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"Perhaps you didn't regard the law as having much relevance to a person of your importance" judge tells Wisbech councillor sentenced on firearms charge
PUBLISHED: 16:57 29 August 2014 | UPDATED: 18:15 01 September 2014
A Wisbech councillor – and former town mayor – who was found guilty of possessing an illegal firearm has been spared the minimum five year prison term set out for the offence because of "exceptional circumstances".
Jonathan Farmer, 57, of South Brink, Wisbech, was instead given a 21 month suspended prison sentence, ordered to do 250 hours unpaid work, pay £2,000 costs and a £100 victim surcharge at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday.
A Walther PPK hand gun dating from 1941, with a barrel less than 12 inches in length, was discovered during a police search of Farmer's home on January 10.
Farmer said the hand gun, which had been in his possession for 25 years, was a gift from a veteran of the battle of Monte Cassino in Italy who had taken it from a German officer.
He was found guilty of a single offence under the 1968 Firearms Act after a two day trial at Cambridge Crown Court last month.
The offence carries a minimum prison term of five years unless there are "exceptional circumstances".
Addressing Farmer, Mr Justice Hawkesworth said: "Someone with your position in the community has a responsibility to demonstrate exemplary behaviour so I find it reprehensible that, in the aftermath of the gun amnesty, you didn't hand it in.
"It is also extraordinary that for 25 years you never considered the gun might fall into the wrong hands.
"Perhaps you didn't regard the law as having much relevance to a person of your importance.
"But it is clear you never fired the weapon or used it for any criminal purposes and I find the circumstances in which you came into possession of it to be exceptional.
"Your long public service must be factored into the balance too. I accept you are a fool and an arrogant man rather than a criminal."
QC Stephen Harvey, defence, in his plea of mitigation, said: "I would argue the circumstances in this case are exceptional.
"Farmer was given the gun by a dear friend who told him it had been de-commissioned so he thought nothing improper or illegal of keeping it. Therefore, it never occurred to him to do anything about it.
"No live ammunition was found alongside the gun. It has never been fired, nor has it been shown to anyone else.
"He is at no risk of re-offending. In fact, the prospect of him re-offending is non existent.
"He is a man of impeccable character who has served the military and the public sector."
Detective Constable James Bennett said: "This should serve as a warning that anyone who finds, or is given a gun, should alert police at once.
"While there is no suggestion that Farmer planned to use this gun for any criminal purpose, the law is there for a reason – to prevent such weapons ending up in the wrong hands."
Firearms manager for Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Ralph Barker said: "The message is clear – if you come into possession of a firearm, call police immediately.
"People should be assured that if they notify us, they will not get into any trouble. An officer will come round to collect and assess the weapon and advice will be given on how to proceed.
"Often, guns which hold sentimental or historical value can be deactivated and returned to the owner."
Jonathan Farmer believes it was as long ago as 1979 or 1980 when he met Bruce Pearce in Coventry.
"He was a different generation from me, about the same age as my father," he recalls.
"Bruce was born in 1914 and when I met him he was on a candidates list to be the council in Coventry. The reason I struck up a conversation with him was because I had a badge with machine guns on it."
Farmer recalls Mr Pearce asking him: "'How come you're wearing the machine gun corps badge' (I was then in my 20s) 'because that was disbanded in 1926?'".
The pair strike up a conversation about the military, Mr Pearce also having served in the Territorial Army of which Farmer was by then a member.
The years passed and both were involved in various organisations "and subsequently Bruce came to our wedding in Wisbech. He was like a second father; a bloke I really got on with" explained Farmer.
Before Farmer moved to Wisbech, however, he was given the PPK pistol which Mr Pearce, a member of the 5th Maratha Light Infantry, had taken off a Germany officer at Monte Cassino in Italy, a critical battle during the Second World War.
By the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino a famous monastery had been destroyed but the hill had been captured leaving the route open to Rome.
"He handed onto me the gun, in a holster, and his words to me were 'it's been deactivated but don't try firing it, it will blow your hand off'". The gun was put into a cupboard at Farmer's home in Wisbech where it stayed for the next 25 years.
It was only removed when a 7.30am knock on the door by Cambridgeshire police officers in early January, accompanied by sniffer dogs, said they were "acting on intelligence and had I any fire arms on the premises?"
Farmer said: "I explained the only weapon I had was deactivated although it transpired it wasn't. They explained that under the firearms act there was no excuse for possessing it".
The next thing he knew was of being arrested, put into the back of a police van, taken to Kings Lynn investigation centre, a duty solicitor provided, and interviews conducted and recorded.
Less than a week later he was charged.
In the subsequent months both he and his wife Susanah, the deputy town clerk of Wisbech, have gone about life as usual, Farmer himself often heard cracking jokes about the case, being on the receiving end of banter, even at a recent Fenland council meeting after his conviction but prior to sentencing. Both he and his wife have also dipped mightily into their savings, shelling out £1,000 a month on legal fees as part payment of an expected mega bill still to come.
The trial verdict, he said, left him "gobsmacked. I wasn't surprised by the speed or the unanimity of the jury – only that of the verdict! " He expected what he terms "12 normal people" would find him not guilty but, in a speedy deliverance, came back in the time it had taken him and his legal team to drink a coffee.
"If I had been tried at the old courthouse in the Fens it might have been different," he said.
Farmer's immediate post guilty assessment was to describe the jury as a "bunch of liberals in Cambridge who pathologically hate Conservatives and firearms" as he faced the prospect of serving a longer prison term than Fenland farmer Tony Martin who had actually used a gun and killed a man.
On the day of his conviction he said: "The verdict has shocked me. It just seemed so irrational that 12 people could come to that conclusion. A lot may be to do with geography since in almost any other court in the country a jury would have come to a different conclusion."
Farmer still is not sure what the "intelligence" was that brought the police to his doors but the answer may lie within his own circle of friends and acquaintances. Sometime last year an anonymous letter was sent to council leaders, officials and even to MP Steve Barclay alleging his ownership of a Beretta pistol.
Nearly all who received the email, and scanned the allegations, tore it up.
Clearly not, though, the one either re-directed or sent direct to Cambridgeshire police.


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Service Requirements
Service is a critical component of the Clarkson Honors Program experience. In fact, the students themselves originally proposed the idea of a service requirement for graduating with honors. Acts of service to Clarkson and the wider area of Potsdam build a sense of community within the Honors Program, fulfill local needs, strengthen Clarkson's ties with surrounding communities, and promote the use of science and technology in service to society.
Following is a description of the Service Requirement for all Honors students except the new class of 2015. The Service Requirement for classes of 2015 and on is governed by a revised document which introduces a review of progress in the junior year. Please see:
Honors Program Community Service Guidelines 2015
Service Requirement
To graduate with honors, you are required to complete at least 10 hours of approved service per year service during your undergraduate career at Clarkson.
Service Guidelines
An act of service is defined as "any not-for-profit activity that directly benefits the public or environment." The Service Committee recognizes three types of activities that satisfy the service requirement:
- Events planned or promoted by the Service Committee
- Individual service projects proposed by honors students and approved by the Service Committee
- Service to the Honors Program through the Honors Program office (for example, phonathon, open house, or orientation)
Proposing a Service Project
To get approval for an individual service project (option B above), you must submit an Individual Service Form to the Service Committee. The committee reserves the right to deny your application if it doesn't meet the conditions of service, even if you have already completed the project. For this reason, we recommend that you submit your proposal well in advance of the project date.
Conditions of Service
- No more than half of the required hours can be fulfilled through service to the Honors Program (option C).
- At least half of the service hours must be performed while the student is at Clarkson.
- Service projects required for other organizations will not count as honors service.
- Students receive credit for the actual duration of an event, not for the planned duration of an event. If an event was supposed to last two hours, but only lasted 15 minutes, then 15 minutes are counted.
- Political or other kinds of protests do not count as service. Service may encourage political discussion, but must remain neutral.


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There is nothing—nothing—more American than McDonald's. So would weird, less-American competitors please stop trying to overtake McDonald's dominance? Soon, Subway will have more stores than McD's. What pansy message does this send to the world? Americans eat cucumbers?!?
Ad Age breaks down the impending crisis: McDonald's has 32,158 "restaurants," as they call them. Subway has nearly 32,000, and it's gaining fast.
The average U.S. McDonald's had about $2.3 million in sales last year; the average Subway made about $445,000, according to Technomic.
Yea Subway, call us when you have like 165,000 stores. Then we'll talk. And 'Starbucks?' McD's pisses on you too. You cannot defeat the American Middlebrow.
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|2006-06-26, 17:25
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What?? really? Hmmm...I didn't see anything "there".
She looks like 8 or 9.
|2006-07-03, 03:12
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What the!?!?
What the hell!!! They made Fate/Stay Night into a freaking hentai game? Thats what im comprehending from viewing the posts, I probably missed something, but I saw a post talking about rin and saber getting it on..Either the anime is way off from the game because what I saw was shriou hovering over saber so he could transfer his magic circuit..Also something like Shinji having sex with Rider...when the hell did that happen.... All I have seen is the 1-24 episodes of the anime and it would kind of be sick if those things were true =\. ALso I was wondering if the game was going to be called like Fate/ Stay Night or the other name Fate hollow which I thought was the name of the soundtrack for F/SN. I'm really confused can someone just lay out all the facts for me. Like is it going to be like a normal rpg with a character to lvl ect..and if it will be marketed. I only read the page talking about the rpg game I think (really confused) so sorry if this has been stated or asked like a hundred times.
Also can some one tie up a few questions about the show I have, I didnt quite understand the very end of the 24th episode when Saber tells Bedivere to give her sword to the lady of the lake ? Also when she says her slumber is going to be a bit long this time< meaning shes going to die!?!?or just dream longer. Also was it just a dream of King Aurthurs(Saber) "the whole thing".
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First to set things clear: the game is PRIOR to the anime. The anime is directly based from the first scenario of the game.
Second: it is implied but never shown that Shinji used a Command Spell for not so good reason... many figured it was for that purpose.
Third: the game is classified H because there are 1 maybe 2 H-scenes in each scenario which amounts to 5-6 scenes for a 80h-game. The scenario prevails here. The H-scene are just a bonus showing that our heroes are closer to being adults than kids.
Fourth: Fate/Hollow Ataraxia is a sequel to Fate/Stay Night but the scenario on which the sequel is based is still subjected to debates.
Fifth: Fate/Stay Night & Fate/Hollow Ataraxia are visual novels. You follow a story, you make choices. This wouldn't be a RPG from your point of view.
Last: when Bedivere takes the sword to give it back to the Lady of the Lake, it allows Arthur/Arturia to finally die and rest in Avalon, the king's utopia. Whether she continues the dream and meets with Shirou again is up to the viewer.
|2006-07-03, 04:10
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ps2 is that an rpg or like a novel where you make choices. ANd whats all this shirou is archer UBW things
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|2006-07-03, 04:38
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The H-Scences are very few, and its not hentai actually. Hell its not only softcore, theres censoring.
It wasnt made up, its just that it feels like a dream to saber. Since she didnt die before becoming a heroic spirit, its kind of complicated....her spirit doesnt go to the throne of heroes for example. Also the events do occur, its a bit hard to explain it as time travel is (somewhat) involved.
|2006-07-03, 05:02
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Usually, when you become a Heroic Spirit ergo a Spirit that can be summoned as a Servant during an Heaven's Feel (=Grail War with the Servant system), you have already died and your soul rests in the Throne of Heroes which is an alternate timeline. Each time you're summoned, a copy of your soul is sent so that the original soul won't be contaminated by anything it can learn during its life as a Servant, thus forgetting everything once dematerializing.
But in Arturia's case, she wished before dying to become a Heroic Spirit to be able to get her hands on the Grail and redo the selection of the king. Since she is still alive, as Kotomine said "locked in the transmigration process" or if you prefer between life and death, the original soul is sent out each time she is summoned. Hence the fact that she retains all her memories from her previous summoning and the fact that it felt like a dream to her.
Be sure that this was no dream at all. And you can even consider this in a metaphoric point of view: what she experienced was so wonderful that it was like a dream. And you see she's really willing to continue the dream.
Now, she came back and chose to die/go to Avalon instead of redoing the selection of the king. Why you ask. Simply because she had many conversations with Shirou concerning this point and in episode 22, she realizes that redoing the selection was wrong after what she sacrificed. Shirou wanted her to understand that as a king, she did not fail and kept her oath. As she realized it herself: it's the country which didn't protect the king. Gilgamesh's words to Saber are also a very hard teaching for her: he shows her that even with all his arrogance, he managed to grasp the moment he was not needed anymore and left. Whereas she couldn't do that, and stayed... hence being destroyed by her country.
H-scenes are very few, 5-6 scenes throughout the entire game which takes approximately 80h to finish.
The PS2 version is pretty much like the PC version except that the entire game will be voiced, there will not be any H-content and there is an extra route to be added.
|2006-07-03, 12:59
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Oh ok , but now that shes dead because she threw away her sword can she get summoned again to ever see shirou again? Again thanks for all the info.
Also you said that hollow axtaria was taking up the story as like a sequel to F/SN are the events true in the game, or like you said debatable.
|2006-07-03, 13:26
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Probably not. Her soul rests in Avalon and thus may not be available for summoning. Plus, the Grail is destroyed, this was the last Heaven's Feel.
Most people think the ending that is followed by HA is Fate route and I kind of agree with them.
The events in HA won't be retained "by the world" because they are made within a 4 days loop. I advise you to see Erhegel's post in the Episode 24 discussion thread which will answer more precisely to that question.
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By Lee Hubbard
Fresno City College was the site of the Superstar Shootout that featured a wide array of teams and players from California and Nevada. The shootout featured a series of games with various teams including the Bay Area Hoosiers, Bay Area Roadrunners, TS Superstars, Las Vegas Prospects, Norcal Pump N Run, BCA, Fresno Blaze, Fresno Thunder and several other teams.
Here are some of the players who stood out at the Superstar Shootout.
Dillon Alexander, 2013, 6-4 wing, Weston Ranch, Stockton, Ca.-A skilled shooter, who is heady and savvy. He knocked down shots and made plays for his Bay Area Hoosiers team. He was an effective in the half court off the dribble, driving to the basket or hitting several jumpers with his solid shooting ability.
Ross Jones, 2013, 6-5 post, Riordan High School, San Francisco, Ca. -A big bodied post player who showed good touch around the basket for the Bay Area Hoosiers. He is a strong rebounder and he will help Riordan this year on the court.
Aubrey Dawkins, 2013, 6- 4 Shooting Guard, St. Francis, Mountain View, Ca.-Dawkins was a high energy player on the court for the Bay Area Roadrunners, stealing the ball, tipping in shots, scoring in transition and knocking down jumpers. He was all over the place and in some ways playing without a purpose. Once he figures it out and grows into his body, he could become one of the top wing players in his class in northern California. He is a player to watch and one who will only get better.
Kahlil Johnson, 2013, 6-2 guard, St. Francis, Mountain View, Ca.-An athletic combo guard who also was very aggressive in his play for the Bay Area Roadrunners. He was very good in transition getting to the basket in the two games witnessed. He needs to improve his offensive skill sets from the perimeter, but his effort to make plays stands out on the court.
Arik Armstead, 2012, 6-8 post, Pleasant Grove, Sacramento, Ca.-Armstead has grown two inches and he looked very good. A player in the mold of a Glen "Big Baby" Davis. He is a very skilled post player and showed his versatility, showing good footwork and scoring in the block on jump hooks and hitting fifteen foot jump shots for the Superstars. He moved the floor very well and he is deceptively athletic. A football player, who is committed to attending and playing football at USC, he says he play both football and basketball, which is something that he can and has the size and skill level to do.
Tajai Johnson, 2012, 6-3 guard, Vallejo High School, Vallejo, Ca.-An athletic wing guard, who was very strong attacking the basket and using his athleticism to get to the rim. He is a tweener at the guard sport. More of combo guard then a true point guard or shooting guard. He showed an improved jumper knocking down several shots. Now he needs to just be able to put his game together, showing variety, as he often settles to do one or the other.
Kendall Smith, 2013, 6-foot guard, Deer Valley, Antioch, Ca.-Smith is a skilled point guard who is starting to come into his own. An all leaguer at Deer Valley, Smith has a nice floor game and he is good at making decisions. He played in spurts and aggressiveness and the lack of it may be an issue, but he will start making a name for himself in the summer for the Superstars.
Darius Graham, 2012, 5-foot-11 guard, Sacramento High School, Sacramento, Ca.-A pass first speedy point guard who has good play making ability. He made several good basketball plays, hitting the open man and making sure the right people had the ball for Team Superstar. He is a very good on the ball defender. Offensively, he did hit a few open shots, but he needs to be more aggressive offensively.
Duke Doulphus, 2013, 6-6 forward, San Jacquin Memorial, Fresno, Ca.-Big bodied young post that has nice footwork around the basket. He has a high skill level and showed the ability to knock down the mid range jump shot for the Bay Area Hoosiers.
Cody Rodino[/db], 2013, 6-2 guard, Highland High School-A smooth combo guard with a solid stroke. He has very savvy moves and he is really cagey at getting to the basket off the dribble. He knocked down key jumpers for BCA in the games that were witnessed.
Danny Powell, 2013, 6-6 wing, Dessert Vista High School, (Arizona) - Big body solid wing man who knocked down jumper after jumper. He needs to rebound better for his position. But with his size, schools will be looking at the big wing.
Rashard Jackson, 2014, 6-foot-3 guard, Garces High School, Bakersfield, Ca.-One of the top guards in the state in his class. He showed the ability to run a team and make intelligent plays with the ball for the TS Superstar 15's. He has a high skill level and a motor on the court, as he makes things happen.
Jared Brandon, 2011, 6-foot-4 wing, Canyon Springs (Nevada)-Athletic run and jump wingman who is a jack of all trades player for the Las Vegas Prospects. He is very solid driving to the basket and in transition. He showed the ability to knock down the open shot, but he did not shoot it enough. He may end up attending prep school, as he is set to graduate from high school.
Aaseem Dixon, 2011, 5-11 guard, Centennial High School (Nevada)-A quick and skilled pass first point guard. Dixon made plays attacking the basket and making pin point passes for the Prospects. HE has a solid jumper, but is best running a team. Another senior who may end up going to prep school or a high level JC.
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The feel of pine as she begins to place
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Not only did I love to hunt, but I also enjoyed having venison as table fare. In later years when I would kill a deer or someone would give us one, we would have it all ground into hamburger or deer burger, and Viola would make excellent chili and also use it for spaghetti and tacos. She had that special touch for seasoning that made it delicious.
Harry Allard, a faithful reader from the great state of Illinois, sent me something the other day I had never thought about before. The article pointed out America's deer hunters constitute the largest army in the world. Of course this is allegorically speaking, as deer hunters are not an army at all, but most do possess firearms. But here is the reality of what I am saying. While bow hunting has made real progress in terms of numbers in recent years, the vast percentage of deer hunters, plus all the other hunters, use modern firearms.
Before I received this article, I had never thought about the actual numbers involved, but the numbers of hunting licenses sold, state-by-state as given on the Internet, is staggering. I might add most deer hunters I know have several weapons or guns and the same is true for those who hunt ducks, small game and other species.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reported more than 490,000 licenses, tags, permits and stamps are sold each year. For Texas it's more than 1.5 million and when you add up, all the states it is a staggering 31 million.
But back to the article Allard sent to me. In Wisconsin, the 600,000 hunters with firearms constitutes the eighth-largest army in the world. More men and women are armed than in Iran and more than France and Germany combined.
And as the article pointed out, these hunters deployed to the woods of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed. I might add young hunters who are granted a hunting license are required to first take a hunter safety and education course.
The point is America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of homegrown firepower. Now, I am well aware of the tremendous firepower and bombs, including nuclear, that other nations possess but it still comes down to boots-on-the ground in any military conflict.
There are those in our country, and also the United Nations, who would like to have strict gun control, but I stand with those who believe our forefathers had it right when they added the Second Amendment to our Constitution: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
I am deeply concerned about crime in America and guns of various kinds that are used to commit crimes to kill other human beings, but I would be willing to wager you my last dollar hunters are among the most law-abiding citizens in our country. Sure we have a few bad eggs, but most are good, decent, honest and hard-working men and women.
I would never use a firearm to commit a crime or injure or kill another human being, but I would defend myself if someone broke into my home to do me harm.
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Clark making difference with youngsters
Big switch-hitter impacts community wherever he plays
Tony Clark switched teams in midseason during the 2008 campaign, but his focus on community work remained steadfast.
Granted, the programs he had in place with the Arizona Diamondbacks didn't move with him when he signed a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres.
"It can be tough, but there are always opportunities to lend your support to things that are going on that fall in line with your interests," said Clark, now a free agent.
What did move with him was his commitment to helping to fund college scholarships for high school students and programs for youth sports, particularly Little League Baseball.
Then again, simply giving his time can be a pretty big asset, too -- and anyone who's spent even the smallest amount of time with Clark knows he's one of the nicest guys around.
"I think one of the most important things is just spending time with kids, usually in group sessions where you get off the beaten path and just sit down and talk for five minutes," the 6-foot-7 first baseman said.
"To say I enjoy it, I think, is an understatement," Clark said. "To have an opportunity to spend time and have the hope of making a difference, even in the life of one child, where you might say something or spend enough time to where that child feels like a difference was made -- even in that short time frame, you never know.
"It's a joy, it's a privilege. To think that a young person is willing to listen to what you have to say because the Lord thought to bless you with the ability to hit a baseball is something we just can't pass up."
Clark's community work is so important that he made it a part of his last contract with the Diamondbacks that certain programs be started or funded.
Not surprisingly, his favorite programs had to do with young people.
There was a ticket program that gave anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000 underprivileged kids the chance to come to the ballpark and spend a half-hour with Clark after batting practice. He would answer questions and sign autographs.
He also was involved in a program that awarded scholarships to four high school students every year, each worth $4,000.
"Just give kids who were in high school an opportunity going forward to perhaps start out a step ahead instead of a step behind," Clark said.
"We also had essay contests on a few different levels in which the winners of those essay contests had a chance to come out and enjoy a night in the owner's suite. Again, we'd sit down and talk. It was a reward for their commitment in the classroom."
Clark also looked after the military, particularly by providing game tickets to families of servicemen who were on deployment. And he helped sponsor a program that would allow law enforcement officers and firefighters, plus a guest, to come to games for free.
Since Clark lives in the Phoenix area in the offseason, he continues to do charity work there.
A former high school and college basketball star, Clark is an assistant boys basketball coach at Phoenix's Northwest Christian, which won the Arizona Class 2A state championship in March. His wife is the girls' varsity coach at the school.
Being around kids so much is one reason why Clark believes charitable work is important.
"We have an opportunity as professional athletes, whether we want it or not, to make a difference, if for no other reason than we can hit a baseball, or shoot a basketball, or throw a football, in a community and in an atmosphere that is void of role models," he said. "It is all the more important that we take the platform that we have and work toward making a difference with young people."
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India's Incoming Government Faces Challenges of Jump-Starting Economy
Blowout Election Victory of Pro-Business Party Raises Hopes
NEW DELHI—India's incoming government will face daunting challenges to revive Asia's third-largest economy and get it on a sustainable growth track.
The blowout election victory of the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party has raised hopes that a strong government led by Narendra Modi, its prime ministerial candidate, can jump-start commerce. According to final results released Saturday, the BJP won 282 of the 545 seats in the lower...


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Crown is the goal for wrestler
When it comes to high school wrestling, you can always count on Mount Everett providing tough competitors and coming home with a Western Massachusetts or state championship almost every year.
The Eagles' Bradley Lupiani said that kind of an expectation is something he
"It's definitely a positive," said the sophomore wrestler. "I want to try and beat their records. I did feel pressure early on, but I'm used to it now."
Lupiani is this week's High School Player of the Week, after winning the 113-pound weight class in Saturday's Mountie Invitational at Mount Greylock. Lupiani is 23-1 this year, with only a loss in the Chad Antoch Memorial Tournament in Westerly, R.I., a blemish on his record.
The sophomore, who moved up one weight class from a year ago, said he felt confident heading into this season.
"My goal was to be undefeated until states and try to win Western Mass. undefeated," he said. "I've lost that one match. So, I'm at my goal, almost."
That loss hasn't shaken Lupiani's confidence.
"I wasn't down when I lost in Rhode Island," said Lupiani. "I knew it was going to be a good match. I thought I was going to get killed, because the guy looked a lot better than me. It was a close match. I was winning at one point."
There were no losses Saturday in Williamstown, as the Eagle standout rolled through his competition.
Lupiani was the top seed in his weight class. That's a nice thing to have, but not the be-all and end-all for any wrestler because, as he said "anything can happen."
That seed was, however, a bit of a surprise.
"Coming into the tournament and not knowing who was going to be there, I thought it was going to be really tough," said Lupiani. "I thought I was going to be the fourth or the third seed, because Colonie [Central of New York] was there and there were a lot of tough teams from Rhode Island.
"Once I got there and I looked at the brackets, I was surprised that there wasn't anyone too, too tough in my weight class."
Lupiani is looking ahead to the Western Massachusetts Division III tournament, which will be contested at Monument Mountain High School. For Lupiani, it's not about where the tournament is held, it's that he has a shot to win this year. He finished third last year behind finalists Brendan Weir of Hampshire Regional and Steve Thibault of Southwick.
"[Thibault] was almost impossible for me to beat. I was almost positive I wasn't going to win Western Mass. last year," Lupiani said. "I was happy getting third."
That's not going to be the case for 2013.
The sophomore also qualified for the State Tournament and the All-States. One of his teammates from last year, Seamus Wolfe, won the state Division III title at 132 pounds.
"It's definitely cool," he said. "I'd like to see my name up there some day."
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The Music App Map, Part One
(The Recording Academy will host the Social Media Rock Stars Summit on Friday, Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, featuring a discussion regarding relevant issues concerning music and the mobile platform. Participants will include Adam Lambert and Chamillionaire, and social media pioneers representing Facebook, Foursquare and Pandora. As a complement to the event, we offer our exploration of today's most noteworthy music apps. Be sure to download The Recording Academy's MusicMapper app, and create, map and share your personal musical journey. And tune in to our live stream of the Social Media Rock Stars Summit live on Feb. 11 starting at 2 p.m. GRAMMY Live.)
How popular are mobile apps? According to 2009 data released by Apple, maker of the iconic iPhone, more than 7 billion apps (free and paid) had been downloaded from the iTunes App Store since it launched in July 2008.
A recent Nielsen study found the average smart phone owner has 27 different apps on his/her device at any given time. While games, weather, maps/navigation/search, and social networking apps made up the most popular types of apps downloaded, music apps ranked fifth.
Smart phone apps have revitalized the music subscription business by finally providing a viable portable option other than the MP3 player, leading to the launch of such services as Rdio, MOG, Thumbplay, Spotify (in Europe), and the pending mobile music plans of Google, among others. Incumbent service Rhapsody credits its mobile app for a 10 percent increase in new monthly subscribers.
Mobile apps have also brought Internet radio to greater prominence by turning the smart phone into today's transistor radio. Pandora, the personalized Internet radio service, claims it activates 100,000 new users a day via its various mobile apps, which are additionally responsible for nearly half its daily streaming. CBS Radio streams not only all its radio stations through mobile apps on multiple platforms, but has also created a version of its Last.fm service for the iPhone and Google's Android.
Additionally, artists such as Lady Gaga, music organizations such as ASCAP and music festivals such as Bonnaroo have all jumped on the mobile app bandwagon, customizing apps for their own needs. The Recording Academy also unveiled its latest app, MusicMapper, to coincide with the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards marketing campaign. Last October Billboard magazine hosted the first-ever Billboard Music App Awards, honoring the most innovative mobile apps in six different categories.
Analysts project approximately 50 billion apps will be downloaded across all smart phone platforms by 2012, driving revenue of $17.5 billion worldwide. Here's a snapshot of the mobile music apps making waves today, setting the stage for tomorrow's innovation and growth.
Music Creation
(Wizdom Music)
Platforms Supported: iPhone
Price: $9.99
Conceived and designed by Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess, MorphWiz takes advantage of the multitouch interface of the iPhone and iPad to turn either device into a quasi-3-D synthesizer. Notes are played based on where the user touches the screen according to a vertical grid design. It also adds a music visualizer that translates sound into graphics. For the less musically inclined, it comes with more than 50 presets to help you along. MorphWiz was an immediate hit, generating $40,000 in sales in its first month, and won Best Music Creation App at the Billboard Music App Awards.
Platforms Supported: iPhone
Price: 99 cents
Named in part after the ancient flute-like instrument and the famous video game "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time," this was one of the first music apps in the iTunes App Store. Holding the device in two hands, screen up, users blow into the phone's mouthpiece and use their fingers to play different notes, changing pitch by tilting the device up or down. Advanced users can change key signatures and modes. A social aspect of the app lets users record and share their songs, and listen to those shared by others.
Platforms Supported: iPhone
Price: $6.99
Musical novices and seasoned professionals alike will find something useful in ThumbJam. The app can recreate 40 different instrument sounds — from cello and violin to electric guitar and drums — all from the iPhone's touch-screen interface. It's "tilt and shake" feature adds vibrato, note bends and volume swells. Users can build their own background loops or import them from other instruments and files, as well as download new instrument sounds as they become available. Songs created can be saved to a computer or exported to either share online or further develop via professional recording equipment.
Others Of Interest: Drum Meister, iBone, iShred, Leaf Trombone World Stage, PocketGuitar, Pocket Piano, Rock Out, Sonifi, TouchChords, Ultimate Guitar Tabs
Come back to GRAMMY.com tomorrow for part two of our feature as we provide an overview of the apps making waves in the category of Professional Tools. Meanwhile, download The Recording Academy's MusicMapper app, and create, map and share your personal musical journey.
Tune in to the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
(Antony Bruno is the executive director of digital/mobile content & programming for Billboard magazine. He previously worked for the mobile industry trade publication RCR Wireless News, and served as assistant VP of wireless Internet development for CTIA — The Wireless Association.)
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Prince Charles isn't the only one who became a first time grandfather last week.
Garth Brooks is now officially a grandpa after the country crooner's middle daughter, 19-year-old August Anna Brooks, gave birth to a baby girl in Oklahoma.
August Anna welcomed daughter Kailynn with boyfriend Chance Michael Russell earlier this week.
PHOTO: President Obama presents Garth Brooks with special "Grammy On The Hill" award
Grandaddy Garth has since issued a statement, asking the media for privacy as he celebrates the little one's arrival:
"Our family would first like to thank everyone for their warm wishes and sweet celebration of Baby K's arrival," he said. "Our children's lives have always been extremely private and they have been endlessly encouraged to be their own people. We have always wanted them to be individuals and NOT be known as 'someone's daughters.'"
He added: "I have been amazed and grateful how the press has always respected this. I now ask that respect to please continue as this young family begins the greatest days of their lives."
NEWS: Mrs. Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, shares weight loss secrets
According to August's Facebook page, the new mom graduated from Owasso High School in 2012. She has been dating her daughter's father since 2011 and briefly attended college at the University of Oklahoma, but left after one year.
Brooks finalized his divorce from his first wife Sandy Mahl in 2001. The college sweethearts announced their separation in Oct. 2000 after three daughters, Taylor, August and Allie, and 14 years of marriage.
The best-selling solo artist, who has been in semi-retirement while he raises his three girls in Oklahoma, married longtime friend and collaborator Trisha Yearwood in Dec. 2005.


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And since I blame you gerbils handily for encouraging me to grab a Dell U3011 while the going was good, I'm going to put the graphics question back to you:
Do you think the GTX 680 is good at the "1600p" resolution?
I'm looking for your opinions, please (but not flame wars), based on the TR review, any other reviews you've seen, and your experience with cards and monitors and such. This is where my thinking is right now with this:
- - In the TR review and other places, I've seen the 680 trade blows with 7970 a little. This tended to happen more at x1600, where the performance delta was small between the two.
- Additionally, it seems that in cases where the green team is superior, it seems as though their lead opens up much wider at lower resolutions, which lead me to think that the 2GB VRAM/smaller memory bus is handicapping it a bit at x1600
- This makes me think of the reviews/system guides where TR is saying "At 4 megapixels, you want to have at least 2GB of VRAM" noting that the size does make a difference. Do you think the 3GB cards show there's still room for this to apply, or am I starting to fall for "more is better" mentality?
Me, personally personally? I've got a bit of pro ATI (ok, ok AMD) bias *right now*, but I feel like its on the way out. I only say that because I'm not sure how much its affecting my judgement, not because I'm interested in which company is superior. I've bought both, I've been pro green and pro red--I'm a mercenary when it comes to this sort of thing and tend to pick which one suits my needs more. Certainly, nVidia has impressed me with their power draw under load and noise of reference design, + overall performance of what we generally suspect was developed to be a "mid tier class" product (i.e. price class aside).
But does that matter as much if its performance is starting to thin at 2560x1600? Especially if AMD goes into price cutting mode*
* to be perfectly fair, I was originally speccing out to buy a 7950 on the TR recommendation that it handled 1600p just fine for cheaper than the 7970.


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Sounds like it was a major gas leak, "Gas company is here with the massive backhoe getting ready to dig out the pipes and get the issue fixed so that's a plus."
Most likely the gas, and they are apparently looking to see if she has an infection too.
Her getting ill may have saved both them and the house. Praying for quick recovery.
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Patti:Praying for quick recovery.
Me too. Thanks for the update....
Barbara and son Paul are in my prayers. God's blessings to both. Hugs too.
Thanks for the update. Thinking of you Barbara. Surely it is time for good things to happen to balance out the bad.
Denise Smart
I am so thankful that this gas leak was discovered before it was too late!
Barbara and her son are in my T & Ps...
Winthrop, WA
Goodness sake I'm not happy for Barbara's set back but I'm glad the news is not worse. T & P's for Paul and Barbara.
I just now saw this and am praying that all goes well. Please keep us updated.
Vinton, Virginia
Any update today on Barbara?
I just read about the gas leak. Praying for both Barbara and Paul. I hope the step back is from the gas leak and not the surgery. Lets pray that there will be no more issues and that she will recuperate better now that the leak is discovered.
Angèle from NWO
Angele, I hope you are right. Still praying for Barbara and Paul.
Barbara posted this 3 hours ago on facebook.
Barbara, Will be praying for you and your son Paul. Prayers and Hugs, Susan
Barbara, prayers are with you. Don't overdo it. Everything has been covered at QCA so you concentrate on getting yourself better!!! {{{Hugs}}}
aka Grandma Sunshine
Barbara, stay strong, and feel the power of our prayers and our love for you. Tell Paul that we also keep him in our prayers so he'll be strong for you. You are loved and greatly missed here at QCA. Big hugs and lots of energy going your way.
I know Barbara posted a short note on Facebood, but do we know how she is doing. I sure hope she's recovering and/or they get a grasp of how to treat her. My throughts and prayers are with her and her son. They have been through so much recently.
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1. Aeires (unregistered)
WTF, so much for the web being free and open. If the news networks are bogging down the bandwidth because they have changed the way they broadcast, maybe they need to be shut down until they develop a better way of getting the news out.
2. cptbeatstix (Posts: 101; Member since: 19 Jul 2012)
UK networks aren't as robust as the US ones. Makes sense to do this.
3. nofear (Posts: 151; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
If it is opened for the public then they know what to expect. IP assigned by the host should be about to monitor that individual's activity of what's appropriate and not appropriate then limiting that individual's bandwidth if excessively abuse.
4. jmoita2 (Posts: 930; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
I call B.S!!! They wanna lock down their profits, that's all. They bought the rights to absolutely everything, and everyone else can go pound sand. I wonder what would happen when and if some day some "Messiah" really did come back... Most of humanity wouldn't find out about it, because the greedy capitalists bought all broadcast rights...
5. Seannyc (Posts: 59; Member since: 21 Jul 2012)
this is wat happen when you go cheap on the Olympic. Cmon England put some effort in this one, anyone besides me feel this Olympic is so much more lame than the one in Bei Jing? I heard the medals even break when you drop it.
If the wifi police goes up on me ima go all american on him,
6. CharlieAtInfinity (Posts: 253; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
This is just plain stupidity.. rather than enforce bans try and create a better infrastructure which can handle the load of networks.


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Pittsfield stabbings took place over alleged drug debt, police say
PITTSFIELD -- Two people were stabbed Thursday night on the porch of a Second Street home during what police are calling a "drug related" crime.
According to Pittsfield Police Detective Capt. Patrick F. Barry, several people went to a residence located at the corner of Lincoln and Second streets about 11 p.m. Thursday and confronted a 39-year-old man allegedly concerning a drug debt. The man was stabbed twice in the back and once in the hand, police said.
A 40-year-old friend of the victim who attempted to intervene was stabbed in the hand.
The 39-year-old man was taken to Berkshire Medical Center where he was treated for his wounds. It was unknown as of press time whether the man remains at the hospital. The 40-year-old was treated at the scene.
Barry said members of the Pittsfield Police Drug Unit pulled a suspect vehicle over in the area of Wendell Avenue Extension and East Street. One of the men inside, Thomas P. Hernandez, 25, of Parkside Avenue, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Inside the vehicle, police allegedly found a knife that was taken as evidence. Another of the passengers in the car was wearing a bloody shirt, which was confiscated by police, said Barry.
According to the captain, the men are considered suspects in the stabbing, but the investigation is ongoing and no arrests connected to the crime have been made yet.
Police also located a second knife near the residence, said Barry.
Detective Thomas Dawley is the lead investigator in the case.
Anyone with information related to the stabbings is asked to call police at (413) 448-9700.
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Gio arrives at camp, reiterates no ties to PEDs
Left-hander 'shocked' to see name linked to report of South Florida lab
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez arrived at camp on Tuesday and emphatically denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs, saying he was "shocked" and "stunned" when his name was linked to a South Florida-based lab that reportedly provided Major League players with banned substances.
"At the end of the day, I've never taken performance-enhancing drugs and I never will," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez won a career-best 21 games in his first year with Washington last season, finishing third in the National League Cy Young Award vote and helping to lead the Nats to the NL East title. But a January report in the Miami New Times released documents that linked Gonzalez and other Major Leaguers -- including Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz and Melky Cabrera -- to an anti-aging clinic called Biogenesis. Some of the documents mentioned PEDs included on Major League Baseball's list of banned substances.
Gonzalez's name appeared five times in the notes belonging to clinic owner Anthony Bosch. Included in the notes was a $1,000 order for AminoRip, a muscle-building protein, though none of the product's ingredients is on MLB's list of prohibited substances. But documents later revealed by the newspaper showed Gonzalez's name next to a list of ingredients for "pink cream," a synthetic testosterone. Testosterone is on MLB's list of prohibited substances.
Gonzalez admitted Tuesday that his father, Max, was a patient of Bosch, though the pitcher did not know until the report surfaced.
"I'm cooperating with MLB, and I've done everything they want," Gonzalez said. "I feel strong with their program and what they're doing. At the end of the day, it's waiting on them."
General manager Mike Rizzo said in a statement in January: "The issue is currently being reviewed by Major League Baseball, and it would be inappropriate for the Nationals to comment until that review is completed."
Nationals teammates, including Ryan Zimmerman, spoke up in support of Gonzalez on Tuesday.
"I think a bunch of us -- hopefully and rightfully so -- think it's some sort of misunderstanding," Zimmerman said. "Unfortunately, even if it's a misunderstanding, in this day and age, people can just throw out names. And unfortunately, they don't get any repercussions for throwing people's names out -- even if they end up being innocent.
"As far as Gio goes, we are here to support him. I would have never guessed that Gio would be involved in something like that. I don't know the whole story. Knowing Gio and the kind of person that he is, I would fully support him, and I think all of us do. Hopefully, it will be a misunderstanding and we put it in the past. Even if he is proven innocent, people are always going to have their doubts. That's the way of the world now. It's almost 'guilty until proven innocent,' instead of 'innocent until proven guilty.'"
Zimmerman also praised MLB for trying to eliminate PEDs from the sport.
"I think MLB has done an unbelievable job over the last five to 10 years to get PEDs out of the game," Zimmerman said. "I'm the biggest advocate for doing what you need to do to get it out of the game. ... I think everyone in Major League baseball is for it. I think that's why you continue to see our drug testing program take such steps forward. Ultimately, the players have to OK that. We OK'd it because we want our sport to be clean and we want the public to know we appreciate them coming out and watching us play. We don't want to give [them] a false product on the field. We are working hard not to do that."
Max Gonzalez told the New Times his son didn't know Bosch, and that the pitcher was "as clean as apple pie." The elder Gonzalez went to the clinic to lose weight.
"My father already admitted that he was a patient there, a legitimate patient," Gonzalez said. "After that, you know how my father is. ... All of South Florida, all of baseball knows my father is the most proud father in baseball. Says 'Hi,' tells everyone about his son, and that's the best I can say. Other than that, I have no clue why my name was on the list or on the notebook or anything."
Gonzalez recently accepted an invitation to join the Team USA pitching staff in the World Baseball Classic, joining outfielder Roger Bernadina -- who will play for the Kingdom of the Netherlands -- as the Nationals' other representative in the event. But he doesn't expect that, or his alleged connection to Biogenesis, to serve as a distraction.
"That's why I'm going to do my best -- just to keep it away from the locker room and cooperate with [the media] and make sure [the media gets what it wants] and stuff like that," Gonzalez said. "At the end of the day, I don't want this to be a distraction to the team. I don't want any of this to be about me. It's about the organization, it's about the team together. This should definitely not be a distraction for the guys."
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. Bill Ladson contributed to this story. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I've read before that using the this pointer in a constructor should be avoided. Generally I can understand that the object may not be entirely constructed yet, but I've never understood entirely what the potential issues are.
This SO thread mentions:
(They also deal with shared pointers, which I should be doing...)"'this' should not be used in a constructor anyways unless you know what you're doing and don't mind the limitations"
This cboard thread doesn't really have any bad things to say about the practice.
In some test code, I didn't as much as get a warning from the compiler:
g++ version 4.6.3Code:// thistest.cpp class A; class B { public:B(A *a);private:A *a_;}; class A { public:A();private:B b_;}; A::A(): b_(this){ } B::B(A *a): a_(a){ }
g++ -Wall -c thistest.cpp
For something more concrete, I have a Model class, which is more or less a fancy symbol table. I don't want to give all clients full access to the model, so I created another class, ModelReader. ModelReader can return a requested symbol from the Model, but can't do much else. I would like it if a Model could provide its own ModelReader.
Code:#include "modelreader.h" class Model { public:Model();ModelReader *reader() const;//And some other stuffprivate:ModelReader reader_;}; Model::Model() {: reader_(this){ } ModelReader *Model::reader() const {return reader_;}Are there any limitations to this approach?Code:// modelreader.h class Model; class ModelReader { public:ModelReader(Model *model);// Some other functions here to make it usefulprivate:Model *model_;}; ModelReader::ModelReader(Model *model): model_(model){ }
Are there better design alternatives?
In general, what are the limitations / caveats to using the this pointer in a constructor?
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Rays face challenge of late Draft pick
After two consecutive No. 1 selections, club must now wait
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
In the previous two Drafts, the Rays have had the top pick, selecting David Price in 2007 and Tim Beckham in 2008. Recently, the Rays have typically had one of the highest picks based on the team's performance at the Major League level. All of that changed in 2008 when the Rays won the American League East division and advanced to their first World Series.
"Drafting 30th is definitely challenging," said Andrew Friedman, the Rays' executive vice president of baseball operations. "More so than where we've been the last three years. That said, I hope we're in this position every year."
MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft on June 9-11. MLB Network will broadcast the first round at 6 p.m. ET on June 9 from its Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., and those 32 selections also will be simulcast live on MLB.com.
Beginning with the 33rd pick, up-to-the-minute on-air coverage from the remaining rounds will shift exclusively to MLB.com, where host Vinny Micucci will be joined by MLB.com Draft expert Jonathan Mayo and Major League Scouting Bureau director Frank Marcos.
Once the first night is done, the Draft will continue with rounds 4-30, via conference call from MLB headquarters in New York, at noon on June 10. Rounds 31-50 will be on June 11, starting at 11:30 a.m.
Here's a glance at what the Rays have in store as the First-Year Player Draft approaches:
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According to Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison, this year's Draft is not as strong in regards to college position players as it has been in the past, at least for players at the top of the board. But he believes there are quality high school catchers and shortstops and some good athletic center-fielder types.
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"It's a real splintered Draft this year," Harrison said. "And that's not because it's a weak Draft. I just think there are a lot of guys to pick from. We're pretty encouraged about it. We feel pretty strongly we're going to get a guy we like down there. ... I think that we're going to have a tough decision. I think there's going to be some guys [available at No. 30], a pretty good group that we like pretty well."
First-round buzz
Early speculation has the Rays drafting a catcher, perhaps Tony Sanchez (Boston College) or Max Stassi (Yuba City H.S., Calif.), but Harrison said they are not drafting by positional needs, rather they want to find the best player available. Currently he said that set of players is as large as 15 to 20.
Shopping list
Quality pitching is where the Rays' organization can boast of having the most organizational depth; there is a wealth of young arms pushing their way to the top. Catching is the most glaring weak spot.
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The Rays do not try to emphasize anything other than, philosophically, they like middle-of-the-diamond-type players and athletes, which typically are the hardest types of players to find.
Recent top picks
2008: Beckham, shortstop, Griffin (Ga.) High School
Beckham signed quickly after the Rays selected him with the top pick of last year's Draft and getting him into the system has paid off. He showed great progress between the time he signed with the Rays and when he participated in Spring Training. Currently he plays for the Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods and is doing well.
2007: Price, LHP, Vanderbilt University
Price was the top pick of the Draft and has validated that selection at every opportunity since. He made his Major League debut in 2008 and became a weapon in the Rays' bullpen during their postseason run. He began the 2009 season at Triple-A Durham and recently joined the Rays, where he should be a cornerstone of the staff for years to come.
2006: Evan Longoria, 3B, Long Beach State
There aren't enough superlatives to express what Longoria has meant to the Rays since joining the team early in 2008. Immediately he established himself as an impact player on offense and defense en route to winning American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2008. He's signed to a long-term deal and should continue to be the face of the team.
Rising fast
Desmond Jennings, OF, Itawamba Junior College
Jennings has five-tool potential and is showing it at Double-A Montgomery. Jennings was selected in the 10th round of the 2006 June Draft and has lit up every level he has played at until injuries slowed him in 2008.
Cinderella story
Heath Rollins, RHP, Winthrop University
Rollins was selected in the 11th round of the 2006 Draft and has found success climbing the Minor League ladder. In 2007 he won 17 games for Columbus and in 2008, he led Vero Beach with 115 strikeouts before finishing the season at Montgomery. He currently pitches at Montgomery.
In The Show
Price and Longoria, see above.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Stale NFS File Handle
We had some fun and games with our house server recently, when one of its disks died horribly*. I've only just got around to sorting out the backups again now, which use an external USB hard drive and rsnapshot. I started by reading my earlier rsnapshot post and also the one about the gotcha with mounting external drives. And yes, I do use this blog instead of a working human memory, much easier to find things.
When I mounted the drive, I saw I had one of the older daily.* directories with question marks for its name, date, permissions and so on when I ran ls. When I tried to do anything with the directory, I got the error stale NFS file handle, which was interesting since we don't use NFS. After some looking around, I got the recommendation to run fsck.
Before running fsck, the drive must be unmounted.
Then, since mine was sdb1 I ran:
fsck -y /dev/sdb1
The -y switch asks fsck to try to fix every problem it encounters (this was quite a life saver, there were thousands of them before I stopped holding my finger down on the "y" key!) - it comes with warnings that experts may do better to fix manually, but really that's not me.
The disk is now fine and the backups run fine, I guess it was just the old disk on its way out copying nonsense onto the external drive during backups.
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Unfortunately, i don't feel that i am able to explain my motivation any clearer than i have in my previous post. Sorry.Sherab Dorje wrote:So from your reply am I to assume that you personally are considering taking an empowerment from a recording? No?
So what is your motivation behind grilling Garchen Rinpoche?
And why do you assume that I am lacking " cool detachment and reason"? Should I have assumed that you are personally considering taking an empowerment from a recording? Would that make me cooly detached and reasonable?
No, obviously, because the only people I see here doubting Garchen Rinpoche's actions are those that do not have him as a guru and will not watch the recordings to receive empowerment anyway.
From scripture it is obvious that one cannot receive empowerment except live and in person. Case closed. So any reply from Garchen Rinpoche will have to be assessed through the filter of faith, since reason has shown otherwise. Like it or lump it.
So you still want a reply from Garchen Rinpoche? Are you willing to "blindly' trust him?
I never assumed that you lacked cool detachment and reason, but in light of the fact that you are a forum moderator just the opposite. This being the cause of my dismay as it is only further evidence of my failing to adequately express the sincerity of my questions and respect for others. Online communications are tricky at the best of times and all the more so in situations like this when people have so much personal and emotional investment. Fortunately, T. Chokyi (to whom my posts were addressed) does not share your impression and instead welcomed my questions, a small but important comfort in this situation.
However, despite your being a forum moderator, as my questions are directed to Garchen Rp and Khenpo Samdrup through the intermediary of T. Chokyi, of course any of them are free to ignore or deny my questions, but i do not understand what right you have to speak for any of them and act as their gatekeeper. In fact, i am sorry to say but many would likely find such an uninvited intervention rather rude and disrespectful in itself. I myself have only ever been encouraged to study, ask questions, think seriously and come to my own conclusions about the Dharma; in fact i don't know of any authentic lama that doesn't encourage intelligent thoughtful dialogue and sincere questions, as they have taken a vow to help all sentient beings, this is not limited to just their personal followers. In fact from the very beginning when Shakyamuni was still sitting in the forest, the teaching of the Dharma has always been premised on the asking of questions, so i have no reason to believe that Garchen Rp. or Khenpo Samdrup would not be happy to see that someone has taken the time and care to think about these things and ask incisive questions, and in return help clarify such important matters as these.
Lastly, the Buddha himself clearly stated that no one should accept on blind faith what he said, but rather investigate it, test it and decide for oneself whether it was true or not. So I would hope that Garchen Rinpoche and Khenpo Samdrup hold the Buddha as a role model and thus welcome the opportunity to go deeper into such a profound matter as empowerment.
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Game 6 Final: Bruins 5, Canucks 2
Of course it's going to a Game 7. In this series, would any other ending be appropriate?
In the final game of the season on the Garden ice, the Bruins made it a memorable one, defeating the Vancouver Canucks, 5-2, tonight in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Final showdown.
The Bruins evened the series, 3-3, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 Wednesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
The wildly compelling series held to form tonight, with the Bruins routing the Canucks on the Garden ice for the third time in this series. Boston chased Canucks starting goaltender Roberto Luongo, whose tires looked entirely deflated as he skated off the ice just 8:35 into the game, having allowed three goals in the span of 3:04 in the first period.
Brad Marchand scored first at 5:31. Then it was Milan Lucic at 6:06. Then Andrew Ference on the power play at 8:35.
And that was all for Luongo.
Luongo, who had griped that Bruins goalie Tim Thomas wasn't complimentary enough of his play, allowed three goals on eight shots before being replaced by former Boston College goalie Cory Schneider.
Michael Ryder scored his eighth goal of the playoffs just a minute and 10 seconds after Schneider entered the game.
Schneider was otherwise steady, allowing just David Krejci's 12th postseason goal — the first-line center leads all scorers this postseason with 23 points — in the third period while stopping 30 of 32 shots.
Henrik Sedin (power play) and Maxim Lapierre scored in the third period for the Canucks.
While Schneider was far more stable than Luongo tonight, it's hard to believe Vancouver will start anyone other than their regular netminder Wednesday.
While Luongo has been abysmal at the Garden, allowing 15 goals in Games 3, 4, and 6, he's been stellar on his home ice, allowing just three goals in three games, all Vancouver victories.
The Bruins have solved him on their ice, outscoring the Canucks 17-3 at the Garden in this series.
And with their sensational performance tonight, they'll get the ultimate chance to solve him on his turf.
In Game 7. Of course.
Final score: Bruins 5, Canucks 2: And we'll see you at Game 7. The Bruins got goals from five different players, Mark Recchi had three assists, Roberto Luongo was chased before the first period was half complete, and Tim Thomas stopped 35 shots as the Bruins forced a winner-take-all game Wednesday at Vancouver.
18:29: Garden scoreboard shows the Bruins' Stanley Cup banners, then the spot for the next one. Nice touch.
17:34, Bruins 5, Canucks 2: Maxim Lapierre gets one back for the Canucks.
11:32: Recchi penalized for tripping. Vancouver is 1 for 3 on the power play tonight.
6:59: Bergeron sent off for cross checking, Burrows for slashing. At least there was no biting this time. The penalty is Bergeron's fourth of the game.
6:59 third period, Bruins 5, Canucks 1: Beautiful pass from Mark Recchi at the far post to playoff scoring leader David Krejci on Schneider's right, and there's nothing the goalie can do. For Krejci, it's his 12th goal and 23d point of the postseason. The assist is Recchi's third of the game.
6:11: The Bruins will have a 5 on 3 for 1:13 thanks in large part to Tyler Seguin's speed. Breaking in on Schneider, he's hauled down in the crease, with Andrew Alberts getting busted for cross checking. The Bruins use their timeout, emphasizing the importance of this.
5:23: Raffi Torres sent off for tripping Rich Peverley. The Bruins are 1 for 3 on the power play tonight.
3:17: A crucial break for the Bruins. The Canucks celebrate what looks like their second goal in less than a minute when Jannik Hansen beats Thomas stick-side. But the red light never goes on, and a replay shows the puck hit the far post without every crossing the line. Bullet dodged, but the Bruins need to start matching the Canucks' energy.
2:45: Vancouver has caught up to the Bruins in shots — they're tied at 27 apiece. The Canucks are controlling play early in the period, and the Bruins need Thomas to be at his best over the next few minutes to halt the momentum.
0:22 third period, Bruins 4, Canucks 1: So much for the,shutout — Henrik Sedin gets the Canucks on the board, assisted by his brother Daniel and Christian Ehrhoff. The goal is Vancouver's second on the power play in the series.
Second intermission quick notes: The Canucks outshot the Bruins in the period, 11-8, but the Bruins hold a 27-22 advantage in the game . . . Dennis Seidenberg leads the Bruins with 14:02 of ice time, while Zdeno Chara is at 13:26. It'll be interesting to see if Claude Julien limits their workload in the third period . . . The Bruins have outhit the Canucks, 32-29. Vancouver outhit them in Game 5, 47-27 . . . Jannik Hansen has had the brunt of the shifts on the second line, replacing the injured Mason Raymond . . . Fifteen Bruins are plus-1. Fifteen Canucks are minus-1.
End of the second period, Bruins 4, Canucks 0: Sensational in the first period, steady in the second, the Bruins are 20 minutes from forcing a Game 7 Wednesday in Vancouver. Back with a few key stats in a moment.
19:08: Bergeron sent off for elbowing. Vancouver is 0 for 2 on the power play tonight. Vancouver is 1 for 27 on the power play in this series.
18:58: Krejci nearly connects on a left-to-right pass to Peverley, but No. 49 can't control the puck. Said it before tonight, but those two have generated plenty of good chances tonight on the first line.
18:03: Schneider with back-to-back saves, giving him 18 stops in 19 shots. Would the Canucks dare bench Luongo in Game 7? Or do they bank on him playing well at home again?
16:42: Henrik Sedin is stoned at close range by Thomas, and the rebound is swept away. Twenty-one Vancouver shots, 21 Thomas saves.
14:47: Adam McQuaid blasts Maxim Lapierre. This time, no acting was required when the Canucks' forward hit the ice.
14:15: Bruins kill it off, with Peverley generating a decent shorthanded chance for the Bruins.
12:15: Dennis Seidenberg called for interference after crushing Chris Higgins in the neutral zone. (Marchand came in to hit Higgins and deliver a few bruises of his own.) Vancouver is 0 for 1 on the power play.
10:47: Chants of "Looooo-ong-go!" fill the building. The scoreboard obliges by showing him on the Canucks' bench.
9:54: Bruins hold a 24-15 shots advantage. Pace has slowed, and if there's any urgency on the Canucks' part, the Bruins are doing a fine job countering it.
5:02: Kesler breaks in on Thomas — he looked pretty healthy on that play — but the Bruins goalie stops him point blank.
3:45: Bruins kill the penalty, and David Krejci is everywhere on the ensuing shift.
2:04: Daniel Sedin bangs one off the pipe after a scrum in front of Thomas. You could hear the sound of a missed opportunity on that one.
Start of the second period: The Canucks get their first power-play of the game when Bergeron is called for goalie interference 25 seconds into the period.
First intermission quick notes: The Bruins' four goals in a span of 4:41 in the first period set a Stanley Cup Final record for the fastest four goals by one team, eclipsing the old mark of 5:29 set by the Canadiens against the Red Wings on March 31, 1956 . . . Brad Marchand's ninth goal of the playoffs broke the club record for a Bruins rookie, topping the eight scored by Bobby Joyce in 1988 and Mike Krushelnyski in '83 . . . Mason Raymond, injured in the first period, has been taken to the hospital with an undisclosed injury . . . The Bruins outshot the Canucks, 19-11 . . . Roberto Luongo's scoreless streak endedat 65:31. Suppose that kind of goes without saying.
End of the first period, Bruins 4, Canucks 0: Thomas stops Jannik Hansen on a breakaway with 45 seconds left, and the Bruins leave the ice to raucous cheers to close out a sensastional first period. They outshoot the Canucks, 18-11, chase Roberto Luongo with three goals on eight shots, score another on backup Cory Schneider, and now are plus-15 on the Canucks during the three games played at the Garden. Now it's just a matter of keeping up the intensity through the final 40 minutes.
18:45: Bruins power play looks much better, though the crowd is still imploring them to shoot more. Lucic nearly had a couple of open looks on the doorstep, but the passes didn't quite connect.
17:09: Bruins are back on the power play with Raffi Torres sent to the box to serve a too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty.
15:28: Alex Burrows misses an open net. Bruins fans enjoy that outcome. The Canucks are buzzing Thomas, but he's on his game, with nine saves so far.
15:09: Still no sign of Mason Raymond.
14:29: Vancouver kills the penalty, but the Bruins' first line continues to be at its active best, with Krejci and Peverley working together like they've been linemates all season.
10:32: Ryan Kesler sent off for holding. We'll see if the Bruins have any momentum on the power play after Ference's goal.
10:31: If you're keeping score at home — and we know you are — the Bruins have now outscored the Canucks, 16-1, at the Garden in this series.
9:45 first period, Bruins 4, Canucks 0: How well are things going for the Bruins at the moment? Even Tomas Kaberle is in on the fun. The maligned defenseman's blast from just outside the right point is deflected by Michael Ryder, and the puck eludes the helpless Schneider. This is just as you drew it up in your mind so far, right, Bruins fans?
8:35 first period, Bruins 3, Canucks 0: Andrew Ference scores the Bruins third goal in the last three-plus minutes — on the power play, no less — and like that, Leaky Luongo is out, and former BC netminder Cory Schneider is in. The tally for the Canucks' netminder: Three goals allowed. Five saves. And 17,500 Bruins fans letting him hear about it. (Assists to Ryder and Recchi.)
7:55:Alex Edler sent off for boarding after crushing Peverley into the boards. Bruins' power-play immediate stirs in front of Luongo.
7:55: Wisdom that must be shared from my colleague @GlobeFluto: "Luongo leaking. Has to stop that Lucic shot. Somebody pump his tires."
7:27: Bruins flash a "Win It For Horton" sign on the scoreboard, then show No. 18 smiling in the tunnel, looking perfectly healthy and waving a Bruins towel. If you're a Bruins fan, it's absolutely chill-inducing.
6:12 first period, Bruins 2, Canucks 0: Looks like Bad Roberto has shown up for the first period. Milan Lucic scores the Bruins' second goal in less than a minute, taking a gorgeous drop pass from Rich Peverley and beating Luongo five-hole. The Bruins couldn't have wished for a better start.
5:31 first period, Bruins 1, Canucks 0: And they do. Brad Marchand, the player Canucks fans regard in the same manner Bruins fans think of Alex Burrows, makes it happen, getting behind the Canucks defense and firing a quick shot high past Luongo. It's his ninth goal of the playoffs, and arguably his most important. Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi pick up the assists.
3:33: Each team with one shot so far, but Luongo looks a bit jittery. If the Bruins can get to him in the next few minutes . . .
:56: Zdeno Chara sent off for interference, while Henrik Sedin is called for unsportsmanlike conduct. Both teams are trying to establish the physical game immediately.
:20: Johnny Boychuk rides Mason Raymond into the boards, leaving the Vancouver forward face-down while being tended to by team personnel. After roughly a minute he's helped off the ice, hunched over. Raymond hasn't done much this series, but he's had his chances, and he's struck us as one of the few honorable Vancouver forwards. If he can't go, it's a significant blow to the Canucks.
Start of the first period: Rene Rancourt brings his A game during the National Anthem — along with the rare triple-fist-pump, Bourque-style — and we're underway.
Pregame: Bruins will start with start with the Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Mark Recchi line. Andrew Ference and Johnny Boychuk form the defensive pairing, while Tim Thomas is pumping up no one's tires in net.
For the Canucks, the Chris Higgins-Ryan Kesler-Mason Raymond line will open, with Kevin Bieksa and Christian Ehroff the defensive pairing. Roberto Luongo is in net.
As expected, Milt Schmidt, introduced with the tag "He's been a Bruin for seven decades," does the Fan Banner duties. It's tough to top Bobby Orr's appearance in Game 4, but Mr. Schmidt gets the building roaring.
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What we know for sure is that the Bruins are about to play their final home game of the 2010-11 season.
What is to be determined, over the next 60 minutes of hockey, is whether the Bruins can extend their season to one more winner-take-all game.
Everyone in this hockey-mad city knows the stakes: With a victory tonight, the Bruins will force a Game 7 Wednesday at Vancouver, with the Stanley Cup the prize. A loss, and the Canucks, a truly aggravating nemesis, will celebrate on the Garden ice.
Given how the series has gone so far — the Canucks have won all three games at Rogers Arena, the Bruins are 2-0 at home, having outscored the Canucks, 12-1, at the Garden — it's easy to be confident in the Bruins' chances tonight.
Not only do they have the last line change — an important tactical advantage, as Fluto Shinzawa writes here — but a quick early goal or two against the Canucks' talented by occasionally erratic goalie Roberto Luongo would go a long way to forcing a Game 7.
According to pregame warmups, here are the Bruins lines. Most notably, Rich Peverley, who had two goals in Game 4, is on the first line with Milan Lucic and David Krejci.
Milan Lucic-David Krejci-Rich Peverley
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Mark Recchi
Tyler Seguin-Chris Kelly-Michael Ryder
Daniel Paille-Gregory Campbell-Shawn Thornton
Zdeno Chara-Dennis Seidenberg
Andrew Ference-Johnny Boychuk
Tomas Kaberle-Adam McQuaid
Tim Thomas
Rumor is Milt Schmidt will do the honors with the fan banner tonight. Stay right here for live updates throughout the game.


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