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For those interested, here are some pictures & comments about the recent crossover, binding post, and interconnect upgrade on my SDA 2s.
My intent in this upgrade was twofold. First, I had have not soldered anything in years so it was a chance to re-learn things. I have a pair of SDA 1Cs that are currently my main speakers and chose not to practice on them. The 2s have four crossovers so I figured that would be a lot of practice. Secondly, I was curious about the sonic differences between the before & after and thought the dimensional tweeter added a nice twist.
Just so we dont get into component quality, my basic goal was an inexpensive upgrade. Not cheap, mind you just less expensive given the four crossovers and the inherent value of plain SDA2s versus SDA 1Cs. For that reason, I chose Solen Caps and Mills Resistors along with parts I had laying around (banana plugs, wire, etc.). Not the cheapest upgrade but definitely not the most expensive. The goal was to cost-effectively modernize 21 year old speakers that I will eventually use as surrounds.
Yes, I will probably upgrade the tweeters next but wanted a comparison of each upgrade so its a one-step-at-a-time and listening thing.
One thing I did not get done (yet) is to put in a toggle switch to turn the dimensional tweeter on and off. Im having trouble finding a toggle with a long enough shaft. Ill get to it eventually.
My thanks to all those upgrade contributors and posters that inspired me to take a shot at this. The soldering video links from Ricardo were handy, as was the upgrade project post from DarqueKnight. A special thanks to avguytx whom I could not have done this without. He in fact even offered to do it for me, helped me get the right parts, and bailed my out of a couple of soldering mistakes. Also thanks to nspindel for moral support, a couple of spare tweeters, and help in getting the pictures uploaded.
Heres basically what I did:
1. Replaced all the basic caps & resistors and eliminated the Micas
2. Eliminated the Poly-switches and replaced them with wire jumper
3. Replaced the Input connectors with better jacks
4. Added a set of banana jacks into the binding post cup and wired them into the SDA interconnect jack. That way I could upgrade the interconnect cable quality but still maintain the usability of the original blade/blade connector
5. Replaced a few suspect connectors, wire runs, etc.
6. Eliminated a few vibration rattles (hot glue)
There are two other posts with parts costs, and basic methodology.
Speakers in question
Original Crossovers
Close-up after removal
After pulling the right cabinet crossovers, I added the new Binding Posts for the Interconnect Cable. The new jacks allow cable experimentation but still leave the IC jack intact. New jacks get 14-gauge to the crossover.
Inside View Right Speaker (Left would be reversed)
Back to the completed Stereo crossover
Poly-switch now replaced with wire jumper
SDA crossover complete
Assembly begins, completed bind post cup
One mounted, One ready to mount
Testing and Checking for Fires

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Manoj Joshi in Mail Today:
The general elections may be around the corner, but Pakistan continues to careen dangerously out of control. Specific incidents and events are not the issue, but the totality of developments that have been taking place, beginning last year.
A convenient date would be March 9, 2007, the fateful day on which President Pervez Musharraf began his ill-advised campaign to edge out Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry from the country's Supreme Court. This enraged the community of lawyers, who have since led the civil protest movement against Musharraf.


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By Roger Gallagher
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Thomas J. Bedford died around 11 p.m. Thursday. He would have been 95 this April. Most of us who got to know him over coffee at the local YMCA, and listened to his many stories, called him Jack or Tom. He answered to both. It didn't matter as long as someone sat with him, sipped a cup of coffee and let him talk. Being at the Y where he could socialize to his friends was the highlight of his final days.
To many who didn't know him, Jack was an old codger from the veterans home, confined to a wheel chair in the final months of his life, who liked to relive his past, and when he'd repeat some of them, we'd sit and listen respectfully.
Many people who walked by never gave him a second glance. He was just another old man in faded jeans, a loose windbreaker and a well-worn military cap, speaking in a weak, rasping voice. But oh, what they missed by not sharing time with Jack.
He was born in Alabama and grew up on a farm. Learning the lessons of hard work, he was fast at picking cotton and he walked three miles to school. Jack entered Auburn University with only $25. He worked part-time jobs to remain there.
Short of graduation, Jack passed the test to become a one-year student at the Naval Academy, where his class underwent instruction and testing to qualify them for duty in the Navy. Incidentally, he told me that he sank like a rock to the bottom of the pool at his swimming trial. A career Navy officer who never did learn to swim.
He was assigned to submarines — according to him, a dirty, smelly, stifling hot or very cold and noisy, cramped duty. In Jack's words, "We got to know each other very well."
During the Japanese bombing of Manila Bay, Jack's sub spent the entire day on the bottom of the bay, and that night, they left in such a hurry for Australia that the only clothes he had for the next 40 days were a pair of shorts and one shirt. His clothes were at the laundry in Manila.
Short on fuel, they refueled on the way at New Guinea and pulled away under artillery fire from shore, managing later to torpedo two Japanese ships on the way.
After two patrols on the sub, where he was depth-charged at least twice, he was assigned to a LSD, a huge repair ship that pulled up to the beach, took in damaged vehicles, trucks or tanks during an invasion, fixed them while under fire and put them back into service. His ship was attacked twice by Kamikaze aircraft, but he escaped injury.
Jack served on the LSD during 11 of the 12 invasions in the Pacific. The only battle he missed was Iwo Jima. That put him in a very select group of Navy personnel, and his pride for having served in such a vital capacity was obvious whenever he spoke about it.
He also served on an oiler in the Korean War, and during one frigid storm, he fell down a flight of icy stairs and injured his back, which bothered him for the rest of his career. He often mentioned to us how much he hated the cold after that Korean winter.
Other duty included flying over the North and South Poles on separate resupply flights and, a few years later, directing a burial detachment in Oklahoma for the servicemen who were brought back to the state after being disinterred on foreign battlefields.
When I asked how he felt each Friday, he'd answer, "I'm still here." In my imagination, Jack is still here every time I sip coffee at the Y. A participant in two of America's greatest wars, he wasn't just another old man reminiscing to unconcerned strangers. He gave us stories that will always remind us how lucky we were to know Cmdr. Thomas J. Bedford, a Navy veteran whose lineage goes back to relatives on the Mayflower.
If you know any veteran, please sit and listen to them and enrich your life.
Roger Gallagher, a Norman resident, is a veteran.
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Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, Annually
Our Liturgical Setting: In today's gospel, John 3:13-17, Jesus refers to the incident related here. "And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life," Jesus says. The lifting up of the Son of Man means all of his being raised on the cross, being raised from death, and being raised to the right hand of the Father. So, as is often the case, the gospel takes a symbol, a stance, or an action from the Hebrew Scriptures and shows Jesus transforming and transcending it. Jesus makes old forms obsolete, introducing something unexpected and, if not unprecedented, "underprecedented."
The Historical Situation: The Book of Numbers tells parts of the story of the Hebrews' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, events that happened in the 13th century B.C.E. But the book as we have it was written much later. In the early 6th century B.C.E., the descendants of those earlier settlers were invaded and defeated, and many were taken as captives to Babylon. Their sixty years there are known as the Exile. When they finally got to return to their homeland, by then known as Judah, their priests wanted to help restore the nation. One of their methods was to revive a sense of the people's more glorious early history, so they retold a number of ancient stories from the time of Moses, producing what we now know as the Book of Numbers.
(Click here for a very compressed history (250 words) of the Israelite people, from Abraham, through the Exodus, then the Exile, up to the time of Jesus.)
Now this one is a strange story. In the first place, archaeologists have found small copper snakes, dating from the 13th century, in the area described. They were presumably used to ward off real snakes. But that the Lord would order the creation of a serpent statue on a staff doesn't square at all with "Thou shall make no graven images," the cornerstone of Mosaic monotheism. So why didn't the 6th-century editors just leave out this embarrassing 700-year old story? Perhaps because the monotheistic victory had yet to be won. Perhaps people were still honoring snake statues on poles. They still had reason to fear snakes (even newborn chimpanzees are afraid of snakes), and if an old superstition from folk-religion promised some security, well, why not try it? If the orthodox couldn't eradicate the practice, they could try to take over its pagan religious origins, ascribing the practice to Moses acting on God's orders. It's kind of like making a virtue out of a necessity, not the most intellectually rigourous strategy, but a serviceable one in a religion of earthy human beings.
Your Proclamation: First of all, read it slowly and pronounce everything clearly, especially "saraph serpents" and the Lord's directions about the serpent on the pole. You can't assume that your listeners already know this story or remember it from three years ago, so give them time to absorb the strange details. If you read quickly, you're implying that you take all these details for granted, as if they were the most ordinary things in the world. Well, they're not. They're strange. When you tell a strange story, you speak slowly and pause strategically to emphasize the strangeness of the narrative.
So tell it like a story, of course. Make the people sound worn out when they complain. In describing the Lord's matter-of-fact response, speak slowly and coldly. Emphasis "bit" and "died." And likewise emphasize the last word, "lived."
So the lector should prepare for this by savoring this text slowly and reverently. Notice the cycle:
Proclaiming It: The English translation available (in the commonly used lectionary among Catholics in the U.S.) doesn't seem poetic or worthy of singing. Until the right poet/musician comes along who can render the passage more beautifully, it's up to you speak it faithfully, with the solemnity that its venerable status calls for.
Don't rush through this reading, either. I would pause at each transition from phase to phase of the cylce. Read the passage now with that in mind and decide where you will pause.
|Several other commentaries on these passages. All are thoughtful, all quite readable, from the scholarly to the popular.
Links may be incomplete more than a few weeks before the "due date."
|Father Roger Karban of Belleville, Illinois, USA, writes a newspaper column about every Sunday's readings. Here are his essays for today's passages, from: Read all of Father Karban's recent columns here, at the site of FOSIL, the Faithful of Southern Illinois.
|Archived weekly column of Father Francis X. Cleary, S.J. (Log in using 0026437 and 63137.)
|Bible Study pages of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayne, Mississippi.
|The Text This Week; links to homilies, art works, movies and other resources on the week's scripture themes
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Weatherford Democrat
— GamerTagz, of Weatherford, is proud to host a fundraiser and charity car show for Dylan Hancock and the Hancock family on Sept. 20-21.
Dylan should be an incoming freshman at Aledo High School but remains in Houston recovering from heart transplant surgery. He is expected to return to Parker County sometime in November.
The Hearts of Hope for Dylan Hancock campaign, a grassroots volunteer organization, whose mission is to provide support to Dylan and his mother, has partnered with The Aledo Children's AdvoCats and the Business Development Group of Aledo. The purpose of this partnership is to build a new home for the Hancock family.
Dylan, his mother, Mondee, and his little sister, Elizabeth, will be returning to Aledo in a few months, and it is the Heart of Hope's intention, as well as that of The Aledo Children's AdvoCats and the Business Development Group of Aledo, to improve Dylan's home environment by building a home appropriate and suitable for a post-heart transplant recipient to live in.
This project has been named, "The Hancock House of Hope." All donations are tax deductible and can be made through the AdvoCats dedicated web page at http://www.aledoadvocats.com.
GamerTagz is located at 116 East I-20, Ste. 180, in Weatherford.


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MOBILE, Ala. -- The North squad held its first practice in pads this morning. Wisconsin left tackle Gabe Carimi lived up to his billing as a first-round NFL Draft prospect. Carimi, 6-foot-7 and 327 pounds, looked good in one-on-one drills against the North team's pass rushers. He fended off Oklahoma defensive end Jeremy Beal, Washington linebacker Mason Foster, Nebraska defensive end Pierre Allen over four snaps.
The pass rushers who looked pretty good included Beal and Cal defensive end Cameron Jordan. Both Jordan and Beal could be second-round picks in the draft, although draft-round projections are very speculative for many players at this stage of the scouting process. Beal is 6-3, 267. Jordan is 6-4, 283.
The North's quarterbacks are Washington's Jake Locker, Nevada's Colin Kaepernick and Iowa's Ricky Stanzi. Locker is 6-3, 230. Kaepernick is 6-6, 225. Stanzi is 6-4, 230. We'll see if Locker can have some eye-popping moments this week. He played through injuries much of his senior season for the Huskies. Sore ribs bothered him the second half of the season, and he played with a hairline fracture in a rib. Locker is a great athlete and clearly is the most mobile of the three North QBs. Tuesday's first workout was pretty routine in terms of passing by the three QBs.
Defensive linemen who looked pretty good for the South team during one-on-one and team drills included Clemson defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins, Mississippi State defensive tackle Pernell McPhee and Texas defensive end/linebacker Sam Acho. All three could be second- or third round picks. Mississippi State linebacker K.J. Wright, who worked in the middle, is a physical presence. He could be a third-rounder.
Tennessee tight end Luke Stocker made a nice one-handed catch and showed good hands overall. He's a 6-6, 253-pounder. University of Miami receiver Leonard Hankerson, a 6-3, 205-pounder, made some nice catches.
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Amy and Ryan felt like family from the moment we met them. In addition, they were really careful and exacting and specific about what they were looking for in all their wedding vendors and thet picked US- and that felt great.
The engagement portrait they did with Michael in Santa Cruz was unbelievable, both for the great locations and Michael's artistry, and for their willingness to play with him and really enjoy the process. It made a gorgeous guest signing book- we are so pleased we started including those in our packages as they have been a huge hit at every wedding.
Something about their wedding really touched us as it was beautiful to see their plans unwind and most especially to behold Amy's complete delight, joy and excitement at being a bride on her wedding day- shared by her bridesmaids. She stopped frequently during her transformation into drop dead gorgeous bride in the lovely Clos la Chance Winery bridal room to really drink in the fact that this really was her wedding day. Her joy was infectious to everyone around her.
Meg wrote to Amy afterwards about some of the things that touched us so greatly and among the things she mentioned-
-Amy's wonderful foot attire- black and white tennies for the bridemaids, and pink for her. In concert with the hot pink bridesmaids dresses and the fabulous flowers the visuals were a photographers dream! We knew Amy would be beautiful but she really was a fairy tale bride.
-The prayers Amy shared during her getting ready with her mother and Ryan's mother- real, moving, full of the love they all obviously shared.
-The fact that her mother and Ryan's parents stood with Ryan as Amy approached with her father. It was a moment of pure magic.
-The way Ryan and Amy stood for a few moments forehead to forehead in a prayer, feeling the moment as they stood ready to marry. Time stopped, it seemed to be just the two of the in the world just then.
-Even during the ceremony there was an obvious sheer delight in being there- wanting to stop and behold the guests, to drink it in, the look of amazement from Amy as her new husband put her wedding ring on her finger.
-The foot washing ceremony as they washed the feet of their best man and maid of honor, and of each other, an act of service and tenderness that was so very moving as to have Meg in tears.
-The sign hanging as Ryan lifted his new wife to hang a sign her father had made with their newly shared name.
After the wedding party boogied back down the aisle the beautiful reception just flew by- and their celebration was just as fun and fabulous as their ceremony had been profound and moving. Especially memorable were the heartfelt toasts at dinner- when Amy said she would truly be married for life you knew it was true, and we shed a few tears again as we did all day
As ever, the able energetic DJ'ing by Woody of Big Fun powered the partying and some serious dancing was happening in Big Funs fabulous lightshow. All too soon Amy and Ryan was leaving friends and family through a gauntlet of bubbles. It was a memorable day from start to finish.
Not only do we thank you Amy and Ryan for including us in your day, but we also know you are now friends of ours and so appreciate you making us feel like family that day.
We have to admit we have somewhat of a bias when it comes to couples named Meg and Michael. When they contact us we feel it is practically fate that we will do the wedding – and when we click with them as we did with this lovely couple it is so cool! We really looked forward to this day.
From the moment we came into the Madsen home and saw the plate of frog cookies commemorating Megan's kissing of the frog-become-prince we knew it would be a special day. One thing that makes for wonderful moments during the getting ready is being in the home in which the bride grew up – and that was true on this day. Being in a bride's girlhood room- surrounded with momentos, awards, photos from a life lived fully -as she prepares for her wedding is touching on a deep level. Seeing photos from Mom's wedding day and recreating them with a modern twist- those are the things that we love about the work we do.
Megan was an exquisitely beautiful bride- fresh, sparkly, glowing– (Meggie wonders if it is due to her name? ; ) To photograph her with her parents on the doorstep of their home was a moment that photographer dreams are made of. The florist , San Mateo Florist , did an excellent job recreating the feeling of Megan's mother's bouquet- again it's those little touches linking past to present during life's transitions that fuel our love for these events!
The ceremony at St. Catherine's in Burlingame was as personal as marriage vows can be as they were performed both by the resident priest, Megan's family priest of longstanding, and by Michael's great uncle. To be married by a family member- how poignant and meaningful! With time passing quickly the way it does on that day we did the extra portraits and wedding party fun stuff right there in the shaded grassy place next to the church and then had more luscious time with our gorgeous couple on the hill next to Emerald Hills Country Club –Oh we do love those extra nuggets of time paying with our couples like that!
And then the partying began! This couple was obviously surrounded by family and friends who loved them a lot- and that was a feeling in the air all evening. There was a delicious meal- the in-house caterer Dominic's was scrumptious- the abundantly-stocked candy bar kept children of all ages (and we mean grown-up ones too) busy, and DJ Danny Fisher kept everyone rocking until all too soon their last dance arrived.
Another Meg and Michael are husband and wife- and we so appreciate being trusted to be their family historians. Thank you M&M!
From the first time Cindy and Meg e-mailed each other, Cindy seemed like a kindred spirit, and long after they booked us we exchanged e-mails through what was a trying year for both of us. We had a lot in common and we really looked forward to this wedding!
We had done a family/engagement portrait for them and had a great time with Cindy, Eric, and Cindy's daughter Jenna, who was also in a sense marrying into a new family. It was a delightful time- and it was our pleasure to give them a special gift of a book including some of the images to display at the wedding. Our packages all include kickass signing books, really lovely, with linen covers, from the portraits- but one of the wonderfully unique touches at their wedding was that they used a guitar as their guest sign-in – Eric being a guitarist. We loved that!
We especially loved that Cindy and Eric included giving Jenna a necklace during their wedding. In this time of blended extended families being common we really appreciate those special moments being part of a wedding ceremony.
There were more great touches – a wicked good candy buffet, a beautiful and delish cake from Dolce and Nirvana, lovely flowers from San Matoe Florist , rockin sounds and MC'ing from Rich Amooi of Hey Mr. DJ, and a great group of family and friends eager to celebrate the union of these two.
Did we mention- they are gorgeous? The fact Michael got to spend some time with them between ceremony and reception was a wonderful gift for us.
See for yourself!
Thank you dear Cindy , Eric, and Jenna, for including us in your wonderful day!
We met Robin and Hector through our wonderful couple Julie and Charles (the Weegeels- see their wedding blog below). Not only did we get to photograph them at the Weegel's wedding, but we just love referral weddings- our couples tend to know who we are and how we work, and the friends they send have often seen us in action and will already know they are a "Meg and Michael couple". .
Their ceremony was at one of our favorite churches, Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park, and had not one but two priests presiding, including a good a friend from San Francisco, Father Ray.
Robin and Hector had so many wonderful touches at their wedding- and we adore the unique features that a couple selects to give their wedding a personal flavor. Guided by one of the very best around in party planning – F. Duncan Reyes- Events by Design , we knew that their reception at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose was panned to pay tribute from beginning to end to their Mexican roots, and it gave the celebration an especially festive and joyous flavor. From the unique choice of tequila in place of champagne for the toasts to the wonderful mariachi band and TWO piñatas- one for the adult and one for the children- this party told you beautifully a lot about this couple.
Other memorable features included luscious hors d'Ouevres from Plaza Garibaldi , a delicious dinner from Asqew Grille ,a carrot cake- proclaimed by the bride and groomn to be the BEST in the world- from Linnae's in San Luis Obisbo along with pies baked from the heart by Robin's sister-in-law, rocking sounds from Jose Mena with Jammin Music, and a really fun photo booth from Party Booths. Robin and Hector's wedding was truly a a big joyous party- and we think you will see that in the photos!
Thank you Robin and Hector for letting us share this memorable day!
From the first e-mails Meg exchanged with Emma about photographing Emma and John's May wedding, there was instant chemistry and simpatico and we KNEW we had to be there to share and record their day.
Luckily for us they felt the same way! We had the very best of consultations and they booked us on the spot- when you know you know. The instant feeling we had that they were our kind of couple continued to Michael's fabulous portrait with them in San Francisco- a set of really warm and wonderful images that Meg had a great time turning into our famous guest sign in book incorporating 35 of their favorites.
Everything that Emma told us about the day had us just salivating over the fun and photo possibilities- from the big group of loving and fun-loving friends and family from here and from as far away as Scotland and Spain, to the party bus they planned to fill with the boisterous wedding party. .
It was everything we hoped for and more. It is always special when the church is important to one of the families, and that was certainly true of John's family and St. Brendan's Church. The ceremony was lovely- and once they were at last man and wife we had the blessing of some time at Fort Point on the way to the reception at Wedgewood at Crystal Springs Golf Course.
Knowing that Emma's parents were English we had a feeling there would be some special aspects to the reception and of course there were- wonderful traditional dances that had the dancers twirling happily around the dance floor, heartfelt speeches from loving family and friends, and the special symbolic horseshoes that were given to our couple.
The flowers from Rosedale Florist were gorgeous, the catering and decoration at Wedgewood sublime, the cake from Chocolat scrumptious- but it was really the special love and energy of our couple and their families that made this day one to remember.
Thank you Emma and John for sharing this memorable day with us!
When Karen and Kyle contacted us about how very much they loved our work but lamented that they were creating a wedding on a tiny budget and could not afford us- we replied that we should meet and see if we could make something work. Their wedding was to be in March and that is normally a very slow time and one we like to have slow for other projects so we knew we could create a special package for them.
A meeting is everything- without that you really cannot know if the right chemistry is there. After that meeting we knew we had to make it work for them as they were such a sweet couple we wanted to make sure they had the high quality images that experience (and therefore higher prices) brings.
It turned out that they had planned a very short event combining wedding and celebration into three hours… and with offering coverage by Michael alone we were able to make it totally work for them. We sent Zach along as a special wedding gift.
This was the wedding that love and support built! First and foremost, Karen's amazingly talented and supportive mother Kathy not only acted as designer and coordinator but managed to be Mother of the Bride too! Karen shared that it was her mom who had the vision for the look and feel of the wedding and who "through months of hard work and elbow grease, created and arranged *all* the decor that transformed a standard community center into a stunningly beautiful wedding location. Almost everything that made the room look nice was a do-it-yourself project that was either designed, created, or arranged by my mom!"
Some of the touches that made this wedding breathe it's special life included flowers by the talented Michaela of Michaela's Flower Shop , a delicious and pretty cake from Bewitching Elegance , and first rate catering from Divine Catering.
Everything else was did-it-themselves , along with generous and loving help from both families, setting up, cleaning up, officiating by Karen's uncle, talented singing from cousins- everyone truly came together to give this sweet couple a day full of memories.
See for yourself!
Karen and Kyle thank you so much for allowing us to share your day!
When our favorite dog trainer Felix wrote to tell us that his cousin Crystal was getting married in February we instantly knew that we would love to be there. Felix has been our own dog whisperer with our border terrier Carter through his Grand Island Dog Training and we have loved having his special touch teach us to work with our beloved dog.
We really looked forward to meeting Felix's family after working with him and we were right to think it would be a great group of people! Michael had a lovely time doing an engagement portrait with Crystal and José- they were loving, warm, and easy to be with. They were introduced by a mutual friend and José had welcomed Crystal's two year old Elise with ope arms- already a sign of a special man and a sweet family.
Zach and Michael did this wedding and had a feeling that Kula Ranch Island Steakhouse would be a fabulous place for a wedding- offering one great location for both ceremony and reception and the opportunity to go to the beach for photos. We are all about having the chance to play with our couples at some point during the day – give us a little time and we will make magic!
It was raining hard on the way there but blessedly cleared up for the wedding (funny how that works!). It was overcast- perfect light for photography. The wedding took place with an absolutely breathtaking backdrop of beach dunes. We love love, and we are always enchanted and moved hearing the vows between two people who have chosen each other for life partners- but there was something particularly moving about seeing José give their daughter Elise her own ring during the ceremony as they vowed to be a family . I imagine the fact that Michael and Meg and Zach became a family at M&M's wedding could have something to do with our feelings- but you could see that everyone beholding this special moment was touched as many a tear was shed. Crystal and José wore leis and they as well as the beautiful headpieces, and bouttenieres were from Hi'iaka Florist.
Hooray- we got to head off to the beach in the limo with the bride and groom and it was a total honor to be able to share time with them on the beach right after they became husband and wife. The bright overcast beach was a great background and the weather Gods continued to bless as it started raining again only after family shots were finished and our couples was back inside ready to eat and celebrate.
The food was fabulous- a royal spread so tasty that we took Michael there for his birthday two weeks later! Crystal's Mom Dolores had made lovely centerpieces for the tables - there is nothing like the special touch that hand crafted things given in love bring to a wedding. The partying then began in earnest and there was dancing – and again a really sweet moment when Jose had a special dance with Elise.
After a yummy fresh pineapple and strawberry cake made by Alex and Olga at the Royal Deli Bakery the dancing went on under the able guidance of DJ ACE of DownLow Productions and all to soon the night was over.
Thank you Crystal, José, and Elise (and Felix!) for letting us share your special day!
Before the meeting Meg decided it would probably help them picture their day to show them photos of Fogarty Winery in the winter as we have weddings from there showing the beauty year 'round. In the end that was exactly the right thing to set their fears about the weather to rest as of course having a wedding in January you never know what will be. We showed them a wedding with the winery completely shrouded in fog, and another when it was very cold. It was clear to them that not only do we know Fogarty well, but also that they needed not worry about the weather that day since it would be beautiful there no matter what. Worry is not a good thing for a bride and groom. Our hope is that our couples will dispense with that altogether, remember that everyone around them loves them, and will just enjoy not only the weeks before the wedding but of course the day itself.
The ceremony at the chapel at St. Joseph of Cupertino was itself special indeed as Jennifer's mother and sister-in-law both work at the school and Jennifer has known the Monsignor since early teendom and graduated from the school. Little details like that are so important and we do love them so! They add to the emotions on the day- how special is that to be married in the chapel at the school you attended- married by the Monsignor. This couple was surrounded by memories, and by loving friends and family. It was a lovely ceremony and it never became anything but intimate and informal. Adding to the tender emotions, Jennifer's brother Matthew and Paul's brother Richard stood up for them as they married. The beautiful playing of the Violeto Trio accompanied their sacred vows. Lovely flowers by Bob Gilmore's added to the atmosphere.
Our slideshow choice proved to be pertinent as sure enough- Fogarty was surrounded with fog- giving it an ethereal beauty. It was too cold for Jennifer's lovely tea length dress but her warm white coat stood her in good stead and the pond was beautiful on the winter light. We also were able to offer portraits to all the families and couples- our new favorite thing to provide as with us giving the retouched art enhanced files they make a great gift from the bride and groom to their guests.
With an evening ably guided , as usual, by the wonderful Becky at Fogarty - beautiful flowers from Fowers by Design. delicious food from Four Seasons catering , a yummy cake from The Icing on the Cake , and spirited dance music from the Magnolia Jazz Band combined to create a fabulous time for our happy couple and their family and friends. It was a really wonderful day- thank you Jennifer and Paul for asking us to be part of it!
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January can be iffy in California but this day dawned sparkling , sunny, and warm by winter standards. Ellie greeted us as ever with hugs and welcomes and we were off and running down to the brides room - and our job was totally easy due to the beauty of the bride and the obvious love among her family and friends. This is our total joy in life- to be part of days exactly like this one, to be trusted to capture them as the family historians.
Natalie's spirit was evident in touches such as her fabulous blue and rhinestone shoes- giving something blue a unique flair Her uniqueness showed as well in the different bouquets for each bridesmaid- beautiful bouquets indeed by Denise Janny . One really special moment that Meg and Zach got to share was a prayer blessing said over the bride by her mom, grandmother, and several friends from their church in Texas. It set the perfect tone for the vows our couple were about to take- you could feel the support and love around them as they pledged to each other.
Such a handsome couple had Michael in total bliss taking them to the pond, the tasting room, the vineyards- January timing had them there for the golden light Meanwhile the party started with the delicious and beautifully presented edibles from Continental Caterers and the effortlessly elegant and rocking overseeing by Henry with Big Fun DJs. A special surprise was a grooms cake of a football helmet which was half the grooms University of Texas team and half the brides Texas A & M- so cute!-, both that and the artful wedding cake were crafted by Sweeteats. .
The night flew by-with lots of dancing and general joyousness until our sweet couple left with a sparkler send-off , a touch that captured the sparkly, energetic, lovely quality of that wonderful day.
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But the final day's traditional business at the meetings was the Rule 5 draft, and that included some local intrigue. North Tonawanda's Ricky Brooks, a right-handed pitcher in the White Sox organization, was selected in the Triple-A phase by none other than the New York Mets and that means he could be a candidate for the Bisons' bullpen come April. At the very least, his family will be able to quickly see him at Double-A Binghamton.
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Openwork reverses £13m loss with first-ever profit
by Jun Merrett on Feb 22, 2013 at 11:26
Network Openwork has posted its first ever profit reversing the £13 million loss it made in 2011.
The restricted network has announced an unaudited profit of £600,000 for 2012 compared to a pre-tax loss of £13.3 million it made in 2011
The loss in 2011 was in part due to £7 million of exceptional costs incurred through a restructure of the company which saw it reduce staff numbers, retrain remaining staff for the retail distribution review, and change its infrastructure.
In March 2012, Philip Martin, Openwork marketing and propositions director, told New Model Adviser® the network aimed to get out of the red and be profitable within 18 months through lowering its charges to advisers but driving more assets onto its platform and into its funds.
Mary-Anne McIntrye (pictured), chief executive of Openwork said: 'Openwork being profitable for the first time is a hugely significant milestone and is a source of great encouragement for our adviser firms, not only in knowing they are part of a stable network but also of course as shareholders in the business.
'It has been a long journey since Openwork's launch in 2005 and this marks a turning point in its history as a standalone trading company. We recognise however that 2013 is likely to be extremely challenging and we will continue to use our scale to drive revenue from multiple sources while giving our advisers all the support and tools they need to thrive in difficult market conditions.'
Earlier this week Openwork expanded its distributor-influenced fund (DIF) proposition Omnis Investments by adding four new funds. The network had announced in December 2012 that it would tie its advisers to its DIFs.
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Feb 22, 2013 at 12:32
Interesting does this now mean the LLP will force a sale?report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 13:08
It amazes me that the FSA will let a companay trade if it is unprofitable for such a period of time. Someone must have deep pockets.report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 13:12
@ was it,
No sale, not until FUM exceed £5b, thats not to far away!report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 13:14
Zurich have very deep pockets.report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 14:33
Clearly it is not only the insolvent banks like LloydsTSB and RBS ( The Robbing Bank of Scotland ) - who are allowed under FSA Rules to continue to trade with millions of pounds of losses. I see Scottish Wiodws advert next to this has their " ex Spert "Channel Debate ( I assume it is a TV channel debate, rather than anything " Financial " ) - as Scottish Widows are not authorised and are - introducers to Clerical Medical - also owned by Edinburgh's Nationalised LloydsTSB the Toxic Swindling Bank on Endowments, on pensions on PPI - and now fined by the FSA as being "bad payers", and fined for NOT repaying their swindled customers in ANY reasonable timescale. Try getting a Visa Debit Card out of Paul Springer TSB St Albans ? ? ? four months and running !?!report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 14:57
@ Ian Lees - losing money every year does not in itself lead to failing to meet your capital adequacy requirements. I am sure with the all the profits the banks creamed off us all over many, many years means there are plenty of reserves on those balance sheets to support their losses for many years. Now if they ran out of cash...........report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 15:08
£13.3 m loss in 2001 - £600,000 profit in 2012 means they have lost £12,700,000 it will only be profit once they have made that little lot back!report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 15:13
...."driving more assets onto its platform and into its funds". What a wonderful new RDR-permitted attitude. Adopt 'restricted' and forget 'best' advice, and then simply 'drive' business wherever it is makes you the most profit.report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 15:19
Congratulations Zurich for allowing your unwanted child a bit of space. Counting the days until the Zurich single-tie is announced though. Poor ascentric/IFDL's platform will be yet another victim of the Z machine.report this
Feb 22, 2013 at 16:55
Your a little out of date, those single tie days are long gone.report this
Feb 23, 2013 at 07:43
Without wishing to be picky, it is only after the lost money is made up that profits may start - after extraordinary expenses - as Harold Wilson once said " the pooond in yir pocket ......" However, the comment on single tie . . . is dead is a distraction from reality. For instance check the " restricted advisers" check insurance company sales forces / consultants, or as introducers to other insurance companies . . . and check their pay structure . . .commissions by any other name as demonstrated in Court against the false and misleading claims of " Equitable Life", Directors . . . when they paid their " appointed representatives " ( for "dissapointed" returns ) commissions . . . to incentivise them . . . to sell their highly charged products. I received oncentive payments as a broker consultant at scottish widows - being remunerated ( rather generously ) for selling direct - in competition with Brokers ( in those days ), and in conjunction with chartered accountants ( for we did not have too many Certified Accountnats in Scotland ) - where managers could remunerate - their introducers ( perhaps keeping some for themselves - for they had total control - with the blessing of Directors of this mutual company ). Now, the leads come from LloydsTSB - as the employees scour clinets savings and payments into this Edinburgh based bank - as owners of the shoddy widows - who are not authorised under FSA - but claim to be " introducers to clerical medical ", but,l on scottish widows headed paper ? How does that work in the FSA's " regulated " environment ? Single ties are here and here to stay becasue the insurance companies have lost solvency - with the loss of new business income - and churning can usually only be effectiive a couple of times before consumers become aware - it usually takes the FSA longer to be aware !?!report this
Feb 23, 2013 at 08:03
@Ric Green - failing to be profitable year after year after year does mean you fail to meet capital adequacy , ( eg scottish widows - insolvent and incapable of manging client money . . . . had to be purchased by Edinburgh bank . . .TSB . . . . Scottish Amicable . . had to be purchased by Prudential . . . Equitable Life . . . nobody wanted their liabilities . . . . un purchasable to date . . . see others Phenix Resolution . . . etc etc., )unless you have awfully deep pockets ? More importantly thousgh is the on going failure and lack of competance of those in charge - needs to be addressed - and if not - reuslts in lack of confidence e.g insurance companies . and loss of confidence in endowments ( and they still provid good value ) - loss of confidence in pensions . . . and they can still provide good value ( if sold correctly ) and loss of confidence in providers -0 who refuse to look after their cusotmers e.g insurance copmaonies and their introducers eg brokers, IFA's tied agents or restricted advisers .report this
Feb 24, 2013 at 22:32
Amazing that the Life Cos will fund such losses, year on year on year. What wealth destruction for the shareholders. Any business that had to either borrow or input their own directors assets would have shut up shop long ago.
Good job there is an opaque WP fund the background writing the cheques (indirectly, of course!)report this
Feb 25, 2013 at 07:24
It's a simple matter of creative accountancy. When Openwork was Allied Dunbar, it was amazingly profitable. The charging structure for the plans they sold meant that the provider side of the business made loads of money.
When Openwork was flaoted off as a separate entity, it's business madel was exposed to the real world. Zurich continues to make shed loads of money from the legacy business, and can easily support Openwork's losses at present.
Also trading at a loss and can be a nice tax dodge, as long as the parent supports you.
The reality check will come if Openwork ever severs the ties and Openwork has to sink or swim on it's own. But thet is the same for all distribution models.
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Feb 25, 2013 at 07:59
@Chartered Mark. . . Openworks . . ."tax dodge" . . a bit like " Star Fcuks ", lots of income from UK citixens and tourists - no UK tax ? Like Gordoin Brown . . .they may pay some in a few years time ? Now that is useful ? for their " barista's " or as we really know them . . . "perky copulators ", ( in wedding speeches). The " coffee experience", add beans to a machine - let it grind them, or add coffee to the machine - fill with water, add cardboard cup , and hand over to a cusotmer . . . clearly you require excessive training for such a technical subject . . . and the purchasing fools have been hood winked into believing this . . . is the coffee experience ? ? ? It is great sales propaganda.
I would think there is great opportunites for tied agents, restricted agents who concentrate on Protection . .to the massive benenfit of their Agency Master, who given the losses of income and lack of TRUST in insurance companies ( mostly held by insolvent banks ) - elements of the remnants of the insurance industry, could start raising themseves out of their ashes ( no pun intended on their cremation . . . or funeral pyres ? )report this
Feb 25, 2013 at 08:28
@Nathan Steele. . opaque charges and abuse of with profits funds by reckless directors - who hav no commitment to their policyholders - and continue uncvallenged by the Board of Directors, the chairman - and auditors. For example I purchased a house in St ALbans with the money form Scottish WIdows With Profits funds - at a discounted rate of interest for employees. This from a " Mutual Company ", and I still do not understand it. Scottish Widows wrote to me when I left the company and asked me to repay their debt, and when I asked them " How much it was?" They said " You should know . . .becuse you borrowed the money ! ", I replied . . .Scottish Widows ( their actuaries and their auditors Price Waterhouse Coopers ) . . . as they had lent the money ! " . . and I sat tight for six years, paying no mortgage on the scottish widows owned property ( although I had to continue paying the mortgage on a property in Fife - a result of failure of Scottish Widows to adhere or accomodate their agreed contract terms - " to take over my house in Fife as part of their desire to move me south to London as part of their agreed move) without notification or interest. This included their " in house", property share ie some 32% of the entire prpoerty price - paid by Scottish Widows. I moved i 1991 - scottish widows took me to the high court in Bristol in 1996 - with no notification of any property purchased , no accounts , no interest . . . but I have always wondered how much the Chief Executive Mike DRoss and the Chairman, Chief Actuary Mr Thomson and the Board may have added to the outstanding debts . . . for their personal, and financial purposes ? Clearly PCI - who do not conduct proper audits - and who I alerted to the Fraud - refused to acknowledge or report.report this
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Sold my Horizon and bought this Eclipse to replace it. Also bought the 5153 last week after selling a few other guitars.
I like the four knob Eclipses better; sue me. I would have put it in the "something neat" thread, but rules are rules.
You grab that one on the bay? I think I saw it there. Dreamed about it for an afternoon, then it was gone.
Congrats on both. Gassss on both.
Oh but, maybe fix the black/white/black/white/black knob thing going on. Unless you're into that sort of thing.
I found the amp on ebay. I have a full set of white knobs on order for it. Thought about blacks for a minute, but I figured stock was safer.
The guitar was from a seller on Rigtalk. It sat for a few weeks before I picked it up.
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Cool crap, congas!
I love the look of those STBC ECs, but the one I had sounded like poo.
Probably because it only had 3 knobs.
The brand is not even confusing now IMO, but metalheads aren't known for their intelligence. Congrats on the new guitar.
We've got one of those on our local CL that I was kind of eye-balling. Is it full thickness?
Gfun, everyone knows the tone exists in the extra tone knob (duh) and the extended horn. It has Suhr SSV and SSH+ pickups in it, each with a treble bleed wired on the volume pot and a coil-split wired to the tone knob. It sounds good, but since I'm also working with a new amp, it's hard to say how it stacks up to anything else I have. The guitar plays really nicely, though.
Exhibit, there's still a similar one (another 04) on ebay, but the guy has no feedback, to pls take careful™.
RK, though I appreciate your concern for my cognitive and mental stability, in this case it was more a quick jab at the additional brands ESP has to establish and define than actual confusion on my part. Do you even quip?
I haven't seen one with a regular horn in so long, I forgot what they looked like. Awesome.
Very nice! How you liking the 5150 3? I'm having to send mine in to Fender for some repairs right now , unfortunately. Love the amp though.
I'm liking it so far. Channel 1 is brilliant. Channel 2 could use another 1-2 notches of gain. Thus far, I'm not finding anything useful on channel 3 after about 1:30. It get noisier, but not any better. I'm finding I sit at one notch before 12:00 on the gain with my main RRR with the Norton, and one notch after 12:00 with the EMGs.
The mid knob is the key on all of the channels. Huge changes can be dialed in with that mid knob.
*Edit - I should note that mine has been modded by "Kruse Kontrol" with their Super Sonic Mod. Not exactly sure what it does, but it's adjustable with a pot on the back, and it seems to dial out mid level mud. Not that the amp is muddy, but that's the best description I can give.
Sort of the same, sort of different. Not sure how I feel about the 3 knob setup. Het Set is interesting. Will have to play through the varieties of pickups when I get this thing setup to see what is working for me.
Thankee Sai Exhibit.
Still can't believe I sold that one so spur of the moment.. :lol
Oh well, hope it treats you well post-setup! Let me know what you think on those pickups. I reallllly dug them but kind of got tired of changing my amp settings when I switched to that guitar. I still wonder how passives would have been in it.
Not a fan of the three-knob, but that green... Awesome looking axe, man. Congrats.


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I have a sub with a wire that has a single 'rca' type connector at the end but since my receiver is old it doesnt have a 'line level' port for a sub. How can I make my "speaker level" jacks on my receiver "line level" so I can plug my sub in?
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Will Bush Agree to New Investment Taxes?
As I wrote in my blog yesterday, I think that efforts in Congress to raise the tax rates on private-equity firms that have gone public and on hedge fund managers presage a bolder assault on the current capital-gains-tax rate.
Look for proponents of a higher cap-gain-tax rate to argue that having a different tax on ordinary income and capital gains adds unnecessary complexity to the tax code and is somehow unfair to workers who get the bulk of their compensation through labor rather than investments. (One of several reasons for having a lower cap-gains rate is that it helps offset the effect inflation has on investment income.)
Plus, Democrats will be looking anywhere and everywhere for dough to pay for new spending programs without adding to the deficit. Already, difficulty in doing so is causing them to scale back efforts to eliminate the alternative minimum tax in favor of yet another temporary fix.
But first things first: Will Congress pass new taxes on Wall Street? It might either raise the tax rate from 15 percent to 35 percent on carried interest—the 20 percent cut hedge fund managers take from fund profits—or impose the "Blackstone tax," which would alter the tax status of publicly traded financial services partnerships, or PTPs. Here are a few cogent observations from political analyst Anne Mathias at the Stanford Group:
"1) At this time, odds appear slightly better than 50 percent that a bill changing tax treatment of PTPs from the capital-gains rate to a corporate rate can be enacted...If a bill is passed, this would improve odds for a carried interest bill.
2) It is still a bit too early to tell what the prospects are for the carried interest bill—it is certainly a tempting piece of legislation because it will raise tax dollars for the treasury to offset the cost of other legislation...It will definitely not be passed completely alone. So, its prospects ride to a great extent on the legislation it gets attached to in the end and also on the progress of the PTP bill proposed by Sens. [Max] Baucus and [Chuck] Grassley.
3) We expect that the timing for a financial services PTP bill to clear the committee will be early fall. It then could be attached to other tax legislation—such as a fix for the AMT or an extension of the research and development tax credit. Next steps for the PTP bill would be another Senate Finance Committee hearing to discuss the bill specifically—then another meeting to mark up a final draft and vote to send the bill to the full Senate. The House of Representatives has not specifically discussed financial services PTPs, and we would expect to see a hearing announced on this soon."
Of course, the big question is whether President Bush will veto AMT reform if it also contains new taxes on Wall Street. AMT reform does seem to be more of a Democratic priority than a Republican one, not surprising given that the heaviest concentrations of affected taxpayers live in "blue" states such as New York, California, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maryland.


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Failure of equipment at a pumping station this morning caused a wastewater bypass in Wayne County southeast of Humeston.
The city discovered the pump failure at 7:30 a.m. and installed a portable pump by 8 a.m., stopping the discharge. City staff estimate about 10,000 gallons of untreated sewage reached a tributary of Ninemile Creek, which eventually flows to the South Fork of the Chariton River arm of Rathbun Lake.
The city operator collected water samples for testing. Repairs to the pump and float switch should be completed today. The city plans to install an autodialer alarm system next week.
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Failure of equipment at a pumping station this morning caused a wastewater bypass in Wayne County southeast of Humeston.
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A Vigo County Sheriff's deputy arrested on federal charges of distribution and possession of child pornography had gone through an extensive application process before being hired as a deputy in 2011.
Sheriff Greg Ewing said Monday afternoon that he is shocked and angry that Deputy James Edward Haley Jr., 31, of Terre Haute, allegedly violated public trust by sharing pornographic images and videos of children as young as the age of 5.
"I was shocked," Ewing said. "I couldn't believe it. And that quickly turned to anger. That someone in this office …"
Haley was arrested at his Terre Haute home on Friday, and made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday. He faces one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distributing child pornography.
Investigators said they found more than 40,000 images of child pornography on Haley's personal laptop computer and a storage device.
Haley was among the first group of deputies hired after Ewing took office in January 2011. In an interview in his office Monday afternoon, Ewing said that Haley had experience with the West Terre Haute and Seelyville police departments before he applied for an opening with the sheriff's department.
Ewing said the hiring process for each deputy candidate included background checks, a psychological evaluation, and interviews with friends and family about the candidate, prior to an application being submitted to the sheriff's merit board for consideration.
Since his arrest, Haley has been placed on paid administrative leave from the sheriff's department. The sheriff said he plans to call an emergency meeting of the sheriff's merit board following an internal investigation. The merit board will be asked to proceed with terminating Haley, Ewing said.
Even though Haley has not been convicted of a crime, the sheriff said, he has violated the department's code of conduct and the public trust.
The criminal complaint filed in federal court states that "Haley admitted downloading child pornography from the Internet via a file-sharing program, and storing the material in his laptop computer and a Maxtor external storage device. He admitted doing this for at least the past six months."
Ewing said that Haley's department-issued laptop computer has now been examined, and no pornographic images were found on it. All department computers undergo an annual check to make sure they are in compliance with an acceptable use policy, the sheriff said.
All of Haley's department-issued equipment, including his patrol vehicle, have been seized by the department.
Ewing told the Tribune-Star that on Friday, he received a phone call from Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter about the arrest of Haley. Later Friday, Ewing learned that the case had been turned over to federal prosecutors, and that he was not allowed to comment about the case to the public until after Monday's arraignment.
That allowed public speculation about the arrest and charges against an "unidentified deputy" to run wild, Ewing said, but it was important to preserve the integrity of the federal case.
A voluntary staff meeting of the sheriff's department was planned for Monday evening to allow anyone within the department to talk about the Haley arrest.
"The deputies and those who worked with him are going through the same emotions," Ewing said. "They're shocked. They had no idea. And then they got mad."
"We all wear this star as a symbol of public trust," Ewing said of his badge, "and Mr. Haley violated that trust."
The sheriff said that he is also heartsick about the children victimized by the pornography.
"Every one of those children is a victim," Ewing said. "Those aren't just pictures on a computer. And it's infuriating that it's a law enforcement officer" who is charged with downloading the images.
Haley appeared in federal court on Monday morning, accompanied by defense attorney Joseph Etling. Magistrate Craig McKee set a Thursday detention hearing to determine whether Haley would be given pretrial release or held pending trial.
If convicted, he faces a federal prison sentence of five to 20 years, a fine of up to $250,000, supervised release for life, and registration as a sexual predator.
At a news conference following Monday morning's hearing, Vigo County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rob Roberts said that if the case against Haley had been filed under state law, the charges would have been class-C and class-D felonies. A class-C felony is punishable by two to eight years in prison, while a class-D felony has a sentencing range of six months to three years in prison. If Haley were to receive good-time credit in state prison, he would have been incarcerated at most for four years, Roberts said, while the federal sentence has a minimum of five years.
"Sometimes, the state penalties don't seem like they are enough," Roberts said, "and so we are thankful we are able to partner on this case with the U.S. Attorney."
U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett commended the Indiana State Police for its investigation in the case and the county prosecutor's office for the collaborative effort.
Hogsett said that an ISP investigator who connected to a computer through an online peer-to-peer sharing network was able to download more than 100 child pornography images from a computer that was eventually traced to Haley.
ISP Sgt. Joe Watts said the ISP Crimes Against Children unit works nearly around the clock to identify and apprehend those who prey on and exploit children.
"These men and women assigned to this elite unit are fiercely dedicated, highly trained and possess some of the most advanced computer systems and software to date," Watts said, "all in an effort to do what was done here today — arrest persons who are and have the potential to pose a danger to our children."
Hogsett said the investigation continues into the other participants in the peer-to-peer sharing network.
"Child exploitation cases are always significant for me as a parent, but as a member of Indiana's law enforcement family, the allegations made in this case are particularly troubling," Hogsett said.
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casey's circus
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Well, it is Florida. I never really understood why Florida attracts these huge random news stories that seem to take on a life of their own – drawing every Nancy Grace, live truck, and iphonarazzi™ to our neck of the woods. I've covered a more than a few of these. The abduction and murder of Carlie Brucia, Terry Jones, the pastor who hosted Burn a Koran Day, and Terry Schiavo. All three were elevated by the media and, yes, I […]
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