600 people. Some reports list the price of the house at $2 billion. The architecture and design firms working on this project, Perkins + Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates, declined comment.
Most Expensive Yacht
Eclipse Price: £1.2 billion
This 560-foot-long yacht has two helipads, 11 guest cabins, two swimming pools, three launch boats, an aquarium, and a minisubmarine that can dive to 50 meters below the ocean surface, according to London’s Daily Mail. The master bedroom and bridge have bulletproof glass, and the security system includes missile detection systems that warn of incoming rockets. The owner Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire who also owns Britain’s Chelsea Football Club, reportedly fitted the yacht with a laser system that prevents paparazzi from taking photos. It was built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany.
Most Expensive Speakers
Transmission Audio Ultimate System Price: $2 million per pair
With a total of 12 units—four dipole subwoofers, two dipole mid-woofers, four dipole medium-frequency and high-frequency ribbon panels, and two dipole high-fidelity super ribbon panels—Transmission Audio’s Ultimate speaker system is a hefty piece of equipment, spanning 37 feet and weighing 5 metric tons. All units are made from aircraft aluminum and have stands in polished red or black granite. The set was introduced in late 2009, and so far two pairs have been preordered, says Bo Bengtsson, president of Transmission Audio. None has yet been delivered, as the assembly time is about six months.
Most Expensive Ring
Chopard Blue Diamond Ring Price: $16.26 million
The centerpiece of Chopard Blue Diamond Ring is a 9-carat blue diamond (in photo) with diamond shoulders. The 18-carat white gold band is paved with diamonds. It sold overseas in 2007 to a fancy color diamond collector, reportedly for $16,260,000, but a Chopard spokesperson says the estimated value of the ring today is $18,561,310.
Excerpts from the last minute of the hostage crisis..
MICHAEL ROGAS: Captain Rolando Mendoza, magandang gabi po sa inyo...
CAPT. ROLANDO MENDOZA: Magandang gabi po
MICHAEL: Si Michael Rogas po to ng RMN, kayo po’y hostage-taker tama po ba?
MENDOZA: Tama po.
MICHAEL: Sa pagkakataong ito ano po ba ang plano nyo?
MENDOZA: Eh totoo me magandang balita na yung aming demand ay dala ni vice mayor, meron tumawag sakin na dala na ni vice mayor at any time eh iaabot na sa kin ay malalaman natin at kung kanyang dala
MICHAEL: Ah ilan pa po ang hawak ninyo sa mga oras na ito na mga tao?
MENDOZA: Ah 15 po sila 15 pa Chinese national
MICHAEL: Pag natanggap nyo po ba ang hinihingi nyo pakakawalan nyo na po ba sila?
MENDOZA: Ah hindi pa kasi me demand pa akong kasi kung pabor sakin yung magiging desisyon at sasabihin na mali sila eh di ang akin naman, kuwan, eh yung aking magiging security naman.
MICHAEL: Opo
MICHAEL: Ah ok, ano pa po ang mga hinihingi nyong demand maliban po dun sa pagwawalang sala sa kaso dyan po sa Ombudsman? Ano pa po maliban po sa security at mga pangyayaring ito?
MENDOZA: I want to see the order of the NCRPO restoring me to full duty status and can be of back wages na hindi nila ibinigay sakin during na ako’y nagtratrabaho naman.
MENDOZA: Sandali po at parating po dito si vice mayor.
MICHAEL: Pwede po wag po natin bitawan ang telepono, pwede nyo po ba iparinig sa amin ang yung nagaganap nyo pong usapan ni Vice Mayor Isko Moreno?
MENDOZA: Hahawakan po ng driver (hinawakan ng driver ang phone)
MICHAEL: Pumapasok na itong si Vice Mayor Moreno
(pumapasok Colonel Yebra kasama ng dalawang kapatid)
DRIVER: Dala na po ang papeles galing sa Ombudsman, natanggap na ang papel, binabasa na ni Capt. Rolando Mendoza
MICHAEL: Kapitan, pwede po nating basahin sa ere yung nilalaman yung pong sulat sa inyo ng Ombudsman? Ombudsman’s letter
MENDOZA: From the office of the Ombudsman; Police Insp. Rolando Mendoza, Manila Police District, UN Avenue, Manila
Dear Captain Rolando Mendoza, As per our conversation this afternoon, I hereby confirm that I shall personally review in your simple reconsideration that you have filed in your case at the moment the record of the case at the lawyer whom that I have assigned to take the pre-slip in do case, I shall require him to tell haven’t the to whom record to the case. I hope you take my word for that, I thank you for understanding my position as I??? understand your.. basura sa’kin ‘to, basura itong sulat na ‘to, ‘di ito, ‘di ito ang kailangan ko.
MICHAEL: Ok, ano po ang plano nyo, yan di po pinagbigyan ang....
MENDOZA: Basura to sakin, di ito ang kailangan ko. Ang kailangan ko ay desisyon nila, reversing or not reversing. Yun lang yung thank you for the effort of the mayor and the vice mayor, di ko kailangan yang sulat ng yan sir.
MICHAEL: Ano po ang plano nyo ngayon, ano po ang gusto nyo?
MENDOZA: Walang nilalaman yan eh, walang ibig sabihin nun, wala walang ibig sabihin nyan sir. Ang sinasabi nya lang paiimbistiga nya, eh kung ganun din wala din mangyayari dyan, wala sir. Wala sa kin ang papel na yan kapag yung sinabi nya yan dismiss na talaga, walang mangyayari dyan sir.
MICHAEL: Kapitan, ano po ang plano nyo ngayon?
MENDOZA: Ito, sasampulan ko to sir, tabi, magsialis kayo... di ko kailangan yan sir, walang sinasabi yan ...ikaw abogado ka... walang nilalaman yan
MICHAEL: Kapitan, sandali po, kalma lang po tayo.
MICHAEL: Kapitan, hinay-hinay lang po... Ano po plano po ninyo ngayon di po kayo napagbigyan, tatawagan po namin ang Ombudsman sa mga oras na ito.
MENDOZA: Malamang me mangyayaring masama dito sa loob ng bus.
MICHAEL: Sandali lang, sa pamamagitan namin ng RMN, ano po ang gusto n’yong ipanawagan natin?
MENDOZA: Ang gusto ko ngayon aksyonan nila ngayon, aksyunan nila, ireview nila ngayon kasi ang tagal na nyan 9 months na yan natutulog, reviewhin nila ngayon, magbigay sila ng desisyon kung ako ay o dismiss o reversion of dismissal order o whatsoever. Yan ang gusto kong mangyari.
MICHAEL: Yun pong nagabot sa inyo ng papel ay si Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, tama po ba?
MENDOZA: Di po, si Colonel Yebra yung negotiator.
MICHAEL: Sino po ang gusto nyong makausap kapitan Rolando Mendoza?
MENDOZA: Gusto ko yung mga siga diyan sa WTV, yung gustong maging siga, ’yan ang gusto kong kausap. ’Yung gusto maging sikat.
MICHAEL: May narinig ho kaming tunog kanina parang, ano ’yon, putok ng baril?
MENDOZA: ’Yun nga ’yung putok ng baril sa ’kin nga galing ’yun. Nag-warning shot ako kay colonel kasi nga panay kasinungalingan ang ginagawa nya. Ang sabi niya binalik nya ang baril ng kapatid ko iyon pala hindi pala, anong katotohanan ang natatanggap ko sa kanya?
MENDOZA: Itong sitwasyon na ito lalala ito ’pag di nila nagawa ang gusto ko. Sabi ko nga itong nasa pinto ng bus ay lalagyan ko ’to mamaya pag ’di naging maganda ang usapan.
MENDOZA: Yun nga yung Ombudsman ay ang sabi rereviewhin, rerepasuhin. Ang gusto ko dalhin nila ngayon dito ang order.
MENDOZA: Kaya po ako nagpaputok, kaya po ako nagpaputok ay dahil nalaman ko na ako pala’y niloloko ng negosyador ni Colonel Yebra! ... Siya ang negosyador dapat siya ang hindi nagsisinungaling!
MICHAEL: Nasan na po yung sulat na binigay sa inyo?
MENDOZA: Ibinigay ko yung dalang sulat, ibinalik ko, eh nakikiusap lang na maging peaceful ako, na maging kalmado at pagbigyan ko nga, ay hindi ganun kadali yon... Ayan oh may nakita akong sniper ha! Ay sabihin mo sa kanya baka hindi niya kayang i-sniper yung nakatayo sa harapan ng bus ha! Baka sabihin mo din sa umii-sniper baka hindi nila kayang patamaan yung nasa loob ng bus ha, kayang kaya kong patamaan yung nasa pintuan, kaya kamo ay bitawan ’yang mga sniper na yan.
MICHAEL: Okay naririnig po kayo ngayon sa pamamagitan ng RMN. Naririnig po kayo ng mga pulis, meron po ba kayong pakiusap dun sa mga sniper na sinasabi ninyo? Snipers MENDOZA: Ah yung mga sniper eh pag ’di sila nagsi-alis sa kanilang puwesto ay sasampolan ko sila at ii-snipe-in ko kamo yung nasa pintuan!
MICHAEL: Opo … si Erwin Tulfo po yung aming kasama ay nariyan po ngayon, alam ko po na napapakinggan niyo po si kasamang Erwin Tulfo kanina … kilala niyo po ba si Erwin Tulfo?
MENDOZA: Kilala kong personal yan, galing ng Manila ’yan.
MICHAEL: Capt. Rolando Mendoza gusto niyo po ba si Erwin Tulfo ang lumapit sa inyo at pumuntang personal?
MENDOZA: Eh basta kung lalapit siya dun lang sa may bintana, hindi na ako magpapapasok ng media ngayon.
MENDOZA: Sa bintana lang, sa bintana lang.
MICHAEL: Kamusta po yung mga hostage victim ngayon?
MENDOZA: Nanonood na sila ng TV ngayon dun sa live TV.
MICHAEL: Opo... sige po.. sa pamamagitan po ni kasamang Erwin Tulfo na nakikinig ngayon, meron po ba kayong gustong iparating sa kanya na pu-pwede kayong ipa-negotiate dyan sa ground?
MENDOZA: Ah kilala ko po yan ah. Talagang gusto po niyan eh kalaban niya ang pulis eh, kaya lang alam ko matinik sa baril yan baka mamaya may baril yan (laughs).
MICHAEL: Ah OK... Kapitan, meron po ba kayong kasama dyan na Pilipino na hostage victim? Pwede po ba naming makausap?
MENDOZA: Ah, eh, ang kuwan na lang dito eh yung driver nalang... Eh yung mga Pilipino eh pinababa ko na yung mga Pilipino. Eto, kausapin mo yung driver o.
MICHAEL: Alberto?
DRIVER: Yes!
MICHAEL: Meron ka bang mensahe sa awtoridad, sa gobyerno, sa mga pulis at sa pamilya?
DRIVER: Sana po ibigay na nila yung demand ni Captain..Para matapos na ‘to...
MICHAEL: OK, naririnig po kayo ngayon sa RMN sa buong kapuluan.
DRIVER: Bukas po, bukas po yung TV namin dito. Sa Channel 7 kami.
MICHAEL: Yung iba anong ginagawa?
DRIVER: Lahat po nakaupo eh!
MICHAEL: Kakatapos lang po naming ipinlay ulit yung inyo pong pagkakabasa sa desisyon ng Ombudsman. Sa oras na ito na quarter to 7 na po ang oras dito po sa aming himpilan, ano na po ang huling decision ninyo?
MENDOZA: Eh wala na po... Kasi nakikita ko ang dami nang SWAT na dumadating ha... Ang daming SWAT na dumadating nakikita ko sa palibot, at ako naman alam ko papatayin din nila ako kaya magsi-alis na sila dahil anytime gagawin ko din yun dito.
MICHAEL: Ah, Erwin, hindi pa ba kayo pinapalapit kahit man lamang doon sa malapit sa bintana? Kasi yun ang kaniyang hinihingi eh!
ERWIN TULFO: Ay hindi nga eh. Hindi kami pinapalapit. Hindi ko maintindihan eh, at, ah, ready na tayong pumunta dun, eh kanina pa nga eh. Naaawa na nga ako run sa mga kasamahan natin—basang-basa na kami sa ulan.
One hour on radio
MICHAEL: Actually, isang oras. Mag-iisang oras na nating nakukuha itong si kapitan Rolando Mendoza. OK, Erwin. Erwin, ito, sandali, ibinabalik—ikaw mismo ah... Ikaw mismo ah... ikaw ang gustong makausap mismo ni Capt. Rolando Mendoza.
ERWIN: Lalapitan sana natin ito, Michael, pero ayaw pa rin tayong paalisin dito ng ground commander sa kinaroroonan ko dito sa kanang bahagi ng Quirino Grandstand. Actually, kung lalakarin ko ‘to, Michael, mga nasa 50 meters pa lang.
...Si Capt. Rolando Mendoza nagbabalik po sa ating linya.
MICHAEL: Capt. Rolando Mendoza maliban po sa pwede nyo po bang pangalanan yung mismong tao na gusto nyong makausap?
MICHAEL: Meron ba kayong mensahe sa pamilya ng bihag nyo ngayon Capt. Rolando Mendoza?
MENDOZA: Ano po
MENDOZA: ...itong sitwasyon na’to lalala to pag di nila nagawa ang gusto ko sabi ko nga itong nasa pinto ng bus ay lalagyan ko to mamaya pag di naging maganda ang usapan.
MENDOZA: O sige po mukhang tumatagal walang nangyayari kaya malamang sabihin nyo sa kanila na wala talagang negosyador na magaling pupunta dito ay malamang tapusin ko ang lahat ng buhay ko dito.
MICHAEL: Opo gusto nyo po ba ninyo makausap ang inyong kapatid nasi SPO2 Capt. Rolando Mendoza?
MENDOZA: Dina sa pamilya ko ayaw ko na makipag-usap mababaw lang ang loob ko iiyak lang ako, wala naman silang sasabihin sakin kundi makiki usap sumuko kana di naman ako susuko hanggang di nababago ang desisyon ng Ombudsman
ERWIN: Capt. Rolando Mendoza lalapit po ako dyan naka puti po ako manggagaling ako sa may kanan ng side ng bus.
MENDOZA: Gusto mong pumasok sa loob... ipoposas kita after na pumasok ka.
ERWIN: Dyan nalang tayo sa labas...
MENDOZA: Papasukin kita pero bago ka pumasok iki clear ko yung katawan mo then afterwards pwede kang magsama ng camera pero ifofocus kita ha pero pakakawalan din kita hindi kita ihohostage.
MENDOZA: Nakikita ko ang sitwasyon, bakit ginaganyan nila ang mga kapatid ko? Wala namang kinalaman ’yan. Ito kapag hindi nila binago ’yan, tutuluyan ko na ’yang mga nandito sa loob. Tutuluyan ko na ’to. Kapag hindi sila nagbago.
MICHAEL: Easy lamang po. Easy...
MENDOZA: O, e nakikita ko, binibitbit nilang parang baboy ’yung pulis, hindi naman ’yan kasama rito... Ito, magpaparinig ako ng isang putok, baguhin nila. Baguhin, baguhin nila ’yan… Mali ’yang ginagawa nila na ’yan.
MICHAEL: Sandali lamang po, kalma lamang po tayo, Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... MENDOZA: O, ayan, ginagawa nilang baboy ’yung kapatid ko, ayan o.
MICHAEL: OK. kalma lamang po, Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza, kakausapin po natin ang PNP. Tawagan natin ang PNP para sa....
Release him, or else...
MENDOZA: Pakawalan nila ’yang kapatid ko kung hindi magbabaril ako rito ng isa. MICHAEL: OK. OK, kinakausap na po namin ang pulis, Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza. Kalma lamang po tayo, ano po.
MENDOZA: O, e ’yung kapatid ko, nakikita ko, bakit nila ginaganyan ’yan, ako ang may kasalanan dito. Walang kasalanan ’yan. Walang kasalanan ’yan, ipakita ninyo na pinakawalan ninyo ang mga kapatid ko. Ipakita nila, kapag hindi, titirahin ko ’yung mga nandito sa loob... Sabihin mo sa kanila... Sabihin mo sa kanila ’yan!
MICHAEL: Opo, tinatawagan na natin.
MENDOZA: Ipakita nila ’yan, ipakita nila dito sa kaliwa makita ko sa kaliwa ng bus, palakarin nila ’yung mga kapatid ko diyan, pagka hindi, ito talagang ano, halo na rito, lahat-lahat.
MICHAEL: Opo. Tinatawagan na po namin ang PNP... Easy lamang po ha. Easy lamang po tayo... MENDOZA: Walang kasalanan ’yang mga kapatid ko. Hindi nila alam ang pangyayaring ito. MICHAEL: Opo. Kalma lang po tayo at kami po’y nakikipag-ugnayan sa PNP. Humuhupa na rin naman po iyong mga pulis, ano po.
MENDOZA: Ayan o, binibitbit ’yung kapatid kong pulis, walang kasalanan ’yan, bakit nila bibitbitin ’yan. Sasabihin nila, accessory, hindi accessory ’yan, ako lang mag-isa ang gumawa nito.
MICHAEL: Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza, sandali lang po ha. Tayo po ay kumukontak na sa PNP para po huminahon rin po ang PNP sa pagkakataon pong ito, ano po.
MENDOZA: Ayan o, nakikita ko. Nakikita ko ’yung ginagawa nila sa kapatid ko, ayan o. O, ginuyabit o. O e, pulis ’yan e. Walang kasalanan ’yan. Walang kasalanan ’yan. Pakawalan nila ’yan. Pagka hindi, ito babarilin ko itong nasa unahan, sabihin mo sa kanila.
MICHAEL: Sandali po, sandali...
MENDOZA: Sabihin mo sa kanila...
MICHAEL: O, ’yung PNP baka po pwede nating sabihan natin ’yung PNP o.
ERWIN: Michael... Ito, ito sa likod ko.
MICHAEL: Erwin...
MENDOZA: Sabihin mo sa kanila bakit nila ginaganyan ang kapatid ko, walang kasalanan ’yan, ako mag-isa ang gumawa nito.
ERWIN: Sir, sino bang ground commander n’yo? MICHAEL: Ayan po, kinakausap na ni Erwin ’yung pulis. ERWIN: Dahil daw ’yung kapatid niya e, hinuli niyo raw yata e.
Seen on TV MENDOZA: Ayan o, nakikita ko rito, nakaharap diyan sa TV, ginagawa nilang baboy ’yang kapatid kong pulis. Walang kasalanan ’yan, hindi niya alam ang pangyayari na ’to, ngayon niya lang nalaman sa TV, bakit nila gaganyanin? ERWIN: Nakita niya ho sa TV na hinuli ang utol niya e, si SPO2… MENDOZA: Ayan o, ayan o, hanggang ngayon, hina-harass... MICHAEL: Erwin, Erwin, pakilapitan ’yung mga pulis. ERWIN: Ito na, ito na, kinausap na natin at ito, ’yung ground commander nila umakyat na ’yung ground commander nila sa ATR van. MENDOZA: ’Pag hindi nila pinakawalan ’yan, babarilin ko ’yung nasa unahan ng bus. MICHAEL: Erwin... MENDOZA: Sabihin mo sa kanila, bibigyan ko sila ng five minutes. ERWIN: Oo. MENDOZA: Five minutes lang ang ibibigay ko sa kanila, makakarinig kayo ng putok kapag hindi nila pinakawalan ’yan. MICHAEL: Pakibilisan lamang, Erwin, ano. Pakibilisan lamang. MENDOZA: Five minutes. ERWIN: Ito, kinakausap na natin, ito. Sandali. MENDOZA: ’Pag lumala ’yan walang kasalanan ’yan o. Ito, lalala lalo ito dahil sa ginagawa nila, ng mga pulis na ’yan. Sabihin mo sa kanila. MICHAEL: Erwin... Pakilapitan na ’yung pulis para ng sa ganun, matigil na ’to o. ERWIN: Oo. OK. Ito na, ito na, paakyat tayo rito. MENDOZA: Ayan o, may sumasapok, may sumusuntok sa likuran. Putang ina ’yan. Ito, babarilin ko na talaga itong nasa unahan. MICHAEL: Sandali po, sandali. Kalma lang po, kalma... MENDOZA: ’Pag hindi nila pinakawalan ’yan! MICHAEL: Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... ERWIN: Bakit n’yo hinuli? MENDOZA: Ayan o, sila coronel yan. Putang ina, ayan o, sabihin mo kapag hindi pinakawalan ’yang kapatid ko, babarilin ko itong nasa unahan. MICHAEL: Sandali, sandali MENDOZA: Sabihin mo! Sabihin mo! MICHAEL: Sandali, sandali! MENDOZA: Pakawalan nila ’yan! ERWIN: ’Yun ang sinasabi niya, ’pag hindi niyo pinakawalan ’yan. MICHAEL: Puwede ba ’yung Channel 2 at the same time, ’yung PNP, ’yung PNP, ’yung pulis. ERWIN: OK na, OK na. Tinatawagan na nila ’yung headquarters... Na alalay na lang at nakikita ni Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... MENDOZA: Hindi nila pakakawalan ’yan? Putang ina, ano? Babarilin ko na ’to. MICHAEL: Captain, Captain Rolando Mendoza, sandali po... MENDOZA: Pakawalan ninyo ’yan, kapag hindi, babarilin ko na ’to.
Don’t shoot
MICHAEL: ’Wag po kayong magpapaputok, Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... Erwin, pakibilisan lamang ’yung ground commander. ERWIN: Ito, kinakausap ko na ’yung ground commander. MENDOZA: Ayan, ipinosas na. Kapag hindi nila pinakawalan ’yan, babarilin ko na ’to. Lalahatin ko na ’to. Iisa-isahin ko, sabihin mo. MICHAEL: Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza, tinutulungan na po namin kayo. MENDOZA: Wala, wala. Dinideridiretso nila. MICHAEL: Erwin, Erwin… Pakilapitan mismo ’yung pulis na may hawak. ERWIN: Sandali, sandali lang, ito, kakausapin mismo natin si ground commander. MICHAEL: ’Yung pulis mismo na may hawak. ERWIN: A, ano na ho bang kuwan, sagot natin sa… MENDOZA: Ayan, ayan. ’Pag umalis ’yang mobile na ’yan na kasama ang kapatid ko, babarilin ko ’yung nasa unahan. MICHAEL: Sandali po. MENDOZA: Babarilin ko na ’to lahat-lahat. MICHAEL: Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... (Nagpaputok ng baril, iyakan at sigawan) MENDOZA: ’Yan ang sinasabi ko, kanina pa e. MICHAEL: Kasamang Erwin, ’yun bang mga pulis, narinig ba nila ’yun? ERWIN: Putang ina, itong mga operatiba rito e, kanina ko pa sinabi... MICHAEL: Captain, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... (Walang sumasagot) MICHAEL: Erwin, Erwin... Lapitan ano, anong ginagawa ngayon ng mga pulis? ERWIN : Nagskrambulan na dito. MICHAEL: Kapitan, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... Hindi na po hawak Kapitan, Capt. Rolando Mendoza ang telepono. (Kinakausap ang mga reporter... Rod Vega at Silvestre Labay...) MICHAEL: Kapitan, Capt. Rolando Mendoza... MENDOZA: ’Wag n’yo ng palapitin dito… Paalisin na… Bakit n’yo hinuhuli wala naman kasalanan ’yan ako lang me kasalanan dito pagka hindi me binaril na ako dito dalawa ’pag hindi dadagdagan ko pa ito. MICHAEL: Sandali po, sandali po, huminahon po tayo… ’Yun pong sinsabi n’yo binaril ano po ang ano nila
‘I’ll finish them off’ MENDOZA: Binaril ko ang dalawang Chinese pagka hindi nila binago ang sitwasyon pati maliit dito sa loob uubusin ko ’to. MICHAEL: Sandali po ha, hinahon lang muna tayo Kapitan Mendoza. MENDOZA: Uubusin ko ito ’pag ’di sila tumigil kakatakbo d’yan sa gilid... Uubusin ko ’to. MICHAEL: Ah opo, kinakausap na po namin ang PNP para sa ganoon ay ’di na po matuloy ’yan... Ah OK, Kapitan Mendoza. MENDOZA: Ah pakawalan nila ang kapatid ko… Bakit nila inaano, ako ang me ginagawa dito... Bakit sila ang hinuhuli samantalang ako ang gumagawa dito ng kasalanan ako ang hulihin nila. MICHAEL: Opo... Kapitan Mendoza... (Binaba na ang phone) MICHAEL: Sandali po, sandali po huminahon po tayo…’Yung pong sinasabi n’yo binaril ano po ang ano nila. MENDOZA: Binaril ko ang dalawang Chinese pagka hindi nila binago ang sitwasyon pati maliit dito sa loob uubusin ko ’to. MICHAEL: Sandali po ha, hinahon lang muna tayo Kapitan, Captain Rolando Mendoza MENDOZA: Uubusin ko ito ’pag ’di sila tumigil kakatakbo d’yan sa gilid... Uubusin ko ’to. MICHAEL: Ah, opo kinakausap na po namin ang PNP para sa ganoon ay ’di na po matuloy ’yan... Ah OK, Kapitan Captain Rolando Mendoza. MENDOZA: Ah pakawalan nila ang kapatid ko... Bakit nila inaano ako ang me ginagawa dito… Bakit sila ang hinuhuli samantalang ako ang gumagawa dito ng kasalanan ako ang hulihin nila. MICHAEL: Opo... Kapitan, Captain Rolando Mendoza... (Binaba na ang phone)
