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O'Hagan case: Fletcher sentenced to 15 years, eight months
by Bethany M. Dunbar
RUTLAND — A suspect in the 2010 murder of Mary Pat O'Hagan of Sheffield was sentenced in U.S. District Court hereTuesday to 15 years and eight months in prison for producing child pornography. Once Richard Fletcher, 26, of Sheffield, serves his jail time he will face a lifetime of supervised release under a long list of strict conditions.
Chief Judge Christina Reiss ruled that she had been convinced by a "preponderance of the evidence" — after two days of testimony — that Mr. Fletcher was, in fact, involved in cleaning up the crime scene at Ms. O'Hagan's home after she was murdered almost three years ago, and that he offered the use of his truck to move the body. Soon after that, he had the truck crushed.
The child pornography and murder cases are completely unrelated, but the sentencing for the first one was overshadowed in the two-day sentencing hearing by testimony about the murder.
Federal prosecutors made an effort to take over where state prosecutors left off in punishing someone for the murder of the beloved grandmother in Sheffield.
The state prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Cindy Maguire, has said the state does not have enough evidence to prove Mr. Fletcher's involvement beyond a reasonable doubt — the higher standard that would be needed to charge and convict him for homicide in state court.
Assistant U.S. Attorney William Darrow had asked the federal judge to consider increasing the sentencing guidelines for child porn, which calls for a 15-year minimum sentence. The charge was that he met a 12-year-old girl from Utah online and convinced her to send him pornographic photos of herself from her cell phone.
Federal sentencing rules allow the judges to consider all sorts of information about the defendant's past, including criminal activity for which the person has not been convicted.
Mr. Darrow asked the judge to add five years to Mr. Fletcher's minimum 15-year sentence — based on his alleged involvement in Ms. O'Hagan's murder.
It was an effort that failed. While the judge ruled that she was convinced of Mr. Fletcher's involvement, she was not convinced that the sentencing guidelines should be increased due to that factor.
Instead, she sentenced him to the highest possible sentence within the guideline, which was 15 years and eight months. That sentence will not start until Mr. Fletcher has served the rest of a state sentence for unrelated crimes. That sentence runs until February of 2016.
Many of the O'Hagan family members sat through two days of sentencing in hopes that, in their minds, justice would be done. To that end, they said after Tuesday's hearing, they felt "outraged and appalled."
"Obviously we think our mother's worth a lot more than eight months," said her son Matt O'Hagan.
One of the judge's decisions was that the O'Hagan family would not be allowed to testify as victims.
"It's not that it's not important," Judge Reiss said. "It would abuse my discretion."
The O'Hagans said they were disappointed but would not give up, and they would continue to follow the court process. Two other men prosecutors believe were involved in Ms. O'Hagan's face unrelated charges.
The O'Hagans also made a plea in front of two local television stations and three newspapers for anyone in the Sheffield area who knows anything that hasn't been presented yet to come forward. If no more evidence is found by September, the three-year statute of limitations will run out on the crime of being an accessory after the fact, such as cleaning up the crime scene.
They also suggested Vermont law should be changed to increase the statute of limitations, or to allow a charge of felony homicide. That charge could come into play if a person, or a group of people, commit a crime and a killing occurs as part of it. Anyone in the group could face the charge, even if only one of the people pulled the trigger on the gun.
Two other people who prosecutors believe were involved in the death of Ms. O'Hagan are in court for other matters. On Wednesday, June 12, Michael Norrie, 22, of Sheffield is scheduled for a change of plea for being an unlawful user of controlled substances and knowingly possessing a .22 caliber revolver, knowing or having reason to believe it was stolen.
Vermont State Police did multiple interviews with Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Norrie, and Mr. Norrie's brother Keith Baird, 31, who is charged in state court with 48 counts of violating an abuse prevention order and being an habitual offender.
The court heard tapes of police interviews with Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Norrie, including confessions. A corrections officer, Katina Farnsworth, testified that Mr. Fletcher had told her he'd been involved in the O'Hagan death and wanted to get it off his chest.
Also testifying was an inmate who had been Mr. Fletcher's cellmate. The inmate, Aaron Smith, said he had talked to both Mr. Norrie and Mr. Fletcher about the O'Hagan murder.
Mr. Smith, who is awaiting sentencing on a charge of receiving child pornography, testified that he was hoping his cooperation in this case would help him get a lighter sentence in his own case.
"Mr. Smith has a lot on the line here, but since I'm the sentencing judge, I'm aware of that," said Chief Judge Reiss.
She said she would take his motivation into consideration.
Mr. Smith went through a detailed description of Mr. Fletcher's confession to him about what had happened.
"He was concerned that Norrie was going to spill his guts," said Mr. Smith. "Even though he was extremely proud that there was no evidence."
As outlined by Mr. Smith, Ms. O'Hagan was accidentally killed by Mr. Norrie, who shot her while the other two were robbing her house. Mr. Fletcher cleaned up the crime scene, and the others used his truck to get rid of her body.
Mr. Fletcher's attorney, Karen Shingler, cross-examined Mr. Smith about the charges against him, including describing some of the images and videos police had found on his computer.
Once testimony was done, the judge asked Mr. Fletcher if he had anything he'd like to say.
"I just want to say I'm sorry for my crimes your honor," he said.
The O'Hagans said they hope the memory of their mother will shine through in all of this, a woman who was a pillar of the community.
"There's a lot of people just like her," Terry O'Hagan said, noting that the reason his mother even knew Mr. Fletcher was because she had helped him with an adult education class.
"She was helping Richard Fletcher get his GED," he said.
He said the community of Sheffield and the surrounding towns have been so good to the family, he is glad at least that the names of the perpetrators are now known at least. It will mean even if they don't spend time in jail for this, people will know who they are, he said.
"They know what to look out for," he said.
Matt O'Hagan thanked the Vermont State Police for their two years of efforts and for the help of the press.
"You left us to our privacy when we asked it, and we appreciate that," he said.
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Races of Nor Galad
The Monarch Races:
There are many different empires in the Land of Nor Galad. Thus, there are many different races. Some of the prominent among them include Humans, Dragonborn, Elves, Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves. These are known as the "Monarch Races". Half-Elves are also considered one of the monarch races. These are the races which have established themselves as Civilized races, with there own land: even the halflings have Semi-Permanent Camps along the rivers,as well as many Halfling gathering sites.
Dragonborn: Dragonborn are a race of proud and noble warriors, who appeared in Nor Galad after the Great Destruction, from the Volcano of Ikron. When the Volcano erupted, what was left was a lava covered landscape, scattering remnants of the previously hidden Dragonborn empire back into the world. Upon arrival, the dragonborn were feared, and were left alone. Since that time, they have become one of the Greatest Monarch races, turning the ruins of their once great nation, returned back to the world into the mighty Ikron citadel. They are considered to the sword of the nation.
Human: Humans are one of the most common and expansive races in Nor Galad. They are opportunistic, versatile, and widely considered one of the Oldest races on Nor Galad. Humans in Nor Galad get along fine with most other Monarch Races, but usually have superstitions about races not within the empires. They are thought to be the mind of the nations.
Dwarves:Dwarves, strong and tough, make up most of the economic industry of the Great Races. They are responsible for most of the weapons and armor produced for adventurers, as well as jewelery, and other wares.Dwarves are excellent at accessing material value, as well as being excellent miners,smiths, and have innate understanding of the stone. In the old time, dwarves are said to be the first allied race with the humans. Thus, Dwarves are considered one of the founding races of the Monarch Races, considered to be the hands and the shield of the nations.
Gnomes: Gnomes are crafty and intelligent. Gnomes are known to be eccentric, inquisitive, curios, sly, cunning, maniacal, charismatic, funny, enjoyable, and knowledgeable. Gnomes are some of the best magic-scientists in the world, and are responsible for most of the magic-science breakthroughs in Nor Galad. The gnomes and the Dwarves are responsible for making the first Mortal made Living construct. Gnomes and Dwarves are two closely knit races, with many of the same interests and desires. Gnomes are also considered to be Descendants of the God (name). Gnomes and dwarves get along very well together, one gruff, one inquisitive and entertainment, and are commonly in a group together. They are considered the hands and the minds of the nations.
Uncivilized races:As long as there are civilized races there is always Uncivilized races. The Uncivilized races are races that are shunned by humanity, and usualy get a hard time no matter where they are. These races, by definition, are not Uncivilized, but shunned. Races that the governments of the world have declared evil and wild. these include: Half-Orcs, Gnolls, Shifters of all kinds, Wild Elves, Barbarians, and Goliaths. Most see these "beasts" as animals to be tamed and sheltered, or hunted and killed. Monster Races:
Goliaths:Goliaths are large, sturdy creatures descended from the earth. Once the brothers of the dwarves, they are now considered to be Giant-kin: In some places, Goliath nomads are very friendly with dwarves, trading with them, and speaking thoughts about the primal spirits. These places are usually outside of the empires as most dwarves inside the empire hold many superstitious about the "giant-kin" Goliath.There are also the Monster Races. These are races that are conisdered to be pure evil, or of the like. Some of these races are also listed as "mysterious races". These "monsters" include: Drow,Changeling,Tiefling, as well as the True monster races. These creatures are usually killed on sight, if one can find them. Most cultures consider Uncivilized races to also be evil, and will kill them on sight, usually committing more bloodshed than any of the "uncivilized tribes" would ever do.
Forgotten Races
The fourth type of creatures are the Forgotten or Mysterious Races. Most of the creatures are also considered evil, but because they are considered Mysterious also, they are usually put up, for the sake of capturing and studying later. Some of these include: Drow,Changeling,Tiefling,Kalashtar, Deva, Genasi. Dragonborn used to be considered to be both one of the Evil and Mysterious type of races, but has shown that they are competent to be one of the "monarch races".
Deva: The Deva used to be treated as demi gods, and were given the uptmost respect. They were given armies to lead, secret artifacts, weapons, anything that would help them on there quest. Because almost every deva finished his/her quest and accended to the (astral sea) the population of Deva's has dwindled to less than a 3 third of what is once, was, as well as devas only being Created every 50 or so years. Because of how rare they are now, and the failure of the Kings Of Old to write down information about Devas (in visible places), the Devas are now considered to be Mysterious and Evil, and are usually met with defiance when asking for help. Most Devas Usually are killed by misunderstanding human, or put to death for some crime he/she probably didn't do. The Deva's hold no hate against the "monarch races", and those that do transform into twisted Rakshasa.
Drow: The drow, depending where you are in Nor Galad are considered to be either the most Evil creatures in Nor Galad, or the most loving you have ever seen. The drow in nor Galad, are split into three races. The Malrath, the Dark Drow, Zora-Har'ol, The swamp drow, and the Anulo-Ra'a, the Sky Drow. There are also wahventhac'zil, the wasteland drow: Also refered to as the xa'huuli drow, the trash drow.The Anulo, the sky drow descended from the Clan Ra'a, an ancient clan of dark drow who pulled away from the Dark three, and were blessed by the (winged god), gaining small golden or silver wings, and different shades of skin. The wasteland drow were drow descended from the swamp lord, and the Three elders, Drow, [[VariantVariant, Anulo-Ra'a
Tiefling: The tiefling are openly shunned by the world. Once a proud nation, they were tricked into a deal with Impron, causing them to take on devil like forms. After they had realized what they had done, they tried to take back there offer. With no way to go, they become disciples of the Devils in the Material plane, until they were crushed by an unknown army rumored to be controlled by Impron himself! Now tieflings exist as shadows of there once great past, hidden nomads who seek to avoid attention. Most tieflings are ashamed of there foolish ancestors, for making a deal with the Devil, and try to hide there existence, living in mountain villages away from civilization. Others embrace the acts of there ancestors, taking in the Dark power, and emerging themselves in that world. These tieflings embody the darkest combination of human and devil, and consort with the Malrath drow, among other things.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014
Check your sources or else
Unfortunately, in genealogy, when you "fake" a source, no one really seems too awfully interested in checking the sources and the false or fake source usually gets copied and recopied without comment along with the bogus ancestral information. This issue is particularly rampant in online family tree programs. There is a simple remedy -- check your sources. If there are no sources, that should be a dead giveaway. If there are sources, check them to see if they say what they are supposed to say.
I have noted this before, but I am still seeing uncounted thousands of family trees on the major family tree sites with no sources whatsoever. This seems to me to be almost impossible. Both Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com have programs that automatically suggest sources. Even FamilySearch.org Family Tree has a link that will semi-automatically search for sources for anyone on the tree.
My experience today was pretty dramatic. The instructor (who will remain unidentified) had based his entire presentation on the discredited document. He was taken in because he wanted to believe what the document had to say. We have abundant parallels in genealogy with people accepting bogus lineages simply because they would like to be related to royalty or some famous person. In my own family line, I was told we were related to Daniel Boone but was able to disprove that supposed connection with just a few minutes of research. The whole story was based on the fact that Daniel Boone's mother was a Morgan, our family has Morgan ancestors ergo we are related.
I always try to emphasize the importance of sources, but most of the people I talk to are seemingly unconvinced that sources are needed or even desirable. From my standpoint genealogy is either source based or it is rumor based. There is no compromise here. A lack of sources means no credibility at all with me. Every unsourced name, every unsourced date and every unsourced place is entirely suspect. Every fact, sourced or otherwise, is also entirely open to refutation by the discovery of further evidence. Hardline? Yes. I think this is what is left from being raised in the 60s (no, not as some of my younger friends might say, the 1860s, I mean the 1960s). I didn't reject the establishment per se. I rejected being told something was true until I had tested the truth myself.
I am fully aware that this type of attitude could be considered dogmatic. But to the contrary, it is entirely empirical. In fact, I would likely be considered to be an adherent of constructive empiricism. I am however, not an adherent to scientific realism.
OK, its time to get back to genealogical reality.
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"OK, its time to get back to genealogical reality."ReplyDelete
Nope. The previous *was* genealogical reality.Replies
Sometimes I wonder which reality?Delete
Wow! That is a dramatic example. I'm just curious - was it from a discredited author? Or did you figure out it was discredited just from the source you found? I would love to continue honing my eye for this sort of thing and would love to know more about the process of qualifying these sorts of sources. I have a few in my tree listed for "notes" sake or as working documents, but I can't think of any that are completely discrediting.ReplyDelete
Your blog always arouses my curiosity, James.Replies
The article has a partial source name. I ran that on Google and immediately came up with the information discrediting the article. I hesitate to go into details because the instructor was likely already very embarrassed.Delete


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I considered beginning with the question of "what should I record?" but then I figured that the answer to that would be way broader than the scope of this series of articles or even of this blog, so instead I'll assume that you've decided what you're going to record and are now on to the next step of the recording thought process:
"How many channels should I use?"
The answer here, as in all of the questions is "it depends," so let's look into exactly what it depends upon, and what factors will move us in one direction or another.
In any recording situation you're limited to the number of channels and mics that you have available, so if your only recorder is a zoom H4n then you're pretty much locked into a max of 4 channels and two of the mics are built into the thing. If you have a larger project and any budget at all, you can start to get into gear rentals - which can broaden your recordings considerably. The trick is to use your resources efficiently, and not to rent/use channels that won't serve a specific purpose in your recordings.
All of this is to say that you may have in your mind a reasonable number that is the max number of channels you can record this sound with. If the answer to the question of how many channels isn't immediately "all of the channels that I have or could rent" then you have to approach this question with a little more thought.
- Practical considerations:
- time
Adding channels increases the amount of time that it takes to setup, troubleshoot, monitor, record, organize, sort, edit, master and catalog anything. As such, the two most pressing time issues are subject availability and deadlines.
This means that the closer your deadline the more likely you should be to go with fewer channels, since time spent sorting and editing recordings that are only moderately useful or moderately different can be a detriment to the work you do on the other primary tracks. Also, this means that the narrower your window of subject availability, the more likely you should be to go with fewer channels.
An example where you'd be able to go nuts with all the mics and channels you have access to would be if you're recording your own vehicle and have an entire weekend to do it, and no pressing project deadline to hit. An example where you'd probably only bring one or two channels of audio based purely on time considerations would be if you have a 30 minute window of availability with an exotic animal for use in a project due tomorrow.
- subject dynamic range
The vast majority of subjects to be recorded have dynamics that fall within the recording capabilities of a wide variety of mics. Things like human voices, dogs, acoustic guitars, business machines, gas powered portable generators and anything in between can be recorded beautifully with 3 or fewer channels.
There are certain subjects, though, whose dynamics may require as many channels as you can muster in order to fully express what they sound like in a recording. Highly transient subjects like weapons, explosions, baseball bat hits and metal crashes can require a lot of channels to properly record all of the various elements of the noises that they make. This is both because playback systems only have so much dynamic range with which to use and also because highly dynamic sounds tend to be defined by how they sound in the spaces in which they exist. This means that that you'll often want mics up just to catch the reverberation in space in addition to the various parts of the sound that's causing them.
The rule of thumb is that the more dynamic (and loud) a subject is, the more channels you'll need to get the type of coverage that works.
- motion of the subject
All of sound is motion, but some subjects move while creating their noises more than others. If a subject is sitting static in space you're more likely to get a good recording of it with fewer mics than if it's hurtling through space in front of you.
If something is zooming in front of me I tend to want both onboard and exterior stationary channels to cover the various perspectives of all of the noises being made. Objects in motion can tend to double track counts.
- stealth
If you don't want to be seen recording, you're probably stuck in stereo or mono based on the fact that you'll need to hide both the mics and the recorder on your person.
- setup and mobility logistics
Bringing more channels means bringing more of everything - mic stands, mic mounts, wind protection, cables, cases, etc. All of this extra physical, mental and logistical baggage need pretty specific justification once you get past about 4 channels. Big multichannel shoots also tend to require setup and staging areas. If you lack a setup area having 12 channels of recording may be out of the question.
When I recorded a printing press recently, I ended up bringing more channels than I used due to setup constraints in the facility. I just didn't have a safe staging area and had to leave a fair amount of gear unpacked both for that reason and for time considerations. I also was faced with a vast warehouse of crazy noisemaking machines and I opted for breadth rather than depth of recordings. This meant that I had to be mobile, and while repeatedly moving and setting up 3 mics is doable, any more than that and I would have missed the chance to record entire machines.
The more restrictive your recording environment is to big shoot logistics, the more likely you should be to roll with fewer channels.
- width of the subject's sound creating parts
Certain subjects are pretty big and can have different noises coming out of all different parts. Things like industrial machinery and vehicles can require many channels to get all of their sounds, even when they're stationary.
The more spread out the physical soundmaking elements of the subject are, the more likely you should be to roll more channels.
- redundancy
Rolling more channels reduces the risk of failure if one of the channels doesn't get what you need. This is not to say that you should roll multiple channels of the same perspective for the purpose of redundancy, but rather to say that if you roll a lot of different perspectives, having one or two channels give you nothing is not a tragedy. Getting zero useful stuff from a channel happens all the time in complex vehicle and weapon shoots.
- Artistic considerations:
If you're out recording a vehicle for use in a film, then a lot of the context will be defined by the cut of the picture you're working with. Video games are a little more open ended, but they're still pretty well defined.
This means that if you're only ever going to see that aston martin in a few wide shots cruising down the street then you probably don't need to bring a hundred mics to the shoot. Focus on what you need to get for the project, and then get any extra goodies afterward.
- reality vs hyper reality
The more you're looking to get a realistic image of a subject, the more likely you're going to be to use a small number of mics to do the job. Again referring to context, this is because the specific reality you're looking to capture is already likely to be very well defined, and you're not looking for a lot of contingency perspectives.
The more hyper-real your aesthetic takes you, the more like you are to need many more channels of audio, because the process of creating hyper real sonic images involves isolating and accentuating the individual elements of a given sound, meaning that you'll need as much distinct isolated coverage as you can get.
The process of deciding just how many channels to bring to a shoot can be a complex and interesting one, as is every decision one makes when deciding to record something. Thoughtfully planning out this step of the process is an important part of getting great recordings.


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Quote: "Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison." (Ignatius Loyola)
A small boy when Columbus first set sail, Ignatius Loyola (1491 - 1556) grew up in a world filled with possibility and exploding with geographical and mechanical discoveries. As the founder of the Society of Jesus—known simply as the Jesuits—he formed a militaristic missionary organization demanding strict discipline and loyalty. He set the pace for Catholic outreach worldwide, and before he died there were Jesuits scattered across Europe and serving in outposts as remote as India, Japan, and Brazil.
Born into nobility in the Basque country of Spain, Loyola is schooled in the Spanish court and steeped in military training and the art of chivalry. But the excitement of training soon turns into the horrors of a war in which his shin is shattered by a cannonball. He endures excruciating primitive surgery with no anesthetic, leaving him with constant pain and a lifelong limp.
In his early thirties, while recuperating, he reads biographies, including Stories of the Saintsand Life of Christ. He is particularly impressed by the lives of two monastic leaders, Francis and Dominic, who founded religious orders. He vows to become a soldier of Christ, living a life of holy chivalry devoted to the Virgin Mary. To confirm his calling, he takes a pilgrimage to religious shrines that end in a remote village. There he lives in seclusion—tempted, as he later relates, to take his own life. Yet he continues to seek God, retiring to a cave where he prays for hours and experiences visions that reassure him in his faith.
His fame spreads through his writing, particularly his still-influential Spiritual Exercises. Here he lays out a path to piety, reflecting on his own spiritual life and the necessity of absolute obedience to Christ. Spiritual Exercises does not offer a warm and fuzzy spirituality; its purpose is to lay the groundwork for devout and disciplined discipleship. The subject matter is designed to fit a four-week retreat, focusing first on sin, followed by Christ's earthly kingship, his passion, and his reign as risen Lord. The exercises are designed not only for those who would become Jesuits but also for lay people.
In the following years he travels and studies theology at various universities. Collecting a band of followers, he stirs suspicions and is questioned by the Inquisition. In fact, he is twice briefly imprisoned. In 1534 he and six companions unite together and take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the pope.
In 1539 they travel to Rome and receive the blessing of the Pope Paul III, who officially sanctions the Society of Jesus. Their absolute obedience to the pope comes in a "special vow" that Jesuits, unlike other orders, are required to obey—vowing to "take upon ourselves, beyond the bond common to all the faithful, a special vow . . . meant so to bind that whatsoever the present Roman Pontiff and his successors may command us concerning the advancement of souls and the spreading of the faith, we shall be obliged to obey instantly."
Distinct from most other religious orders, the Jesuits do not require a monk's cowl or any other religious uniform, nor are daily liturgies or fasting or penance part of the religious routine. They follow the Spiritual Exercises, with its focus on an intense period of prayer and meditation. Though Loyola does not establish an order for women, he does donate money for the establishment of the House of St. Martha, which helps prostitutes leave their profession and reunite with their families or join in the ministry.
Missionary outreach becomes the hallmark of the Jesuits as they spread out across the globe from India and Japan to South America, Africa, and French Canada. Loyola serves as Superior General, heading up the vast administrative duties from his office in Rome. Before he dies, he drafts the Constitutions, a lengthy and detailed rulebook that clearly differentiates Jesuits from the other monastic orders that require a strict ascetic life style. Mobility is the key to Jesuit effectiveness. As the church militant, cloistered monasticism simply is not their way of serving Jesus. By the time of his death in 1556, there are more than a thousand Jesuits, and within decades the membership exceeds ten thousand.


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Sapphire is still very new to the motherboard arena and even though they have had a few motherboards in the past this is still relatively new territory for them, but they now have an ace up their sleeve. What gives Sapphire an Ace up the sleeve? Sapphire has now hired the entire design team from EVGA, and these folks are the Mac Daddies of designing highly design intensive motherboards geared for the high-end gamer and enthusiasts market as seen by many of the X58 motherboards released by EVGA last year. One thing that has once again made the X58 chipset a hot commodity again is the fact that P67 chipset got recalled and that made the X58 the way to go.
The X58 is the high end of Intel's motherboard chipset lineup and offers superior features as well when compared head to head with the P67 chipset motherboards that were recalled due to a chipset defect involving the SATA 3GB ports. The P67 CPUs like the i2600K are awesome CPUs, but they also contain a GPU onboard as well, something many hard core users think is a waste of time. Sapphire has put a lot of effort to come out with an X58 motherboard that not only has some solid specs, but one that is affordable as well. That said the motherboard we are looking at today is the all-new Sapphire X58 Pure Black motherboard that is geared for the gamer or enthusiast user. This motherboard is currently available at many outlet stores and online.


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New Testament Translators' Handbooks Now Available
I'm pleased to announce the release of an Accordance edition of the United Bible Society's New Testament Handbook Series, a twenty-volume set of commentaries designed to provide practicing translators with "valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information" to help them render the New Testament text in other languages. This will obviously be a welcome resource to the many professional translators who rely on Accordance, but the UBS Handbook Series is also a fantastic resource for the rest of us.
The UBS Handbooks differ from other commentaries in that they don't just stop at analyzing the meaning of a passage. Instead, they go one step further to suggest the best way to convey that meaning in a target language. That's not just the kind of help professional translators need; it's the kind of thing every preacher and teacher of the Bible must do. For each phrase or expression in the text, the UBS Handbooks will suggest specific wordings, caution against renderings which might lead to misunderstandings, show how a literal rendering might actually be misleading, etc. Since preachers and teachers are looking for clear ways to explain the meaning of the text to contemporary Bible readers, these discussions are immediately applicable to the teaching task.
Another advantage the UBS Handbooks have over other commentaries is that they cannot just focus on the major aspects of a passage while glossing over the minor points. SInce a translator must know how to render every single phrase of a passage, even minor expressions receive serious attention. If you're preaching on some minor aspect of a passage, you may find that these handbooks offer more help than more traditional commentaries.
One of the most surprising things about these commentaries is that they are much more accessible than you might expect. After all, their primary audience is professional translators who must have an in depth knowledge of the original Greek. These commentaries could easily have been written for that level of technical expertise, but happily, they're written at a level anyone can understand. Commentary begins not with the Greek text, but with a typical English translation of the text. The structure of the underlying Greek is usually dealt with indirectly, and when it is discussed explicitly, the Greek text is transliterated.
The UBS Handbooks list at $600 but are currently on sale for just $199.99, and can be downloaded directly to your Mac or iOS device. You can order them here.
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Frans Nielsen set up two early goals and Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves and the New York Islanders continued their playoff push with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic were the beneficiaries of Nielsen's passes and John Tavares added his 22nd goal of the season as the Islanders won for the fourth time in five games.
New York's only loss was a 2-0 setback to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the winners of 15 straight games.
Alexei Ponikarovsky scored for the Devils, who are 0-1-3 since forward Ilya Kovalchuk was sidelined with a shoulder injury more than a week ago. Martin Brodeur finished with 18 saves.
Matt Martin had a knockout of Devils forward Tom Kostopoulos midway through the first period.
The two squared off after Martin checked Stephen Gionta and Martin caught the New Jersey tough guy right on the jaw with a right that sent him to the ice.
To his credit, Martin immediately motioned to the Devils bench for help for the dazed player.
The Islanders dominated the first period in taking a 2-0 lead in the opening 7:14 on goals by Bailey and Hamonic, while the Devils controlled the second in cutting the deficit in half on a goal by Ponikarovsky.
Nielsen had the primary assist in getting the Islanders off to a quick start against Brodeur. He made a nifty pass on a 2-on-1 break to set up Bailey's second goal in four games.
Hamonic's first goal in 19 games was a weak wrist shot from the point that Brodeur seemingly missed, or at least that's the way he reacted. While defenseman Andy Greene was in front of him, the puck didn't seem to hit him.
New Jersey, which didn't have a shot in the opening 7:25 and had only four in the first period, found its legs in the second.
Ponikarovsky snapped an 18-game goal drought by re-directing Patrik Elias' centering pass past Nabokov. Elias set up the goal by skating around Isles defenseman Mark Streit at the blueline to set up an odd-man rush.
That goal should have tied the game, but Devils' leading goal scorer David Clarkson banged a rebound off the post with the net wide open minutes earlier.
Tavares, who is second to Steven Stamkos in the NHL's goal-scoring race, gave the Islanders breathing room 9:13 into the third period with his ninth power-play goal. It was a shot into an open net after a cross-ice pass by Lubomir Visnovsky found its way through a crowd to him.
NOTES: Devils LW Dainius Zubrus played for the first time since tearing a ligament in his left wrist in game against the Rangers on Feb. 5. He had surgery and missed 26 games. ... This was the fourth time this season Nielsen had two assists in a game. ... Nabokov has started 16 of the past 17 games for the Islanders, and 31 of 35 this season. ... New York has been either tied or ahead in the third period in 30 of 36 games this season.


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Her attorneys concluded their questioning of her Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors will likely begin their cross-examination Thursday morning.
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Just days after promoting Mark Fisher to CEO, Sport & Health, McLean, VA, has acquired a Gold's Gym club in Frederick, MD. The acquisition is part of Sport & Health's multi-year expansion plan, which calls for extending the company's network of health and fitness clubs throughout the Washington, DC, metro area.
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Beginning on Monday, Dec. 13, MLSsoccer.com and FutbolMLS will roll out the first of 21 Best of 2010 awards, as voted on by our editorial staff. You'll get to see what we thought were some of the best plays, stars, matches and performances of the year, all leading up to the announcement of our Moment of the Year on Sunday, Jan. 2.
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Ketan Jawdekar-Trikaya Restaurant and Bar
At Design Interviews
Interview with Ketan Jawdekar : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Ketan Jawdekar : The client wanted this restaurant to open doors for its discerning patrons to the exqusite South Eastern Architecture, inspired by nature and its marvellous manifestations. This 1300 m2 of roof top of a commercial centre with open and enclosed area was supposed to house Pan Asian Cusine in fine dining, open-air lounge and banquet cum open air dining on week ends. Arising close and personal with surrounding Mother Nature was the key result area while going to the drawing board. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Ketan Jawdekar : Concept being Pan Asian, Adopting South East Architecture focusing more on getting close to nature and natural elements was the key criteria in designing. To allow peripheral landscape to flow inside and enclosed spaces to merge outside, Creating smooth transition of open and enclosed spaces was the main focus on designing this outlet. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Ketan Jawdekar : The Trikaya brand has already established its name in metro cities of India like Pune and Mumbai. Owners of the brand wish to take the concept globally and are working on various possibilities abroad. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Ketan Jawdekar : Trikaya is a Sanskrit word used in the Buddhist context to refer to levels of manifestation. Tri means Three and Trikaya as a concept concerns three levels of Bhuddhahood. It may be helpful to think three as Abstract, Mystic and Human Realms. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Ketan Jawdekar : It portrays the Oriental philosophy of The Absolute, Timeless Communication and the Real World combined together quite ingeniously offering a functional yet emotional and visual delight as well. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Ketan Jawdekar : The positioning of the existing services imposed division of spaces, which were difficult to merge with the flow in totality. Smooth transition of spaces, letting the landscape to flow inside while an enclosed space to merge with outside nature without compromising on the functionality was the challenge. Lush green hills around the site were an added advantage. Contemporary styling as a base, we decided to add glimpses of South Eastern elements to arrive at the final solution. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Ketan Jawdekar : Welcoming lift lobby is artistically covered into a Reception and also functions as the diversion for Fine Dining, Lounge and the Banquets on either side. Courtyard Dining is housed in a semi enclosed passage with wooden battens leading to the Fine Dining area and has a bale (Balinese Structure) section. A water curtain on black lava stone wall gives a soothing and eye pleasing backdrop for the Bale area. Simplicity is the key for this elegant décor. It plays with an earthy look while a dash of bold colors act as a dressing. Natural Elements - wood, stones, planters and the engaging play of light and shadow enliven the Divine experience while you flow from one section to another. It portrays the Oriental philosophy of The Absolute, Timeless Communication and the Real World combined together quite ingeniously offering a functional yet emotional and visual delight as well. The aisle from lift lobby continues in the enclosed Air Conditioned area with Balinese entry gates carved out of black lava stone. Fine dining is divided into various sections like Chef's table, Bar area, Main area and a transition area to the lounge. Natural elements like water, stones are used for diverse applications while plants assist in maintaining the continuity allowing nature to gush inside. Lighting is diffused but not dark and more like task oriented. The engaging play of light and shadow takes you to the different world all together. Huge earthen pot with the flowing water and a fishpond greets you at the entrance of the fine dining area. Chef's table accommodates ten guests and is carved out of a single bark of Mango tree. Huge Buddha painted by architect himself on back wall with vibrant colours and with finger strokes gives chef's table an exclusive identity. Bar counter acts as an accent piece and is purposely painted bright highlighting its presence. Silk curtains add a feminine touch enhancing the elegance of the place. The ceiling is painted black for establishing the continuity with twinkling sky outside in the night. It adds to the décor even in daytime by creating illusion of high ceiling. Walk down from the transition space to open lounge area overlooking lush green hills transports you straight into the laps of Mother Nature. Listening Lounge Music while relaxing in comforting chairs and sofas one can unwind effortlessly and enjoy breezy evenings to the hilt. The lotus ponds, flowering shrubs and bamboo trees take you to the South East Asian countryside. The stone carving partitions give you the privacy and the sense of enclosure for group seating. The highlight of the Lounge is Huge Buddha face carved out of single root from tamarind tree. It acts as a feature wall in lounge area and is one of its kind. One can simply go on looking at it for hours. Banquet cum Open Air Dining area is designed to form a wooden stage for small functions and the wooden pergolas to accommodate general seating area. It has a buffet counter on the opposite side of the stage. The banquet area in totality gives a sense of garden venue with lots greenery and water bodies following the concept and the continuity. Garuda carved out of sand stone and the sandstone carving pillars in banquet area are the accent pieces used to establish the backdrop for different areas. .
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Plaintiff, having filed its Complaint in the above-captioned case, and having filed this date a Stipulation and proposed Final Judgment, hereby moves this Court for entry of a Final Judgment against Defendant William H. Gates III ("Defendant"). By agreement of the parties, the Final Judgment against the Defendant provides for the payment of a civil penalty totaling $800,000 by Defendant pursuant to Section 7A(g)(1) of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a(g)(1).
The Complaint in this action alleges that Defendant Gates violated Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act" or "Act"), Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a, which requires certain acquiring persons and certain persons whose voting securities or assets are acquired to file notification with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and to observe a waiting period before consummating certain acquisitions of voting securities or assets. The Complaint alleges that Defendant Gates was in continuous violation of the HSR Act each day during the period beginning on or before May 9, 2002 through August 26, 2002. Under section (g)(1) of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18a(g)(1), any person who fails to comply with the Act shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $11,000 for each day during which such person is in violation of the Act.(1) Accordingly, the Complaint seeks "an appropriate civil penalty." As the Stipulation and proposed Final Judgment indicate, Defendant Gates has agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $800,000 within 30 days of entry of the Final Judgment.
The United States does not believe that the procedures of the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act ("APPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 16 (b)-(h), are required in this action. The APPA requires that any proposal for a "consent judgment" submitted by the United States in a civil case filed "under the antitrust laws" be filed with the court at least 60 days in advance of its effective date, published in the Federal Register and a newspaper for public comment, and reviewed by the court for the purpose of determining whether it is in the public interest. Key features of the APPA are preparation by the United States of a "competitive impact statement" explaining the proceeding and the proposed judgment, and the consideration by the court of the proposed judgment's competitive impact and its impact on the public generally as well as individuals alleging specific injury from the violation set forth in the complaint.
The procedures of the APPA are not required in this action because the Complaint seeks, and the Final Judgment provides for, only the payment of civil penalties. In our view, a consent judgment in a case seeking only monetary penalties is not the type of "consent judgment" Congress had in mind when it passed the APPA. Civil penalties are intended to penalize a defendant for violating the law, and, unlike injunctive relief, have no "competitive impact," and no effect on other persons or on the public generally, within the context of the APPA. The legislative history of the APPA does not contain any indication that Congress intended to subject settlements of civil penalty actions to its competitive impact review procedures.
Thus, courts to date have not required use of APPA procedures in cases involving only the payment of civil penalties. Indeed, courts in this district have consistently entered consent judgments for civil penalties under the HSR Act without employing APPA procedures.(2) There are no circumstances favoring the use of APPA procedures in this case.(3)
For the above reasons, the United States asks the Court to enter the Final Judgment in this case.
1. The maximum daily civil penalty, which had been $10,000, was increased to $11,000 for violations occurring on or after November 20, 1996, pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-134 § 31001(s) and Federal Trade Commission Rule 1.98, 16 C.F.R. § 1.98, 61 Fed. Reg. 54548 (Oct. 21, 1996).
2. See, e.g., United States v. The Hearst Trust, 2001-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 73,451 (D.D.C.); United States v. Input/Output et al., 1999-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 24,585 (D.D.C.); United States v. Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund et al. 1999-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 72,484 (D.D.C.); United States v. The Loewen Group, Inc., 1998-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 72,151 (D.D.C.); United States v. Mahle GMBH et al., 1997-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 71,868 (D.D.C.); United States v. Figgie Int'l, Inc., 1997-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 71,766 (D.D.C.); United States v. Foodmaker, Inc., 1996-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 71,555 (D.D.C.); United States v. Titan Wheel International, Inc., 1996-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 71,406 (D.D.C.); United States v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc., 1996-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 71,361 (D.D.C.); United States v. Trump, 1988-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 67,968 (D.D.C.). In each case, the United States noted the issue in a motion for entry of judgment, explaining to the court that it believed the APPA inapplicable.
3. In the first case brought under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, United States v. Coastal Corp., 1985-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 66,425 (D.D.C.), the United States -- noting its view that the APPA was not applicable -- chose to employ the APPA procedures, believing that those procedures would in that particular case help describe to the public the circumstances and events that gave rise to the complaint and final judgment. 49 Fed. 36455 (Sept. 17, 1984). In three other civil penalties case under the HSR Act, APPA procedures were followed: United States v. Bell Resources Ltd., 1986-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 67,321 (S.D.N.Y), United States v. Computer Associates International, Inc. et al., 2002-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 73,883 (D.D.C.), and United States v. Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., 2003-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 74,082 (D.D.C). In each of these cases, the complaint sought injunctive relief in addition to civil penalties.


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Blueberry-Coconut-Macadamia Muffins
For the topping
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped macadamia nuts
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
For the muffins
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg white
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons chopped macadamia nuts, divided
Preheat oven to 400
For the topping
In a small bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, brown sugar and macadamia nuts. Drizzle with oil and mix to combine.
For the muffins
In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
In another medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, egg, egg white, buttermilk, butter, oil and coconut extract until well combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until combined. Fold in blueberries and nuts just until combined.
Evenly divide the batter among the wells of a 12 cup muffin tin coated with nonstick spray. Scatter the tops with the reserved coconut topping and gently press into the batter.
Bake the muffins until the tops spring back when lightly pressed in the center or a toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs attached - about 15-20 minutes. Remove the pan and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully remove the muffins from the pan and let cool on a wire rack.
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Blueberry-Coconut-Macadamia Muffins
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I love the combination of the ingredients---blueberries, coconut & mac nuts--will try this recipe! I enjoy your blog & stop by daily--thanks!ReplyDelete
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'Ohana is one of many Disney guests' most beloved eateries. This glassed-in restaurant, punctuated by a huge cooking fire in the center, is known for it's Hawaiian-style "churrascaria"-type service for dinner and it's wonderful character breakfast. In the morning, head to 'Ohana to see Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, and other friends, dressed up in their Hawaiian finest! For dinner, indulge in an all-you-can-eat feast of grilled meats and Hawaiian specialty sides.
Service: Table-Service
Type of Food: American — Hawaiian focus
Location: Disney's Polynesian Resort
Disney Dining Plan: Yes, One Table Service Credit
Tables in Wonderland: Yes
Official Disney Breakfast Menu
Official Disney Dinner Menu
'Ohana Breakfast Menu
'Ohana Dinner Menu
For breakfast, you'll be served an all-you-can-eat American breakfast influenced by the exotic tastes of Polynesia, like Hawaiian pork sausages and Island-style potatoes. The Hawaiian breads are a hit here!
For dinner, you'll be served grilled meats from long skewers, churrascaria style! These include: Asian Barbequed Pork Loin Skewers, Oak Grilled Turkey Skewers, Marinated Sirloin Steak Skewer, and unpeeled, Marinated Shrimp. Side dishes include stir-fried vegetables, fried dumplings, lo mein noodles and a salad starter. Dessert is a phenomenal caramel bread pudding.
Tropical drinks are available from your server, or at the restaurant's Tambu Lounge.
Disney Food Blog Review of 'Ohana
Guest Review: Tambu Lounge and 'Ohana
Guest Review: 'Ohana at Disney's Polynesian Resort
Guest Review: 'Ohana Character Breakfast at Disney's Polynesian Resort
Guest Review: 'Ohana at Disney's Polynesian Resort
Disney Food Blog Review: Dinner at 'Ohana in Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
DFB Review: We Had Breakfast with Some Character BFFs at Disney World's 'Ohana!
Important Info:
- Kids reign supreme at 'Ohana — every few minutes they'll be called up to take part in coconut races, hula hoop contests, and more!
- Book dinner for around 30 minutes before the Magic Kingdom fireworks — there's a fantastic view from 'Ohana!
Famous Dishes: Grilled meats, breakfast breads, Bread Pudding dessert
Disney Food Blog Posts Mentioning 'Ohana
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THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Happy v. Interesting: Take this test to find out
The culmination of my four-year obsession with happiness research is that I think people need to choose between an interesting life or happy life. Here's the test:
1. Did you relocate away from family for a better job? (-1)
You would have to earn $150,000 more from a job if you were doing it far away from family, according to economist Nattavudh Powdthavee of University of York.
2. Did you relocate to be near family? (+1)
Happiness does not come from a job, or from being revered by your peers. It comes from personal relationships.
3. Are you nationally recognized (or heading this way)? (-1)
Interesting people are singularly focused because they recognize that in order to be great, you need to be focused.
4. Were you a happy child? (+1)
Sixty percent of our ability to be happy is predetermined by our genes.
5. Do your friends pray? (+1)
People who pray are happier, probably because having faith is fundamentally optimistic. (You can be any religion, and pray for anything.) Happiness is contagious, and we are more likely to be happy if our friends are happy.
6. Do you enroll your kids in a top school? (-1).
People who need the best of everything— maximizers— are not happy.
7. Do you have fat friends? (+1)
Fat people are not generally maximizers. And if your friends are not maximizers than you probably aren't either.
8. Do you have an opinion on Picasso? (-1)
People who focus on interesting are quicker to form opinions on subjective topics.
9. Do you have three friends who are a Jew, a Muslim, and a born-again Christian? (-1)
Diversity is interesting, but in small groups, like friends, it does not make for happiness, according to Frans Johansson, author of The Medici Effect.
10. Are you a Republican? (+1)
Republicans are happier because they tend to be uncomfortable with change, whereas people who lean Democratic tend to have traits of change agents, according to personality research from Xyte.
11. Do you consider Christmas a national holiday? (+1)
Because the U.S. is not a Christian country, Christmas is not a national holiday, so regardless of what's true, homogenous thinking breeds happiness. It's why countries like Sweden and Finland are so happy.
12. Have you been to a therapist? (-1)
People who are interesting need to make sure they are okay and are interested in finding out about themselves even if they are fine.
13. Do you know the difference between $70- and $20-eyebrows? (-1)
It doesn't matter if you spend that much for eyebrows, but if you took the time to find out enough about eyebrows to know what is best, then you're a maximizer.
14. Can you tell the difference between real diamonds and fake? (+1)
Trick question. A maximizer will have tried to figure it out and will have learned that without a special tool even experts can't.
15. Have you tried on a pair of $200 jeans? (-1)
People who are interested in new experiences are less likely to be happy, according to Psychology Today.
16. Do you think this test is BS? (+1)
People with interesting lives do not get offended that they cannot be happy. Happy people are offended that they cannot have interesting lives.
-8 to -3 You have a desire for interestingness over happiness
3 to 8 You have a desire for happiness over interestingness.
-2 to 2 You are suspiciously well balanced. Or lacking a self-identity. I'm not sure which.
Penelope Trunk has started several companies and worked for many more.


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The Orange County Great Park Corp., charged with designing, constructing and maintaining the Great Park, will mark its 10th anniversary this year.
The November election changed the configuration of the Irvine Council majority, thereby allowing new opportunities for planning and the governance of the Great Park Corp. board. Councilman Jeff Lalloway was voted in as the new park chairman, and I was elected vice chair.
With approximately $21.6 million remaining in our Great Park accounts, from the $263 million revenues received, it was clear a new course and vision is necessary.
While campaigning, residents told me that they didn't want a massive housing project encircling the Great Park, as proposed by Five Points Community.
They were concerned about the potential environmental and traffic impacts at peak hours that could generate 35 percent more traffic than the county airport plan.
Residents were concerned about bad business practices being supported by the former Great Park leadership. This included no-bid contracts, $120,000 monthly PR retainers, a master plan that is financially infeasible and runways still remaining that were promised to be removed.
I've proposed a comprehensive audit allowing us to create a fiscal baseline and understand how our $241 million was spent – and what funding remains. This is important because the state seized the redevelopment money that we expected to use for some of the development.
We can create a new schematic design for the park, allowing for public-private partnerships with innovative ideas for state-of-the-art projects, without the city being responsible for operation and maintenance costs.
I am hopeful that all members of the council will work together to take another look at our park plan and recognize the dwindling resources available to us and embrace a new opportunity for a park-development approach that will be innovative, exciting and cost effective.
– Irvine City Councilwoman Christina Shea was elected to the Irvine City Council in 1992. She has been a resident of Irvine since 1977.


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Hi folkz,
I'm trying to learn more about line bundles, invertible sheaves and divisors on schemes. I understand the connection beweteen Cartier and Weil Divisors and the connection between Cartier Divisors and invertible sheaves and how to get from one to another (as far as possible).
But compared to my analytic imagination of a line bundle I don't see how to come from an invertible sheaf to the line bundle (apart from the fact, that these two terms coincide). Where is 'the line' in my locally free of rank one $\mathcal{O}_X$-module?
greatz Johannes


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The beauty of golf was on exhibit Sunday during the 43rd Walker Cup this weekend.
The biennial event pitted the best amateurs from the United States against their equals in Great Britain and Ireland. Some might say that throughout the years it really has not been equal as the Yankees owned a 34-7-1 record heading into this year's matches at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Scotland.
And this year, at least on paper, was expected to be more of the same American domination. Of the United States' 10-man squad, six are among the top 10 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, including the top four.
The GB&I team had only one advantage, a so-called home soil advantage where it had won four of the last five Walker Cups.
Well, guess what? GB&I showed it was every bit the Americans' equal with a convincing 14-12 victory.
"Our preparation and the desire to be successful," said Nigel Edwards, GB&I's captain. "I told them they were very special people and they deserve to be here. And all they have to do is go out and perform and look after their ball because it's not played on paper."
Maybe if this were a stroke-play tournament, the Americans would have taken control of the leaderboard. After all, former University of Georgia teammates Harris English and Russell Henley had won Nationwide Tour events this season, and No. 1-ranked Patrick Cantlay held his own in the PGA Tour events he received sponsor exemptions into.
But it was not. This was match play, a format in which the GB&I thrives, especially in foursomes, otherwise known as alternate shot. Of the eight foursome matches over two days, GB&I won six and halved a seventh.
"I don't think at any point we were underdogs," said GB&I member Michael Stewart. "It didn't really make a difference to us. Didn't really pay much attention to what was written, and Nigel just let us go about our own business. We just focused on us and at the end of the week it paid off."
Even if the Europeans had been underdogs, match play is the equalizer. Each hole stands as its own match, nothing is carried over like a skins game. Each hole is like a boxing match, each shot setting up the next in hopes of delivering the knockout punch.
Only one of the 26 matches went fewer than 15 holes, and 17 went to at least to the 17th hole — further stressing the back-and-forth tenor of the weekend.
In fading daylight on Sunday, Great Britain and Ireland proved it was the better squad — even if it wasn't on paper.
Stuart Hall is editor of the Golf Press Association.


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Archive for category PC
Stuck in the garage
Posted by AlfieUK in ISP, PC, Video Games on November 21, 2014
With the ongoing shoddy service from Virgin Media, particularly the horrendous packet loss at peak times, I've been forced to take a break from World Of Tanks and my new clan.
It was just beyond frustrating not being able to play properly, control lag, game jitters, etc, and was only leading me to get frustrated and whine at my friends.
I'll be back as soon as I have an alternative internet solution.
Joining the Elite
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on October 31, 2014
I usually prefer to avoid 'early access' and 'open beta' games, but I've been watching the development of Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous since their kickstarter days with interest.
Whilst looking for other games our clan can play together when World Of Tanks gets us down, Nik and Invincible suggested Elite Dangerous, so I bought into the Beta last night.
It looks OK, but grouping was a pain to get working and not stable so I don't think its ready for group play yet. We'll see how this develops.
Challenging the Infamous
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on October 26, 2014
I didn't want to say anything until it was finalised, but I have joined a new World Of Tanks clan, the Infamous Challengers.
A CIRC4 deputy commander, InvincibleMrT, had been trying to get some backing to start a new CIRC clan with the goal of forming a training corps for those who actually want to improve and get up to competitive standard, but it didn't seem to be going anywhere so he went it alone and invited me and a few of the core of CIRC4 along.
Should be interesting to see how this grows 🙂
Losing the Beard, keeping my hair
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on October 23, 2014
Well, it was fun, but the shine has finally worn off of being in CIRC4.
I made friends with a great core group, but there is a large proportion of the full (100 members) clan that never seems to play, and a larger proportion who don't want to join company, or team battles or even platoon with others.
Over the last couple of months we've tried to get an organised tank company together with some limited training but the turn out has been…poor, to say the least.
CIRC4 seems to be classified as a 'fun' clan, not expected to take things seriously, which is fine, but there are also those that think just being in a clan makes you a better player, yet don't want to learn or communicate, making group play difficult and frustrating.
I have something else lined up, but not saying anything on that just yet.
The clan of the Beard
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on March 7, 2014
What with the dreadful state of Random Battles in World Of Tanks and some new mission requirements requiring you to be in a clan, I was lucky to be watching Circon's Twitch stream and heard about the creation of a 5th clan for his followers, CIRC4. I applied and was accepted!
Hopefully, the benefits of being in a high profile clan with a common interest will mean more people to platoon with and a chance to get into Tank Companies in a big way.
The Beard? Well, the Beard is the true hero of Circon's streams 🙂
Bring the Thunder!
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on January 29, 2013
A new MMO entered open beta yesterday, War Thunder.
From their own blurb; 'War Thunder is a next generation MMO combat game dedicated to World War II military aviation, armored vehicles, and fleets. You will take part in all of the major combat battles, fighting with real players all over the world.'
The ultimate aim seems to be to have air, sea and land forces in the same large maps fighting in various battle modes. At the moment it is just the air forces, and it is a pretty good game just for that.
More to come once I've explored it a bit more.
Plane crazy
Posted by AlfieUK in PC, Video Games on August 7, 2012
I picked up a magazine with a bonus code for Wargaming's World of Tanks a few weeks back, but it also included a beta key to the closed beta of World of WarPlanes by the same company.
I've had a look at it but as it's closed beta can't say too much about it. Might have more to say when the NDA is lifted.


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TRAINING: I had a short camp, so my training has mostly been just getting in shape. Lots of conditioning, and I've really been using the UFC headquarters in Las Vegas.
When and why did you start training for fighting? When wrestling was over, I needed something else to compete in.
What ranks and titles have you held? Titan FC flyweight champion
Do you have any heroes? None
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means I can do my passion for a living at the highest level of the sport.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Labette and U of Central Oklahoma, bachelor in Science and General Studies
What was your job before you started fighting? Full-time student
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? 1-0 as an amateur
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I hold a win over Jens Pulver and Josh Rave, who was ranked number eight in the world at 125 pounds.
Favorite grappling technique: Guillotine
Favorite Striking technique: Tomahawk chop
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ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Realignment, Ross to the Red Sox, Izturis to the Jays, Breaking Up the Rays and Remembering Matt Garza
Monday November 12th, 2012
Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions to firstname.lastname@example.com, message us on Twitter, post on our Facebook Wall and leave comments on our website! There are many ways to reach us and we will get to your questions from all social media outlets!
Jonathan Hacohen: I will admit that this is a great time of year. I love speculating on free agency signing and the trades that are coming up. But I am getting to the point that there are three words that I no longer feel like speaking: Hamilton, Greinke and Upton. You know exactly who I am talking about. The most popular catches on the market: free agents Josh Hamilton, Zack Greinke and B.J. Upton (with his brother Justin Upton apparently available on the trade market). My flavor is lesser lights, like Mike Napoli, Joakim Soria, Hiroki Kuroda, Ryan Madson and so forth. I really think that someone will get a steal in Mike Napoli. I also think that someone will be very frustrated with Edwin Jackson. And if a team gives Anibal Sanchez anything close to the reported $90+ million that he is seeking- get ready for a Vernon Wells contract disaster to appear.
With all the talk of free agency and hot stove, remember that the WBC qualifiers are still being played. Groups 3 and 4 are set to do battle, starting in 4 short days. Panama and Taiwan are the lucky venues that will be hosting these upcoming classic games. My picks to qualify for the 2013 World Baseball Classic? Panama in Group 3 and Thailand in Group 4. A very balanced group of countries that will be competing and in a short series, anything can happen. I like the addition of Johnny Damon to the Thailand squad, I really think that he will be a difference maker. Those are my two cents at least.
So enough talking- more asking! It's time for Ask the Reports.
Now let's get to your top questions of the week:
Q: This is the most interesting article that I have read in a long time. I agree totally that the present situation is ridiculous and your suggestions make a lot of sense. I am not a big fan of the cross over games, I like both systems but they don't excite me when teams are playing in the other league. Naturally as a Canadian I am a Blue Jay fan and think your suggestions would be both interesting and create some new enthusiasm among the fans and spectators.Keep those kind of ideas flowing. Ed
JH: Thank you for the kind words Ed. Much appreciated. The MLB realignment article you are referring to was published in May 2011 and is one of our most popular pieces to-date. There is no question in my mind that the current system is broken and requires adjustments. This article was published before the announced move of the Astros to the AL West, which was met with great criticism at the time. To me, it is a great move for everyone. The Astros get a change in scenery and a natural rivalry with the Rangers. The Astros ballpark was made for AL ball and will prove to be a natural fit. Plus, the uneven split of four teams in the AL West and 6 teams in the NL Central is now eliminated. But more changes are needed in baseball, with realignment being the first key step. From there, I would love to see relocation for teams that will not get the support they require from their areas, as well as expansion for 2 more cities. If we were to move to a 32 team MLB, the 16/16 split could allow for four divisions of four teams each. That could eliminate the daily interleague play that everyone is dreading. Two more teams would also add more money in the pockets of the owners and add a bigger fan base to Major League Baseball. As a Canadian who loves the Blue Jays, I wonder how you would feel about the Jays moving to the NL. Crazier things have happened.
Consider this point that I have raised on many occasions. When the proposal was made to move a NL team to the AL, did anyone volunteer? Nope. Not a single one. The Diamondbacks fought the proposal tooth and nail. No one, from the Pirates to the Reds wanted to go the AL. Yet, if you offered an AL team to the NL, there would be a stampede. The Rays are the perfect example. How great would they look in the NL East, in the same division as the Marlins. Truth be known, there should be an AL and NL North, South, East and West- with the Marlins and Rays in the NL South. But that is a topic for another day. The bottom line is that change comes slowly in baseball, and you have to start somewhere. Clearly I wasn't crazy when I hatched my scheme, as the Astros will be in the AL West next year. Now, if only the Orioles and Nationals could be in the same division, Yankees and Mets…etc… baseball alignment would make more sense. Divisions should be based mainly on geographical proximity, with some competitive balance considered. So I will tell you this: as long as I am breathing, I will continue to come up with ideas. The baseball brain will never stop.
Q: I really like that signing for the Jays (INF Maicer Izturis) Larry
JH: Our number one fan is back. Welcome Larry! I believe you just celebrated your first wedding anniversary. How are things on the home front? A great point you bring up Larry. While I am not terribly excited about Izturis, he is a nice little pickup for the Jays. He will be essentially a younger Omar Vizquel for the Jays. He may end up taking the second base or shortstop job, while also backing up at third. At 3-years and $9 million, the Jays made a low risk investment in their infield. You know you won't get much pop (34 career home runs) or average (.273 lifetime). The good news is that Izturis has hit .290 or better on more than one occasion and can reach the magical .360 obp plateau. Getting out of Anaheim should help his game, as Toronto has a far better offensive park. Izturis can steal some bases, as evidenced by his 17 steals last season. What the Jays will get is some very solid defense, positional versatility and a chippy #8 hitter. With Adeiny Hechavarria the likely shortstop going into 2013 (so long Yunel Escobar as he is likely to be traded), second base is a prime position for Izturis. His career high in games was 122 in 2011. Izturis should break that number in 2013. Plus with Jose Bautista there to show him the way, Izturis might be a breakout candidate next year. So I don't have high expectations for Izturis, but I certainly see how the move works for the Jays. At worst they have a solid utility player. At best, they have an excellent full-time second baseman or shortstop. Win-win in my books.
Q: How much longer can the Rays keep their star pitchers together? Diane
JH: What time is it? The answer is…time is up. We ran a piece this week on whether the Rays will trade Price or Shields. Now people have speculated that Jeremy Hellickson could be on his way out, with Scott Boras as his agent (meaning big dollars ahead). But with Hellickson being unable to leave as a free agent until 2017, I think the Rays will hold onto him for a couple of more years at least. James Shields will make $9 million this upcoming season, $12 million in 2014 and then would be eligible for free agency. David Price is arbitration eligible and is not eligible for free agency until 2016. A quandary for the Rays to say the least. Price is 27 and Shields is about to turn 31. Price is obviously the superior pitcher. But with his talent comes a big price tag soon. The Rays could be looking to shell out $15-20 million for his services in the near future. Shields, while relatively at a reasonable contract, still will be too rich for the Rays come 2014. So what is the team to do? If their financial situation does not get better (i.e. attendance), the team will end up losing both pitchers in the future. That is the sad reality of being a Rays fan. Just ask an A's fan or a Marlins fan how that feels. Miguel Cabrera just won the triple crown- what do the Marlins have to show from his trade? The Rays cannot afford to make the same mistake with a trade of one of their two aces.
So what will happen likely is that James Shields will be traded this offseason for some offensive help. Hopefully the Rays make the playoffs. From there, David Price might stick around until 2014 and Jeremy Hellickson until 2015. The Rays have something truly special going and it is a shame that they will not be able to keep their pitching staff intact. Yes, they have many quality arms still coming up to the bigs that need rotation spots. But it will be very hard to replace Big Game James or Price. These two pitchers are horses, key starters to build a team around. I will be very sad to see one of them go this offseason. The economics of baseball can be a cruel state of affairs sometimes.
Q: David Ross signing. I don't get it. Pablo
JH: Pablo my man, tell me this. Has anything that the Red Sox have done lately make sense? This team has been confusing everyone for the last year in a bit. This move is a bit curious, considering that the team has two catchers that they were apparently high on (Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ryan Lavarnway). Consider this though: Salty will be 28 in May and a free agent in 2014. Lavarnway is 25 and under team control until 2018. Ross has bounced around for several years, playing for 6 teams over an 11-year span. Heck, he even played 8 games for the Red Sox back in 2008. So $6 million for a .238 lifetime hitting backup catcher you may say? Perhaps. But check out the last four years in Atlanta for Ross. .269 average, .353 OBP and .463 SLG. Pretty solid numbers. He will be 36 in March (yikes), but Ross is considered the top backup catcher in the game. So the million dollar question is: who is Ross mentoring- Salty or Lavarnway? From all accounts, Salty will be the one to go. A Rob Deer behind the plate, Salty hit a whopping 25 home runs in 121 games, but at the expense of a .222 average, .288 OBP, and 139 strikeouts. Salty rarely walks and he is all hit or miss. Considering that the Red Sox have likely no interest in extending him much longer, the move to Ross makes sense actually.
Here is the plan for the Red Sox. Firstly, they will dangle Saltalamacchia this offseason. If someone pays a high price, then great. Platoon Ross and Lavarnway. If Salty isn't moved, play him and Ross in 2013 with Lavarnway waiting in AAA for one more season. See what Salty can do. If he fails in 2013, let him walk and call up Lavarnway. With another year of seasoning under his belt, maybe he will be ready to explode. If Salty excels, then the team can always trade Lavarnway and lock up Salty. So the Red Sox have bought them some insurance. They have a solid backup in Ross that can start multiple games if called upon. He is known to call a good game and pitchers enjoying working with him. The Red Sox apparently were not comfortable with going with Salty/Lavarnway going into next season. Remember, catching is a key component to good pitching. You need a solid receiver back there. A good move considering the numbers Ross has put up in recent years. If he can replicate those for two more seasons, the Red Sox would be thrilled. $3 million per season for a great backup is nothing to sneeze at. Let's give the Red Sox some credit. They locked up a good player for themselves for two seasons. Unsure? Ask the Braves. Believe me, they are far from pleased to let Ross go. Now the Red Sox can concentrate on their next needs: first base, outfield, starting pitching, relievers…their shopping has only begun.
Q: Remember Matt Garza? What are the Cubs going to do with him? Steve
JH: The Cubs have certainly painted themselves in a can't-win position. After a solid 2011 campaign (10-10, 3.32 ERA in 31 starts with a 1.258 WHIP), Garza was a hot commodity. Going into the start of last year, same thing. But the Cubs waited. They waited and they waited. Apparently to get full value for Garza, they felt they needed to wait until teams were ready to let go of their top prospects. But as the typical story of pitchers these days goes, Matt Garza got hurt and only made 18 starts. He's got a birthday coming up this month (November 26th, happy birthday Matt!) Apparently this month Garza is to be checked out- as he currently sits on the 60 DL with a…gulp…elbow injury. You know I hate to say it, but with the amount of pitchers having gone through Tommy John surgery in 2012, you never know. Unless Matt Garza comes back healthy and productive, he has no trade value whatsoever. Who knows if he will even pitch next season? If Garza returns, the Cubs could likely move him by the deadline. But any team that acquires him will not get a draft pick if he leaves as a free agent. That is part of the new rules of free agency. Thus Garza had much more value this season compared to 2013, even before the injury. Now, as Garza sits in limbo, the Cubs hold damaged goods. If Garza cannot return to start the season, the Cubs may end up losing him otherwise to free agency. This is a lose/lose proposition for Chicago, a gamble that did not end up paying off. I don't think Matt Garza's career is over. He is still young and can develop into an ace one day. But as far as the Cubs go, that boat has basically sailed. If Garza stays in Chicago long-term at a reasonable rate, the team will do well. Will that happen? I doubt it. Not when the Red Sox, Jays, Yankees, Dodgers and so many other teams are out there willing to throw money to any pitchers that become available. The morale of the story? When you have good young pitching that you know you are planning to trade, then trade them when they are going well. Any injury can appear at any time with pitchers. Never gamble- take the sure trade if you can. Still unsure? Check out our Tommy John Tracker and study the number of pitchers that went down in 2012 alone. Pretty scary stuff.
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Posted on November 12, 2012, in The Rest: Everything Baseball and tagged ask the reports, Atlanta Braves, atr, baseball, baseball questions, boston red sox, chicago cubs, david price, david ross, james shields, jarrod saltalmacchia, jeremy hellickson, maicer izturis, matt garza, mlb, mlb realignment, ryan lavarnway, tampa bay rays, theo epstein, toronto blue jays. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Some good questions this week…I have also wondered about the Rays. Thanks for answering that question. I have heard so many rumors about Shields going. Hate to see that pitching staff broken up, but I do think it will happen within the next two years…Keep up the great work.
I didn't know Johnny Damon is Thai. Not sure if one player, however talented, will be enough (unless he's a starting pitcher). Israel didn't make it with all the MLB experience on that team. Do you know the full rosters for the final eight qualifying nations? My picks, w/o seeing the rosters, would be a complete guess…. Panama and Philippines.


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