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Archive for July 2012
Comic-Con 2012: the Geek Brigadoon
Everyone knows that when you go to San Diego Comic-Con, you spend a lot of time standing in line. You stand in line to get your ticket. (Luckily, this is a process that has speeded up quite a bit the last few years.) Then you stand in line to get in. Then you stand in line at booths for signings, merchandise, swag, whatever. And a big part of all of this is knowing that just because you stand in line for hours does not mean that the thing you are standing in line for will still be there when you get to the front of the line.
Standing in line for hours to see someone present what amounts to nothing more than a promo for something that they want you to buy tends to put you in a philosophical mood. It certainly makes you more conscious than you ever were of lines outside of Comic-Con. Is there any place where we don't find ourselves standing in line: waiting for the bus, waiting at the bank to withdraw or deposit; waiting in the checkout line at the grocery store; we stand in line at the traffic light. Wasn't it Socrates who said: "Life is just one fucking long line to the graveyard?"
But it also makes you more aware of something else: that there are many, many people who do not even have the privilege of standing in line. The truth is that many people never get into Comic-Con. Most because they don't have the money, but many simply because there aren't enough tickets. In other words, there's a shortage of resources at Comic-Con. There's just not enough to go around. But isn't this true everywhere we look? We live in a society of scarcity.
However, the mother of all lines is the line for Hall H. This is a relatively new development at Comic-Con. I believe Hall H opened for the first time in 2006, and it was built mainly because of the demand for certain panels which were relatively new to Comic-Con: movie panels where directors attempt to generate buzz for their latest films. I say directors because most of the time the directors are there. The first ones I remember seeing at Comic-Con came before Hall H was built, and the big one was Sam Raimi for Spider-Man. He was all by himself. I don't even remember him showing any footage. All he did was answer questions. That was in 2001. This year Raimi returned to Comic-Con with Oz, the Great and Powerful.
I don't go to panels to see footage. I go to panels to see the people behind the products, whether comics, films, TV; and I go especially to be entertained. This year any panel that was hosted by Chris Hardwicke fulfilled the entertainment quotient, but there were no panels (if you don't count Trailer Park) where I was thinking, "I wish I was somewhere else." They were all at least a little entertaining or of interest in some way. However, there were still a handful of panels that stood out. Here are the best ones I attended. (Everyone talks about how much Comic-Con has changed since its origin as a comic book convention. The fact that most of the best panels I attended were not comic book related suggests that the time has come to change the name of this convention. The most obvious? Nerd-Con or Geek-Con.)
- The Campaign. This had the ideal combination: great host in Chris Hardwicke, entertaining panelists Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, and entertaining footage. They didn't just show a trailer; they showed footage; and it was fucking hilarious. So, I'll be first in line to see the movie, right? Nope. Why ruin the Comic-Con experience by seeing the film? And why ignore "The Comic-Con Effect, the scientifically proven psychological effect whereby all crap looks great at Comic-Con? (The people who line up to ask questions also help make panels entertaining. I felt sorry for the guy who said he was a failed stand-up comedian. They skewered him. Hopefully, he was a studio plant being paid to be humiliated.)
- The Expendables 2. We saw the first Expendables panel two years ago, and were entertained enough to be looking forward to this year's version. Stallone and his friends did not disappoint. If only he could bottle the spirit that comes through on these panels and put it in a film, we'd really have something. (We were saddened to hear about the death of Mr. Stallone's son on Friday.)
- Kevin Smith. There were a few dead stretches, but considering that this was mostly one man going non-stop for 90 minutes, it was amazing. Smith manages to be entertaining in a gut laughing kind of way without being a stand-up comedian. How does he do it? Perhaps it has something to do with his obsessions: body functions and fluids.
- Jackie Chan. I loved it when he used his mouth like a jazz musician to make sounds describing what he said should be the rhythm of an action scene. (Unfortunately, the panel ended on a dull note when Chan introduced someone he brought in from France.) This was the only panel I heard anyone discuss later on when I overheard the owner of Giant Robot talking to Matt Groening about the panel. Groening's reaction? "Jackie Chan was here?!" That was probably the reaction of many people when they heard the news. Sorry you couldn't be there.
- Marvel's movie panel. Three words: ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. 'Nuf said. But just in case it wasn't enough, there was also Edgar Wright with the Ant-Man test footage we had heard about (the footage apparently was designed to answer the question: Can a ant-sized man still kick ass? A more interesting question: Would the Comic Con guards have been able to keep an army of ant-sized aliens out of Hall H? Of course, Wright should have shown his footage again); and Jon Favreau giving advice to new Iron Man director Shane Black (and Edgar Wright, wherever he was): "If you want to connect with the fans, you have to show your footage twice." Black took the advice. (Is stuff like this scripted or truly impromptu? In any case, watching the footage again enabled me to confirm my first impression: it's boring.)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. If you're going to live or die with your footage, this is the way to do it. Peter Jackson came all the way from New Zealand with more than 10 minutes of footage from The Hobbit. Bonus: we didn't get to see Benedict "Sherlock Holmes" Cumberbatch on a Star Trek 2 panel because Paramount decided they didn't have anything to show, but we did get to see Martin Freeman, Cumberbatch's Watson in the BBC series Sherlock, who, of course, plays Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit.
- The other Warner Bros./Legendary panels. Zack "Awesome" Snyder and Man of Steel; a Godzilla concept trailer with narration by J. Robert "I am become death" Oppenheimer; and Del Toro and giant robots. What more do you want?
- I was entertained just watching the hands of the directors as they talked.
We were disappointed that there was no Entertainment Weekly Visionaries panel this year. Hope they weren't implying that there were no visionaries in attendance.
A note on the Firefly panel, which shows up on some lists as among the best of the show: I've never seen Firefly and I didn't even try to get into that panel, but I have to wonder if all those people trying to get in were there as fans of the show or primarily as fans of the post-Avengers Joss Whedon. I've seen Whedon in action before, and I doubt he made his panel as entertaining as any of the panels on my list. Even though we passed on the panel, we did have a Firefly related moment Thursday morning. While in line for Hall H, we happened to end up immediately behind a friend of my wife who happens to be the wife of one of the crew members on the Firefly panel the next day. We hadn't known she was going to be in Hall H, and we never saw her again at the show. Weird coincidences like this happen a lot at Comic-Con. Why not? It is, after all, a magical place, a Brigadoon for geeks and nerds.
A note about the first panel of the show, the Twilight panel. As most everyone knows, Gisela Gagliardi, who had been camping out with other Twilight fans, was killed after being hit by a car earlier in the week. David Glanzer, who I had heard of, but never seen till then, came out and said a few words about it, then the show started as if nothing happened. The truth is that what Glanzer said, or the way he said it, was a bit distasteful. Perhaps it would have been better if nothing had been said.
On Friday we found ourselves standing in line next to Matt (Life in Hell/The Simpsons/Futurama) Groening. Here's a making of video for the painting Brecht Evens did for Matt Groening. (I could have put up the video of Evens making the watercolor sketch he did below, but isn't it more fun to use the one with Groening? Hopefully, Mr. Groening agrees.) Don't expect to hear much talking – the audio mostly gives you an idea of how noisy it can get on the convention floor.
Brecht Evens and Matt Groening at SDCC 2012 from David Kilmer on Vimeo.
Here are some of the sketches that artists were kind enough to do for me:
The Image Comics 20th Anniversary panel was our last panel. I was at the first Image Comics panel at Comic-Con, which must have been in 1992. Robert Kirkman was not with Image back then and joked that he was filling in for Todd McFarland, who also was not on the panel in 1992. I only remember Liefeld, Valentino, and Silvestri from that panel, but it's also possible that Jim Lee, whose name was not mentioned during this year's panel, was there twenty years ago as well as Larson and Portacio. I hadn't seen any of these guys since that panel 20 years ago. They've aged better than most.
Every year people complain about this or that about Comic-Con. Some say they will never come back. I'm sure there are legitimate complaints to be made, but my only complaint was that it had to end.
But at least we know when the Geek Brigadoon will appear again: July 18-21, 2013. The countdown has already begun.
1. Every year people lose their badges. It even happened to me a few years ago. But there's something you should do that will make it more difficult to lose your badge. This tip I comes from my wife's friend.
When you register you get a badge and a badge holder. The reason most people lose their badges is because the badge holder falls off of the lanyard. But you can make the connection more secure by attaching the hook to the badge holder so that it goes through the hole in the holder AND through the metal latch/pin, as shown in the picture below.
2. My wife, Kelly, has more words and pictures about SDCC 2012 here.
3. Even though I said above that I have no complaints, recent developments have led me to write this. My son desperately wanted a My Little Pony figure from the Hasbro booth. He stood in line for hours Saturday morning only to find it sold out when he got to the front. (He also wanted a Bruticus, which was also sold out, but that's another story.) Not only was it sold out for the day, it was sold out for the convention. But somehow Hasbro has dug up some more and has been putting them on their site the last couple of days, but they sell out within minutes. The problem is that many of the people who buy these "exclusives" are not buying them because they want them. They are buying them to sell them on ebay. This Pony figure, for example, is going for more than $200. Even at the Convention you will see booths selling the "exclusives" at inflated prices. Hasbro has limits on the number anyone in line can buy. For Pony, it was three. Why not one? At least for the first couple of days to give everyone who wants one a chance to get one. (Image sold a collection of Walking Dead comics that could only be bought after winning a lottery. But they stopped using the lottery after the first two days.) And why not scan badges so that the same people cannot get in line again and again?
But this has been the status quo for years about which many have been complaining for an equal number of years. Therefore, I will not be holding my breath in expectation of any change in this system for the better.
4. I've heard that some vendors did poor business this year. This doesn't quite jive with my experience of finding so many sell-outs, but in any case vendors should obviously note what does sell at Con: exclusives, or at least the perception that you are getting something rare and wonderful. The easiest way to do this is with a personal appearance by an artist who signs the book. Exclusive means rare. Habro's Con exclusives turned out not to be exclusive to Con. As I said, they are selling some of them on their website. But they remain hard to get and rare. Vendors who come to Con with nothing more than what Amazon offers, especially if it's at a higher price, than what Amazon charges, are unlikely to attract much interest at a show like this. We go to see things that we can't see elsewhere. This includes toys, books, comics, as well as panel events and even swag. We don't want to be reminded of our ordinary lives before and after Con. It all has to be special. Offer me something special, and I will not only buy it at Con, I will line up hours in advance just to get a ticket that gives me a chance to buy it. If you are not offering me some kind of magic for my cash, you might as well stay home.
5. I might as well mention this, too: we had problems connecting to the internet with our Droid this year. This was a new development. We ran into at least one other person who had the same problem, but someone with the same carrier, Verizon, did not have the problem. He suggested that it was because he had 4G whereas our phone used 3G. Who knows? But the problem was real and persisted throughout the show. Hopefully, the cause will have vanished by next year.


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Argument recap: The attorney-client privilege and government-administered trusts
On Wednesday, the Court heard argument in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation (No. 10-382), a case that could have profound implications for litigation between the federal government and Native American tribes. The Jicarilla Apache Nation argues that it is entitled to documents that might otherwise be protected by the attorney-client privilege because of the fiduciary exception to the privilege in the context of trustee-beneficiary relationships. The government counters that its unique status as a sovereign makes any such fiduciary exception inapplicable.
Arguing for the government, Assistant to the Solicitor General Pratik Shah seemed to receive the most push-back on his use of the word "trust" to describe the government's relationship with the Jicarilla Apache Nation, as well as on the apparent lack of any countervailing harm to the government that might counsel against allowing it to invoke the fiduciary exception in this context. Justice Sotomayor appeared particularly concerned with the government's use of "trust" terminology: she observed that "all of the statutes relating to these funds use the word trust. Not one statute defines trust and says in any way this is not a fiduciary relationship." Shah responded by referring to the Court's decision in United States v. Mitchell, 445 U.S. 535 (1980), in which the Court indicated that "Congress's use of the term "trust' does not imply the full gamut of common law fiduciary obligations." When Justice Sotomayor raised this issue again, Shah articulated a broader response, noting the imprecise use of the word "trust" in a wide variety of contexts (such as law enforcement, health care, and property law) and contending that "this Court and Congress ha[ve] recognized that "trust' can mean a lot of different things."
Justices Breyer, Kennedy, Alito, and Sotomayor each raised the question of what, if any, countervailing governmental interest or harm would justify the abrogation of the fiduciary exception here. Initially, Shah cited only "budgetary constraints that the United States must take into consideration as a sovereign." When asked by Justice Ginsburg, however, whether "shielding government actors" might be one such countervailing interest, Shah agreed that although the government's own conception of the harm at issue might be more "nebulous," the importance of shielding government actors was indeed a "chilling concern." Justice Scalia also pointed out that, outside of the context of the fiduciary exception, private litigants need not provide evidence of some countervailing interest or to invoke the attorney-client privilege.
In contrast, the principal point of contention during the oral argument of Steven Gordon, representing respondent Jicarilla Apache Nation, seemed to be the Court's perception that the distinction between advice pertaining solely to management of the trust (which, according to Gordon, would have to be disclosed) and advice relating to liability (which, according to Gordon, would not) was untenable. Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Scalia appeared to believe that such a distinction was "artificial." Furthermore, both Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy expressed concern over the policy implications of this proposed distinction, with the Chief Justice suggesting that it would result in "bland, mushy, hedging advice to a trustee" because of the prospect that the advice would be shared with the beneficiary. Justice Kennedy seemed more concerned with the likelihood that the rule would essentially eviscerate any opportunity for a trustee to receive preventative advice regarding liability, which he deemed "one of the most important kinds of advice an attorney can give."
In his rebuttal, Shah re-emphasized that the fiduciary exception should not apply because the rationale supporting the common law exception is not applicable against the government. And he again highlighted that when, as here, the trustee (rather than the trust itself) "is paying for the legal advice" in question, "that's going to be a significant consideration as to whether the beneficiary can get" the privileged documents resulting from that legal advice.
Recommended Citation: Christa Culver, Argument recap: The attorney-client privilege and government-administered trusts, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 26, 2011, 12:00 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2011/04/argument-recap-the-attorney-client-privilege-and-government-administered-trusts/


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Summer is when the area's performing arts centers announce their fall schedules. The Peninsula's two main centers -- The Ferguson Center for the Arts and The American Theatre in Hampton -- have plenty of interesting shows heading our way.
As my colleague David Nicholson has already reported, the Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News will showcase an impressive set of big names this autumn.
Here's a list of some of the notable concerts:
Sept. 20 -- Emmylou Harris
Oct. 1 -- Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
Oct. 14 -- Michael W. Smith
Oct. 17 -- Jackson Browne
Oct. 24 -- Esperanza Spalding
Nov. 12 -- Dr. John and The Blind Boys of Alabama
Nov. 28 -- Travis Tritt Christmas
Dec. 2 -- Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller
Dec. 3 -- Sandi Patty
Dec. 4 -- Dave Koz and friends Christmas
Dec. 5 -- Daryl Hall and John Oates
The Grammy-winning bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding is a hot property on the jazz and adult contemporary music scene, so booking her was something of a coup for the Ferguson Center. Sax man Dave Koz has proved his local popularity many times at the Hampton Jazz Festival. Dr. John -- who has played the Ferguson before -- returns with a relavant new album under his belt. "Locked Down" was produced by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach. Seeing him with the Blind Boys should be something special.
All in all, it's a strong lineup from a popular music perspective -- certainly one of the strongest in the center's history. That's not even counting next spring when Smokey Robinson (April 6) and Boz Scaggs (April 15) are scheduled to perform.
Shift over to the smaller, but no less ambitious American Theatre in Hampton, and you'll see another schedule sprinkled with nice surprises. Look for David Nicholson's story about the season in Sunday's Good Life section of the Daily Press.
Here are some highlights:
Sept. 21 -- Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group
Oct. 30 -- Ethel string quartet with Todd Rundgren
Nov. 9 -- John Hammond
Nov. 29-30 -- Danu, Christmas in Ireland
Dec. 11 -- Natalie MacMaster, Christmas in Cape Breton
Dec. 31 -- Kenny Neal,New Year's Eve concert
Jan. 31, 2013 -- Jane Monheit with Mark O'Connor
Feb. 14-15 -- Arlo Guthrie salutes his father, Woody Guthrie
Feb. 16 -- Branford Marsalis
First off, hearing a rocker such as Todd Rundgren in a small theater with a string quartet seems almost too good to be true. "Together they celebrate the vibrancy of the '70s in a program that includes Lou Harrison's 'Quartet Set' as well as Kimo Williams' 'Quiet Shadows' -- a hauntingly beautiful work inspired by Vietnam," The American Theatre's program explains. Arrangements of music by Sun Ra will also be part of the program. Wow.
Blues man Kenny Neal was once a regular performer at the club Goodfellas in downtown Hampton. I remember seeing him tearing off a ferocious guitar solo while walking across the bar there. Having him return to Hampton for a New Year's Eve party sounds like lots of fun.
Jane Monheit -- a popular jazz singer -- and Mark O'Connor -- a master fiddler -- should make a fascinating team.
Finally, Branford Marsalis is a very big jazz artist to be playing the intimate American Theatre. For jazz lovers, that could turn out to be one to remember.
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Blendover Episode Twenty
On the night of the massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma; perhaps the worst on record, Greg and Terr sat down to record Blendover – and discuss the impact on the city of Moore and the state at large. Greg unleashes his rage at idiots on Farcebook who seem to think sharing captioned images help…
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- Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma – May 2013
- RIP Ray Manzarek from The Doors
- Kai The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker
- Newt Gingrich and the "Horseless Telephone"
- Eurovision
- The Case of Page Price and Carolyn Compton
- Afghanistan
- When Kangaroos Attack
- Australian History
- Amy's Baking Company
- Zombie Apocalypse
- Star Wars
- EA no longer developing Nintendo Wii U games
- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- Charles Ramsey
BlendoveR is a fun, hard-hitting pod-cast where rules are regularly thrown out the window in favor of honest, open commentating opinions. Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), and Terr Ciavarra (Media Nox from medianox.bandcamp.com), we stray on to any topic that presents itself or wanders off onto its own tangent.
Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma – May 2013
Text "FOOD" to 32333 to donate to the regional food bank who is supporting disaster relief efforts at this time
The University of Oklahoma is opening up spaces in Housing for the displaced families – Call 405-325-2511
5/20/13 Moore, Oklahoma – Devastating Tornado
Aerial Photo of Devastation in Moore, OK
At Least 51 Killed In Monster Oklahoma Tornado
Dozens killed in Moore, Oklahoma tornado
Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
I survived the May 20th tornado. The path was less than a mile from my house. I took the dog and bolted two miles northwest, turned around facing south east, and took this photo.
Massive 2-mile wide F-5 tornado rips fifty mile wide path of destruction east of Oklahoma city, destroys Moore, OK., town destroyed and on fire, among many other destroyed areas
Oklahoma tornado tears massive path of death, destruction
Oklahoma Tornados Live Update Thread
OU offering housing to tornado victims
Teachers Carrying Elementary Students out of School Leveled by Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma
Tornado Touches Down South of Oklahoma City
RIP Ray Manzarek from The Doors
Ray Manzarek, Founding Member of The Doors, Dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away
Ray Manzarek's keyboards opened musical doors
Kai The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker
'Dazed' Caleb 'Kai' Lawrence McGillvary the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker arraigned for murder
Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, is the primary suspect in murder
Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker – Know Your Meme
Viral Star Kai the Hitchhiker Arrested on Murder Charge
Newt Gingrich and the "Horseless Telephone"
Cell phone users 'have no legitimate expectation of privacy' – judge
Federal Appeals Court Says Police Can't Search Cell Phone Without Warrant
Is It Unconstitutional For Cops To Read Text Messages Off Your Phone Without A Warrant?
A smart move or not? Newt Gingrich wants the cell phone renamed
Stop Laughing at Newt Gingrich, He Knows the Future
100 million see Finland's Krista Siegfrids lesbian kiss at Eurovision
Bonnie Tyler upbeat despite Eurovision disappointment
One in three watch Anouk but is the Eurovision winner a Dutch copy?
Picture of the PLASTIC Bonnie Tyler at Eurovision… THIS IS NOT HUMAN
Romania – Eurovision. Wtf Romania
The Case of Page Price and Carolyn Compton
Judge says lesbian mom's partner must go
Republican Texas judge orders lesbian couple to live apart or lose children
Texas Judge Forbids Lesbian Woman From Living With Her Partner
UPDATE: Lesbian couple to comply with judge's order enforcing 'morality clause'
Bomber kills foe of Taliban and 13 others in Afghanistan
My marine buddy swept roads for bombs in Afghanistan with this pup. They gave him custody of her this week.
Philip Hammond extends tours for British troops in Afghanistan
Selling arms to Afghanistan is a hard choice
When Kangaroos Attack
Australian politician attacked by kangaroo
Australian politician injured in kangaroo attack
Australian politician knocked down by kangaroo
Boxing kangaroo stops jogging Australian MP in his tracks
Wikipedia: Shane Rattenbury of the GREEN Party
Australian History
Ancient African coins found in Australia
Ancient African Coins Found In Australia Could Rewrite History; Team Seeks 1,000-Year-Old Evidence
Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history
Dad thought coins were worthless
Amy's Baking Company
Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro @ Facebook
"Amy's Baking Company" tries to use the show Kitchen Nightmares to simply prove that the customers and 'haters' are wrong and they are perfect
Amy's Baking Company vs. The Entire Internet
bowdindine figures out that a terrible restaurant on a reality TV show is actually a front for a money laundering operation
Former waitress Katy Cipriano from Amy's Baking Company; ft. on Kitchen Nightmares
Kitchen Nightmares Restaurant Freaks Out on Facebook
'Kitchen Nightmares' Worst Restaurant Amy's Baking Company to Re-Open
Lessons From Amy's Baking Company: Six Things You Should Never Do On Social Media
The Money Laundering Speculation
A Note to Kitchen Nightmare's Amy Bouzaglo About Haters
/r/cringepics mods delete everything related to Kitchen Nightmares, rendering an entire highly upvoted bestof thread obsolete
So Amy's Baking Company's Facebook page is having a complete meltdown right now. They are actively commenting and replying to "haters". The cringe is good
Zombie Apocalypse
City: 'Fake weed' will turn you into a zombie
New coronavirus can spread between humans, says WHO official
The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact
'Zombie Apocalypse' note mistaken for hit list at S.A. middle school
Star Wars
Must Watch: J.J. Abrams Takes Fan Suggestions For Star Wars Episode VII
New 'Star Wars' Animated Series to Launch on Disney Channel in 2014
'The Tudors' star Jonathan Rhys Meyers 'in talks' for 'Star Wars' role
EA no longer developing Nintendo Wii U games
EA Has No Games in Development For Nintendo's Wii U
EA Sports Developer Calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'
EA stops developing games for Nintendo Wii U console
Electronic Arts is no longer developing games for Nintendo's Wii U
A Nintendo Fan: Why I am sick and tired of Electronic Arts' bullshit
Dzhokhar Tsaernaev
Boston bomb suspect reportedly left note scrawled into boat
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Receiving Love And Support From Female Admirers
CBS News senior correspondent John Miller said he had been told that Dzhokhar wrote a note in the boat in which he was hiding and claimed responsibility for the April 15 attack during the marathon…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sent text messages after Boston Marathon bombings
Eyewitness accounts strongly suggest that Police Officer Richard H. Donohue Jr. was shot and nearly killed by a fellow officer in Watertown April 19 during the hail of gunfire unleashed on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the suspected terrorist made a getaway in a carjacked sport utility vehicle.
Judge: Correction officials must disclose records to accused Boston bomber defense
Judge denies Boston Bombing suspect's photographs request
Really? He wrote a note on the inside of the boat? I find that a little hard to believe…
Teenagers Support Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Through Social Media
To the girl who thinks Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is "too handsome" to be a terrorist…
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey Cleveland Missing teens Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus found alive
Charles Ramsey fundraising page
Charles Ramsey Hamburger inspired by Cleveland kidnap hero
Charles Ramsey Interview Im No Hero AMANDA BERRY IS THE HERO
Charles Ramsey Tells Anderson Cooper To Give Reward For Missing Girls To Them, Because He Has A Paycheck
Charles Ramsey Video Game Lets You Throw Hamburgers at Ariel Castro
Charles Ramsey Video Game: Now you can toss burgers at Ariel Castro
Dispute over Amanda Berry rescue story
'I helped her first': Cleveland man says he, not Charles Ramsey, came to Amanda Berry's aid before others
T-Paining Too Much: The Meme-ification of Charles Ramsey. Thoughts?
The Kidnappings by Ariel Castro
Ariel Castro To Plead Not Guilty, Lawyers For Ohio Kidnapping Suspect Say
Ariel Castro to plead not guilty to rape, kidnapping of three women for a decade
Gina DeJesus: Girl allegedly kidnapped by Ariel Castro watched mother on TV once a year
Man Fingered Castro As Suspect Years Ago
The mother of Ariel Castro's children repeatedly went to authorities with accusations he was beating, abusing and threatening her
Music Featured:
- "People Are Strange" by The Doors from the album Strange Days
- "Get Up and Dance" by The Doors from the album Full Circle
- "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors from the album L.A. Woman


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10 Tips from the Best of the BoardsBy Denis Faye and Steve Edwards
An old African proverb (not to mention Hillary Clinton) states, "It takes a village to raise a child." At Beachbody and Team Beachbody™ we like to say, "It takes a village to help you get results." Sure, you can go it alone, but it's so much easier when you have people backing you up with advice and encouragement. That's what our Message Boards are all about, helping you get greater results from everything ranging from Beachbody's fitness programs to your diet.
Since the Boards first launched in 2001, there have been hundreds of thousands of posts, many of them offering amazing counsel and insight. Here are a few current online sages in our village, along with some of the advice they've offered.
• Catman is a member with his own thread in the Maintaining Results forum. Here is one of our favorite postings:
Cat Principle #3 - Move TOWARDS GOOD
I have found for myself that if I concentrate on GOING TO the good foods, I don't have to concentrate on STAYING AWAY FROM the bad foods. Works the same with good people vs. bad people. You get your fill of the good and have no time/energy for the bad. And with activities . . . Reading, TV, etc.
"TOWARDS" is a DEFINITE DIRECTION, it has a DESTINATION, an AIM. "AWAY FROM" has no definite aim, it has an infinite number of (unfocused, indefinite, obscure) destinations.
• Getfitwithlisa is an MDB coach who has been all over the Boards lately. Her main thread is in the Team Beachbody Club forum. Here's a good piece of advice:
HI Clean eaters!
When you improve your diet, it creates a ripple effect with those around you. You family eats better. Your friends are less likely to have that doughnut in front of you and will be inspired to bring a lunch to work instead of stopping at a fat food restaurant.
Your commitment to health makes a difference not just to you but with the people your love. Those of you with children know that the number one influence on a child's diet is the diet of their parents. By improving your intake, you can add years to your children's lives. What is more important than that? So keep throwing out those "Fruit" Loops and oddly colored kiddie drinks, people! I am so proud of you all for taking a stand against food porn!
• CJ is a sweeper—she goes through all the forums (except those staffed by us) and looks for stuff to answer—she's been doing it for years. She also shares a good thread with Michelle Howard and Slimnsas/Karen Henson called "The Three Musketeers of Beachbody" in the Slim in 6® forum.
Here's a cool motivational tool of hers: buying clothes she wants to look good in and working toward fitting into them:
I finally found a cute/sexy red bikini (string bottom) that I want to look great in. I did this same thing with a pair of leather pants that I bought on clearance. I was a size 18/20 when I bought them and they were a size 14. Well, they are slowly getting a little loose on me, but that's okay. I can still wear them and it feels great. So, I'm doing the same thing with the bikini. I want to be able to look great in it this coming June when we go on vacation. I have plenty of time, but I don't want to just lose the weight, I want to lose all the flab that will be left behind. I will definitely have a picture taken in it here as soon as possible so that I will have something to compare it with when I look absolutely smashing in it. It fits, but it's still a little snug so I'm still a work in progress, but I have to say I've come a long way because it's a large from the juniors section...lol.
• Tamfish has also been a mainstay on the Boards for years. Here's some good recent advice from her regarding eating at summer picnics:
1. If you know you are going to an event or gathering, eat something before you go. Eat a balanced, small healthy meal before you leave the house. Or have a large apple in the car on the way there. Then you won't be so hungry and might not be so tempted.
2. If the food all looks good and is tempting -- allow yourself to sample a bite of everything. Just a bite! You'll feel satisfied.
3. Or you could allow yourself a small serving of your fave food there (that would be potato salad for me!) and then fill the rest of your plate with healthy things like, grilled chicken, veggies and dip, etc. Then you ate healthy AND you had a little treat. Not to bad, eh?
It can be done, it is just a matter of having the right mindset going in. Remember, too, that the main focus of these gatherings is to enjoy being with friends and family. The food is secondary to that, always.
Also, here's more sound summer picnic advice.
• JadX hasn't been around that long, but his advice is simple and elegant. He's also very good at using the search function to help people. Here's a sample of his advice:
It's true that for burning calories and fat, doing cardio in the morning is ideal.
But what's really the best time to workout depends on each person. Do them when it's best for you and you feel you can bring it. I feel myself working out pretty late at night, simply because that works for me.
• Mysteriata is also good with the simple advice—she's also not afraid to admit her own hiccups. Here's a good bit of empathy from her:
I want sooooooooo bad to drop the pounds...and more importantly, the inches...and I get really upset and discouraged when I only lose a fraction of an inch or actually gain a little. But, we also should think of how much better our heart and lungs are working...how much stronger our muscles are getting...and other stuff that we can't see or feel (how many points did my cholesterol drop? What is my blood sugar after a meal compared to before P90?) With diet and exercise, we are ALWAYS improving ourselves, even though we are programmed to gauge success only by what the scale and measuring tape says.
• Our professional staff also answers questions. This is mainly what you'll find in the Fitness, Nutrition, FAQ, and Mailbag Boards. These answers can get more technical but may also just cut through your misconceptions, like this recent advice from Denis about the "dreaded yoga."
. . . the thing about yoga is that it's the journey that matters. Unlike most workouts, where you need to have the form down to get the benefit and avoid injury, the whole point of yoga is to work towards perfect form at your own pace. So if you're stumbling like a fool through it, that's cool because you're learnin'. It'll happen.
• The Mailbag Board is a series of articles that are answers to your questions about our weekly newsletters. Here's a recent example:
Read your article about hidden sugar. Just wondering what you should try to keep your sugar intake under in order to lose weight.
This question could not have a more variable answer. Sugar is a carbohydrate and we need carbs in our diet. They fuel both our body and brain far more efficiently than our other options, fats and proteins. In nature, sugar is found surrounded by other ingredients, generally fiber, when slows its absorption so that it behaves more like a complex carbohydrate.
We don't need ANY processed sugar in our diet but the amount of carbohydrates we need is directly related to how much exercise we do. The more active we are the more carbs we should eat because they are burned off. Fats and proteins are stored as body tissue. Carbs are only stored in small amounts in the liver and blood to be used as fuel. More exercise = more fuel.
The only place processed sugar has in our diet is as a sports food, where it can actually be more efficient that natural options. Unfortunately, it's often found in foods that are the opposite of sports foods.
And, if you'd like to read the original article, just click here.
• You'll also find our trainers when they aren't busy making new programs. Tony is particularly active in the 90X thread. Here's something from the Tony's Corner thread in the Power 90® forum.
Lock It In!
In my 11 keys to getting fit and staying that way for a lifetime, "The Plan" roles in at #7. I've always said that you can focus on Intensity & Variety, but if you don't know what you're doing and when, you're toast.
It amazes me that so many people (in these boards) wake up in the morning and don't know the exact time they're working out. We are pretty good at scheduling when to go to bed, and when to eat & when to watch our favorite show on the tube, but for some reason we're trying to fit the workout in whenever we can. The "fit it in whenever" philosophy might work short term, but never survives the long term. You can't have a fitness lifestyle if you don't have a long term plan.
WOWY is a tool to help you Lock It In. It creates accountability. The obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. I schedule 6 workouts every week. I am accountable to the people I schedule them with.
Monday I take off. Tuesday I meet 4 guys at 5:00 PM for a weight workout. Wednesday I meet 1 to 3 people for cardio at 5:30 PM. Every other Wednesday I meet friends at 7:30 to rock climb. Thursday I do weights at 5:00 PM with the boys. Friday is cardio or leg/plyo day at 4:30 or 5:00 PM with 1 to 3 friends. Saturday is Yoga at 4:00 PM. I meet 2 to 4 friends at the yoga studio. It's Locked In!
You can love what you're doing & eat like a star, but if you don't plan those workouts (a month in advance) you won't go far.
Lock It In!
T. Hortonhead
• Finally, let's talk about our Special Interest and Motivation forum. This is where you find the kind of subjects where you were sure you were the only one with a given problem. From thyroid issues and depression to things such as "couch potato to marathon man," you're likely to find most any situation. It's also home to one of our most amazing threads, the 100 Pound Pioneers. These are folks with 100 pounds or more to lose. Many of these members have gone on to not just lose weight but to run marathons and complete triathlons. Here's the beginning of a post about member G-Mama's quest to finish a triathlon. It's too long to post here, but follow the link below to read the rest. She's even posted pictures!
Where do I begin? Mercy, I guess I'll begin with Race Day and forget all the mental prep I did the week before. Needless to say you were all with me! I wrote Pioneer Powah on my palm it washed off during the swim but there was a faint outline that I kept staring at when I needed the extra humph! Bella, thank you so much for your kind and uplifting words! It is amazing what inspiration you all are! Neil, once again, knowing that you took time out of your busy schedule to come see me throw up, totally made the day more special!
Race night I slept like the dead!
Race morning I was so jittery I thought about Prom Night! My mom gave me a valium on Prom night because I was so jittery! I'm still mad at her for that! (Oh you want to hear about the race).
So I get up around 3:45 and shower! I slick my hair back in a pony tail because I am way too nervous to put them in French braids. My hands kept slipping! I kept asking myself was I tough enough? I kept telling myself I was crazy to attempt doing this! I kept getting dressed! I woke my son up around 4:30 and he got ready to go. I checked my TRI bag for the hundredth time! Then we stopped by the hotel's breakfast area and I got a bowlful of cheerios minus the milk.
We drove to the Dairyland Parking lot. Parked and were halfway to the buses when my son said, "Where's your helmet?" OMG, my helmet! He ran back to the car to get it. Breathe Sylvia breathe! . . .
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Recipe Tips for the Lazy ChefBy Joe Wilkes
Several months ago I wrote an article on One-Pot Meals, with some cooking tips for people like me who wanted to contain the kitchen mess to one pot. After the article ran, I was inundated with comments from readers and friends who asked, "Who are you, Martha Stewart? Why wash even one pot?" And sure enough, there are many ways you can make yourself three hot meals a day without dirtying even one pot. All you need is a little ingenuity and a stark phobia of the kitchen sink.
Dishes! Foiled again!
This is one of the greatest inventions ever for the lazy chef. There are a wide variety of recipes you can make using what I call "packet cuisine." One of my fast foil favorites is super easy and mess-free. Take a piece of your favorite fish (I'm a big salmon fan). Using a large sheet of foil, place the fish in the center, and pull up the sides of the foil to make a bowl. Then, add some lemon juice, fresh dill, scallions, salt, pepper, and a splash of olive oil, and seal up the foil. Bake the fish packet in the oven at 350° for about 15 to 20 minutes, and you'll have a perfectly steamed piece of fish, with no dishes to wash! I know what you're thinking: "Sounds good. But won't I be up all night washing the knife and cutting board I used to chop the scallions and dill?" Not if you use one of modern man's handiest implements—the scissors! In the interest of hygiene, these should be a dedicated pair of scissors for food, not the ones you cut your hair with. But make sure to cut the scallions and dill or any other favorite herb over the fish, and voilà, flavor without the fuss!
You can use the packet technique to cook chicken breasts (they'll take longer to cook than fish), and if you don't want them to be mushy, you can unwrap them after they've cooked through and toss them into the broiler pan (on a sheet of foil of course—no point in having to scrub the broiler pan!) to brown them. Pieces of lean beef and pork can go right into the broiler pan on a piece of foil. Make sure you preheat the broiler first. Five minutes on each side should you give you a nice medium-rare steak. Also, you can save cleanup time on your ovenware by lining it with foil before you cook. When you're done cooking, pitch the foil, and the ovenware is clean!
The nuclear option
Of course, the microwave oven has transformed the lazy cook movement more than any other appliance. You can make a variation of almost any dish with just a few ingredients, a paper plate and some plastic wrap. (Some may question whether using paper products is the most environmentally friendly option, and it's true that a dish is better for the trees than a paper plate. But you're not using water to wash the paper plate or sending dishwashing detergent into the wastewater supply. Plus, the paper plate is recyclable, so you're not a complete jerk if you use paper.) My friend swears by Minute Rice Surprise. Stock up on rice. There are a bunch of microwaveable rice products on the market that work well—though we would recommend using brown rice or wild rice, so you get more fiber. First, prepare the rice according to the package instructions, then search your refrigerator for any condiments or leftovers that would go well with the rice (that's the surprise!). Salsa or hot sauce is a great addition to Minute Rice Surprise. Also consider using nonfat cheese, sour cream, or yogurt; any leftover turkey, chicken, or lunch meat; tuna; soy sauce; or your favorite spices. This is also a great way to use up any leftover fresh vegetables, or add some frozen, thawed vegetables to the mix. Frozen vegetables are another great base for a yummy microwave dish. I'm partial to nuking some Brussels sprouts and topping them with a little Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar for a tasty snack or side dish.
Containers to contain the mess
Sure, we were brought up to believe that eating straight from the container or drinking straight from the milk carton was disgusting, but it can also be a very practical way of dining in. For example, I usually buy 16-ounce containers of nonfat cottage cheese. For my first serving, I usually empty half the container into a bowl (which I later have to wash—boooo!); doctor it up with my favorite salsas, hot sauces, or spices; and then eat. The only thing better is the second time I whip up my spicy cottage cheese mixture—in the container! Yes, you heard right. I mix it up and eat it right out of the container and then throw the container in the recycling bin! No fuss, no muss—just a high-protein low-calorie snack or meal! This technique also works great with yogurt and other similarly packaged items. Also, if you can bear doing a big load of dishes once a week, you can do what I do and cook up a big pot of healthy something or other and dispense the leftovers into recyclable plastic containers for later dishwashing-free consumption.
The plate IS the food
Why do the dishes when you can eat the dishes? There are plenty of whole-wheat breadstuffs that have enough structural integrity that you can use them for cooking and serving. Try a mini-pizza on a whole-wheat pizza shell, a whole-wheat tortilla, an English muffin, or a lavash. A little tomato sauce, your favorite veggies, and some nonfat or low-fat mozzarella and you're good to go. Or you could make a run for the border. A friend of mine gave me this easy burrito-making tip. She spreads some nonfat refried beans and nonfat cheese on a whole-wheat tortilla and sticks it in her toaster oven until the beans are warm and the cheese is melted. Then she adds a little salsa, nonfat sour cream, black olives, and some scissor-chopped scallions to top, and enjoys a healthy vegetarian meal, with no cleanup!
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Test Your Microwave Food IQ!By Joe Wilkes
Rank these microwave foods in calories from lowest to highest.
- 80 calories (3 grams of fat): Orville Redenbacher Natural Light Popcorn (3 cups).
- 250 calories (5 grams of fat): Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meatballs.
- 296 calories (14 grams of fat): Nissin Ramen Cup Noodles, chicken flavor (1 container).
- 348 calories (9 grams of fat): Bean and cheese burrito.
- 367 calories (18 grams of fat!): Pepperoni Hot Pocket (1 pocket).
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So I just got tagged by my little sister Cortney...so I am supposed to list 6 things that I like...something people may not know about me. Honestly, I don't know why I am thinking so hard about it. It shouldn't be hard. So without further a-do, here we go.
1. I have an obsession with purses. I love to find a great new purse. My husband thinks I am crazy, he finds me looking on ebay at purses. I love to go to DI or thrift stores to see what I can find. I LOVE THEM! I don't spend alot of money on each bag. It is almost like a game, to see what I can get for a little bit of money.
2. I absolutely love the sound of silence. Yes, there is such thing as an awkward silence that is for sure, but sometimes silence is just what I need. I love the change from utter craziness to silence. It is almost like my mind is instantly cleared and I am a new person.
3. I love to watch and listen to my children play. Most of the time this takes place when they don't know that I am in the room. My favorite times are when Caleb, Zach & Liberty are all playing together. It usually includes a rope of some sort, the stairs, pillows and blankets. From what I can tell it is an on-going imaginative play that seems to pick up where they left off. I love it!
4. I love the classified ads. It is interesting and entertaining sometimes to see what if up for sale or even better free. KSL is my favorite, Craigslist would be my second. I can waste hours looking at what people are trying to sell. I know it is crazy because I have only actually purchased one thing from the classifieds.
5. I secretly buy holiday candy after the holiday and hide it in my office. I tend to do this after every major hoiliday. Currently in my office I have Halloween, Christmas & Valentines day candy hidden. Every once in a while I will pull some out and actually share it with the family. Other times I just pull some out when I need a pick-me-up, or just in the mood for something sweet. I think I justify doing this because it is 75% off when I purchase it. You know you can't buy a regular snickers bar for less than 75 cents anymore so logic says buy the big bag of snack sized snickers for 69 cents, think of how much more you get! Who cares if it has a different wrapper. I'm "still satisfied"!!!
6. I love to organize my things. The common misconception is that my house and my life is organized. Not true. I love a day when I have time to organize my office, this means cleaning out drawers and clearing off shelves. Basically, I am putting everything back into its place. I have a horrible habit of getting things out and just setting them down fooling myself that I will get to it soon. On any given day a person would find the following things laying on my desk, (and they have probably been there for at least a week)
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Time to have a look at how these talents might play out in PvP. I say might due to the fact that I'm expecting these to get nerfed or changed outright. The rogue talents in PvP look pretty sweet. Not as awesome as the warlock talents which are jaw dropping, but still, pretty sweet nonetheless. The first thing that presents itself, apart from the fact that there is no clear-cut spread to take, is that some talents lend themselves to certain situations. This coupled with the fact that talents can be changed out whenever you're out of a battleground or a raid and you may find yourself playing the strategic talent game.
For example, take a look at the fourth tier choice, Burst of Speed, and tell me what you would be able to do with that in say, Warsong Gulch, (I refuse to believe that this talent will stay in its present form as it is so overpowered with no cool-down. Rogues would be almost unstoppable in several battlegrounds with this.)
And this is the inherent problem with attempting to chart for you a clear set of choices. The fact that these talents are so amendable to certain situations means that as a rogue, (as any player really), you are going to have to be able to think on your feet to get the job. Which at the end of the day, who would want to argue with that?
Anyway, lets have a look at the choices available in each tier from a PvP point of view.
Tier 1 level 15
Subterfuge seems like a favourite here, particularly in arena play. I especially like the fact that this includes when receiving damage and not just when dealing; handy for those situations when some pesky spellcaster throws out an AoE spell. Don't discount Nightstalker though: in the Circle of Blood arena, this could be very handy to get into position quickly on top of the raised platform. As for Shadowfocus, if this is able to be combined with the later talent shadowdance then that would be extremely interesting. In short, Subterfuge seems like a clear winner, but the other choices will have their moments.
Tier 2 level 30
Combat Readiness seems the weak one here; nice but not when compared to the other choices. At least, that is, on the surface. Combine this with Cloak of Shadows and you could be effectively bomb proof for a short period of time. Deadly Throw will be handy against spellcasters who like to kite, but I really like Nerve Strike: Minus 50% damage for 6 seconds after my stun wears off you? Yes, please.
Tier 3 Level 45
The talents here are all about healing and survival, and for the first time I do see a clear choice: leeching poison. It's one thing to have to press a button to heal yourself, as in improved recuperate. It's another thing entirely to have your opponents heal you whenever you hit them. Kind of like adding insult to injury. Cheat Death is your standard get me out of jail free card. The problem with these is that you are still so vulnerable that unless there is a damn god healer backing you up you are most lightly toast. I prefer to be the master of my own domain. I think Recuperate is crap, so how they could improve it is beyond me.
Tier 4 level 60
Look at it now; every rogue can have shadowstep. At the cost of preparation, or the previously mentioned burst of speed. A very tough tier to make a decision on. This might come down to being situation dependant.
Tier 5 level 75
Deadly Brew gives you a third poison for free, and that third poison is the one that you must have for PvP. Powerful stuff. Dirty Tricks will be useful for rogues who aren't able to keep up with what they're actually doing in fast paced PvP. Paralytic poison I'm not sure on yet. It depends on what it shares its cooldowns with, could go either way.
Tier 6 level 90
Killing Spree is for PvP when your enemies are jam packed in with you, mostly battlegrounds. Setting off killing spree around a heavily defended flag in Arathi Basin can be cause for pure joy. However they've changed it up a bit if you look closely. Stun one enemy then turn and have a full 5 combo points to unleash on the player standing next to him? Me, I like. Vendetta has also been changed up, and if you combine it with Deadly Throw then lordy dee you will be trouble to deal with. Oh yeah, and there's Shadow Dance as well. Fuck, I don't know.
So there you have my take, would be interested to hear all of yours.


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The Best iPhone Apps
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We've added Read It Later, Chomp, and 3G Watchdog along with two fantastically fun and free games in Meganoid and PewPew to our Android list this month. Check out what's new here. [Gizmodo]
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Less than a dozen people came to San Jose protest the impending release of a man dubbed the "Pillowcase Rapist" who terrorized much of California in the 1970s and 1980s and who was ordered to be sent to a run-down home in a sparsely populated area in northern Los Angeles County.
About four women from the "Ladies of the Lake LA," state Assemblyman Steven Fox (D-Palmdale), and a handful of others came to persuade Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Gilbert Brown not to allow Christopher Hubbart, to be sent to a home in Antelope Valley upon his release from the Coalinga State Hospital.
Hubbart has completed his treatment at the hospital, after finishing his prison sentence in 1996.
"Do not release him because he will re-offend again," said Cheryl Holbrook, one of the Ladies of Lake LA, a community group created to fight Hubbart's release to her community in Palmdale. She lives about five miles away from Hubbart's proposed home and was raped herself by two men when she was 14. "He's going to be dangerous to any community, anywhere, including ours."
The hearing adjourned Wednesday afternoon without the judge announcing a decision or when a decision would be made.
Hubbart earned his nickname because he muffled the women's screams with pillowcases. The 63-year-old has admitted to raping 38 women in California between 1971 and 1982 -- about two dozen of which occurred in Los Angeles County. He was released to the Bay Area in 1979, where he raped 15 more women, including in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, which is why the hearing was being held in Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County Superior Court spokesman Joe Macaluso said Wednesday that the hearing is normally held for public agencies to provide input to the judge on Hubbart's release to a home in the 20000 block of East Avenue R in Palmdale.
But Macaluso said the judge invited regular citizens to the hearing, realizing the political, controversial nature of Hubbart's release. Brown already tentatively approved this address in April.
A map of the area shows there are very few homes in the area set among the San Gabriel mountains. Palmdale is at the northern edge of Los Angeles County. Under "Jessica's Law," sex offenders must live within 2,000 feet from parks and schools - and this home fits those requirements.
Hubbart is being sent there because he lived in Los Angeles County 40 years ago, and the current state law, which Fox is trying to change, states that a judge can send a sexually violent predator back to his "alleged county of domicile."
Fox's bill would require such a county, in this case, Los Angeles, an opportunity to be heard in court before a judge could decide where the convict gets to live.
Home at 20000 block of East Avenue R in Palmdale, where judge wants to send "Pillowcase Rapist," Christopher Hubbart.
While the court hearing Wednesday did not garner that many speakers, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office has collected more than 4,000 letters, emails and cards opposing Hubbart's release in Los Angeles County and submitted those to the judge.
The local community in the Antelope Valley has also generated about 8,000 letters.
Shack at 20000 block of East Avenue R in Palmdale, where judge wants to send "Pillowcase Rapist," Christopher Hubbart.
Regardless of where he is released, Hubbart will be required to wear a GPS ankle bracelet, continue treatment, obey a curfew and be subject to random searches and seizures, drug testing and polygraphs.
That didn't sit well with Debra Hill, another "Ladies of the Lake LA," who said outside court on Wednesday that GPS bracelets are not foolproof. "They don't work," she said.
NBC Los Angeles' Andrew Lopez and Jonathan Lloyd and Tami Abdollah from the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The most thrilling and delightful moment of any school day is opening up your baon during breaks. There is always so much excitement in unveiling your homemade meal and snacks housed inside matching heat-insulating containers. Because preparing packed meals is an age-old tradition of showing parental love, loved ones pour effort into curating a nutritious meal accompanied by a selection of side dishes, desserts, and beverages daily; it reminds us that we are being taken care of, even from far away.
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