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Keeping the 'small co' mind set allows us to try things that most of our competitors will not. I am ok if we sell 50 of a certain guitar ... if we think it is cool and useful
Keeping the 'small co' mind set allows us to try things that most of our competitors will not. I am ok if we sell 50 of a certain guitar ... if we think it is cool and useful
Having owned & played numerous USA & diamonds... the import stuff always leaves me a little cold. They're great guitars, but they aren't what the USA stuff is. I had a semi-hollow Tempest and it played great but it seemed like a guitar with an identity crisis... And its not just Schecters... most imported guitars just aren't what I'd want for a main instrument.
Anyway... do you keep records of the Custom Shop instruments? If I supplied a serial number could you tell me what the materials of a guitar were, the woods and stuff? Specifically wondering about the neck of the Tele that got lifted...
J. 'Moose' Kahrs
@elscorcho - Cool guitar you have there! That is an interesting pickup actually and stems from a Seymour Duncan pickup, that has a long history as well. As I recall and I hope I'm not saying too much. Mike Tempesta is a HUGE Black Sabbath fan, at the time SD was working a new model for Tony Iommi, and Mike just had to have that in his guitar. So Duncan created a Duncan Design version for us. As I recall, the long blades on top and SUPER hot, great sounding rock humbucker!
As for Jerry, we are like family. He had much to do with the explosion of Schecter some 10 years ago. So yes the Classic is very similar, different pickups. The model changes mostly have to do with the bands album cycles and when we are coming out with new model. So Keep an eye out for a new Jerry Solo 6 model next year!
Marc LaCorte - Vice President
The new Graph-Tech Ghost system is really nice and had been pretty reliable.
and YES>... getting diagrams up is a priorty for us. It really should have been up last year!
The Corasir is a different guitar ... and still in our line.
The push-pull is always been a cool feature on Schecter guitars. David Schecter did develope the first 'spilittable' pickup! We try to make every guitar the most versatile tone-wise as possible... even on many to be able to spilt each pickup individually
Thanks for being here and answering all the questions! I managed to make a few of my own as well:
As all of the Schecters I've seen have been good quality asian imports, I've always thought of Schecter as the company that makes high-quality affordable asian made guitars that cater to many modern tastes, predominantly rock and metal. How fitting do you think my image is?
How do you feel the asian guitar factories have developed during your time doing business with them?
How do you see their quality compared to factories in the US and Europe?
What do you see as the last issues they need to tackle to get to level ground?
How do you assist them in their development?
And last, is the anything special on guitars made for Nine Inch Nails?
Thanks for your time, I eagerly await your responses!
Last edited by Johtosotku; 09-29-2009 at 12:19 PM.
There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless—boys and women, and I am neither one
Thank you Schecter guys for doing this.
Question: why not include an Earvana (or maybe proprietary) compensating nut on your Diamond Series guitars? This would make a huge difference. I put one on my C-1 Classic and the difference was like night and day - chords are now in tune all over the neck! Seeing as many others (Ernie Ball, ESP's LTD line, etc.) are already doing it, I think this would be a good way to take an already great guitar for the price and make it even better. Might take some of that market share and steer it back your way as well!
Your thoughts? TIA!
Chris Naish
Phil 4:4-9; James 1:2-5,12; 2 Cor 5:21
Hey Guys. Welcome to the Seymour Duncan Forum.
Do you still sell aftermarket parts upon request? If not, have you thought about getting back in to that side of the business. I know that the old Schecter bodies and necks are highly regarded as some of the better replacement parts of the time.
@J Moose - I hear yeah, we hate to disappoint but pricing is always tough especially on USA Built stuff as we all know. As you said import stuff keeps going up and it prices out the USA built stuff. I too would like that to change and we some idea for the future to offer MORE affordable semi custom guitars.
As for Serial numbers depends how old, when the company changed hands we didn't get any of the records from the 70'and 80's.
Marc LaCorte - Vice President
"Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised."
- Marilyn Manson
I have a question about some of the Japan only models that are on that "auction site". I really like some of those, and of course, they can be ordered from Japan and shipped, but why are some of those not available in the US? #390080542110 for example...
Honestly, it was hard to shake the 'you build kit guitars' image when we changed the path of Schecter... and not sure I want to start that up again.... but who knows... never say never!
One of the things I enjoy about your line up is that you have have models that are clearly inspired by "classics" but still retain a very "Schecter" identity (i.e. the Stargazer is clearly reminiscent of a Rickenbacker, at least cosmetically; Solo-6 to a Les Paul, etc). What makes you think, "I want to see Schecter's take on [insert guitar type]!" and how do you decide how much to borrow from the original design vs. how much of your own design?
Any plans for a radical shape in the vein of a Flying V, Explorer, or Star guitar shape?
Aint no pro but I know what I like....
Guitar to sound output:
Hamer, Dean, or Various, Levy's straps, Dunlop straplock/picks, Daddarrio strings 10-46, Duncan, Dimarzio, Mogami, Monster, MojoDrive pedal on occasion, Marshall, Crate, Vox, Mesa Boogie, Black Shadow Celestions, Eminence,..
As all of the Schecters I've seen have been good quality asian imports, I've always thought of Schecter as the company that makes high-quality affordable asian made guitars that cater to many modern tastes, predominantly rock and metal. How fitting do you think my image is?
Its odd, I get it and if the shoe fits as they say, but honestly we see ourselves as much more diverse. I see the Stargazer, the Ultra III, The Hellcat
How do you feel the asian guitar factories have developed during your time doing business with them?
Everyone does business overseas, so this has helped for sure. There are some factories out there that make a great product and have great communication. Some not so good. It has improved dramatically though in the last 10 years.
How do you see their quality compared to factories in the US and Europe?
Not there yet. Maybe won't ever be especially at the price points they are used to building.
What do you see as the last issues they need to tackle to get to level ground?
Using the best Materials possible and time! Focusing on the details.
And last, is the anything special on guitars made for Nine Inch Nails?
Robin Finck model coming next year!
Nothing too wild, we have worked with him on some on board electronics, Wahs and filters.. more to come there as well.
Last edited by MarcSchecter; 09-29-2009 at 12:33 PM.
Marc LaCorte - Vice President
Director of Arizona Young Voters Initiative
Our owner is Japanese, and there is a separate divison of Schecte in JAPAN. The design guitars for the Japanese market and do not sell outside of Japan.
We sell to them and the rest of the world. SOunds odd I know .. but it works.
They do import some of the Diamond Series models also. IMO, they always seem a little behind the times... but most of the guitars they build in Japan are really nice.
Guys,,,, come on. Part of our demographic is the 16-20 year olds... that love video games, etc. and yes... we love horror movies here too!
and WWII planes.... tempest, hellcat, avenger, corsair !
or I could just come up with a string of random numbers! ... RDC1000X-FR pr ES-6500-RW ............... seems boring to me!!!!
check out our V-1 model ... we offer it in in 6, 7 and 8 string versions!
again, check the Limited Edition part of of our site.. as many of these are only available as 50 or 100pc runs. Or check www.drumcityguitarland.com our biggest independant dealer... and he usually gets these up first.
I do love the explore and the Iceman even more... but we do have our Avenger shape...
and yes... the radical (or suck ass) B-2 shape ... no discontinued!
guys ... we are trying to answer everyone's questions ... and both Marc and I are on.... but if we miss your post... please resend and we will get to it.


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Chaosangel21 wrote:Back off topic: yeah i've seen fade to black, poor Konbluekaitou1412 wrote:Yeah. I wonder how'd they make it cooler.
I'm kinda disappointed in Soi Fon's bankai (not gonna spoil it for ya).
Anyways, have you seen Fade to Black?
Hibari Kyoya's Needle Sphere Form, Reversed.
Hibari Kyoya's Vongola Box Weapon
Back on topic: Kiba's Wabisuke, Koga's Lightning Claws
I think it's Kira, not Kiba. XD
Yeah, poor Kon. Kisuke's pretty cool there.
Coyote Starrk's Cero Metralleta
Yamamoto Genryusai's Jokaku Enjo
Aizen Sousuke's Kyoka Suigetsu


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Yet another know-it-all mom in yet another school wants yet another book banned. This Time it's "Cracking India," a 1992 novel by Pakistani-born Bapsi Sidhwa.
Her complaint focuses on two passages spanning four pages of the 289-page book. One describes an oral sexual encounter between the main character and her male cousin. The other describes the main character's sexual fantasies as she grows toward puberty.
"This is pornography; this is not literature," she said Monday. "They need to be held accountable in this county for what is being issued for acceptable reading material."
On yet another book challenge
It does seem like another "know it all" mom. They read a couple of pages and suddenly it becomes a scandal. Of course, my bet is someone told her what the pages were so she could find them. I don't mind if someone chooses not to read a book; it is perfectly within their right. However, I wish they would stop trying to tell everyone else what to read or not to read. It's not her "job" or the job of these other people with clearly too much time on their hands to be telling me what I can or not read. Don't want to read it? That is perfectly fine, leave it alone. But I don't need the likes of you or anyone like you to try to deprive me of my reading choices.
Does "homosexual sex" mean lesbians? Because lesbians are cool. Wait, is this fark.com?
I think IB programs are BS. I never went to public schools but the students I see from the IB programs are not advanced by any means, they are just regular kids like I had in parochial school. You know high school where they prepare kids for college.
It is also complete nonsense. It is not international (sure there are IB programs in other countries and it has a home office in Cardiff) these students are not going overseas for school it is at their highschool. And the Baccalaureate is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. They are not getting a Bachelor's degree, they are getting a high school diploma.
Also annoying is the trend to call a high school diploma a high school degree. It is not a degree, it is a fecking high school diploma.
This crap is just to make students, and parents feel good about themselves and their offspring.
Stop making kids feel better about themselves... make them face the real world where people don't make up nonsense names for things, and where they actually may fail no matter how many high school degrees they may have.
I know many people may object to this but it is my opinion.
Maturity and academic excellence never made me confront descriptions of homosexual sexual relations. I made it this far without reading graphic descriptions of that in fiction and I am sure I can make it through the rest of my life. Stoichiometry made me unconfortable because it was hard, graphic deviant sex simply makes me ill.
Re:IB class vs. minors
Beg pardon here, Ender:
You can't treat them as adults if they're not.
. . . but what kind of adult? A person stops being a child and becomes a biological adult at the onset of menses for girls, and nocturnal emissions for boys. They are psychologically adult at that point commonly refered to as "the young and stupid years"; which derive in no small part from they're struggling to establish a place for themselves in society (15 and up, generally). Emotionally, we become adults anywhere from 16 to 22, inclusive. The way the term "adult" is used by power-tripping control freaks, it means "legal" adult; 18 years and older, except in selected circumstances where 18 and 19 still means teenager and is equated with "child".
These "kids" were high school seniors, weren't they? Psychologically adult, and a good percentage were already, no doubt, sexually active; so, yeah, we got to keep them from learning about the sex they're already having.
Beside, you're trying to hold Mom responsible for her own actions. We aren't allowed to do that, don'tch'ya know?
IB class vs. minors
This is more an argument for expanding the rights of minors, or denying them IB classes.
You can't treat them as adults if they're not.
And Mom is guardian, and does have say-so of her minor's education. But maybe the IB class should've put out the syllabus, and required people to accept that ahead of time. If you've got questions/quibbles/problems with the circ, then you shouldn't sign up for that class (assuming there are alternatives).
Conversely, maybe we should be lowering the adult age (since we do so already for crimes and stuff) somewhat lower...
-- Ender, Duke_of_URL
Re:Never any excerpts
Oh, I did see it was an IB class, but often in most classes a student is given an alternate text when such a situation arises. Not that I agree with it; I think the better option is the one you suggest of simply withdrawing from the class if they can't handle a little maturity and rationality. However, it is often the way to cope or cover bases (or CYA for the school and teacher) to do the alternate text route. You also make a good point: learning and growing will involve dealing with things which may not be comfortable. Seems mom just wants to stay in her little bubble, as the Grumpy reader below mentions.
Re:Never any excerpts
If the mom doesn't understand that, then maybe she should choose to take her daughter out of the IB track. Maturity and academic excellence depend on confronting things that make you uncomfortable at times, whether that's sex or death or bigotry or similar.
Why should the future ruling class of America have to ever deal with ANYTHING unpleasant? They can stay in gated paradise free of reality. Ignorance may be more expensive than education in the long run, but the Dominionist nutball security mom/home schoolers don't mind paying for it if they "feel safe.".
Re:Never any excerpts
For those not in the know, this was an International Baccalaureate (IB) class. The entire class follows one curriculum in order to be tested equally on similar knowledge. These are highly advanced students who are presumably about to enter college and will be expected to deal with mature themes in a competent and rational manner. If the mom doesn't understand that, then maybe she should choose to take her daughter out of the IB track. Maturity and academic excellence depend on confronting things that make you uncomfortable at times, whether that's sex or death or bigotry or similar.
There's no way she read more than the sex pages
As someone who has read Cracking India and reads pornography, I would have to say that if somebody handed me Cracking India and told me it was pornography, I would be extremely disappointed.
Why not just allow an alternative book?
I suspect the whole controversy could have been avoided if the teacher had just allowed an alternative book, as the parent had requested.
Oh the irony
I finished reading the article, and at the bottom of the screen are some advertising links. The middle one, for me, was for "Quality Lesbian Ebooks". Computer irony is the best kind.
Re:Never any excerpts
No, they do not. I did notice that the student in question was denied an alternate reading, according to the article. This I think was "walking into a trap." I am all for expanding horizons, and the book choice does sound like one to do just that. But if the student and parent objected, they should have given the student an alternate selection. I still think the parent should not be trying to dictate to the whole class though.
Never any excerpts
The news reports almost never have excerpts of the good stuff when these censorship stories are reported on.


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ON Feb. 2, 2004, Marlo Kidd awaited sentencing before Judge Denny Chin of Federal District Court in Manhattan. She had pleaded guilty to acting as a lookout for two masked gunmen who had robbed a bank in Yonkers, and under federal sentencing guidelines, she faced a prison term of up to six years.
Her lawyer, though, was asking the judge to sentence her only to home confinement, because she was raising five children who ranged in age from 5 to 13, and also caring for her 14-year-old sister, as their own mother had been a crack-cocaine addict. He had said that sending Ms. Kidd to prison would almost certainly result in her children being placed in foster care, destroying what was left of the family.
His arguments gave Judge Chin pause. Ms. Kidd had provided him with copies of the children's report cards, which showed them receiving B's and B-pluses, even a smattering of A's, and very few absences from school.
"The report cards had an impact on me," Judge Chin recalled in a recent interview. "She was getting them out to school every day, and they were holding their own. I was impressed by this." Ms. Kidd, who had also apologized for her crime in a letter to the judge, was "a decent mother," he concluded. Moreover, one of his law clerks had shown him a news report on the terrible conditions in foster homes and facilities for children in New Jersey, where the children would most likely be sent.
But the robbery had been violent, with one robber killed in a police shootout. And the judge was seldom persuaded to grant leniency because of family circumstances — it was, after all, the defendants' crimes, not the sentence, that caused hardships for families.
In the end, he decided that Ms. Kidd had to go to prison, but he imposed only a 30-month sentence. "I cared very much about the future of the children," Judge Chin recalled, "but I was willing to take the risk that they would be sent to foster care, even with a shorter sentence." His decision involved weighing conflicting concerns and interests, he said, "something we have to do all the time."
Judge Chin, 57, who last year was elevated by President Obama to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, after nearly 16 years on the trial bench, is best known for the 150-year sentence he gave Bernard L. Madoff, arguably the most prominent white-collar sentence in the history of American law.
But it has been largely anonymous defendants like Ms. Kidd whose cases have influenced his thinking about how to balance punishment and rehabilitation, deterrence and compassion.
"There's no doubt that all of these cases shaped me," Judge Chin said, "and shaped the way I think, and the way I respond to things."
He took the bench in 1994 at age 40 with little experience in criminal law. He has since sentenced more than 1,100 defendants, including at least a dozen who received sentences of life or the equivalent, according to court statistics. He quickly learned, he said, that preparation was crucial and that he must not agonize over his decisions. One seasoned judge had advised: "Rule and roll." Be decisive. Don't second-guess yourself.
In a series of interviews conducted in person and through e-mail over the past year, Judge Chin discussed his most challenging sentencing decisions, cases that became essential parts of his education as a judge. The interviews were unusual; judges rarely agree to discuss cases, even closed ones, like these, outside court. The exchanges provided a revealing look at how one judge approached the task of sentencing, which he called "the hardest thing" about being on the bench.
"It is just not a natural or everyday thing to do," Judge Chin explained, "to pass judgment on people, to send them to prison or not."
"I mean, there is so much at stake," he added, "and there are so many different considerations that come into play."
IN March 1996, Patrick Regan, a former New York City police officer, became the first defendant Judge Chin sentenced who had been convicted in a trial at which he presided.
The case had been bitterly fought: Mr. Regan, then 36, a highly decorated police veteran, was convicted of perjury. Prosecutors said he had lied during a grand-jury investigation of suspected misconduct by an anticrime unit of which he was a member. His lawyer, David S. Greenfield, contended that the government itself had engaged in misconduct, trying to catch the officer in a perjury trap, an argument Judge Chin had rejected before the trial.
The government asked for a sentence within the guideline range of one-and-a-half to two years. But Mr. Greenfield, citing Mr. Regan's valorous record, sought probation. His client had made or assisted in many felony arrests; had been shot in the line of duty; and had been awarded the Police Combat Cross, the department's second most prestigious medal. The conviction and loss of his shield would be punishment enough, Mr. Greenfield argued.
Judge Chin recalled that the sentencing came against the backdrop of several high-profile police tragedies, including the suicide of an off-duty officer and the funeral of an officer killed in a Bronx shootout. "I had already come to appreciate how hard it is to be a police officer," he said.
He noted that sentencing law recognized that individuals with different levels of culpability should be treated differently, and that some crimes were more evil than others. As always, he said, judges must also look at other factors, like a defendant's history, background and motivation.
"Where someone is guilty of lying to protect others, at least he is doing so not out of greed or to help himself," he said. "This motivation doesn't make the lying right, but at least it is understandable to some limited extent."
But he knew that prosecutors felt Mr. Regan had blatantly lied and interfered with a government investigation.
On the sentencing date, Judge Chin's courtroom was packed with police officers, who rose in unison when he asked the defendant to stand. The judge, who recalled feeling a bit nervous because of the spotlight on the case, told Mr. Regan that no matter how much good he had done in the past, he was bound by oath to tell the truth. In the end, the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a term of one year plus one day (a technicality that allows a defendant to be released slightly early for good behavior).
"What did I learn?" Judge Chin recalled 15 years later. "I learned that this was going to be hard." But he said he had gained confidence, and did not agonize over the decision. "I felt I had done the right thing."
If Judge Chin believed that some defendants deserved leniency because of their otherwise unblemished history, in his eyes others forfeited their right to a break.
Such was the case with Pat V. Stiso, a Bronx lawyer, who had pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy and obstructing justice after being accused of, among other things, hiding money for the leader of a drug gang. He faced a guideline range of 70 to 87 months, for a possible term of more than seven years.
At the sentencing, in March 1999, Judge Chin cited the many letters he had received depicting Mr. Stiso, then 38, as a loving father and committed defense lawyer who had also been involved in charitable work. But he said, "I cannot be compassionate."
He said Mr. Stiso's supporters had not seen his other side, which had allowed him to accept "tens of thousands of dollars in cash in grocery bags, money that was earned from the sale of heroin." Defense lawyers had to do their jobs, he said, "but this is not a case about the blurring of a line. This case doesn't even come close." He sentenced Mr. Stiso to 87 months.
Looking back, Judge Chin said, the "mitigating factors did warrant leniency, and that's why it was a struggle for me internally."
But he was keenly aware, he said, "of the seriousness of his crime." It was also painful, Judge Chin said, to watch a lawyer he knew, a courthouse regular, "just fail as a human being."
"In a sense, he was like one of our own," he said.
LIKE most judges, Judge Chin faced defendants who promised to reform their ways. Some fulfilled that pledge; others let him down. He tried not to become jaded or cynical, he said, and retained hope that people who had made mistakes could turn their lives around.
"A good judge has to care," he said. "He has to want to make the world better." He also believed that rehabilitation, along with punishment, deterrence and healing victims, was a legitimate goal of sentencing. As he put it, "I don't like to give up on people."
But two cases showed how difficult that goal was to achieve.
The first, in November 1998, involved Alethea Pierce, 38, a drug addict who had pleaded guilty to participating in a narcotics trafficking ring, and then had seemingly transformed her life. She had cooperated with prosecutors, testified against the ring's leaders, and undergone drug treatment.
At sentencing, she said proudly that she was putting her life back together, reuniting with two of her children, finding housing and taking courses to find a job. "I just like who I am today," she said.
"Sentencing is often very hard," Judge Chin observed, adding that her case would indeed be "an easy one." He gave her time served — she was free to go.
But a year later she was back before him, after a series of positive drug tests. Still, she made it clear that she wanted another chance. "What none of you all know in this courtroom is the life of the addict," she said.
"I've lived it," she added, "and I like being clean."
"Doing it your way hasn't worked," Judge Chin responded, but he decided to take a chance, agreeing not to send her to prison and ending court supervision of her case. He said he had one request: "I want you to write me a letter in a few months telling me that you're doing great."
He never heard from her again.
Daniel Sangemino was a Queens resident who had used high-pressure telephone tactics to solicit money for sham investments. He had even persuaded a 79-year-old Utah widow to liquidate her savings and take out a loan in order to send him $149,000.
In April 2001, Judge Chin sentenced Mr. Sangemino, 25, to just over three years, including additional time for exploiting a vulnerable victim. Mr. Sangemino served his time but could not stay out of trouble. In February 2004, after arrests for harassment and drug possession, he was back before Judge Chin for violating the terms of his release.
He admitted to a longstanding drug problem. The judge told him he seemed bright and articulate. "If it's the drugs, you really have to kick it," he said.
The judge imposed eight more months, and recommended drug treatment. Again Mr. Sangemino did the time, and again he was arrested after his release, for harassment. Judge Chin imposed an additional 16 months. "I don't know what you are doing with yourself," he said, adding, "This is really your last chance."
Mr. Sangemino, contacted recently, said that he had not returned to court and had worked hard to address his addiction issues. "I have lived a clean and sober life for five years," he said.
Now 36, he said he had held a steady job, obtained an associate's degree and planned to attend Queens College next year. He has also been paying restitution.
"I really don't feel good about what I did in the past," he said. He added that Judge Chin had treated him fairly. "I'll never forget his expression. He wasn't angry. He was, like, 'C'mon.' "
IN 2004, Judge Chin appeared on a bar association panel to discuss a new book called "The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right." The author, Thane Rosenbaum, a Fordham law professor, had known the judge for years.
"One of the interesting concepts in Professor Rosenbaum's book," Judge Chin told the audience, "is that the law lacks a soul. The law lacks tenderness. The law is objective and cold and inhumane. The law abhors emotion. I don't think that's true.
"Every time I sentence a defendant, there is a lot of emotion," he said. "I think there is a lot of humanity in the law."
But in one 2002 sentencing, a lawyer protested that Judge Chin showed too much emotion. The defendant, Steven Chin Leung, facing passport fraud charges, had then tried to fake his own death in the 9/11 attacks.
In court, Judge Chin called Mr. Leung's actions despicable and selfish, and said his ruse had diverted critical law enforcement resources after 9/11 while the bogus claim was investigated. The guidelines called for a sentence of two to two-and-a-half years, but Judge Chin, acknowledging that there was "a lot of emotion involved," went for a higher sentence, imposing four years.
Mr. Leung's lawyer asked Judge Chin to reconsider, saying that the sentence was "extreme" and that the judge had let his emotions weigh "more than they should."
Judge Chin disagreed. "Emotion comes into play in every sentencing decision," he replied. "Obviously, however, you can't let emotion cloud your judgment, and I don't believe I have done that here."
IN discussing his decisions, Judge Chin acknowledged that he often wondered what happened to defendants who had appeared before him — if his ideal was to balance punishment and rehabilitation, how had it worked in the real world? To find out, The New York Times tracked down some of those people.
Mr. Regan, now 52, said in an interview at his lawyer's office that the support he received from fellow officers had never wavered. When the time came for him to surrender to the authorities, he said, a group of officers met him at his house in the Bronx and flew with him, at their expense, to Kentucky, where he served about eight months. Officers also met him at La Guardia Airport when he came back.
Having lost his job and pension, Mr. Regan opened a contracting firm, remodeling apartments in Manhattan. He said he appreciated Judge Chin's rejection of the government's harsher sentencing request. He recalled returning to the courthouse one day, perhaps for his appeal, and standing outside with other officers when he saw Judge Chin leaving the building. The judge walked over, shook his hand and wished him luck, Mr. Regan recalled, saying, "He seemed like a guy with a great heart."
Mr. Stiso, the former lawyer, spoke at his mother's home in New Rochelle, N.Y. He recalled being shocked when Judge Chin imposed the top of the recommended range. "My knees buckled," he said.
But today, Mr. Stiso, 50, said he feels lucky. After serving more than five years in prison, he returned to the same house and loyal and loving family, he said. Although he lost his law license and thriving legal practice, he found work selling investments in life insurance policies and also consults with other white-collar defendants about what they will face in prison, he said.
"I have no problem with the sentence I received," Mr. Stiso said. "The entire experience saved me." He said it was not the amount of time that changed him; it was "having to go through" the process.
THEN there is Ms. Kidd. Judge Chin had given her six weeks to surrender to begin her 30-month sentence, but she failed to appear at the appointed time. She was arrested again and given eight additional months by a different judge. Ms. Kidd, 37, said in an interview in June that she had been unable to find an acceptable caretaker for the children. "I could never bring myself to leave my kids," she said.
While she served her sentence, she said, her mother, who had addressed her own drug problem, and other relatives and friends came together to help care for the children. "I had people that stepped in," Ms. Kidd said, including some she did not know well — "in such a great way," she added.
Since her release in 2007, she said, the family has held together. She works in retailing and is studying nursing, she said.
"I feel like I got that second chance that everybody's talking about," she said, adding, "And I'm taking full advantage of that."
Judge Chin was pleased to hear about the progress the defendants had made. He had always felt Ms. Kidd "was doing something right," he said.
But, he added, they were only a small fraction of the defendants he had sentenced over the years; he would never learn what had happened to most.
"That's why it makes it so hard. You can't predict the future. You don't know what's going to happen," Judge Chin said. "You do what you think is best for the defendant, for society, and you hope it works out."


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Time- 43:51That's 9 minutes of not moving or about 16% of my commute time. This seems like a lot. It felt like a lot too. In fact, it was a lot since my ride from the other day was 37:55/41:18. I should get a part-time job as a red light inspector (though it would be less lucrative than working in the OCFO). It took me nearly 10 minutes to ride the mile down East Capitol, stopping at each light after a block of riding. Accordingly, it was hard to get into a rhythm and by the time I got to 15th street after examining each red light along Pennsylvania, the whole thing just felt labored and I wasn't having very much fun. And my shorts felt weird and uncomfortable, so that was bad too.
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The signs on 15th Street that say "No Peds in Bike Lane" or something to that effect are laughably ignored by everyone. I suppose there's no use complaining. No pedestrian is going to cross the street to continuing walking down the block, especially when there's a bollard-separated lane right there. Maybe they would if MPD started handing, but that sort of ticky tack spitefulness wouldn't make me feel better. Just take down the stupid fence.
I decided to take long-time reader and friend of the blog Jacques' suggestion about riding up Penn on the other side of the White House. He's correct: it's way overbuilt and allows ample room for bicycling. I pretty much had the whole right travel lane to myself. Extending the Penn Ave bike lanes seems like a no brainer.
The heavy rain started right after Washington Circle, which I navigated ok, but which I still think is something of a traffic nightmare with drivers from the circle trying to move right to get to New Hampshire with little regard for bicyclists in the circle). I stopped at yet another red light to put on my jacket. All that accomplished was sealing in the wetness from the torrential downpour of the previous minute. Rather than taking 28th, I decided to ride M to Wisconsin and visit my old haunts thataway. M Street at that time of morning has an unused parking lane that should be signed as a "variable bike lane" assuming that that's a real thing. In any case, the ride was easy and far less harried than I thought.
I don't remember exactly when the rain stopped as I was distracted by the slow climb on Wisconsin and fire trucks and buses and all that. Thoroughly miffed at this point, I dropped into my lowest gear and dawdled, which only proceeded to make me unhappy since it seemed like it was taking even longer, which in fact, it was. Mostly because I was dawdling. Often, I find it better to pedal a little harder even when you don't feel like it than to take it easy and deal with the self-imposed impatience.
My bike is in a bad way maintenance-wise and really needs some attention that I will not be able to lavish on it for a while. Maybe this weekend.
I'll never understand why people drive so quickly to only have to stop at a light a few hundred feet away. Is this taught somewhere? Like an Exxon Mobil-New Brake Pad Driving School?
When I got in, mine was the only bike at the rack. Yay?


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This week end was the Music Hackday in London. The event was great, with everything a hack day need: pizza, beer, and technical glitches during the demos :-) And, of course, lots of awesome hacks (including that amazing visualisation which didn't make it into the list for some reason).
With Christopher, Patrick and Nick, we created the MusicBore. The MusicBore is a completely automated radio DJ, which, well, tends to be really boring :-) We actually won two prizes with it! The Last.fm one and the best hack one! We were really, really happy :-) But let the musicbore introduce itself:
Hello. I am the Music Bore. I play music and I like to tell you ALL about
the music I play. I live on IRC. I get my information from BBC Music, BBC
Programmes, last fm, the Echo Nest, Yahoo Weather and the web of Linked Data.
To find out more, please visit bit.ly/musicbore. You can dissect my disgusting
innards on github.
Now let me play you some music.
Here it is in action, the first one walks through Soul-ish tunes, whereas the second one goes into French punk-rock:
The Music Bore - Video 2 from Nicholas Humfrey on Vimeo.
The Music Bore - Video 1 from Nicholas Humfrey on Vimeo.The MusicBore is powered by a new and exciting messaging technology: IRC :-) Lots of bots sit around in an IRC channel and talk to each other to create a radio show. The show is entirely created live, each bot contributing a specific ability to it. Just before the hack presentation, we had 10 bots in the same channel (all the bots sources are on github):
- controller: In charge of starting the show by playing an introduction and choose a new song drawn from the BBC Music charts. Also in charge of re-drawing a new song in case the other bots gets stuck.
- thebore: Renders information about a particular artist from BBC Music, BBC Programmes, Wikipedia, Last.fm and other Linked Data.
- connectionfinder: Given a seed artist, gives the next one in the playlist, along with an explanation of how it was chosen. Basically walks through Linked Data to discover new artists.
- placefinder: Given a seed artist, gives the next one in
the playlist, along with an explanation of how it was chosen. This bot is
constrained to go through places, so will give connections like
Did you know that David Guetta is born in Paris, and that Georges Garvarentz died in the same place?
- musicfinder: Finds music content for an artist, using BBC Programmes segment data and the Surge Radio RDF.
- trackfinder: Finds music content for an artist, using the Echonest API
- irc2play: Say sentences and play tracks mentioned on IRC, mixing them using Jack, Madjack and JackMiniMix
- weatherbot: Renders weather information from Yahoo
- imagebot: Finds an image from BBC Music for a particular artist.
- hotnessfinder: Find the hotness for an artist using the Echonest API, and constructs a sentence from it.
Here is a small diagram of how the different bots interact with each other (if you don't understand that diagram, that's fine, we don't either, but it does seem to work :-) ).
As I thought they were quite fun, here are the logs of the bbcmusicbore channel over the week-end. Here is a small best-of:
14:05 < yvesr> trackfinder: weezerThis happens a lot at the beginning of the log, bots just throwing exceptions and quitting irc.
14:05 -!- trackfinder [firstname.lastname@example.com] has quit
[Remote closed the connection]
11:25 < thebore> connectionfinder:http://dbpedia.org/resource/David_GuettaGod. Nicolas Sarkozy is really in every media, even the randomly generated ones! thebore got enlightened on that one.
11:25 < connectionfinder> say:Did you know that David Guetta was born in
France which has leader name Nicolas Sarkozy, which has spouse Carla
11:25 < thebore> say:Carla Bruni has released 3 records. No Promises was
just terrible.
10:41 < yvesr> connectionfinder:http://dbpedia.org/resource/Barry_WhiteA morbid playlist generation :-)
10:42 < connectionfinder> say:Did you know that Barry White died in the
same city as Chico Hamilton, Los Angeles?
11:07 < thebore> say:Colin Murray on BBC Radio One is a massive fan. TheyBootlegs FTW!
have a myspace at myspace.com/metallica. They sound a bit like Megadeth.
They have released 524 records. I really liked 2008-11-01: Rose Garden,
Portland, OR, USA.
11:43 < yvesr> hotnessfinder: michael jacksonNo comments
11:43 < hotnessfinder> say: Wow, michael jackson is really, really hot
right now! Did he die recently?
12:50 < thebore> connectionfinder:http://dbpedia.org/resource/Snoop_DoggNo, I didn't!
12:50 < connectionfinder> say:Did you know that Dogg, Snoop is signed on
Death Row Records which was founded by Dr. Dre, which used to be quite
close to World Class Wreckin' Cru?
13:56 < thebore> say:Beverley Knight sounds a bit like Eternal.No, I didn't know either!
In September 2005 Knight joined the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni
Mitchell by being made a Doctor of Music after receiving the honorary
degree from the University of Wolverhampton.
Right now, all the bots are offline (they were running on our laptops during the week end), but we plan to use the Amazon Web Services vouchers we won to make them run for a while :-)


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Apple is being accused of evading corporate taxes in the U.K. by moving its operations to Ireland, where the tax rate is about half that of Great Britain.
Apple's tax rate in Cork, Ireland is 12.5 percent, or about half of the 24 percent U.K. corporate rate, according to AppleInsider. Estimates also say that Apple paid only about £10 million in taxes on £6 billion in sales -- but it's not the only technology company under the microscope. Apple joins both Google and Amazon who have also been accused of avoiding U.K. taxes.
Amazon is under investigation from the U.K.'s HM Revenue & Customs after it was discovered that the online retailer did not pay any British corporation tax in 2010 or 2011. Amazon was able to avoid taxes after switching its European headquarters to Luxembourg.
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Google has also been "called out" for having Irish, Netherlands and Bermuda operations while selling its wares in Britain.
In a related story, Apple announced Tuesday that it hired Phillip Bullock, a former senior vice president and chief accounting officer for Symantec, to head its tax department, according to a federal filing. He will officially take up the job on April 30.
Companies operating out of different countries to take advantage of better tax rates is nothing new, but Apple has such a high profile and huge cash stockpile, that most people -- including European Union authorities -- will be watching Apple's business tactics closely.


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Camila Alves — Crush of the Day [PICTURES]
Camila Alves made news over the Christmas holiday after getting engaged to long-time boyfriend Matthew McConaughey. The pair have two children together and decided to make the union official. According to sources, the two lovebirds have been inseparable since they started dating in 2006, "with Alves being seen at McConaughey's side as he filmed 'Fools Gold' in Australia and 'Surfer Dude' in the Bahamas." And she still married him after watching those two flicks? What a keeper!
Camila is our crush today for coming to this country with next to nothing and making a name for herself as a model, TV host and soon-to-be wife to the wealthiest dirty hippy in the world.
Alves came to America at the age of fifteen to visit her aunt and never left. After working for four years as a housecleaner and waitress, she decided to make the United States her home permanent home. We imagine all her past jobs make her the perfect wife for McConaughey. The dude looks like he cleans up or cooks about as often as he showers or brushes the small countries out of his hair.


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After having been delayed for many years, fisheries negotiations between Taiwan and Japan have finally been concluded and an agreement has been reached.
Japan's willingness to make concessions was mainly due to cooperation in several areas.
In terms of timing, the conflict between China and Japan over the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台), which Japan calls the Senkaku Islands, started heating up last year.
In addition, Taiwanese fishermen and activists working to protect Republic of China (ROC) sovereignty over the islands have also entered the disputed area.
Of course, Japan does not want to have to deal with both Taiwanese and Chinese sovereignty claims over the Diaoyutais at the same time. Since it seems unlikely that tensions between China and Japan will ease in the short term, the only way to avoid a situation where China and Taiwan would cooperate on the issue was for Japan to pro-actively bring the fisheries agreement with Taiwan to a conclusion.
From a geographical perspective, the scope of the fisheries dispute between Taiwan and Japan did not only include traditional Taiwanese fishing grounds, it also included the waters around the Diaoyutais.
Japan was hoping to take advantage of the talks to create a tacit agreement between the two countries regarding the waters around the islands. This would allow Japan to effectively control the area and reduce the risk of conflict with Taiwan over the disputed territory.
Finally, in terms of human relations, the main Japanese representative during the negotiations was Koji Ishikawa of the China division at the Japanese foreign ministry. While serving in the same division in 1999, he was in charge of planning the first fisheries talks between Taiwan and Japan.
He fully understood the importance of the talks to the relationship between the two countries and he was also very familiar with the content of the negotiations.
When he returned to the China division for the recently concluded talks, he was naturally very familiar with the situation and was able to deal smoothly with protests from the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and from fishermen in Okinawa, and push through the talks.
One question that arises is what future political ramifications the fisheries agreement will have.
First, it means a platform has been established for handling fisheries issues between Taiwan and Japan.
In the past, the fisheries issue has always constituted the biggest bone of contention between the two nations. The most important result of this agreement is that it establishes a fisheries commission to function as a platform for resolving fisheries disputes and conflicts between the two countries.
The commission can even handle questions concerning the two countries' fishing quotas in the Northern Pacific and the Southern Atlantic oceans and thus help further stabilize Taiwanese-Japanese relations.
Second, it sets a precedent for agreements between the two countries.
In the past, the level of official exchanges between Taiwan and Japan has always been too low, but following the common understanding reached during these talks, the two sides will be able to elevate the official level of exchange when handling procedural talks.
This will facilitate bilateral talks and once the precedent has been set, it will be helpful for holding procedural talks.


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Mom sent an email with two photo attachments, and a few words. Simple, unexpected emails like this make my day. Sometimes it's a short, "hope your day is going well" or, "they ran out of Saint Germain strawberry shortcake today." But the best emails are those which come with photos of Buddy, the family dog.
This is Buddy in the bathtub. My little fellow is composed of 80% plushy golden-brown fur. The other 20% is meat, bones, and fat. He's a happy dude, and only enjoys being showered by grandma or mom.
This is Buddy post-shower. When he was a tiny munchkin we rubbed him down with a towel and then let him roam around till he was completely dry. A horrible mistake. Buddy would come trampling back into the kitchen with all sorts of weeds, nublins, and sometimes ladybugs, attached to his fur. He would don a sheepish smile and then smoosh himself around your ankle, depositing a trail of tiny black and red ladybugs.
So now we blow-dry Buddy, with the heat set on medium-low. He enjoys the blow dryer, especially on colder days, but the heat makes him rather sleepy.
I'd contemplated taking Buddy with me when I moved from Hawai'i, but I think he fits much better in the land where palm trees sway :)
Back in NYC, dinner two weeks ago with Don involved a grill, tomatoes, avocados, garlic, steak and a hammock – elements I have quickly learned to associate with summer in the city. Of them all, I must say the hammock is most important (with avocado coming in a close second).
Avocado is creamy blessing in any forms – brushed with olive oil and grilled, whipped into a milkshake, and deep fried in a light batter. Back in Hawai'i, gorgeous ripe ones fall off the neighbor's tree and roll right into our backyard…a luxury surely taken for granted. We'd pit halved avocados and drizzle a bit of shoyu in the middle – spoon and eat. In the afternoon, or for a morning sweet, replace the shoyu with light sprinkles of sugar and mash and mix in the shell. Indulgence of the best sort.
But when you have a big bag of chips on the picnic bench, what better to do than guacamole? A duo of avocados, tomatoes, fresh lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. It doesn't get any more simple.
We made sure to incorporate garlic into the meal, via scapes…
…with olive oil and a touch of salt.
Pictured above is an open bulb picked from the scape ends…baby garlic! Now how adorable is that?
Steak from Ottomanelli and Sons in the West Village….
…on the grill…
…then slipped onto the plate, devoured a minute later.
Baguettes, and pasta with tomatoes round out the meal.
For dessert, we shared a seat on the hammock and a little bowl of Greenmarket raspberries followed by…
…a few treats Don picked up earlier in the day from Amy's Bread. Don once mentioned of his affection for Amy's chocolate chip cookies, specifically noting the large chunks of salt embedded into the dough. The cookies were slightly soft upon purchase – perhaps due to summer humidity. But a short trip in the oven to crisp up the cookie and warm the chips down to chocolaty pockets proved wonders.
Of course, while we were at it, we had to give the peanut butter cookie a taste…
…along with a chewy caramel cashew bar! No worries, the sweets were not all polished off in a single night. I was careful to allocate them over two sittings.
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The 3rd quarter fundraising totals are as follows:
Conservatives 6,367,676.44 (47,315)
Liberals 1,855,252.99 (15,027)
This last quarter is a really good gauge of where the parties stand, because it occurs leading up to, and including the election. This is the period when people are more inclined to give, better engaged, where you can maximize your fundraising. All the parties record a noticeable uptick, if you're motivated to donate, this is your period. Within that reality, another huge red flag for the Liberal brand, the NDP with a clear advantage on the donor side. It's the same story we've seen for the last two years, and that is the concerning part, the "same story". No evidence of progress, no sense of a coherent strategy, just more talk of getting it right in the future, a sentiment we hear every quarter.
The Conservatives are ROLLING in dough, and we see how that translates to affecting the political reality. All the potential leadership candidates had better embrace a bold and innovative strategy to ramp up fundraising, beyond easy platitudes, because whomever wins will be crippled by a Conservative monetary barrage, with little in the Liberal quiver for counter. It is in the candidate's self interest to focus on fundraising, because he/she's chance for ultimate success is dependent on making the Liberal brand competitive.
This leadership race begins at ground zero, let's see who develops a plan to bring passive Liberals (apparently 95% of us) to the table, as well as new people, with wallets agape. Money isn't sexy, it's not lofty policy or ideals, but it's the essential ingredient, from which everything else depends.


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Paramount can't claim Will Ferrell didn't go the extra mile to promote his upcoming sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. The comedian has been popping up in character in the strangest locations… none more strange than Bismarck, North Dakota, where he helped co-anchor the weekend news on KXMB (with no real explanation). Watch the full 30-minute telecast above, courtesy of EW.com.
Ferrell actually plays it straight, reporting on a fire at a neighborhood Sam's Club and tossing it to a puff piece about holiday travel. What's so odd is that no one initially acknowledges the fact that a fictional anchorman is suddenly sitting at a news desk in North Dakota, relying facts to undoubtedly confused audience members at home. How many people do you think stared at the television screen for a full 10 minutes asking, "Is that actually Will Ferrell?"
You can't blame people for being confused. Earlier this year, a sportscaster in Boise, Idaho did an entire broadcast in character as Burgundy. Perhaps this is where Ferrell got the idea?
These, of course, would be coupled with all of the outside-the-box promotional concepts Paramount has cooked up on behalf of the Anchorman sequel, from a Scotch-flavored ice cream to those Dodge Durango commercials with Ferrell berating ballet dancers or teasing a horse.
Also, this isn't nearly the first time Ferrell has taken Burgundy out for a spin outside the confines of an Anchorman movie. Did you ever see the character audition for SportsCenter on ESPN?
So, awareness is high for Anchorman 2, which begins screening for critics and preview audiences soon. As we reported, the movie will open in theaters two days earlier than planned. Until then, keep an eye on your local newscast, because you never know when Ron Burgundy might replace your favorite anchor for the night.


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Enjoy the snow just a stone's throw from Madrid.
Valdesquí resort
Skiing is one of the many alternatives available in Madrid. Have you ever thought about it? Take note, because just over an hour by car from the Spanish capital you will find three resorts where you can practise your favourite sport. Exchange the charms of the city for the pleasure of skiing for a few hours, and enjoy the beautiful landscapes that surround these resorts.
Don't miss the chance of an enjoyable day skiing at any one of the resorts close to Madrid. They have good communications and access, ideal for beginners and expert skiers alike, with pistes adapted to all levels. The plan is well worthwhile, because as well as skiing, you can also get to know the stunning countryside that surrounds the city. Make the most of the occasion. Get your skis ready, put your boots on, and head for the snowy slopes of these mountains in central Spain.
The closest resort to Madrid is Puerto de Navacerrada, just 52 kilometres away on the A-6 motorway. It has a friendly, family atmosphere, along with almost 10 kilometres of pistes, many running through pine forest. The hardest runs are in the upper part of the resort, while in the lower area there are easier pistes, ideal if you are skiing for the first time. If snowboarding is your thing, then you are in luck - there is a piste here for boarders only. This resort is in the heart of the Madrid mountains. You can get there easily, even if you do not have a car - there are buses and regional rail services daily from Madrid.
Not far from Navacerrada, beyond the Cotos pass, there is another interesting option: Valdesquí. Take advantage of its 22 kilometres of skiable area, with 27 quality pistes, most of which are fairly straightforward. This is also a good destination if your are taking the little ones. The resort offers an interesting package for children, including ski pass and equipment hire. The slopes and mountains of the region are covered in pine forest and offer picture-postcard beauty in the winter months - don't miss them. Access from Madrid is easy, both by road (bus or car) and using regional rail services.
Meanwhile, 115 kilometres from Madrid, in the province of Segovia, you will find La Pinilla. One hour by car on the A-1 motorway takes you very close to the village of Riaza, and this area's largest resort, with 22 kilometres of pistes, most of which are red runs - fairly difficult. This is a quiet resort - not too busy but very lively. You will notice this as soon as you arrive. In the winter months, for example, you will find sporting events held here such as dog-sledging, snow-bike and snow-running races.
As you can see, there is no excuse not to enjoy the snow in the Madrid region. Fun is guaranteed. What are you waiting for?
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There is probably no other building that better reflects how Germany perceives itself than the Federal Art Gallery in Bonn – known in German as the Bundeskunsthalle. A gallery devoted to art that is cosmopolitan, transparent, multifaceted and historically aware but that also has an eye to the future.
With its dark patinated steel columns, 16 in number, symbolising Germany's federal states and its three eye-catching towers representing the artistic triumvirate of architecture, painting and sculpture, the building designed by Austrian architect Gustav Peichl on Friedrich-Ebert-Allee in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Bonn – former capital of West Germany and present-day UN city – is as symbolic as it is distinctive.
Since 1992 the gallery has hosted important exhibitions in the fields of art, cultural history, archaeology, science and technology. From 'Napoleon and Europe', 'Masterpieces of Classical Modernism' and 'Byzantium' to 'The surviving treasures of Afghanistan', 'Global Change' and 'Arctic – Antarctic', the programme is as multifaceted as the interests of its visitors. The gallery's forum hosts conferences, symposiums, readings, performances, film screenings, plays and dance performances, and Museumsplatz square serves as a venue for summer concerts. As well as an ever-changing display of sculptures, the rooftop garden has a beer garden and affords wonderful views of the city and surrounding area. At the Federal Art Gallery in Bonn, there is plenty to see – wherever you look.
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During Spring Break at Liberty University this week some students are learning how to follow Jesus by following in the footsteps he took on Earth.
Campus pastors Johnnie Moore and Clayton King are leading students on a study tour of Israel. Sites include the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Dead Sea, and the Temple Mount, among many other significant locations where Jesus led his ministry.
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So, today is the last day for end-of-year retrospectives. We've got at least one more of our own. Today: Bad, bad referees.
I always find it laughable when people argue on behalf of instant replay by saying "the important thing is that we get the call right." Because from what I can tell, those clowns in the replay booth are even worse than the bozos on the field.
As every fan in America can tell you, referees are at best, incompetent hacks and at worst, evil henchman in a worldwide conspiracy to destroy fairness and accuracy. And why are they always out to get your team? That can't be a coincidence, right?
In 2008, they apparently got tired of just fixing games and destroying hope and switched to just straight up using physical brutality to attack and intimidate players. Sure, we try to fight back, but they are a craft bunch, with their little whistles and their balls and strikes counters. They're always plotting something, but we're on to them now.
At least bookies are able to benefit in some small way from all this awfulness. It's about time someone looked out for them.
• In the land blind referees, Ed Hochuli is, of course, their king.
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• In the NBA, sometimes the game is not over, even when it's over.
• Hey, ref! What are you? Drunk? Oh wait, you are.
• This soccer ref probably wishes he was drunk. At least then he'd have an excuse.
• You know you made a bad call when the parents' lawyers get involved.
• Of course, it's not a high school playoff without inadvertent whistles and lawsuits.
• Do you blow your filthy, lying whistle to make your horrendous calls with that mouth?
• Even fake refs can't be trusted.
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Indians turned to Twitter and Facebook to vent their anger over the rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi on Dec 16.
On Monday, some of the strongest criticism was for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a televised statement asking people to stay calm. Mr. Singh was referring to protests in the capital over the weekend, which had turned violent, injuring some 85 protesters and police personnel.
Mr. Singh, in his statement, promised the government would take steps to ensure the safety of women in India.
But at the end of the video, Mr. Singh looked up from his written text to ask "Theek hai?" (Is that okay?). It appeared as if he was asking the cameraman or producers if his performance was adequate.
Twitter-users latched on to Mr. Singh's "Theek hai", with some saying that this was the only moment in an otherwise dry speech in which he showed any emotion. "Theek hai" became the most trending phrase on Twitter in India on Monday.
"Sorry, but PM's speech was without feeling, wooden and totally unequal to the situation. The 'theek hai' at the end revealed it as theatre!" tweeted TV personality Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose).
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) said Mr. Singh's expression when he said "Theek Hai" "was d most Candid & Natural expression I have EVER seen from him.:)"
Other tweeters said that things were in fact not okay, as the alleged rapists had not yet been punished. "No Mr Prime Minister it is no longer #TheekHai ," wrote Prakash Sharma (@Prakash_Sharma), a regular Twitter user. He added "We are done with this status quo, chalta hai (everything goes) attitude."
A spokesman for Mr. Singh declined to comment.
Another politician drawing flak on Monday was Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, who told TV channel CNN-IBN (@ibnlive) on Monday, that the government cannot meet with all protesters everywhere. "Tomorrow Maoists may demonstrate I cannot go and meet them," Mr. Shinde said in the interview.
Twitter users were angry that Mr. Shinde was comparing anti-rape protestors to Maoists. "Wat do u want to indicate by comparin d protestors to maoists Mr.Shinde #stopthisshame," wrote Twitter user Prachi (@prachi_pr).
Others noted that it was the government's job to meet the demands of the people. "Honestly if the HM refuses to have a dialogue with the Maoists. Then who will? How will the Maoists issue be ever sorted?" wrote Ashim Sen (@masenproduction).
Attempts to reach a spokesman for Mr. Shinde were not successful.
Meanwhile, people are signing up for an online petition – being widely circulated on Facebook – asking for fast-track courts to try rape cases and for more stringent punishment.
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