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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Earlier this month KnCMiner has announced that they are ready to start shipping the Titan Scrypt ASICs and they are apparently already doing so, though a bit late than they initially announced. Users on the Bitcointalk forum are reporting that they are seeing status updates on their pre-orders for the first batch of KNC Titan Scrypt ASIC miners that are apparently being shipped and they are getting tracking numbers. The pre-order price of the 300 MHS KnCMiner Titan Scrypt ASIC miner was $9995 USD without VAT and since their initial announcement they have been upgraded to 300 MHS hashrate (for the first batch) and to 400 MHS for the second batch. With the current price and the expected difficulty increase for Litecoin and other Scrypt-based crypto currencies the ROI time for these machines does not promise to be short. Not to mention that users that have received their units already are not too happy with the results – hardware issues and lower than advertised performance seem to be common, higher power draw than advertised is also reported and each cube still has a single PCI-E power connector for 250W+. Could KnC be following in the footsteps of BFL, decent start and then starting to disappoint customers more and more until the company gets shut down by the government?
– Check the user reports about their pre-orders of KNC Titan apparently being shipped…
Today KnCMiner has announced that the company is ready to finally start shipping the much anticipated Batch 1 of Titan Scrypt ASIC miners to the customers that have preordered the devices. The pre-order price of the 300 MHS KnCMiner Titan Scrypt ASIC miner was $9995 USD without VAT (initially it was just 100 MHS) and when the preorder was announced earlier this year this may have looked like a good deal. Now however the situation is not so good and the 300 MHS units that are about to start shipping in Monday next week, according to KnC, will need quite a lot of time to just even ROI in the current market conditions. If the difficulty remains at the current level as it is at the moment you would still need about half a year just to ROI what you have paid for the miner and we know that once these ASICs start shipping we are going to see a serious increase in the total network hashrate and difficulty for Litecoin…
In fact the people that have pre-ordered or are considering pre-ordering the Batch 2 KnCMiner Titan Scrypt ASIC miners might have more luck and get faster ROI time as their units that are supposed to start shipping sometime next month will be upped to 400 MHS hashrate and cost $6995 USD without VAT. Even though these miners at that price are also not so attractive in the current market situation, so the interest in them will probably not be that high now, especially when the competition is also preparing interesting and more affordable products with higher hashrate and lower power usage.
But back to Batch 1 miners, these 300 MHS Scrypt ASICs will be broken down to 4 separate cubes using the design that the company's 3 THS Neptune Bitcoin ASCI miners relied upon and will have a total power consumption rated at 1160 watts. This also means that each of the cubes will use almost 300 watts of power, so hopefully KnC will equip these with two PCI-E power connectors instead of just one like on the Neptunes. The announcement from KnCMiner that they are ready to start shipping the Titans did contain something interesting as well, namely the following "The Titan was designed for several variants of the Scrypt algorithm, including Scrypt-N". This suggests that the Titan will also be capable of mining Scrypt-N coins at a lower hashrate than that available for Scrypt-based crypto coins.
KnCMiner has released an update regarding their upcoming Titan Scrypt ASIC miners, according to the manufacturer they are already finishing the first run in fabrication of the chips this weekend with wafers being sent to the next step: encapsulation. After that the finished chips will be sent to Stockholm, Sweden, where they'll move into the testing and assembly phase, and then the finished miners will be prepared for delivery. The company has also announced that the Titan chip will use a PCB (board) with the same physical dimensions and footprint as the ones used by the Neptune SHA256 ASIC miners, while requiring substantially lower wattage as well as the same new modular design system for the miner itself.
So it seems that KnCMiner will be able to meet the Q3 delivery schedule for the Titan Scrypt ASIC miners, with the company probably starting to ship the devices sometime in September. That however does not come as so good news for the people that have pre-ordered the miners early expecting to be able to make a quick ROI and get some nice profit. With the current Litecoin network difficulty that continues to increase all the time and the not so good market price for the LTC at the moment even getting a return of the initial investment seems like a hard to achieve goal, let along to make some profit. That is of course if the market conditions continue to be unfavorable for the Scrypt ASIC miners – increasing difficulty and declining price of LTC. The fact that we are still probably a month away from the Titans starting to get into the hands of miners along with the fact that other ASIC manufacturers also expect to have products ready for delivery by that time does not make things seem so bright for the customers expecting their Titans.


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Six El Centro College sophomore students completed a design challenge presented to them by the Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA) this past November. The students had four different art pieces to use as inspiration. In keeping with the art, the students worked to create their own fabric, special treatments or shapes. This was a big learning opportunity for several students as they learned how to paint on fabric using aerosol spray paint, normally used for toning silk flowers. The garments are on display the entire month of December at the TVAA gallery in the Plaza of the Americas in downtown Dallas.
Sue Dhaliwal, Vice President of Membership for TVAA, gave a presentation to the students about art and design and how art can enrich the design process. She covered design elements/principles such as color/form/lines/textures and more.
The students that participated represent the diverse culture at El Centro; one student is from Brazil, one is from Israel, and the rest are from Dallas.
Many students come into the fashion design program at El Centro not having ever sewn a stitch. The Associate of Applied Science in Fashion Design program teaches them everything they need to know, from sewing, tailoring, sketching, draping, pattern drafting, color theory, fashion history, to collection planning and production. The program is approximately two years long.

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In the ring, 'The Raging Bull' Manny Fernandez was tough, wild, bloody
and unpredictable, a bane to both opponents and promoters. But now he's
taking on a multitude of health issues, some brought on by wrestling,
others by his time fighting in Vietnam. Having just had surgery in late
June, and now facing five more surgeries in the upcoming months, he's
realistic about his chances for survival, but hasn't lost his will to fight.
"I just try to take it one day at a time. I know that I've got limited
time according to my doctors," Fernandez told SLAM! Wrestling from home
in northern California on July 3rd. "I don't believe in those bastards,
and the first time I see one with a halo around his head, then I'll
fucking start believing."
He had surgery on June 25 and got out June 28, having had a busted
suture fixed and exploratory work done on his liver. "They wanted to see
how bad the damage is, to assess what I need to do," he said. "I knew
almost two years ago that I had a bad liver from a wound that I got in
Vietnam. I never paid attention to it during my 25 years of wrestling
... It got real bad a year ago, started bleeding, waking up bleeding
through the nose and mouth. I knew something was up."
The Raging Bull has weighed his options, but keeps coming back to the
experience of his frequent opponent and long-time friend Wahoo McDaniel,
who died in April 2002 of complications
from renal failure and diabetes. Fernandez, 48, is not expecting to ever
receive a replacement liver; in fact, he's decided against it. "I've
been on a waiting list since they diagnosed me. It's not something I'm
going to do anyway. One of my best friends in the world, and one of my
toughest competitors, Wahoo McDaniel, he waited all those years to get
his kidneys. Then he got his kidney and three months later he was dead.
There's no guarantees in life. I've known that for a long time."
A list of his upcoming surgeries is daunting, though covered by the
government as a combat veteran. "Both my knees are going, my hip and my
back's real bad. What I mainly want to get back is both my hands. I've
got that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome so severe that I lose the grip in my
hands. So I've got that I've got that coming up on the 21st. Once I get
my hands back, I told the doctors to tell me about my knee replacements,
anything replaced in my back."
Born in El Paso, Texas, Fernandez moved to near San Jose with his family
as a child. He got involved in football and amateur wrestling, but grew
disillusioned with the sports. Seeking new challenges, Fernandez joined
the Navy to see the world. With the war in Vietnam coming towards its
conclusion, Fernandez became a Navy S.E.A.L. and served his country.
Upon his return to the U.S., he was disillusioned by the protests
against the war.
"I've been diagnosed, since I've been going to treatments, with PTSD
[post-traumatic stress disorder], which is basically combat disorder.,"
he said. "Most of my anger came back from the days when we came home
from Vietnam. We still had people protesting, calling us baby killers,
losers and shit like that. I never really shed that and was always anger
about that shit, and sick of people, the weak-ass bastards who didn't
have the balls to go and fight."
His mother prodded him to do something with his talents. She worked the
phones, calling college coaches to find a place for Manny on a football
roster. One of the coaches from UCLA who knew of Fernandez had
transferred to West Texas State, and brought him in.
Fernandez was an unknown quantity, an older student with a horrific
stint in Vietnam buried within him. "Them guys went through hell with
me! They thought I was an incoming freshman until they found out I could
whip all their asses," he recalled with a chuckle. "I got kicked out my
first week of football camp, though, because I had a habit of sleeping
with a gun under my pillow. They tried to dental floss my toes together
and I came out with a gun in my hand, come out of that thing, you should
have seen them guys drop to the ground. I had to explain to them that I
was an ex-combat vet and there were still things that spooked me. Nobody
messed with me after that though!"
West Texas State had an amazing past with pro wrestling as well, having
had Terry and Dory Funk Jr., Dick Murdoch, Dusty Rhodes and Blackjack
Mulligan go through its doors (and later Ted DiBiase). Fernandez fell
into league with some of the pro wrestling elements, and it made sense for him to
make the leap to the squared circle.
"I go back to the roots of where I was created, in my mind, it goes back
to where I trained to become a Navy S.E.A.L. We became a brotherhood of
guys who believed in one another. That happened to me a second time at
West Texas. I met Murdoch and the two Funks and Mulligan. It was a
brotherhood of men that believed in one another and used one another to
make a great living," he said, turning his attention to today's pro
wrestlers. "That's just faded; it's disappeared now. There ain't the
things, it's just sad to watch the younger generation of wrestlers, they
have nobody to look up to."
He is proud of the hard road he had to take to succeed. "I got into this
business because I had to prove myself to a bunch of people like Dick
Murdoch, Terry and Dory Funk, Blackjack Mulligan, Adrian Adonis was a
helluva damn shooter. Then when I went to Florida, I got to shoot with
Karl Gotch, Jack and Jerry Brisco, Hiro Matsuda. I mean, I had to prove
myself. How many of these idiots could even get into the ring with a Lou
Thesz and try to keep up with him, even at his age when he was around,
God bless his soul?" He is thankful for the men that took him under
their wing, and "decided that I was a good guy because I wanted to fight
everybody all the time."
Over his 25-plus years in wrestling, Fernandez developed a reputation
for toughness, unpredictability and wildness. Yet he could wrestle in
wild, bloody hardcore matches with Terry Funk or Wahoo McDaniel one
night, and face off against a wrestling virtuoso like Dory Funk Jr. the
next without missing a beat. "It was total chaos with Terry and Dory
Funk was that slow, deliberate beat the hell out of you thing. It was
night and day. I went from going 100 miles an hour to two miles an
hour," he recalled.
Florida was definitely a favourite place for The Raging Bull to wrestle,
primarily because of the promoter Eddie Graham. "He took very good care
of me. I always respected him and looked up to him because he always
told me I was going to be big in this business and make a lot of money.
He always kept his word to me. So I always loved to work for him."
On many occasions, Fernandez found himself going out of his way to work
in a promotion where Dusty Rhodes was booking. "Anywhere that Dusty
would go was alright with me because I knew that I was going to be, once
Dusty would let me go out, and would say, 'Hey, I need you back' I would
be very well taken care of, and I knew I was coming in to help out the
territory get hot. So anywhere that Dusty was a booker, that's where I
would end up being. I was happy because he was there."
Fernandez had a well-earned reputation as a bleeder as well. "I could
bleed, brother! I didn't mind bleeding every night," he said. "If you
think about what's going on now, with some of these idiot organizations,
Combat Zone, and everything, they have to go to extremes to prove
themselves. Hell, back in my day, I didn't do the blade as much as
hardway. Most of the time, I did hardway. I didn't care. It's better
that way. I didn't have to worry about swallowing something or cutting
somebody else."
He has well-developed rants on the state of wrestling today, especially
hardcore matches. "Barbed wire matches were cool to me when me and
Killer Brooks had them in San Antonio because the barbed wire was used
as an obstacle instead of the tool to get yourself over. Now they do the
stupid thumbtacks. Not that I haven't done these stupid matches just to
have fun. To me, it was fun to have hardcore matches. It was always a
hardcore match in Florida against Terry Funk. Me and him beating the
living crap out of each other."
Over the years, Fernandez worked across North America, and made
countless trips to Japan. Many fans know him best for his time in the
NWA as Ted Turner's TBS SuperStation grew and broadcast matches to a
wider audience. "We made great money with Ted Turner. I was making half
a million a year," he said. The Raging Bull was teamed with Ravishing
Rick Rude for a lengthy reign with the NWA World tag titles. His former
arch-enemy Paul Jones served as the team's manager. "When I was in the
later stages of my career with Rude, I didn't care for the belts. We had
them for so long, after a while, I just didn't care to wear them. I
always got fined or got in trouble, which was a part of my career. I
always gave Dusty a headache. I always kept Dusty on his toes."
Rhodes wasn't the only behind-the-scenes figure to have difficulty with
Fernandez. While in the NWA/WCW, Fernandez was pressured to give up his
lucrative Japan deal and stay exclusively with the Atlanta-based
promotion. "I told him to take his contract and stick it up his ass.
That was me. All promoters feared me. Wrestlers feared me. They didn't
want to get into ring with me. There were very few, the guys I had fun
with in the ring that were physical, and I knew were going to be
physical, there's a handful of guys that I would consider even tough in
this business for me to work with."
Having spent the last few years doing the occasional indie appearance
and helping to train a few wrestlers here and there, Fernandez has come
to grips with his reputation. "If you believe the myth of me in North
Carolina, I'm tougher than King Kong"
He plans on returning to North Carolina, where he has four- and
five-year-old daughters, once the series of surgeries are complete.
(According to Fernandez, the Veteran's Hospitals in California are
superior to those in North Carolina.)
In the meantime, he has enjoyed the calls from old friends like George
'The Animal' Steele, the Road Warriors, the Guerreros, Greg 'The Hammer'
Valentine and Dewey Robertson. Fernandez knows that his old running
mates are concerned for him, but he refuses to have any unrealistic
belief of his immediate future. "My liver was [the doctors] main concern
... I didn't go in hoping for a miracle. I don't care what happens now.
I'm going to enjoy the rest of my life and that's it."
Greg Oliver founded SLAM! Wrestling with John Powell way back in
1996, and has been writing about pro wrestling since 1985. He is the
author of the recently published book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame:
The Canadians from ECW Press. Order it from the SLAM!
Wrestling Store. He can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
The DigitalX Mintsy service has been available for a bit already (currently in beta), but we haven't checked it until recently when we decided to register and give it a quick look. It essentally combined multiple services into one with some nice features and also some integration with the Cryptsy crypto currency exchange. What you get at Mintsy is a service where you can mine with your own mining hardware, you can sell your hashrate ot rent from other users for mining various algorithms or you can purchase a contract for mining hashrate to mine SHA256 or Scrypt-based crypto currencies or with other words cloud mining. It is all integrated into a clean and useful interface with a user friendly wizard intended to help bnot so advanced users to get started. So far, so good… things do really look like promising, or at least until you take a deeper look and do some math.
We are going to be focusing on the Mintsy Contracts which are essentially giving you cloud mining hashrate for a limited time – 1 month, 3 months or 6 months. The contract price includes all fees, so you do not pay anything extra for maintenance for example, but still the process are a bit higher than you would consider them profitable and worth investing into. Here is a quick example, if you buy a SHA256 mining contract for 100 GHS with a 30 day duration you would have to pay $19 USD for it, but with the current market condition mining for Bitcoins you would be earning just about 0.0317 BTC or about $7.2 USD at the current exchange price. Longer term contracts and for more hashrate do seem a bit better in terms of return of investment, though they are riskier, but you would still end up a bit short on what you have paid and that is if the market conditions remain as they are at the moment. The good thing is that you have the ability to mine in a pool and a coin of your choosing and soon there will also hopefully be a market for contracts where you should be able to sell them to other users if you decide to get out earlier. The situation with the Scrypt mining contracts is slightly worse, so the return of investment there and the risk is even higher.
It is up to you to decide where to invest and how much if you are interested in mining contracts, but for the moment we do not plan to go for any of the mining plans offered by Mintsy. As for using their mining pools or using the rig renting or leasing functionality, there are also better and more advanced services focused on either of these available that we would prefer.


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Waunakee shut out by Mequon in Div. 2 final
MADISON, Wis. — Senior quarterback Jake Laihinen rushed and passed for a touchdown and Mequon Homestead saved its best defensive performance for last, shutting out three-time defending champion Waunakee 14-0 in the WIAA Division 2 championship Friday at Camp Randall.
The victory gives Homestead (12-1) its fourth state championship since 1999 and its first in Division 2.
Despite going 1-for-11 on third downs, Homestead outgained Waunakee 258-215 and turned back the Warriors three times on fourth-down attempts inside its 5-yard line.
Giving up 10 points per game on the year, the Hilltoppers shut down a Waunakee offense that was averaging 40.3 points per contest during the season.
Waunakee (12-1) was looking to set a new WIAA record with its 49th straight victory, but was shut out for the first time since November 2005.


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This site from the BBC gives comprehensive information on stars: why they twinkle, what happens inside a star and more.
A short introduction to stars, followed by questions on all things star related, suitable for all age and knowlege levels.
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Beginner's information on different types of star from University of Illinois astronomy department. Covers pulsars, supernovae, dwarf stars etc.
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A nice site taking you through the life cycle of a star with some good images of the different stages of a star's life.
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Short piece on one of our closest stars.
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The James Webb Space Telescope will be able to peer into the infra red and learn more about how star begin and planets form.
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Simulations of star systems: stellar parallax and binary stars.
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Destination guide: Punta Arenas, Chile
Located on the southern tip of Chile (South America), Punta Arenas offers adventurers and businessmen a hub of activity within the surrounding Tierra del Fuego. Fly to Punta Arenas to begin an arctic cruise or boat tour, and you'll have a rare opportunity to see one of the most amazing places on Earth. Punta Arenas travel also has a lot to offer the business community. The city is growing quickly, and many entrepreneurs fly to Punta Arenas to start a new business.
Punta Arenas travel is also picking up, as an increasing number of visitors want to see the hatcheries for Magellanic penguins that are native to the area and explore the historical elements of the town.
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Punta Arenas
A sprawling metropolis on the edge of the Strait of Magellan, Punta Arenas defies easy definition. It's a strange combination of the ruddy and the grand, witnessed in the elaborate wool-boom mansions and port renovations contrasted with windblown streams of litter and urban sprawl. Set at the bottom of the Americas, it is downright stingy with good weather – the sun shines through sidelong rain.
Magellanic hospitality still pervades local culture, undeterred (or perhaps nurtured by) nature's inhospitality. The city is remarkably relaxed and friendly. Recent prosperity, fed by a petrochemical industry boom and growing population, has sanded down the city's former roughneck reputation.Easy connections to Tierra del Fuego and Torres del Paine and Argentina, and good traveler's services make Punta Arenas a convenient base for traveling. A growing volume of cruise-ship passengers and trekkers have effectively replaced yesteryear's explorers, sealers and sailors.
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Coaster Custer Chrome Sofa Table with Metal Base and Curved Glass Top
The Custer collection will help you create a sleek and sophisticated modern look in your living room. These daring occasional tables feature three arching metal legs, showing off bold curves in a shiny Chrome finish. Smooth rounded beveled edge table tops rest above for the perfect finishing touch. Accessorize your contemporary living room with the cool Custer tables and your favorite decorative items for a look that everyone will love.
This cool contemporary sofa table will help you create a one-of-a-kind look in your living room. The bold metal legs have a shiny Chrome finish, showing off their distinctive curves. A half-moon shaped beveled glass top is held above, for a sleek and sophisticated look. Place your favorite decorative items atop this table to create a stylish accent in your living room.


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Here are a few fun songs/raps on permaculture. If you aren't familiar with permaculture, it essentially is a school of thought on how to design your environment to mimic nature and create a sustainable habitat that will improve the land for future generations. We take this school of thought and apply it to our houses, gardens, food, surroundings etc. Permaculture has three ethics: Care for the earth, Care for the people, Take only your fair share.
Permaculture also has 12 principles:
1) Observe and Interact
2) Catch and Store Energy
3) Obtain a Yield
4) Apply Self Regulation and Accept Feedback
5) Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
6) Produce No Waste
7) Design from Patterns to Details
8 ) Integrate Rather than Segregate
9) Use Small and Slow Solutions
10) Use and Value Diversity
11) Use Edges and Value the Marginal
12) Creatively Use and Respond to Change


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The Essentials of Getting a Veteran Home Loan
If you are an active member of the Military, a veteran or a spouse of a member of the armed forces, you may qualify for a unique mortgage program from the Department of Veteran Affairs. VA loans offer some of the most affordable ways to finance a home purchase.
VA loans are exclusive to members of the Military and their spouses, and there are particular eligibility requirements. Here's what you need to know about qualifying for a VA loan.
Secure A Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
A Certificate of Eligibility (COE) is a document that proves you meet the requirement of being an active member of the Military, a veteran, a National Guard, a reserve member, or a surviving spouse. The COE, however, does not mean you qualify for a mortgage. It is just evidence that you are eligible for a VA loan program.
If you had previously applied for your COE but have since misplaced it, you can easily apply for another.
Check Credit Report for Errors
Your credit report determines your eligibility for a mortgage and the rate you qualify for. With a prequalifying application, we'll do a "soft credit check" to give you an idea of where you stand. When you are ready to apply, a "hard pull" will provide you with a definitive view of your financial health.
Review it for inconsistencies such as strange social security numbers, credit accounts you don't recognize, late payments that never happened, or incorrect balances.
If you find errors, dispute them with the credit bureaus. They now offer online dispute services, so correcting them goes by much faster.
Limitations of a VA Mortgage
VA loans are for purchasing primary residences, not a rental or vacation property. To make sure you indeed plan to make the property your primary residence, you'll be required to occupy the home within 60 days of closing. This may be waived if the house is undergoing significant renovations or if you are deployed. Note, however, that the spouse of the active military member can fulfill this requirement.
What Out For These VA Qualifying Mistakes
After submitting your COE, qualifying for a VA loan is straightforward. However, two actions could make your deal fall through.
Avoid Changing Employment
If you're a veteran, hold a civilian job while an active member of the armed forces, or are a surviving spouse, do not to make any changes to your employment. The length of work, amount of hours, and income all factor into the loan qualification decision. Changing employment while in the loan process could disqualify you!
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One of the factors used to determine your eligibility for a VA loan is your debt-to-income ratio which determines the amount of debt you carry compared to your income. So if you finance a big purchase, such as a car, it will increase your debt and change your ratio, disqualifying you from getting a VA loan.
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A special prosecutor was appointed this week to handle a domestic violence case in which the suspect is a Worcester police officer.
Anthony Consiglio, 51, lists his address in court records as the police station. He is charged with domestic assault and battery in connection with a June 22 incident in which he allegedly broke a bone in his estranged wife's face. She told police she suffered a black eye during an altercation at the couple's home in Worcester and learned she had an orbital fracture after seeking treatment two days later.
She reported the incident to police in July.
"The victim did not specify how the injury was received, however the victim said it occurred during a heated argument. Based on the location and severity of the injury, it appears that the victim was struck in the face and since, according to the victim, only the victim and Consiglio were present when the injury occurred, I believe that the victim was assaulted by Consiglio," Lt. Michael McKiernan wrote in the application for a criminal complaint.
The court appointed a special prosecutor from outside the district attorney's office because the suspect is a police officer, said Timothy J. Connolly, director of communications for District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. The special prosecutor is private lawyer Michael Caplette of Southbridge.
Officer Consiglio is on paid administrative leave from the Police Department during the criminal investigation, Worcester police spokesman Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said, noting that the leave is a state requirement.
Members of the Worcester Police Bureau of Professional Standards are also doing an internal investigation of Officer Consiglio, Sgt. Hazelhurst said.
Officer Consiglio's next date in district court is Nov. 7.


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I've been trying some different experiments with my art lately, mostly centered around getting away from so many lines. I have a bunch of stuff in the works that's in this vein, but this is one of them I did of Voss a few weeks back. I'm pretty happy with it, as far as "experimental sketches" go! If you look closely, you can see there's a Naaru-esque pattern on his tentacle rings, something perhaps Voss himself wouldn't necessarily wear, but I thought they looked too plain otherwise and I'd always imagined draenei jewelery contains a fair amount of embellishment and personal meaning.
Tuesday Art Day: Vosskah
October 25, 2011
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I like it. The jewelery is a nice detail and you are right. The Draenei should have elaborate, detailed jewelery. They do have the jewelcrafting bonus.
I always love your art Vid. So how do I commission one? 😛
Needs more chintacles!
He looks handsome. 😀 The eyes are particularly life-like! ❤


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The numbers suggest there isn't much to the series between the Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake since the Utah team's inception in 2005.
Columbus lead in the regular season 9-4-1, including wins in four of the five past meetings, and the lone time in seven tries the Crew didn't take full points at home was a 2-1 loss in 2006.
Yet those who have been with the Ohio club for more than two seasons know the stats don't measure the extent of a rivalry that was red-hot for several years, and still gets players motivated heading into Saturday's match at Crew Stadium (8 pm ET; watch LIVE online).
Real Salt Lake stunned the defending MLS Cup champions in the first round of the 2009 playoffs by winning 1-0 at home then rallying from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 win at Crew Stadium. The Crew sought a measure of revenge in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals in the late winter of 2011 but managed only a 0-0 draw at home and suffered a 4-1 defeat at Rio Tinto Stadium.
"For the guys who have been on the team since 2009, [Saturday] definitely means something knowing they knocked us out of the playoffs," midfielder Eddie Gaven said. "That was a tough one to swallow."
Added Columbus captain Chad Marshall: "Obviously, we have a lot of guys who are new but for the ones who were here, they remember those losses."
The Crew (5-5-4) have only six players left from the 2009 season, including 'keeper Andy Gruenebaum. Subbing for the injured Will Hesmer 11 months ago he posted a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake for Columbus' first win at Rio Tinto.
He'll be in goal again Saturday. He's not focused on past games, however, but on how RSL are second overall in points (32) with a 10-5-2 record.
"They're a great team top to bottom," he said. "If you don't have your best game against them you're probably going to come out on the wrong end of it. We know that."
Neither team will have their captain as Marshall sits again while recovering from a concussion and Kyle Beckerman is suspended because of caution points accumulation.
Even so, Crew head coach Robert Warzycha remains wary.
"They're playing good enough to say that's the team to beat even though they lost the last two games at home," he said.
The Crew might be bolstered by the return from injuries of defensive midfielder Danny O'Rourke, who could replace rookie Kevan George, and central midfielder Milovan Mirosevic. Mirosevic could possibly come in for Justin Meram to direct the offense.
"If Milo's on the field, we want to go through him, which everybody probably knows," Warzycha said. "That's why we need other people to do something."
He's considering pairing forwards Emilio Rentería and Aaron Schoenfeld in the starting lineup for the first time.
"It's about time, yeah?" Warzycha said.


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Go ahead and grieve for your lost pet
Two friends lost their dogs in the past week, which was a jolting reminder of the downside of having pets.
They don't live forever. Sooner or later, all pet owners llikely will have to cope with the death of an animal.
The good news is that many people understand how upsetting your loss can be. The bad news is that some think its just a trivial concern.
But just stop and think about it. A house pet spends as much time around you as any member of your family. They're there when you're at your best and your worst. They don't judge. They take joy in just hanging out with you.
So the first thing you need to do when you lose a pet is to realize that it's OK to grieve.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS.org) puts it this way on its website: "Animals provide companionship, acceptance, emotional support, and unconditional love during the time they share with you. If you understand and accept this bond between humans and animals, you've already taken the first step toward coping with pet loss: knowing that it is okay to grieve when your pet dies.
"Understanding how you grieve and finding ways to cope with your loss can bring you closer to the day when memories bring smiles instead of tears."
Sometimes, according to HSUS, grief will last days. Other times, it can take years. You may, or may not, pass through the typical cycle of grief: first denial, then anger, guilt and, finally, acceptance.
Sometimes you can deal with it yourself. Sometimes you need the help of friends or a support group. Don't let anybody tell you your way is wrong.
Do realize that pet loss can be especially hard for children and seniors, and help them through it. And don't forget other pets in your house; they'll be grieving the loss of their mate, too, and will need lots of TLC.
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When I think of "The Last Leaf", I think of O. Henry's story about the sick girl who clung to life only because she could still see the last ivy leaf.
When I was searching for that story so I could link to it, I found a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes titled "The Last Leaf" about an old man who has lived beyond his time.
I also found a post in a blog by a lady from the Netherlands, an e-book by James Kendall Hosmer about American and European history, a poem by Joanna Baillie , and many photos -- all titled "The Last Leaf".
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Absolutely BeautifulThis song just brought happy tears to my eyes. It's so incredibly beautiful and inspirational. 'Walk On' really touches upon something that we all can connect to- leaving all that we can behind. Great job (again), Bono, Edge, Larry, and Adam!
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walk on -what we have built together, it is all we have. Keep the good sense and , walk on at the right step, we can't see the start of the path neither the end


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Newsboys: The Way They Roll
- 2009 3 Jun
In this exclusive newsboys interview, new front man Michael Tait, along with Jeff Frankenstein and Duncan Phillips, discuss the recent line-up changes and the band's new direction. (Be sure to check out the newsboys cover story in CCM's premiere Digital New Release Guide).
CCM: Why the transition, and how did the line-up change come about?
Jeff Frankenstein (keys, bass): I don't want to speak exclusively for Peter [Furler, former lead singer], but I think that he had just gotten to a crossroads where he felt like he just wanted to get off the road, specifically for the fact that he had been on the road for 22 years! [Laughs]
CCM: Yeah, well that can wear on anybody.
Jeff: Doing about 16 records in that time, I think, and doing all the records and all the shows and stuff … So for him, I think he wanted to have that time at home and focus in more on the songwriting part of what we do and the studio part of what we do—sort of be more of the brainchild of what we do. At the same time, the touring side of what we do—it's a pretty tough job. We do a lot of shows a year, and I think when we were thinking about going forward it was like the first person that spouted to mind was Mike [Michael Tait]—obviously somebody that we go back with all the way to the first days of dcTalk and newsboys. We've known him forever, and that was the first person that sprung to mind; and Mike was available. So this is like McDonald's and Burger King coming together! [Laughs] It's really cool. We're actually calling you from the rehearsal room today. We're working on it and hoping to transition everything smoothly over the next few weeks. So it's been really cool.
Michael Tait (lead vocals): When Jeff just said that, I thought about Pete's workload. To give you an idea of how tough this is … The newsboys as a professional, still touring band, making records for many years under the direction of the creative helm of Peter Furler … He did what we [dcTalk] did longer and by himself—no toby, no Kevin. So, you think he might get a little tired. So we talked about it, you know, kind of changing lead singer and lead singer. He's kind of giving me the "keys to the office," so to speak. Actually, here's the workload ... I was like, "There's no toby; there's no Kevin." He hits it hard. I'm honored. So far, this is not a honeymoon period. This is the way it is. These guys are jewels. The fans have embraced me. And at the end of the day the fans are very similar to dcTalk fans. I'm not Peter Furler. I don't have a bald head; I'm not white, and I don't speak with an Australian accent. [Laughs]
Duncan Phillips (drums): We're working on it though. We might take him to a speech coach.
Michael: It's been a blast so far just learning the songs and the way God speaks to me and gives me new vision and thoughts on these things that Peter birthed and [the guys] birthed years before I came on board.
Duncan: I think Pete felt like he couldn't give both sides 100 percent. When you're working as many years as we have, the weight or responsibility that you feel … He was really responsible for the records, really being the taskmaster behind them and also for the live show … There's only so many days in a year, so many hours in a day … And it was just after 22 years, if you can imagine, so he couldn't give 110 percent to both, which he had all those years. So now, I kind of feel that this is an even better situation where Mike is on here; he's an awesome singer. We can give the touring side 110 percent, and Pete now has the time to give the artistic side, or the recording side of what we do, 110 percent, too. So it's really like there are these two arrows flying through the air hopefully making a way bigger impact.
Michael: We feel like it's the perfect little situation. I love to sing. I love people; they're my oxygen. My dad was a pastor, and it's in my heart … Then Pete did the stage thing because he wrote these wonderful songs and the band was working. So he made it really clear that he'd rather not do that. He's back home now, [and we'll still be] working together, writing together, producing together—being creative. It works well, because we're both doing what we enjoy.
Duncan: It'll actually be a way more effective and efficient newsboys if that makes sense.
CCM: What does this mean for the long-term future of newsboys as far as future recordings? I know that the new record is already done. But on the next studio record, for instance, Michael, how involved will you be in that process?
Michael: I want to be as involved as I can creatively. But if Jeff writes 10 songs, and none of us write any more at all, I'm happy with that. What I know for sure is Jeff will be playing all the keyboards while I'll be doing all the vocals—that kind of thing. It'll mostly be vocals and sort of lead stuff I'll be doing. I'll be working with Pete and these guys on creating the new sound. I'm not changing all along what we've had there, but, of course, me being Michael Tait and even African-American will add a flair to it; and that's part of the beauty of it. And we'll see which road it takes—with dcTalk and the newsboys, so to speak.
CCM: For the next recording, will Peter do any lead vocal work at all?
Michael: Who knows?
Duncan: We don't know what it's going to look like at the moment, but I would think that probably …
Michael: toby and Kevin could join us… [Laughs] Our first show in Dallas, we were just absolutely encouraged. There was a mistake here and there, but for the most part, the people wrapped me in love and support. And you would have thought I [had been] there the entire time.
CCM: Are you going to still try to pursue some of your solo stuff, or are you going to put that on hold at this point?
Michael: For the "ccm" marketplace, newsboys is my home for sure. But if I get called by Sting or Seal … this boy ain't gonna say "no." [Laughs]
CCM: This album also marks the return of Jody Davis who used to play with you guys. So it's kind of a reunion of sorts.
Duncan: You know, it really is. Jody left the band about five years ago … And we just called him up out of the blue and said, "Hey Jody. What do you think?" And he was way into it, and he just came on board. You know what the great thing is? It's kind of the same thing with Mike as well … Jody came back, and instantly we had this feeling of brotherhood. It's like being away from your wife for five years, and then you're back with her after that amount of time. You know, being in a band is kind of like a marriage of sorts. You come together, and there are times when you definitely spend more time with these boys than you do with your spouse. And Jody was fantastic. He just came back and took off exactly where we left off. And he's actually singing better and playing better than he ever has. He's an incredible asset, and we're just stoked to have him back in the band.
Jeff: Well, with Jody, he was in the band for 10 years, and it was sad to see him go when he left. I know for me, the last couple of weeks, there's been times when I've looked to the side of the stage, and I saw Jody over there and I was like, "Whoa!" You know, we have a lot of history together and a lot of great memories together from 10 years ago, even 15 years ago. It's pretty cool to have him back with us again.
CCM: You guys have had a lot of people come in and out of your band through the years, but you've always managed to be successful no matter what. What do you attribute to that?
Duncan: When it's all said and done, it's a combination of different things. It's a combination of, first of all, the incredible management, which we've had all since day one. It's also great songs. 'Cause ultimately, you can be the best band in the world and be the best players and be the best-looking guys, but if you don't have great songs … see ya. It's those two things working hand-in-hand that have made us last this amount of time.
I think the biggest temptation when you have a really successful record is to make another one exactly the same. But you actually can't do that because you actually end up getting stagnant because the fans move on; they're listening to all different types of music all the time. So all we've ever tried to do is just write the best record that we possibly know how to write. I think if you get caught up in a fad, then that fad dies, you'll die too. So I think we've always been aware of that … But one thing I'm really proud of is the newsboys have always had their own sound. They've never been the Christian version of someone else. We strive for that, and we've always been very proud of that fact. Going forward, that's obviously going to continue. …
Michael: See all the pressure they put on me now? [Laughs]
CCM: Let's talk a little bit about your new record. Tell me a little bit about In The Hands of God.
Duncan: Did you like the Go record?
CCM: Uh-huh.
Duncan: You're going to love this one! As I was saying before, it's a record that's come together through blood, sweat and tears. We've been working on it for a long time. All we ever try to do is better ourselves. You kind of have to reapply for your job every record, and that's what we've done here. I truly believe that it has some of the best songs newsboys has ever recorded. It's a great record. I'm really, really proud of it. I'm excited to go out here real soon and start touring. So I just can't say enough about it. It's probably one of my favorite records so far.
CCM: In recent years, you've developed a techno/dance sound … Does this record have more of those elements integrated into it?
Duncan: Would you call "Breakfast" a techno song?
CCM: Yeah. And that was a long time ago …
Jeff: I think what you're alluding to is that our songs have a bit more of a European, dance/pop flair to them. I think this record has a lot of that, and production-wise it's probably pushed past Go … bigger, more orchestrated strings, pretty fully blown out—over the top style. It's definitely more of a rock record than we've done in a long time. From a songwriting perspective, it's probably one of the strongest records I would think we've ever done.
Michael: It's really cool hearing Jeff and Duncan say that. It makes me laugh and smile inside and feel good because people were asking me, "If you're part of the next project, what would you do differently?" One thing that I would not do differently, even though I could, with these guys guarding their beautiful history is … I love the element that the newsboys have in Christian music, my marketplace … When the newsboys are on stage, number one, in the past with Pete in leadership, it was always a solid show … There was ministry. The concert was an experience. Then you go home and put the record in, and you feel the same excitement [from] all the records. And that's hard to do, speaking from the recording and producing side of things. But all that to say … When people come to a newsboys concert, they're going to get rocked by the gospel and by the music!
CCM: What do you hope fans take away from this record?
Jeff: It's hard to say. There are so many different things that people take away from it. Just being on the road for the last couple months, what I've noticed on the road is that people are really coming to the shows hungry to be encouraged. A lot of people are dealing with circumstances in their lives, whether it's financial or … especially when we were in the Northeast a few weeks ago … The economy's not very good; and jobs aren't very good; and financials … where the situations are having a toll on families and stuff. I think I've seen all these people come together to a show really hungry to be encouraged and to worship and to spend quality time with their families and enjoy the music. So for us, it's really cool. You work on a record like this for a couple years, and it just goes out and you start to hear the stories back. But I think you never know exactly what that's going to be. We just hope that it encourages people. Music has such an amazing power to touch people, but most of the time, we don't get to see that so much first-hand. It's that person driving down the road at 1 a.m. driving back from work who listens to some song on your record. And you get some story back like that where a lyric touched them or something happened. So those are the cool things …
CCM: What about touring?
Jeff: There's a tour in the works for the fall. We don't have all the specifics yet, but there will be something for sure.
Michael: The dates that you have now on the newsboys website—none of that's changing. Let's put it this way, make no mistake about it, it's different, and I could never replace Peter; I'm not trying to, but just know we're brothers, and you bring a little piece of that with you automatically.
Duncan: I'd really like to thank all of the promoters who have stuck with us over the last 20 years, who have supported us all this time. There are so many promoters all over the country who have really embraced this thing. And we weren't sure, but they've pretty much all come on board, and they are just so excited about the future of this thing … Most of them just say, "It's a no brainer. Michael Tait and the newsboys?! Yeah! Give us more! Give us more!"
Michael: dcTalk and newsboys … We've kind of shared a lot of the same people along the way—[media], managers, publicists, festival promoters. That said, I've had friends of mine who [called and said], "Is this true? Is a Peter Furler/newsboys show going to be a Michael Tait/newsboys show?" I'm a newsboy now! And they go, "Well that's awesome!" We're all a part of this thing. Make no mistake about it, the music you guys make, Peter and I, we're conduits … We all are in this band. It's about the music—the songs … We'll throw in a couple dcTalk songs for sure.
For more info, log on to newsboys.com.
Check out the newsboys on the cover of CCM's premier Digital New Release Guide.
© 2009 CCMmagazine.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
**This interview first published on June 3, 2009


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Balboa Park December Nights celebrates its 34th year this weekend.
The annual holiday tradition is the largest free holiday festival or community event in San Diego.
December Nights will feature a variety of music and artistic exhibitions, including dance performances from countries around the world.
The International Cottages will also be opening their doors for December Nights to offer food from around the world including empanadas, egg rolls, fried plantains, pierogi, baklava, paella and more.
Balboa Park December Nights is a two-night event starting Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. Click here for map
On Saturday, the event runs from noon to 10 p.m. On both evenings, Balboa Park museums will be open free of charge from 5 to 9 p.m.
About San Diego's Ken Kramer will once again serve as emcee of the main event Saturday evening. Look for him at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion from 5 to 9 p.m.
Parking is available at City College, at the San Diego County Admin Building and at PETCO Park with free shuttle service to and from the park. Shuttles run from 4:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. Friday and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday. PETCO Park charges $3 at Park Boulevard and Imperial Avenue.
For those wanting to park at the San Diego Zoo and Inspiration Point, the cost is $10 and both locations offer no shuttle service.
Bus route #7 will stop along Park Boulevard.
There is a December Nights mobile app available for those interested in having food listings and activity guide on their phone or mobile device. Search for "Meridian" in the App Store or Android Market to download the free December Nights guide.
There will also be free WiFi at the following locations: House of Hospitality, Mingei International Museum, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego Hall of Champions, San Diego History Center, San Diego Museum of Art and Timken Museum of Art.
To access, click on the network titled "Balboa Park."
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The way I see it, a silk knit tie is downright essential. Not in the same sense as food, shelter, or decent bourbon, of course. But in that it's one of the easiest ways to elevate a casual tailored look without veering too far into dressed-up territory? Yep. Essential.
And if it's about three inches wide — allowing for an appropriately hefty knot with a healthy dimple below it — well, all the better. Which is why I was damn pleased to hear that The Knottery was coming out with a line of 'em when the news dropped a while back. Ditto that sentiment when Jay let me know he was going to be sending a few my way if I'd like. (Obviously, I was quick with a "yes" on that.)
I got one in brown, one in navy, and one in burgundy, and I've been working them into the rotation recently. After a bit of a road test, I'm happy to report that my initial excitement was well-founded. These things are bang-on. In fact, even at twice their modest $25 price, they'd be a steal. The fabric is nice and substantial, the construction is solid, and, like I said, the proportions are pretty much ideal in my book. Oh, and they've got about a fuckton (ed's note: that's a real measurement) of colors on offer — from blaze orange to blogger blue to my more muted hues. So whatever your inclination, they've probably got what you're looking for.
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Obituary of John P. Washington, Slave of Koontz Family
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John P. Washington, Slave of Koontz Family, Dies
John P. Washington, one of the patriarchs on the hill, died on Dec. 21st at the home of Homer Tyree in Egypt Bend, at the age of 82 years. Washington was one of the few old colored people of Page county who were born in this county. He was a son of Aaron and Lucindy Washington, slaves of Daniel Koontz, of Alma and was himself born a slave. In his boyhood he was bound out to Perry Broyles, of Luray, who had the benefit of his services until he was twenty-one. He lived for thirty-five years at Steelton, Pa., where he was employed in a steel plant, made good wages and was an active and enthusiastic member of colored fraternal organizations in which at that palmy period of his life he took a huge delight . He was injured there and the steel company retired him on a pension. He lived for many years in single blessedness but in the latter part of his life he married Eliza Coleman, widow of Yancey Coleman, of Luray. She died some years ago.
Ten years ago Washington having returned to Luray joined the Old School Baptist Church and thereafter became the leader amongst the colored Old School Baptists at this place. He was instrumental in holding regular preaching on the hill and boosted his cause in many ways. At the same time he attended churches of other denominations, was a participant in their services and did some preaching. Washington was a man of big stature, jet black, good natured, harmless, honest, talkative, self-assertive in a crowd, one who had been around and seen much but was entirely uneducated. He leaves a daughter who married Robert Cyrus. Secret orders and public functions were his hobbies, He was feeble and failing in mental power for a long time, but was physically active till two weeks before his death, when his last illness began. He was buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery on Dec. 23rd, Eld. Allen Williams of the colored Old School Baptists conducting the services. Eld. Arthur Campbell, a white minister, talking briefly at the funeral.


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MANCHESTER, England (AP) - UEFA has proposed tough sanctions against racism in soccer, including a minimum 10-match ban for players or officials found guilty of abuse.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino outlined the plans Wednesday at the SoccerEx conference in Manchester.
Infantino said if there is racism in the stands at matches, the first sanction for clubs will no longer just be a fine but a partial stadium closure. If there is more racism in the stands, Infantino said there will be a "full closure of the stadium and a minimum fine of $65,500."
UEFA wants to double the current minimum ban of five matches that players and officials currently face for racial abuse.
The UEFA executive committee will be asked next month to give final approval for punishments. While UEFA can only enforce the punishments in its competitions, UEFA's 53 members will be asked to adopt the same measures.
"We just felt it's time to send out a strong message," Infantino said.
The debate on racism intensified this season after AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng led his team off a field during an exhibition in Italy after facing abuse from fans.
UEFA has been criticized in the past for only fining national associations for racist abuse by fans.
In England in recent years, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez received an eight-match ban for racially abusing an opponent and Chelsea captain John Terry was suspended for four matches.
"We have to have sanctions and they must have a deterrent effect," Infantino said.
On Wednesday, UEFA ordered Dynamo Kiev to play a European club competition match next season in an empty stadium because of racist conduct by its supporters during home matches in the Champions League and Europa League.
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One 2-pound rib-eye steak, about 2-inches thick
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary, plus whole sprigs for basting
1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest (1/2 lemon)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 lemon half, charred on the grill if desired
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, to finish
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Place the steak on a rimmed plate or baking sheet and rub all over with the smashed garlic cloves.
Sprinkle evenly with the rosemary, thyme and lemon zest. Drizzle with the olive oil. Rub the herb mixture into the meat. Allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Set a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet.
Sprinkle the steak evenly on both sides with the salt. Grill until nicely seared all around, about 5 minutes per side. Remove the steak to the wire rack, and transfer to the oven. Cook for an additional 15 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the middle of the steak reads 120 degrees F.
Remove the steak to a plate, and squeeze the lemon half over the top. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Finish with a sprinkling of coarse salt.


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