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From Fedora Project Wiki
< Extras | SteeringCommittee
Present from FESCo: thl, warren, ensc, thomasvs, scop, skvidal
- Mass rebuild of Extras for FC5
- See http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/FC5Status
- most things rebuilt
- if some of your packages do not build, and you won't fix them, you can announce them as orphans
- the rest: leave the remaining things as they are and create bug reports for the rest
- bug reports should be created by maintainers (who have time until next Thursday to do so)
- ensc will see if he can recover his 2002 massmailer script for this purpose
- scop to ask mschwendt to send a mail about all currently missing deps using repoclosure
- branching of CVS for FC5
- jeremy plans on doing this on Monday, list will be warned, repo will be locked. Jeremy will deal with the floodgates reliably and responsibly as decided by consensus.
- orphaned packages might get their "devel" branches removed from CVS completely, but this will be discussed after FC5 is out
- Kernel module standardization
- xen changes were fine
- buildsys issues still unclear
- deferred to next week
- Weekly sponsorship nomination
- Toshio Kuratomi: accepted
- Free discussion
- scop asks for fedora-usermgmt noise stoppage, agreed upon but countered with request for solution


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How to create natural-looking light anytime, anywhere
With Audrey Woulard and David Bicho
100% satisfaction guaranteed. We offer full refunds up to 14 days after purchase.
About this course
This course is in English.
Audrey is in Barcelona to create four different shoots where she uses the Profoto A1 and Profoto Connect. During these shoots, she is showing the concepts of the following four key learnings:
1. Make moving subjects pop-out and balance with the background
2. Stick into light (pockets of light)
3. Create golden and blue hour
4. Flat-lays (with sun streaks)
Joining her in this course is photographer and light expert David Bicho, who explains the theory and techniques that she's using in the shoots in a clear, witty and inspiring way.
Duration: 43 min
What you get in this course
- Online light shaping course
- Scenario based teaching from real life photographic shoots
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Discover how to:
- Make moving subjects pop-out
- Balance with the background
- Stick into light (pockets of light)
- Create golden hour
- Create blue hour
- Create easy flat-lays (make sun streaks)
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Here are some things that are good to know, as well as useful gear to use for this course. These are simply recommendations, not requirements.
Recommended gear
To do the exercises you need at least one light for off-camera use.
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- 2 x Profoto A1
- 1 x Grid kit
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Palaeontology is a science like no other.
Since I was a child, I have had a fascination with palaeontology and the natural world. Now, I work professionally as a palaeontologist, author, and science communicator. My works have taken me across the globe. This has included working on many fascinating projects, from excavating dinosaurs in the American West, to describing new species of extinct marine reptiles, and winning a gold medal for excellence in science (at the House of Commons, London). Currently, I am a Visiting Scientist in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester. This unpaid position includes mentoring students as a specialist advisor. My research interests are broad, and range from studies on arthropods to trace fossils, but I have become an expert on Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs and British dinosaurs.
I am passionate about communicating palaeontology with the public and regularly appear on television (e.g. BBC, ITV, and CNN) and radio, including as expert co-presenter and series advisor for Dinosaur Britain. As a scientist, I feel it is vital to share my research with the public, to help others understand what it is I do, why it is important, and what it means. I have written two books (Fossils of the Whitby Coast, 2011; and Dinosaurs of the British Isles, 2014), numerous scientific papers, and many popular articles. I am also the patron of the UK Association of Fossil Hunters organisation (UKAFH).
I am currently a Visiting Scientist in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) at The University of Manchester, UK.
I first began scientific research in 2008 (when I was 18), with my first peer-reviewed publication in 2010. My research interests are broad, but I am internationally recognised as a leading expert on Early Jurassic ichthyosaurs (marine reptiles that superficially resemble dolphins), especially the genus Ichthyosaurus. Most of my academic research has been as lead author and has focused on this topic. However, some of my other works have included describing death trackways, plesiosaurs, and ammonite death drags, along with writing the only book on British dinosaurs – a major contribution to British palaeontology. Such projects have led to research on some fantastic fossils, which have resulted in the description of new species, the first occurrence of specimens in the fossil record, and the rediscovery of material 'hidden' in collections.
A couple of research highlights include: the discovery of a new ichthyosaur species, previously misidentified as a 'plaster copy', which I identified and named in honour of my childhood hero, Mary Anning (Ichthyosaurus anningae); the world's longest death track, a 9.7 m long trackway created by a 150 million-year-old horseshoe crab with the animal preserved at the end; and a new, 310 million-year-old fossil site in my hometown, which included the discovery of fossils never found in the area, including a shark egg case.
To help disseminate my research, I give various lectures at numerous institutions, at professional conferences, and by utilizing the power of social media. You can read more about my public events here.
Most of my research is self-funded. As a freelance palaeontologist, what I earn from consultancy projects is invested into my research and science communication works. For example, the book, Dinosaurs of the British Isles, was entirely self-funded, which included travelling across the UK, Europe, and the USA to see, examine, and photograph specimens in collections. All of this was over a period of three and a half years. Like this, my studies revolve around my passion and desire to examine and bring incredible discoveries and new research to the attention of the scientific and public communities.
With your support, it would enable me to continue to visit collections across the world, and partake in fieldwork. This will entail the rediscovery of specimens in museum collections and in the field, resulting in new science. As a science communicator, your kind support will assist in covering the costs of my science communication projects, including writing popular articles for the general public, giving talks, and continuing to share my works via various media platforms.
Lomax, D. R., Falkingham, P. L., Schweigert, G. and Jiménez, A. P. 2017. An 8.5 m long ammonite drag mark from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Lithographic Limestones, Germany. PLOS ONE, published here.
Lomax, D. R. and Massare, J. A. 2017. Two new species of Ichthyosaurus from the lowermost Jurassic (Hettangian) of Somerset, England. Papers in Palaeontology.
Lomax, D. R. 2016. A new leptonectid ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic (Hettangian) of Nottinghamshire, England, UK, and the taxonomic usefulness of the ichthyosaurian coracoid. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
Lomax, D. R. and J. A. Massare. 2015. A new species of Ichthyosaurus from the Lower Jurassic of west Dorset, England. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.
Lomax, D. R. and Tamura, N. 2014. Dinosaurs of the British Isles. Siri Scientific Press, Manchester. pp. 416.
Lomax, D. R. and Racay, C. A. 2012. A long mortichnial trackway of Mesolimulus walchi from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone near Wintershof, Germany. Ichnos, 19: 189–197.


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Benchmark International, has successfully negotiated the sale of its client, Enroute Networks, Inc. ("Enroute") to Dynamic Quest ("DQ"), a portfolio company of Spire Capital Partners ("Spire Capital"), a New York based private equity firm.
Founded in 2001 and based in Marietta, Georgia, Enroute is a leading information technology services provider managing the IT needs and security challenges of small to medium sized businesses. The company focuses on being a value-added reseller and cloud provider of computer networking, telephony, and systems solutions, as well as a fully capable IT managed service provider (MSP) of all solutions it implements. Today, the company employs over 15 people serving customers across the United States with a focus on the Southeast.
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Founder & CEO of Enroute, David Hampson, stated, "Benchmark International played an instrumental role in identifying an acquirer whose vision aligned with our own. The team brought multiple offers to the table, and created a competitive bid process among some of the top names in the industry. A big thanks to the Benchmark transaction team for the extraordinary effort in making this deal a reality."
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The impressive building pictured below is what remains of a dominican friary, which was set up in the town of Beverley in the 13th century. Friars, in contrast to monks, were keen to get out and spread the word of God – and the Black Friars, as they were known, were here for many centuries. At its height the friary housed around 40 friars; there was also a church and a burial ground here. Following the dissolution of the monasteries, the friars became less of a force and the building was eventually converted into housing.
Incredibly, the building was nearly pulled down in the 1960s to make way for industrial buildings but, luckily, the local planners saw sense and intervened. A trust was formed to help restore and protect the building, which was subsequently turned into a Youth Hostel – perhaps one of the most impressive in the country.
One particular feature common to many buildings in the area is the use of tumble-gabling – a herringbone-like effect used on the gables of buildings. This technique was used to add extra strength to the gable, but also for its decorative effect and you are likely to see many more examples of this as you walk around Beverley. Note also the steep pitch of the roof – like many similar roofs around the town, this comes from a strong Flemish influence over the centuries, as does the frequent use of pantiles on buildings around the town.
Find out more about the friary in our Beverley tour. Click here for more information


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Peter Sinclair on Climate Chage and Deniers
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A political blog written from a left populist perspective
6.13.2014 1 Comment
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A Pennsylvania woman died in a jail cell over the weekend while serving a 48-hour sentence for her children's unpaid school fines. Eileen DiNino was found dead on Saturday in a Berks County jail cell where she was midway through the sentence that would have eliminated around $2,000 in fines and related court fees related to her children's attendance at school. Police have said her death is not considered suspicious, but the cause has yet to be determined. She was 55 years old and a mother to seven children.
"This lady didn't need to be there," District Judge Dean Patton — who said he was "reluctant" to sentence DiNino — told the Associated Press. "We don't do debtors prisons anymore. That went out 100 years ago." More than 1,600 people have been jailed in Berks County alone — the majority of them women — because of similar fines.
6.10.2014 Leave a comment
Is it an oxymoron or just a plain dumb idea? I believe we can easily guess Rob Urie's answer to this question:
The bottom line is one of commensurability. Economic production that produces toxic externalities like global warming, dead oceans, undrinkable water, unbreathable air, etc, depends on assigning little or no value to these. To make this very clear, Western economic 'accounting' places no value on these, on the most fundamental necessities of living beings, by design. As Oscar Wilde put it, a cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. This is in fact a summation of Western economics; circumscription of the 'knowable' world by what has had a price tag put on it. The externalized costs of capitalist production are real— more real than the stuff in stores that is only 'cheap' because the true costs were lobbed off on people who haven't yet fought back. To Mr. Krugman's argument, even if technological innovation did reduce carbon emissions the people who would reap the benefits are not the same people who will pay the consequences— more carbon emissions is more even if the rate of growth is reduced.
Global warming is but shorthand for the increasingly conspicuous fact that the quest for 'stuff' has turned the entire planet into a noxious garbage dump. This concern might rightly be considered effete if 'we,' broadly considered, could exist in the garbage that some of us have created. But as global warming suggests, we can't. The time for gimmicks, 'technology,' was a half century ago. And unless you missed this, the West is still plenty rich— rich in approximate proportion to the social and environmental catastrophes that capitalism has wrought. The question today is who pays, not what the costs are.
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The New York Times reports:
Seeking ever-higher payments from publishers to bolster its anemic bottom line, Amazon is holding books and authors hostage on two continents by delaying shipments and raising prices. The literary community is fearful and outraged — and practically begging for government intervention.
"How is this not extortion? You know, the thing that is illegal when the Mafia does it," asked Dennis Loy Johnson of Melville House, echoing remarks being made across social media.
Does Amazon practice extortion? FindLaw defines…
…extortion as the gaining of property or money by almost any kind of force, or threat of 1) violence, 2) property damage, 3) harm to reputation, or 4) unfavorable government action. While usually viewed as a form of theft/larceny, extortion differs from robbery in that the threat in question does not pose an imminent physical danger to the victim.
Extortion is a felony in all states….
Extortion can take place over the telephone, via mail, text, email or other computer or wireless communication. If any method of interstate commerce is used in the extortion, it can be a federal crime.
In this instance, it is extortion as practiced by a coercive monopoly, and likely puts Amazon in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, according to Jan Constantine the General Counsel of the Author's Guild. Amazon is thus seeking to extort money by using its superior market position as a source of leverage from which to extract monopoly rents from various publishers and to secure that monopoly position.
It is Hachette that most offends Amazon.
So, what mechanism does Amazon use to coerce some of the publishers it distributes? According to CNBC:
The retailer began refusing orders late Thursday for coming Hachette books, including J.K. Rowling's new novel. The paperback edition of Brad Stone's "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon" — a book Amazon disliked so much it denounced it — is suddenly listed as "unavailable."
So, we can add censorship to extortion.
Small is beautiful….
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It is always worth making the effort to recognize that an unnecessary but not pointless austerity politics creates adverse and, sometimes, existential problems for those individuals without the means or power to solve their personal problems. These individuals can only suffer what they cannot avoid. Scot Rosenzweig of Allentown, PA confronted Pennsylvania Governor Corbett with this issue, forcing him to defend his support for his Healthy Pennsylvania project, derided by its critics as CorbettCare. Corbett notoriously refused to accept the greater Medicaid monies authorized by the Affordable Care Act. Corbett eventually proposed a plan that would limit the scope and efficacy of the health care provided by the state of Pennsylvania to its poorest citizens. Currently, thanks to Corbett's ideologically motivated scheming, Pennsylvania has neither an expanded Medicaid program nor even the lesser CorbettCare. At least one death can be attributed to this lack:
Her death did not faze Corbett, however.
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A White House press release announced the good news:
For decades before the economic crisis, local communities were transformed as jobs were sent overseas and middle class Americans worked harder and harder but found it more difficult to get ahead. Announced in last year's State of the Union Address, the Promise Zone Initiative is part of the President's plan to create a better bargain for the middle-class by partnering with local communities and businesses to create jobs, increase economic security, expand educational opportunities, increase access to quality, affordable housing and improve public safety. Today, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five "Promise Zones".
The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity. In exchange, these designees will receive the resources and flexibility they need to achieve their goals.
Each of these designees knows and has demonstrated that it takes a collaborative effort – between private business and federal, state, tribal and local officials; faith-based and non-profit organizations; children and parents – to ensure that hard work leads to a decent living for every American, in every community.
Good jobs for everyone? Well, no. The program is limited in scope (it does not include everyone in need) and lacks a living wage requirement (wages and benefits will reflect the labor market for unskilled labor). Is this welfare for the common man and woman? Again, no. The program will be formed around tax breaks, regulation suspensions and similar corporate welfare programs. The tacit goal is to create a government sponsored low-wage, low-regulation labor market in areas which suffer from a labor market surplus. The program is, in fact, a rehash of what were once called Urban Enterprise Zones. The Promise Zones are, plainly put, plantations, as Mike Whitney pointed out:
Plantations were a familiar feature of the antebellum South, but were abandoned following the Civil War. Now a new generation of corporate kleptocrats want to revive the tradition. They think that weakening consumer demand and persistent stagnation can only be overcome by skirting vital labor protections and shifting more of the cost of production onto workers. Obama's promise zones provide a way for big business to slip the chains of "onerous" regulations and restore, what many CEO's believe to be, the Natural Order, that is, a Darwinian, dog-eat-dog world where only the strongest and most cunning survive.
I wonder if Foxconn — the "we drive our employees to commit suicide" people — will open an Arbeitslager in the United States? They surely are the kind of company Obama wants to attract.


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Oh My Lard
Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto
Last month through some miracle I finally won something, and lord and behold it was a serving of these ribs from Oh My Lard. It was meant to be, and one Saturday I journeyed there to get these delicious things.
Unfortunately my timing was all sorts of wrong and they'd sold out, this led to me trying their slow cooked pork knuckle. They roasted it for 16 hours then finished it in the deep fryer and smothered it with a Thai sweet chilli sauce.
Along with that hunk of meat was one of the best potato salads I've ever had to which I've since learned the recipe but can't divulge the glorious secret.
On my second visit they were out again. I don't know how but it's like the universe didn't want me to get those ribs.
This time round I had a serve of their fried chicken with slaw. Now if you know me I love fried chicken and I've done the leg work to know my shit, this was some of the best chicken I've had in a while; up there with the best in the city. Crispy, juicy and super flavorful, I implore you to get the sauce on the side to really enjoy the experience.
I went back a third time to try my luck and wouldn't you know third time lucky is a thing.
I got a half rack smoked, grilled and glazed in their secret glaze. I was speechless, the smokiness was great and that glaze, I would bathe in it, FYI also goes great on their smoked corn, another must get.
Oh My Lard is putting out some great no nonsense eats with a really relaxed vibe.


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Candlewyck Cove Resort
Getaway from it all at Candlewyck Cove, a 7-acre resort located on Grand Lake, in Grove. Relax lakeside in homes that can accommodate up to 14, to private cabins, suites and hotel rooms. The resort can also provide pontoon boat, fishing boat, jet skis and tube rental, through H2O Sports Rental. A swimming pool and boat slips are just steps away from your room.
59800 East 307 Lane
59800 East 307 Lane
Grove, OK 74344
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Whether you're looking for a romantic getaway, girls or guys weekend or a location for a family reunion, Candlewyck Cove provides a beautiful setting. Grand Lake is the back drop with Har Ber Village and Lendonwood Gardens nearby for those wishing to explore the nearby attractions in Grove and two golf courses are just minutes away.


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Richard Chase
Richard Trenton Chase (May 23, 1950 – December 26, 1980) was an American serial killer who killed six people in the span of a month in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed "The Vampire of Sacramento" because he drank his victims' blood and cannibalized their remains.
Richard Trenton Chase
Chase's mugshot
|May 23, 1950
Sacramento, California, U.S.
|December 26, 1980 (aged 30)
|Cause of death
|Suicide by overdose
|Other names
|The Dracula Killer
The Vampire of Sacramento
The Vampire Killer
|Blood drinking, necrophilia, schizophrenia
|Criminal penalty
Span of crimes
|United States
Date apprehended
|January 27, 1978
Early lifeEdit
Chase was a native of Sacramento, California. By the age of 10, he exhibited evidence of all three parts of the Macdonald triad: bed wetting, arson, and cruelty to animals. In his adolescence, he was said to be a heavy drug user.[1]
Early adulthoodEdit
Chase developed hypochondria as he matured. He often complained that his heart would occasionally "stop beating", or that "someone had stolen his pulmonary artery".[2] He would hold oranges on his head, believing Vitamin C would be absorbed by his brain via diffusion. Chase also believed that his cranial bones had become separated and were moving around, so he shaved his head to be able to watch this activity.
After leaving his mother's house (believing she was attempting to poison him), Chase rented an apartment with friends. Chase's roommates complained that he was constantly under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, and LSD. Chase would also walk around the apartment nude, even in front of company. Chase's roommates demanded that he move out. When he refused, the roommates moved out instead.
Once alone in the apartment, Chase began to capture, kill, and disembowel various animals, which he would then devour raw, sometimes mixing the raw organs with Coca-Cola in a blender and drinking the concoction. Chase believed that by ingesting the creatures he was preventing his heart from shrinking.
Chase spent a brief time in a psychiatric ward in 1973. In 1976, he was involuntarily committed to a mental institution upon being taken to a hospital after injecting rabbit's blood into his veins. The staff nicknamed him "Dracula" because of his blood fixation. He broke the necks of two birds he caught through the institution window and drank their blood. He also extracted blood from therapy dogs with stolen syringes.[1]
Chase was promptly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After undergoing a battery of treatments involving psychotropic drugs, Chase was deemed no longer a danger to society; and, later in 1976, he was released to his mother's custody.[3]
Chase's mother weaned him off his medication and got him his own apartment. He initially shared the apartment with roommates before all of them moved out, thus leaving Chase on his own.
Later investigation uncovered that, in mid-1977, Chase was stopped and arrested on a reservation in the Pyramid Lake (Nevada), area. His body was smeared with blood and a bucket of blood was found in his truck. The blood was determined to be cow's blood, and no charges were filed.[1]
Murder spreeEdit
On December 29, 1977, Chase killed his first known victim in a drive-by shooting. The victim, Ambrose Griffin, was a 51-year-old engineer and father of two.[4]
He attempted to enter the home of a woman two weeks later, but because her doors were locked, he walked away. Chase later told detectives that he took locked doors as a sign that he was not welcome, but unlocked doors were an invitation to come inside. He was once caught and chased off by a couple returning home as he pilfered their belongings; he had also urinated and defecated on their infant child's bed and clothing.
On January 23, 1978, Chase broke into a house and shot Teresa Wallin (three months pregnant at the time) three times. He then had sexual intercourse with her corpse while stabbing her with a butcher knife. He then removed multiple organs, cut off one of her nipples and drank her blood. He stuffed dog feces from Wallin's yard down her throat before leaving.[4]
On January 27, Chase entered the home of 38-year-old Evelyn Miroth. He encountered her friend, Danny Meredith, whom he shot with his .22 handgun, then took Meredith's wallet and car keys. He then fatally shot Miroth, her six-year-old son Jason, and her 22-month-old nephew David Ferreira, before mutilating Miroth and engaging in necrophilia and cannibalism with her corpse.
A visitor's knock on the door startled Chase, who fled in Meredith's car, taking Ferreira's body with him. The visitor alerted a neighbor, who called police. They discovered that Chase had left perfect handprints and shoe imprints in Miroth's blood. Chase was arrested shortly afterwards - police who searched Chase's apartment found that the walls, floor, ceiling, refrigerator, and all of Chase's eating and drinking utensils were soaked in blood.
In 1979, Chase stood trial on six counts of murder. In order to avoid the death penalty, the defense tried to have him found guilty of second degree murder, which would result in a life sentence. Their case hinged on Chase's history of mental illness and the suggestion that his crimes were not premeditated.
On the 8th of May 1979, the jury found Chase guilty of six counts of first degree murder and, rejecting the argument that he was not guilty by reason of insanity, sentenced him to die in the gas chamber. His fellow inmates, aware of the extremely violent nature of Chase's crimes, feared him, and according to prison officials, often tried to persuade Chase to commit suicide.[5]
Chase granted a series of interviews with Robert Ressler, during which he spoke of his fears of Nazis and UFOs, claiming that although he had killed, it was not his fault; he had been forced to kill to keep himself alive, which he believed any person would do. He asked Ressler to give him access to a radar gun, with which he could apprehend the Nazi UFOs, so that the Nazis could stand trial for the murders. He also handed Ressler a large amount of macaroni and cheese, which he had been hoarding in his pants pockets, believing that the prison officials were in league with the Nazis and attempting to kill him with poisoned food.[4]
On December 26, 1980, Chase was found in his cell, dead. An autopsy found that he committed suicide with an overdose[6] of prescribed antidepressants that he had saved over several weeks.
- The CSI episode "Justice Is Served" was based on Chase's crimes.
- Chase is mentioned and portrayed by an uncredited actor in the eleventh episode of first season of Criminal Minds. He is also the base inspiration for the episode's unsub (unknown subject), Eddie Mays.
- Chase is mentioned in Season 1 Episode 3 of the BBC crime drama Luther while the main character is listing notorious serial killers.
- Investigation Discovery's 2011 TV special Lore: Deadly Obsession was a two-hour documentary reenactment of Chase's crimes. Chase was played by Dylan John Seaton.[8]
- Chase was the focus of two episodes (245 & 246) of Last Podcast on the Left.
- The Discovery Channel TV series The New Detectives documented Chase's crimes in the 1997 episode "Mind Hunters."
Video GamesEdit
- An identification card with Chase's identity can be found in Deadlight.
- In 2002, Sacramento Rapper Brotha Lynch Hung released his eighth studio album Book III, which features the song "Refuse to Lose", in which at one minute and twenty-two seconds into the song the notorious rapper compares himself to "The Vampire of Sacramento" (Richard Trenton Chase) by saying "I'm like Richard Chase mixed with Al Capone".[9][10]
- On April 20, 2009, Japanese Doom/Stoner Metal band Church of Misery released Houses of the Unholy via Rise Above Records featuring the track "Blood Sucking Freak (Richard Trenton Chase)".[11]
- On February 23, 2010 the experimental band Xiu Xiu released the album Dear God, I Hate Myself[12] which included the song House Sparrow with lyrics that directly mention him.
- On Dismantled's 2011 album The War Inside Me, the first verse of the track "Insecthead" is written from Chase's perspective.
- In March 2014, pseudonymous recording artist Trenton Chase released an extended-play, 12" dance record titled The Vampire of Sacramento via the German record label June.[13]
- Chase is mentioned in Jo Nesbø's 2017 novel Thirst, as an example of a vampirism.
- Lt. Ray Biondi, who led the investigation in the Chase case wrote an account of the murders called Dracula Killer (1992).
- Chase is mentioned in the book "Whoever fights monsters" written from an FBI agents perspective.
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See alsoEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ^ a b c Bovsun, Mara (January 2, 2010). "Just crazy for blood: Richard Trenton Chase, a.k.a. the Vampire of Sacramento". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Amanda Howard, Martin Smith: River of Blood, Universal Publishers (August 30, 2004), ISBN 978-1-58112-518-4, pp. 82 accessed via Google Books[unreliable source?]
- ^ Ressler, Robert; Thomas Schachtman (1992). Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI (First ed.). St. Martin's. p. 14. ISBN 0-312-07883-8.
- ^ a b c "Richard Trenton Chase". Crime Library.
- ^ "Richard Trenton Chase - Profile of Serial Killer Chase". Crime.about.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Keppel, Robert D.; Birnes, William J. (2003). The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations: The Grisly Business Unit. Academic Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0124042605.
- ^ "The Vampire of Sacramento Richard Trenton Chase". Haunted America Tours. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Lore: Deadly Obsession: The Vampire of Sacramento". Investigation Discovery. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "Book III by Brotha Lynch Hung". iTunes. 2002-09-24. Missing or empty
- ^ "Brotha Lynch Hung - Refus..." YouTube. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014.
- ^ "Houses of the Unholy". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives.
- ^ "Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself".
- ^ "Trenton Chase – The Vampire Of Sacramento". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
Cited works and further readingEdit
- Biondi, Ray; Hecox, Walt (1992). The Dracula Killer. London: Mondo. ISBN 978-1-852-86455-2.
- Evans, Colin (1996). The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 160–163. ISBN 978-0-471-07650-6.
- Sullivan, Kevin (2012). Vampire: The Richard Chase Murders. WildBlue Press. ISBN 978-1942266112.
External linksEdit
- Richard Chase at the Crime Library
- Robert Ressler on profiling the Vampire Killer at the Wayback Machine (archived October 11, 2007)
- ^ Karen Kilgariff covers Chase in Episode 10 of "My Favorite Murder" podcast released on April 1st, 2016


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Will and probate disputes - Frequently asked questions
The specialist lawyers in our Contentious Probate team answer some of the common questions that clients ask about this complicated area of law.
What makes a will invalid?
- Lack of knowledge and approval - If a will has been correctly executed, it will generally be presumed that the maker of the will had knowledge of and approved of the contents of the will. An example of when this awareness may not be present could be if someone benefiting from the will (a beneficiary) had a particular input into the putting together of the will, or if the will is extremely complicated.
- Undue Influence - The will may be set aside entirely or in part if the maker of the will was coerced or forced into making the will. Evidence of actual coercion is required and it is not enough that the maker of the will was put under moral pressure or appeals to ties of affection were made to them.
- Lack of Capacity - The maker of a will must have been of sound mind and had the capacity to execute a valid will. Having a mental illness does not per se mean someone will lack this capacity. Some form of medical evidence is likely to be required to challenge a will on this ground.
- Fraud - If the maker of the will was tricked into executing it or if someone signed the will instead of the intended maker, the will can be declared invalid. Fraud can also arise if the original will was deliberately destroyed or if there were no witnesses present at the time the will was signed by the maker.
How do I stop probate from going ahead?
It is possible to enter a caveat which stops probate going ahead. This may be done where, for example, there is uncertainty over which of more than one will is the last valid will or whether, for example, the deceased really died intestate. You must be 18 or over to submit a caveat and it will last for six months.
Can a will be varied after someone has died?
A will can be varied if everyone who benefits directly from the will agrees to the change. In order for this agreement to be legally enforceable, a deed of variation should be drawn up. A will may be varied for a number of reasons e.g. to reassign the way the estate is divided up and/or to make the division more tax efficient. A will may also be varied if a claim is successful under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Will I need to go to court to contest a will?
We will firstly aim to resolve matters through negotiation or alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation. In the situation where this is not possible and the matter proceeds to trial, you will then have to attend court and give evidence. However, most cases are settled without the need to go to court.
What can I do if I have been left out of the will or are unhappy about my share?
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 allows certain people to bring a claim for financial provision where they do not believe their current financial provision, if any, is adequate.
The following people can apply under the act:
- The spouse or civil partner of the deceased
- A former spouse of civil partner of the deceased who has not formed a subsequent marriage or civil partnership
- Any person who, during the whole of the period of two years ending immediately before the date when the deceased died, was living in the same household as the deceased and as the husband or wife of the deceased or civil partner
- A child of the deceased
- Any person, not being a child of the deceased, who, in the case of any marriage or civil partnership to which the deceased was at any time a party, was treated by the deceased as a child of the family in relation to that marriage or civil partnership
- Any person who immediately before the death of the deceased was being maintained, either wholly or partly, by the deceased
Do I have to be related to the deceased to bring a financial claim?
No, you do not have to be related to the deceased to bring a claim. Please see the list above for those who are entitled to bring a financial claim.
Can I do anything if the wording of a will is not clear?
The usual route in this case would be for the executors (those responsible for administering the will) to seek direction from the court as to the meaning. The court can look at whether the will gives effect to the deceased's intentions and may also rectify any clerical errors made in the will.
What can I do if I think a relative has left a will but someone is withholding it from me?
In this case, you should get in touch with your local Probate Registry and see if they can tell you if there is a will made by the deceased. If you believe that there is a will and someone is withholding it, an application can be made to the court to make that person produce the will or attend court and provide further information.
What can I do if the executor refuses to act or is very slow?
It is possible to apply for an executor to be removed and a new executor appointed. This will be done by court order. The court will only remove an executor where the removal is in the interest of the proper administration of the estate and will promote the welfare of the beneficiaries. Alternatively, a citation, which is a direction issued by the court, can require an executor to either accept or refuse a grant of probate.
If you have a question that is not covered here or would like advice about a particular matter, please contact Deborah Cain.
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