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July 18, 2003
The spacecraft and its twin, Spirit, in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project are carrying field-geology robots for arrival at Mars in January.
For the trajectory adjustment, flight team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., commanded Opportunity to perform a prescribed sequence of thruster firings to adjust the spacecraft's flight path.
"It looks like a beautiful burn," said Jim Erickson, Mars Exploration Rover mission manager. "The thrusters fired correctly. We're on course for putting both spacecraft on Mars."
The thruster-firing sequence had three main components. First, the entire spacecraft, which is spinning at about 2 rotations per minute, turned to point its spin axis in the direction of the needed course correction. Next, thrusters that accelerate the spacecraft along the direction of that axis burned steadily for about 54 minutes. Afterwards, the spacecraft turned to its next standard cruise attitude. The attitude is changed periodically during the cruise from Earth to Mars to keep the spacecraft's antennas pointed toward Earth and its solar panels facing the Sun.
The total trajectory correction maneuver amounted to a velocity change of 16.2 meters per second (36 miles per hour) applied to Opportunity's flight path. This velocity change has two major effects. The first is to move the arrival time at Mars earlier by 1.48 days, to the intended landing date at Meridiani Planum on January 25, 2004, Universal Time (January 24, Pacific Standard Time). The second effect is to move the aimpoint at Mars from one that misses Mars by 340,000 kilometers (211,000 miles) to one that is targeted to enter the atmosphere. At launch, the spacecraft was intentionally targeted to miss Mars so that the upper stage of the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle, traveling on a nearly identical trajectory, would not hit Mars. A key purpose of today's maneuver was to adjust for that initial targeting.
As of 6 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time July 19, Opportunity will have traveled 31.5 million kilometers (19.6 million miles) since its July 7 launch. Spirit, launched on June 10, will have traveled 106.9 million kilometers (66.4 million miles). Spirit completed its first trajectory correction maneuver three weeks ago.
After arrival, the rovers will examine their landing areas for geological evidence about the history of water on Mars.
JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, manages the Mars Exploration Rover project for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. Additional information about the project is available from JPL at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer and from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., at http://athena.cornell.edu .
Guy Webster (818) 354-6278
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Donald Savage (202) 358-1547
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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David Akers (1975/88): The 1925 is a very common issue that is readily available in quantity in all Mint State grades up to and including MS-64. Gems are also available with regularity, and there are some specimens that easily grade MS-67 or better. As a date, this is often lumped together with the likes of 1924, 1927 and 1928 but it is much more rare than those issues, and the 1923-D as well, in all Mint State grades and especially in gem condition. Other specialists have indicated that the 1925 is much more rare than the 1926 in gem condition but my experience is just the opposite. I find gems of 1926 to be considerably more rare than those of 1925.
The 1925 is nearly always very sharply struck. The lustre and color on most specimens is typically very good to excellent. All specimens are frosty. Although the color varies rather widely, most specimens are in the orange or rose colored gold category. Many examples also have appealing greenish gold iridescence or highlights. Reddish or orange copper stains are not unusual on this issue.
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I've read about a dozen different sets of predictions for cloud computing in 2013 and will coopt many I consider to be the most credible in order to create my own "hybrid" top four list. They are also influenced by a series of conversations with the team at CloudVelocity as well as a couple dozen briefings with some of the top minds in cloud computing held since October. Are you ready?
1) Hybrid cloud will enter the hype cycle as enterprises cross the process chasm between private and public clouds and data centers. New and existing multi-tier apps will be orchestrated across clouds for cloud migration, cloud cloning and cloud failover as the first generation of enterprise grade hybrid cloud solutions. These solutions will allow high performance IT teams to deliver services faster, more efficiently and reliably than other teams stuck in dedicated hardware lock-in traps. Over time these new solutions will have a powerful impact on how IT teams are organized and how the acquire new technologies, because they represent superior operating models.
2) Amazon will experience intense pricing and functionality competition and hybrid cloud leadership will be up for grabs. A new generation of enterprise-grade IaaS (and emerging PaaS) competitors will emerge with highly competitive offerings as the hybrid cloud barrier (see #1) is crossed by more enterprises now able to automate hybrid cloud processes. In 2013 Amazon will acknowledge the hybrid cloud and claim that the hybrid and public clouds are for all intents and purposes identical. They will be right, yet they will have missed an opportunity to lead on this point in 2012 (eee Two Weeks in Vegas) before their new competitors were ready. Hybrid cloud leadership will be up for grabs as Microsoft, HP, IBM, VMware, Verizon, Rackspace and even Cisco vie for leadership in what could arguable be the largest new tech category in recent memory.
3) Retail colocation players who do not embrace hybrid cloud operating models will face margin pressures and will cede market leadership to those who do embrace and thrive on hybrid cloud. In early 2012 boutique analyst firm Nemertes published a research report in early 2012 on The Coming Colo Crunch. It was one of the best demand-side analyses available on third party data center hosting and services, including IaaS. Clearly there is robust demand for third party specialization in bricks and mortar as well as infrastructure and platforms as the business case for enterprise data centers is further eroded by rising capital and operating expense, increasing hardware-bound complexity and the rising cost of power relative to other IT costs. I think it was Lew Tucker (when at Sun) who coined Lew's Law about IT being increasingly impacted by electricity costs over time.
4) Debates about public versus private cloud will be rendered meaningless. Hybrid cloud will fulfill the promises of the public cloud marketing machine and will begin to transform IT operations from being bureaucratic and static into more entrepreneurial and fluid operating models. Speed will replace price as the primary driver for cloud as it goes hybrid.
5) There will be a flood of hybrid cloud startups and extreme "hybrid cloud" makeovers. Every new cycle attracts new talent and the hybrid cloud transformation will be no different. Prepare for the rush of "one trick ponies", repositioned public cloud migration tools (see Anand's blog on hybrid cloud requirements) and startups from stealth who anticipated the boom.
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DXWorldEXPO LLC announced today that Nutanix has been named "Platinum Sponsor" of CloudEXPO | DevOpsSUMMIT | DXWorldEXPO New York, which will take place November 12-13, 2018 in New York City. Nutanix makes infrastructure invisible, elevating IT to focus on the applications and services that power their business. The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform blends web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design to natively converge server, storage, virtualization and networking into a resilient, software-defined solution with rich machine intelligence.
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Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, Nexum® takes a comprehensive approach to security. Nexum approaches business with one simple statement: "Do what's right for the customer and success will follow." Nexum helps you mitigate risks, protect your data, increase business continuity and meet your unique business objectives by: Detecting and preventing network threats, intrusions and disruptions Equipping you with the information, tools, training and resources you need to effectively manage IT risk Nexum, Latin for an arrangement by which one pledged one's very liberty as security, Nexum is committed to ensuring your security. At Nexum, We Mean Security®.
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The Transparent Cloud-computing Consortium (T-Cloud) is a neutral organization for researching new computing models and business opportunities in IoT era. In his session, Ikuo Nakagawa, Co-Founder and Board Member at Transparent Cloud Computing Consortium, will introduce the big change toward the "connected-economy" in the digital age. He'll introduce and describe some leading-edge business cases from his original points of view, and discuss models & strategies in the connected-economy. Nowadays, "digital innovation" is a big wave of business transformation based on digital technologies. IoT, Big Data, AI, FinTech and various leading-edge technologies are key components of such business drivers.
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A Review of the Challenges Facing California High Speed Rail
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Summary of Subject Matter
Chairman Jeff Denham (R-CA)
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
Hearing on "A Review of the Challenges Facing California High Speed Rail"
January 15, 2014
This is the second hearing this Congress that I have held on the California High Speed Rail project since I became chairman of this subcommittee.
In 2008, the voters of California approved a $9.95 billion ballot measure, Proposition 1A, for this project. I was serving in the state senate at the time and voted in favor of the proposition because of the guarantee to taxpayers it would be fiscally responsible and not need an ongoing subsidy.
What was sold to voters was a $33 billion project that would receive equal parts financing from the state, the Federal Government, and private investors. Since that vote, as costs have skyrocketed and the outcomes of the project have remained in flux, I have consistently called for the California High Speed Rail Authority to develop a viable plan that accepts economic and budgetary realities.
Sadly, after five years, we are nowhere closer to that viable plan, nor have any construction jobs been created even though the premise for the Recovery Act was to create jobs immediately. In fact, in November the project received two new setbacks in the California state court system.
First, the courts found that the California High Speed Rail funding plan did not comply with the Proposition 1A requirements that funding sources be identified for the $26 billion needed to build the entire 300 miles of rail between Merced and San Fernando, and that all environmental clearances be completed for the entire initial operating segment.
Second, the courts found that the California High Speed Rail Authority did not provide sufficient justification for the issuance of $8.6 billion in Proposition 1A bond funds. Those bond funds were to be the source of the state match for the $2.55 billion the Federal Government has provided to this project through the Recovery Act.
Therefore, as of now, California does not have the funding in hand to begin supplying the state match for the Recovery Act grant, and the Federal Railroad Administration's grant agreement with California requires the first state match payment on April 1st.
In this hearing, I want to hear from the Authority about how they are going resolve these deficiencies – where the total $26 billion will come from, and how they will complete environmental reviews on the entire 300-mile initial operating segment.
I will note that the 2014 omnibus appropriations bill released yesterday includes no funding for high speed rail, the fourth straight year no new monies have been provided. It's clear that the Federal Government will not be the source of more funding.
I also want to understand how the Authority believes that Governor Brown's proposal to use revenue from California's cap and trade program to support the project is constitutional, since independent observers have stated that the high speed rail program is not an eligible use for those revenues.
I do want to thank Mr. Richard for being open and transparent with this subcommittee on the Authority's activities. While we may agree to disagree about the viability of the project, he has displayed professionalism in all of our discussions.
However, I have many concerns about how the Federal Railroad Administration is reacting to these recent setbacks, and what it is doing to protect billions of taxpayer dollars. After the rulings, I sent a letter to FRA on December 12th, with a number of common sense, simple questions. The Administration's sent back a response that basically states, "Everything is fine. Nothing has changed." They did not answer one question and staff has basically refused to provide the data that we feel is necessary to conduct proper oversight.
I note, however, that I originally wanted to have this hearing in December. We were told then that Administrator Szabo wanted to testify and due to scheduling he could not make it. Out of professional courtesy, I decided to hold the hearing in January to accommodate the Administrator. While I understand Deputy Administrator Hedlund is quite knowledgeable, I am disappointed but not overly surprised that the Administrator could not attend.
So, we are here now, and I will ask the same questions I asked a month ago. Hopefully, the Administration has had time to prepare and actually give us straightforward answers to straightforward questions.
Further, despite the loss of the matching funds, FRA has continued to reimburse California for spending on the project. We need to understand what FRA has reimbursed California for to-date, including since the adverse rulings, and how much matching funds California is required to contribute to the project.
Under FRA's grant agreement, the Administration has the ability – today, right now – to suspend reimbursements until the High Speed Rail Authority presents a viable plan to identify a new source of the required state match. Given so much uncertainty around this project, why wouldn't FRA take the prudent step to hold off spending more taxpayer dollars until they are satisfied that California has remedied these legal setbacks?
If the Administration continues to march down this same path, operating as though it's business as usual, then I am prepared to take my own action through legislation to force FRA to act in a more prudent fashion.
Frankly, after five years filled with cost overruns, lawsuits, lost promises of immediate job creation and reduced expectations, unless they can come up with a viable plan that meets the requirements of Proposition 1A, I believe it's time to end this project.
I look forward to discussing these important issues with the witnesses.
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The report by the state Senate's Transportation and Housing Committee contains testimony from engineers that question the durability of welds on bridge pieces produced in China and the integrity of large bolts used to hold earthquake-safety equipment in place.
Still, both engineers say that despite the defects, they don't believe the bridge to be unsafe, but that parts of it will need expensive retrofitting sooner than they should.
The report's investigators found that California Department of Transportation managers dismissed concerns from quality-assurance experts that the Chinese firm Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co. Ltd, or ZPMC, hired to do key bridge welds, lacked the experience to meet standards.
James Merrill, an engineer who oversaw weld inspections in China, told investigators that his staff found hundreds of weld cracks. He told Caltrans officials they were taking a "great risk" in allowing ZPMC to do the work, according to the report.
At the time, the contract with ZPMC called for no cracks at all, so Merrill's firm MacTec Engineering rejected the pieces, leading to severe delays.
Merrill said Caltrans was concerned about the delays, and that he was told he was being "too rigorous" in his inspections.
Caltrans failed to renew MacTec's contract after the disagreement over ZPMC's work and hired another firm, Alta Vista Solutions, that turned out not to be qualified for the job, according to the report.
Bridge spokesman Andrew Gordon said officials would address the report's findings at a meeting on Friday before the committee.
The report also found that Caltrans forced another of its supervising bridge engineers off the job after supervising work on the welds being conducted in China.
"The Chinese were not catching stuff," former Caltrans bridge engineer Douglas Coe, a 25-year department veteran, told the report's authors. "Why are we finding all these cracks?"
Coe said he felt pressure from bridge managers Tony Anziano and Peter Siegenthaler not to stop work, and that eventually he argued that Caltrans should change the language in the contract — which permitted no cracks in the welds — if managers were going to order them through.
Caltrans eventually changed that language.
"This is the first time in my career the engineering wasn't allowed to be done right," Coe told investigators. "I'm mad as hell that the Department (Caltrans) put me in a position to have to say this. ... But if that bridge starts to crack in five years it's all going come out."
Caltrans' Anziano and Siegenthaler told the investigators that the weld cracks in question were repairable and have been mostly fixed. They maintain that the bridge is safe.
"No one was discouraged in reporting quality assurance," Anziano said in the report. v The report also faulted Caltrans with allowing a number of giant steel bolts to be installed despite a lack of quality-assurance testing.
Instead of rejecting the bolts, Caltrans managers "resolved the situation by changing the specifications on the bolt fabrication contract and then accepted them 'as is,' " the report found.
Dozens of the bolts ended up snapping after being tightened in March, leading to a $25 million repair job.
MacTec's Merrill told investigators that he suggested the bolts undergo more testing.
"I got told we weren't doing any testing and to stop mentioning it," Merrill told the panel's investigators. "I was basically told to stop bringing it up. That was the end of that."
Caltrans has disputed that it dismissed quality-assurance concerns to get the bolts installed on time.


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think you will have seat-squeak on any trike with an adjustable seat. on a rover, replacing the seat support grenade pins with bolts will stiffen the seat, adding a cargo rack will do even more so. i also used 1/4 threaded rod to tie the lower struts together.
blue loctite on all threaded fasteners will help in maintaining seat rigidity.
rambler squeaks less than rover but the seat-mount bolts loosen over time unless loctite is applied. as with rover, bolts instead of pins + cargo rack makes a difference. gran turismo [havent ridden one] is probably has the best seat stability in the terratrike lineup.
@mrbill5 - yeah, drilled tubes to 1/4 for rod insertion, double-nutted both sides of the seat struts.
for a really stiff seat support, on my attempt at a longtail rover using the tandem extension, fitted 3/4 square aluminum tubing for the seat struts, cross-braced with threaded rod.
later on, one of my used deltas came with a very squeaky seat. bolted the seat clamp and replaced the rusty seat struts with square aluminum tubing - magic fix!


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The council voted to amend Ordinance 8A at its meeting Monday night to allow keeping male and female Muscovy ducks, as well as chicken hens.
Ducks can now inhabit residents' backyards inside the city limits.
The Portland City Council voted to amend Ordinance 8A at its meeting Monday night to allow keeping male and female Muscovy ducks, as well as chicken hens. A public hearing had previously been held by the planning commission.
Mayor James Barnes noted that Muscovy ducks are "less noisy than we are used to," and that the request to amend the ordinance was made by a resident with a family member who is allergic to chicken eggs and wants to substitute duck eggs.
Council members also approved three ordinances that, together, enabled them to allow the possession and consumption of beer and wine in city parks where posted rules permit it. Beer and wine are not allowed on the playing field or players' benches during games; nor are glass containers, liquor or keg beer allowed in any park unless a permit is obtained.
Portland City Manager Tom Dempsey introduced the idea of allowing alcohol in parks at the city council's May 20 meeting.
Mayor Pro-Tem Joel VanSlambrouck noted at that meeting that he has heard from members of softball teams that have moved to other cities' fields, because they can't consume alcohol in Portland's parks.
"It's devastating to parks and rec," VanSlambrouck said. "We need to take a look at that to see what can be done for adult softball leagues."
"This is an issue in terms of competitiveness for leagues, but also legitimizing conduct that is currently illegal, but taking place in parks," Dempsey said in May. "We could still have some parks remain dry."
Then-Police Chief Bob Bauer said such a change would bring business into the community.
"Some of that goes on now, and the vast majority of people with alcohol use it responsibly," Bauer said in May. "For those who don't, this won't make any difference – they're going to do what they're going to do."
Council approved a proposal by Fleis & VandenBrink to provide engineering services for a water system reliability study for the city. The study, which is required by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality every five years, is a master plan for the water system, said Paul Galdes from Fleis & VandenBrink.
"Even though this is mandated by the DEQ, I think it's a good thing," said council member Stacy Krause.
The cost is not to exceed $7,400, and will be paid for from the city's water fund.
Council also approved Fleis & VandenBrink's proposal to provide engineering services for the reconstruction of Knox, Barley and Storz streets, at an amount not to exceed $41,800. Construction could begin in the spring of 2014.
Council members followed the Portland Board of Light And Power's recommendation and voted to opt out of the low-income energy assistance fund, created by a bill passed by the state legislature in June and awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature. The bill would require all electric utilities to charge customers up to $1 a month to raise money for the fund.
Dempsey said up to $30,000 could flow into the fund, which is administered in Lansing, from Portland customers, but "there are no guarantees that stays" in Portland.
"We can opt out annually, and that is the Board of Light and Power's recommendation: opting out rather than raise (residents') bills by $1 month," he said. "The trade-off is agreeing we won't shut off customers from November to April. We already do this for low-income (people) and the elderly; this would extend that to everyone."
"Because those funds are not going to benefit our community and also considering we already provide assistance and protection to low-income people, I move to approve," Krause said.
In other action, council approved an ordinance amendment permitting outdoor use-rated plywood to support signs 32 square feet or less; authorized the expenditure of up to $10,000 to participate in a study that could result in savings and improved risk management of Portland's power supply portfolio, as recommended by the Board of Light and Power; and authorized the repair of one of the city's damaged diesel generators at an estimated cost of $75,000.
Council also confirmed the mayor's appointments of Robert Torp-Smith to the Board of Light and Power, and Richard Pohl and Julie Clement to the Economic Development Corporation.
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Ryan Dempster said Sunday he will be sitting out the 2014 season due to health and family reasons.
The 36-year-old hurler, who is on the second year of a two-year contract with the Red Sox, announced his decision at press conference at the team's spring training complex in Fort Myers, Fla.
The two-time all-star, coming off a World Series championship with Boston, was set to make $13.25 million this season, but will forfeit that compensation and will likely be placed on the restricted list.
He didn't rule out a return to baseball later on.
"I've never had to work a day in my life," Dempster said. "It's meant the world to me. I'm so thrilled and humbled by everything the game has given me. I'm extremely grateful. It took me a long time to come to this decision. I wanted to be 100 percent behind it and I am."
Dempster posted an 8-9 record with a 4.57 ERA in 32 games (29 starts) last season. He was in the starting rotation during most of the season until being demoted to the bullpen in October.
Over his 16-year career, Dempster has compiled a 132-133 record with 87 saves and a 4.35 ERA over 579 games for Florida, Cincinnati, the Chicago Cubs, Texas and the Red Sox.


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Hi all.
I've been attempting to hex edit ScummVM to only recognize certain games.
The reason? = Disc drive thrashing.
While I'd like to put multiple games on one disc, the more you put on one, the harder the disc searching beats on the drive.
It's actually worse for some games with lots of essential files (quantity), and not related to how much space they actual take up (size). It also seems to be unrelated to the age of the games, and some newer (more advanced engine) games are easier on the DC disc drive search.
SO, I went about opening the latest stable build files in a hex editor.
It was fairly simple to add 'single' games from different plugins (*.PLG) onto one disc (ie - 1 SCUMM engine game, 1 AGOS engine game, etc.) by hex editing the 'SCUMMVM.BIN' 'PLG' entry from the line starting at offset '0004C4060' to an arbitrary new extension like 'LUC'.
This allowed me to add games from differing engines onto one disc by modifying the extension of the PLG in the main binary, and then renaming the extension of the actual plugin.
I would then by use an app like Dream Inducer, or Selfboot Inducer (the same?), to burn two copies of the SCUMMVM.BIN to a disc. Example: One hex edited to work with plugins renamed to '*.LUC', and one hex edited to work with plugins renamed to '*.AGO'.
This greatly reduced search time on the disc, because the main binary/executable could only find the one game engine's data files.
Now I seem to be getting stuck on modifying the plugins themselves. I want to be able to put multiple games from the same engine on the same disc, but only have one game from the supported list recognized by using a hex editing method similar to what I did above.
Does anyone have any idea what part of the plugins I need to change to eliminate searching for certain files? If I were to use the 'required game data files' page from the wiki as a reference, could I then text search the plugin for those specific files? (Which I would then edit out...)
ScummVM.ini support was added to the Dreamcast port, if the ini file is present on the CD the autodetection is bypassed, any game entries on the ini will display in the ScummVM menu. An easier way to achieve what you are trying to do is follow this example:
1 descramble SCUMMVM.BIN
2 add TINSEL.PLG
3 add ScummVM.ini
4 make entry for Discworld in ScummVM.ini
5 duplicate SCUMMVM.BIN (rename if necessary)
6 hex edit duplicate SCUMMVM.BIN ini entry to Scumm01.ini
7 add whatever.PLG
8 add Scumm01.ini
9 make entry in Scumm01.ini for whatever game/s compatible with whatever.PLG
10 repeat 5 - 9 as necessary
11 create Dream Inducer menu entries for all SCUMMVM.BINs
quote: Originally posted by StryfeI would then by use an app like Dream Inducer, or Selfboot Inducer (the same?)
Dream Inducer is a Dreamcast multi-binary loading menu system created by DCGrendel, Selfboot Inducer is a Windows application created by burnerO making it easy to use Dream Inducer. The later versions of Selfboot Inducer were updated by SiZiOUS, he labelled them as 'unofficial builds' for some reason or another (out of respect for burnerO I guess).
Good grief!, I need to get a life.
quote: Originally posted by StryfeI would then by use an app like Dream Inducer, or Selfboot Inducer (the same?)


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PICS: Why Peter Jackson decided Sherlock star Martin Freeman was the perfect Hobbit
BRIT actor Martin Freeman was always first choice to play Bilbo Baggins – because he looks like a Hobbit.
Martin Freeman is probably one of the nearest people to a Hobbit that I've ever met
The star, 41, has the lead role in the epic film adaptation of The Hobbit because director Peter Jackson thought he was a dead ringer for the hairy-footed creatures of Middle-Earth.
Peter says: "I've always thought of Hobbits as being very English, with their little cups of tea and their feet up by the fire.
"Martin Freeman is probably one of the nearest people to a Hobbit that I've ever met."
The first of three films based on JRR Tolkien's cult novel hits cinemas this week and it's something fans have been waiting for for years.
New Zealander Peter, who also made the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, says: "I was sure that one was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
"And yes, it was an amazing and very special time. But the experience of making The Hobbit trilogy became equally special to all of us. So now I have had a once-in-a-lifetime experience twice in a lifetime."
While The Lord The Rings followed the story of Frodo Baggins and his quest to destroy "the One Ring", The Hobbit focuses on his Uncle Bilbo's grand adventure some 60 years earlier,helping a band of dwarves reclaim their home and treasure from a deadly dragon.
But while Martin was top of Peter's wishlist, he was busy filming TV's Sherlock. So the director reworked the entire schedule around him.
Martin says: "It showed that they had such faith in me as Bilbo. They must have seen something in me."
In one key scene Bilbo meets the twisted Gollum and the pair face off in a battle of wits in a cave under the Misty Mountains.
This meant a return for Andy Serkis, who found fame in the original trilogy playing the former Hobbit who's obsessed with his "Precious" ring.
After a decade away from the role, Andy, 48, admits he found it hard to get back under Gollum's skin.
"There were a couple of moments early on when I felt like I was doing a pale imitation," he explains. "But when we were doing the scene between Gollum and Bilbo, I felt I had truly found my way back to him."
For Martin, getting to appear opposite Andy was a dream come true.
He says: "He's so good and Gollum is so beloved. It's incredible just to hear him make that voice."
No Lord Of The Rings film would be complete without Oscar-nominated Ian McKellen as wizard Gandalf. But the 73-year-old reveals he nearly turned down the chance to climb back into his famous cloak.
Ian says: "Going back to this character was perhaps not as enticing as taking on a new role, and it was a big commitment.
"But, in the end, I couldn't really bear anyone else playing Gandalf. So I was thrilled to come back."
Martin, Andy and Ian were joined by some very familiar British faces for this new adventure.
Spooks star Richard Armitage, 41, plays Dwarf warrior Thorin Oakenshield, Cold Feet's James Nesbitt, 47, is the mischievous Bofur and former Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy, 69, stars as nature-loving wizard Radagast.
With 10 years between trilogies, Peter had to rebuild Middle-Earth from scratch. His production facilities in New Zealand grew to three times the size it had been when he made Lord Of The Rings.
Nearly 100 sets were built and thousands of pieces of clothing, prosthetics and props created. The band of 13 Dwarves alone required 91 wigs and some 800 hand-crafted weapons between them.
And the picturesque town of Hobbiton, the home of Frodo and Bilbo, was rebuilt, complete with 44 Hobbit holes and the famous Green Dragon Pub.
The site is now a major tourist attraction on New Zealand's north island.
With this first film set to smash box office records and two more to come, you'd better book your Hobbiton tickets early.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens on Thursday.


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The Big Loser: Democracy
To be sure, political life in the Middle East during recent years has not all been about ballot boxes and peaceful demonstrations in favor of civil liberties and human rights. It has been marred by terrorism, sectarian violence and oppressive measures by authoritarian regimes. Nor was the Arab-Israeli conflict entirely out of view.
Violence in the Palestinian territories continued and sometimes even surpassed the dramatic levels seen at the beginning of the second intifada. However, the fighting in Palestine had somehow become part of the ordinary landscape of Arab citizens. And a growing majority of Arabs had begun to realize that a meaningful democratic transformation, one that included alternation of power and popular participation in decision-making, was the only way to overcome terrorism, sectarianism and repression.
Most political forces in the Arab world, be they ruling elites or opposition movements, shifted their attention away from regional concerns that had bogged them down for decades and turned to domestic challenges.
Regime manipulation, weakness of oppositions, and violence
Although tapes of Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made occasional splashes, the hard-edged slogans of jihad and resistance were outweighed by discussion over government promises of constitutional and political reform and opposition demands for their implementation.
Arab societies did not become democratic oases, thanks to regime manipulation, the weakness of oppositions, and continued violence here and there. Nevertheless, democratic transformation was on the way to becoming the regional yardstick and frame of reference.
Now, in the wake of the attacks by Israel on Lebanon, the death of hundreds of civilians, and the complicity of major powers, the horror of a regional war with Israel is resurfacing, pushing Arab citizens back into the polarizing dichotomy of resistance versus surrender. Arabs feel they have to choose between resisting American and Israeli hegemony in the Middle East or giving up the right of the Arab and Muslim umma, or community, to exist.
Ideological divide between ruling elites and oppositions
Domestic political alignments are shifting away from commitment to democratization. They are being replaced by a singular spectrum with two poles at either end and little in the middle: moderate ruling elites who struggle to evade the current conflict; and Islamist and pan-Arab opposition groups that denounce the softness of the moderate elites and call for jihad and resistance.
This widening ideological divide between ruling elites and oppositions will make it more difficult to adopt political reform measures, which require at least some consensus and flexibility on both sides. More troubling is that the positions of putatively democratic Arab opposition movements on the war in Lebanon have exposed their totalitarian and populist tendencies.
There is a great difference between adopting a rational discourse that rightly condemns the Israeli military for its crimes against civilians and criticizes unconditional American acceptance of the war, and cheering the death of Israeli civilians as a step toward the destruction of the "Zionist entity."
Non-democratic nature of the actions of Hizbullah
This goes beyond the tendency of Islamist and pan-Arab opposition movements to opportunistically capitalize on popular feelings to rally support. It shows that these movements lack a key characteristic of reformist political forces: a willingness to combat ideologies of hatred and extremism rather than using them for political advantage.
Furthermore, although they call for democratic reform in Arab countries, Islamist and pan-Arab movements have failed to acknowledge the fundamentally non-democratic nature of the actions of Lebanon's Hizbullah.
By unilaterally making a decision of war and peace on July 12, Hizbullah confiscated the right of Lebanon's government, of which it is part, to determine the country's fate. Israel's response, by targeting infrastructure and the civilian population, was surely extreme, legitimizing resistance; however, Hizbullah acted like a state within a state, taking advantage of the weakness of Lebanon's formal institutions and transgressing the principle of consensual decision-making.
The regional shadows of the war in Lebanon will persist for many years. They may well be a long and painful reminder that the hope for any near-term democratic transformation of the Arab world was perhaps the greatest loser in a war that produced tremendous damage on all sides.
Amr Hamzawy
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Amr Hamzawy is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.
This article was previously published in Lebanon's The Daily Star.
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The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 0.2% at 12:18 p.m. in New York after rising to within two points of a record yesterday. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index slid 0.4%. The euro fell below $1.28 for the first time since November while the pound erased gains versus the dollar as a report confirmed U.K. gross domestic product shrank in the fourth quarter. Brazil's real halted a six-day slump as the central bank took steps to stem the currency's slide. Italy's 10-year bond yield rose 18 basis points to 4.75%.
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The events in Cyprus are "a reminder that Europe has still very slow growth and the banking system has a lot of issues," John Fox, a Cobleskill, New York-based fund manager and director of research at Fenimore Asset Management Inc., which manages about $1.5 billion, said over the phone. "Stocks aren't going to go up 7% a month," he said. "We really came out of the gate fast. There's going to be corrections."
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Pulse of the Postseason: Aug. 31, 2013
There's a feeling in the ballpark when a home team is in the postseason hunt -- really in the hunt. It's a feeling that has been experienced before in Pittsburgh in the past, just not quite like this, and not with this backdrop.
The sheer beauty of PNC Park in Pittsburgh on a summer evening gave way to its proper use Friday night -- as a venue to host meaningful, late-season games, like the National League Central showdown between the host Pirates and the Cardinals.
There's a feeling in the ballpark when a home team is in the postseason hunt -- really in the hunt. It's a feeling that has been experienced before in Pittsburgh in the past, just not quite like this, and not with this backdrop.
The sheer beauty of PNC Park in Pittsburgh on a summer evening gave way to its proper use Friday night -- as a venue to host meaningful, late-season games, like the National League Central showdown between the host Pirates and the Cardinals.
After a 5-0 victory in the series opener Friday, it's evident the Pirates have become a bona fide contender again, now tied with St. Louis for the division lead.
"Something I envisioned is now starting to happen, and I wanted to be a part of that, be on that team that changed the culture," Pirates star Andrew McCutchen said Friday.
So it was in Pittsburgh that perhaps the postseason chase was most poignant Friday, but it certainly wasn't the only point on the map stirring the standings. From Boston to the Bronx and Oakland to L.A., games that mattered were all over the place.
With just one day remaining in August, here's a look at another day in the books, heading for October:
As Friday began, several postseason contenders made moves. The Orioles picked up slugger Michael Morse, the Cardinals grabbed reliever John Axford and the Indians added Jason Kubel, all on waiver deals with just one more day of those before postseason rosters are set Sept. 1.
There also was concern in Detroit, where the jubilation of Thursday's walk-off win over the A's was tempered slightly by reigning MVP Miguel Cabrera exiting the game in the fifth inning. But, a few hours before Friday's game, the news was good for Tigers fans, as Cabrera was back in the lineup.
You can't keep him out of the lineup: @MiguelCabrera batting 3rd, playing 3B for @Tigers tonight.- MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2013
The Pirates made the first big move of the evening, going up 2-0 on Garrett Jones' two-run double in the second. But Jones wasn't done, winding up a triple shy of the cycle with four RBIs. Not bad for a guy who'd had a day off Thursday to try and figure out how to get out of a 1-for-29 skid.
"Big game. Big series. Nice to be able to contribute to a win," Jones said.
Jones' performance and eight marvelous innings by Francisco Liriano led to the Pirates' fourth blanking of the Cardinals this season, leaving the NL Central all in knots, both teams at 78-56 as the Jolly Roger flies at PNC.
#RAISEIT! Your Buccos win 5-0 tonight at PNC! pic.twitter.com/fkdzMSBLSF- Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 31, 2013
About the time the Pirates were shaking hands on the field and celebrating their victory, Yu Darvish was working on a piece of history, taking a no-hit bid through the sixth inning against the Twins. But minutes later, with none out in the seventh inning, Chris Herrmann broke up that bid for history with a two-run shot to right field to tie the game. That was followed by a solo shot from Justin Morneau -- and the Rangers wound up losing by that 3-2 score.
Meanwhile, in an American League East tussle with implications for both clubs, the Yankees scored five in the fifth. By the ninth inning, thousands of fans at Yankee Stadium were watching through their camera phones, recording the history of Mariano Rivera wrapping up the 8-5 victory with career save No. 647.
Many were excited. Some were more excited than others, such as the woman caught on video tweeted out by the Yankees:
Yup, watching Mo enter the game can do this to you: http://t.co/kFj1jxhIzQ- New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 31, 2013
The strangest turn of events of Friday's early evening came in the twilight of the third inning at Comerica Park, where Indians center fielder Michael Bourn lost a ball in the sky to help spark a four-run inning for Detroit. By the end of the seventh inning, there was a downpour, ending the game after just seven innings as the Tigers won, 7-2 -- extending their lead over the second-place Indians in the Central race to 7 1/2 games. Yet, by the end of the game, the Tigers were again worried about Cabrera, who left with abdominal discomfort.
Elsewhere, the AL East-leading Red Sox and NL East-leading Braves kept their leads intact, Boston edging the White Sox 4-3 and Atlanta winning 2-1 over Miami. Also, the Royals lost at Toronto to fall to 9 1/2 back in the Central and 6 1/2 back in the Wild Card. In Colorado, the Reds lost an opportunity to help themselves in a 9-6 loss at Coors Field, leaving West Coast action to come.
In the Wild Card showdown in Oakland, an unlikely slugger delivered a big blow for the A's with Kurt Suzuki going deep in his first home game back after his boomerang trade from the Nationals. A Rays rally was answered by one from the A's, and Oakland took over the Wild Card lead by a half-game, while cutting the Rangers' lead in the AL West to two games.
In L.A., Yasiel Puig was back in the lineup after his quick exit Wednesday, and he got right to work with a hit, another hit, another hit and, well, you get the picture -- a 4-for-5 day at the plate, leading the Dodgers to a 9-2 defeat of the Padres.
Second career four-hit game for Yasiel Puig (June 30th). #Dodgers- Dodgers PR (@DodgersPR) August 31, 2013
That victory was a club-record 22nd of the month and wound up increasing the Dodgers' lead in the NL West to 10 1/2 games, matching their season high. That's because the D-backs already had been shut out by the Giants, 1-0, by the time things wrapped up at Dodger Stadium, wrapping up another day of the postseason chase with it.
Saturday's key games to watch (all times ET)
Orioles (Feldman, 11-9) at Yankees (Nova, 7-4), 1:05 p.m. Preview >
Scott Feldman was the first of Baltimore's several midseason acquisitions, and this is his biggest moment with the O's.
Royals (Guthrie, 13-10) at Blue Jays (Dickey, 10-12), 1:07 p.m. Preview >
Every win is precious for the Royals, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end Friday.
Mets (Wheeler, 6-3) at Nationals (Haren, 8-11), 7:05 p.m. Preview >
A different pitcher in the second half, Dan Haren will have to bring his veteran presence to the mound for this key start.
Cardinals (Lynn, 13-8) at Pirates (Burnett, 6-9), 7:05 p.m. Preview >
The Pirates have had the Cardinals' number this year, having won eight of 13 with four shutouts.
Indians (Kazmir, 7-6) at Tigers (Sanchez, 11-7), 7:08 p.m. Preview >
August games are hard to label as must-wins, but this sure looks like a better-win for the Indians.
White Sox (Danks, 4-10) at Red Sox (Peavy, 10-5), 7:10 p.m. Preview >
Jake Peavy faces his former teammates, and he'll have a lot more on the line than if he were still wearing different Sox.
Marlins (Turner, 3-5) at Braves (Minor, 13-5), 7:30 p.m. Preview >
The Braves have the best record in the Majors and don't appear to be slowing down one bit.
Twins (Pelfrey, 5-10) at Rangers (Garza, 9-3), 8:05 p.m. Preview >
It's been a long time since Matt Garza debuted with the Twins in 2006. His fourth team needs him to avenge Friday's stunning loss.
Reds (Reynolds, 0-2) at Rockies (Nicasio, 8-6), 8:40 p.m. Preview >
The only way the Reds can take advantage of a Cards-Bucs series is to win their own games.
Giants (Vogelsong, 3-4) at D-backs (Cahill, 5-10), 8:10 p.m. Preview >
These teams have won the last three NL West titles, but the D-backs have slipped to seven out in the Wild Card.
Rays (Cobb, 8-2) at A's (Gray, 1-2), 9:05 p.m. Preview >
Leave it to the A's to have a rookie starter in a key, late-season game, even after last year.
Padres (Cashner, 8-8) at Dodgers (Capuano, 4-7), 9:10 p.m. Preview >
The Dodgers will be wrapping up August in record-setting fashion, regardless of the outcome.
If the postseason started today ...
Wild Card: Rays at A's
Division Series: Wild Card at Red Sox | Rangers at Tigers
Wild Card: Reds at Pirates/Cardinals
Division Series: Wild Card at Braves | Pirates/Cardinals at Dodgers
Postseason 101
Magic numbers
To calculate a team's magic number, take the number of games it has remaining and add one. Then subtract the difference in the number of losses between that team and its closest pursuer.
Tiebreaker scenarios
A tiebreaker game will be played to determine a division winner, even if the tied clubs are assured of participating in the postseason. If a division championship tiebreaker is necessary, the head-to-head record between the clubs will determine home-field advantage. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.
If two clubs are tied for the two Wild Card berths, home-field advantage will be determined by the head-to-head record between the clubs. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker.
2013 postseason schedule
Wild Card playoff games: Oct. 1
World Series begins: Oct. 23
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com.


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The series will feature exclusive interviews and complete access to the team's stars in addition to coverage of the Galaxy's playoff games. Tonight's episode includes a review of the 2012 regular season, highlights and reaction from the Galaxy's come-from-behind victory over Vancouver in the Knockout Round, behind-the-scenes coverage of the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinal Series against San Jose and more.
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CINCINNATI — Aroldis Chapman is unhittable in most scenarios. He threw 14 pitches Monday night to seal his third save of 2013. Freddy Galvis hit a soft liner to left. Jimmy Rollins whiffed on a 90-m.p.h. slider. He threw Ryan Howard three strikes at 99, 100 and 100 m.p.h.
Chapman is lefthanded. He faced two switch hitters and a lefty. It just so happened the lefty, Howard, was the final out and the visceral image of a 4-2 loss.
But nearly every Phillies hitter — righty or lefty — has failed against lefthanded pitching in 2013.
The Phillies are worst in the majors with a .384 OPS vs. lefties. They are hitting .136 with a .186 on-base percentage and .198 slugging percentage. For reference, that is just slightly better than what all major-league pitchers did as hitters (.129/.162/.166) in 2012.
The sample size, of course, is small. Improvement is required.
Phillies batters have 81 at-bats against lefties in 2013. Only the Blue Jays and White Sox have fewer. Just one of their next six opposing starters is a lefty. That is St. Louis' Jaime Garcia, who pitches Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The primary culprits are Howard and Chase Utley. They have combined for two hits and 12 strikeouts in 27 at-bats vs. lefties. Both hits are for extra bases. Ben Revere is 0 for 8 against lefties.
But the righthanded hitters have not delivered. (Righties are .184/.225/.237 vs. lefties.) Michael Young is 2 for 11 with two singles. Jimmy Rollins is 2 for 12 with six strikeouts. Erik Kratz is 1 for 6.
What can the Phillies do? One, they can see some more lefty pitching. It is much too early for conclusions. Two, they can count the days until Carlos Ruiz's return. Ruiz was the team's best hitter against lefties in 2012. (He ranked 37th in baseball with a .906 OPS vs. lefties.) And Delmon Young, who is soon to start an official rehab assignment, mashed lefties in 2012 with an .833 OPS.
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Several hard working 4-H members have been named 2013 State 4-H Project winners by the Kansas 4-H Youth Development Program.
"The 2013 state 4-H project winners feature the Kansas 4-H Program Youth Development at its best," said Barbara Stone, assistant director, K-State Research and Extension, and state leader, Kansas 4-H.
"The young people who earn the distinction of state project winner have achieved this by setting goals, working towards accomplishments and mastering skills of leading and serving their communities."
The awards will be presented at the 4-H Emerald Circle Banquet, in Manhattan on May 30.
The 4-H projects represent a variety of interests, but also reflect three core competencies integrated into all 4-H programs: science, engineering and technology; citizenship, leadership and service, and healthy living.
Thirty-two 4-H members have been selected for the 2013 state awards, which are based on work completed in 2012. Among them is Lindsborg students Haley Dee Peterson in the category of photography and Seth Yenni in the category of energy management.
Each of the state award recipients earn a commemorative project medallion and an invitation to National 4-H Congress, which will be Nov. 29 - Dec. 3 in Atlanta, Ga. Winners also receive a $400 travel scholarship from the Kansas 4-H Foundation toward expenses in attending congress.
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You know agritourism when you see it. And you see a lot of it in McHenry County, from farmers markets to pumpkin patches to Christmas tree farms.
Agritourism is big business in McHenry County and no small part of the $6.2 million in local tax revenue generated in the county last year, according to the McHenry County Convention & Visitors Bureau. But it has proved at times to be no small headache for the McHenry County Board because no definition of it exists in county ordinances. New agritourism operations have had to come in on conditional-use permits.
This quandary might end with the adoption of the county's Unified Development Ordinance. More than two years in the making, the ordinance updates the county's zoning, sign and other development-related ordinances and combines them into one document.
The draft now under review defines agritourism as activities on an existing agricultural operation "for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm operation." The list includes but is not limited to farm stands, pick-your-own agriculture, cider mills, live entertainment and other uses. Besides creating a third agricultural zoning class for "agricultural business," the ordinance also sets limits on temporary agritourism events.
County Board Planning and Development Committee Chairwoman Tina Hill, R-Woodstock, said she considers the tentative language adequate. She said she expects a formal vote on the ordinance early next year, but later than the last target date of January.
"I think as presented now, it's OK. But you know, the question isn't what agritourism is, but what is not agritourism?" Hill said.
The county began seriously examining the issue in 2006, after long-established operations, such as the Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove, began complaining that the lack of a definition was causing problems. County staff told farm owners that its size required a septic system with a capacity for 1,000 daily users.
The county spent 18 months trying to define agritourism and suggest ordinance changes, but while a task force came up with a definition, the board's Planning Committee could not agree on it. So the county has had to grant conditional-use permits for agritourism uses, which has made for contentious County Board meetings and questionable requests.
A 2010 vote on whether to grant Stade's Farm and Market outside Johnsburg a permit to allow for outdoor events stretched out into two hours and included a dozen proposed amendments on the board floor, despite 17 conditions and restrictions set by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The former owners of a horse track in Coral Township cited agritourism in their unsuccessful attempt to hold regular races, despite complaints from neighbors about noise, traffic, trespassing and public intoxication. More recently, the owners of a vineyard outside of Hebron have struggled with the county for the past year as it seeks to build a small winery on the property.
Agricultural businesspeople and those concerned with preserving the county's rural western half have been watching the ordinance process closely.
They include specialty McHenry County Farm Bureau Board President Michele Aavang, who was preparing to review the ordinance Thursday evening with specialty growers and horse enthusiasts.
"I think we definitely need some parameters set up. We need some clear definitions what the rules are, and we need to provide some input before this is a done deal," Aavang said.
Aavang, who raises all-natural beef and is a regular at the Woodstock Farmers Market, is running for the County Board, as is retired Harvard businessman Larry Smith. He said a balance must be struck between promoting agritourism and protecting the county's rural character and discouraging spot zoning.
"I'm in favor of agritourism, but we definitely need some restrictions. We have to have a definition between a petting zoo and a circus tent," Smith said.
As for the Richardson farm, the county's problems with defining agritourism was a factor in its 2008 decision to annex to Spring Grove, co-owner George Richardson said. The farm, famous for its corn maze and Christmas tree farm, since has added zip lining and other attractions.
"It was difficult trying to figure out what it was going to take to satisfy the county requirements. By annexing into Spring Grove, we got to work with our lawyer and Spring Grove's lawyer to make a definition that suited both of us," Richardson said.
What is agritourism?
The draft McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance undergoing review creates a definition for agritourism.
• Under the present language, agritourism is "establishment of activities on an existing agricultural operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm operation."
• Specific activities include but are not limited to farm stands, horse and animal shows, petting zoos featuring farm animals and other domestic animals, pick-your-own crop businesses, community agriculture, corn mazes, cider mills, pumpkin patches, picnic areas, hay and tractor rides, haunted houses, live entertainment, restaurants and gift shops.
• The ordinance also defines and creates limits on "temporary agritourism events" connected with a main agricultural use of the property. Such events are limited to eight per year, no longer than four days per event, and with a minimum of three days between events.
• A new "agricultural business" zoning classification also is proposed.
SOURCE: Draft version, McHenry County Unified Development Ordinance


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With all the focus on key battleground states, no one is making much of Romney's small lead in the overall popular vote. Hmm. Of course, Obama may rack up a large margin in California and sweep away a small Romney lead, but let's stay tuned.
The generic exit poll information on issue breakouts of the voters is deeply confusing. You can make a case for either candidate from some of the splits. One question is how much divergence from national figures there are in key states like Ohio and Colorado. I suspect we'll be poring over the results for days or weeks, no matter who wins.


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The man whose body was discovered on the Orange County side of the Neches River on May 5 has been identified as Desmond Gerard O'Hara of Beaumont, according to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff's Department. O'Hara, 35-year-old black male, was reported missing by his family to Beaumont Police Department on Feb. 16, 2013.
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LAKEWOOD – A new affordable-housing, townhouse-style triplex will be built in the city by the end of the year.
In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the City Council on Tuesday night approved the project, which will be built at 11640 208th St., near Pioneer Boulevard and Centralia Street on the east side of town. Each apartment in the affordable housing complex will be two stories and 1,207 square feet, including three bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a porch, roof deck and two-car garage.
The city bought the blighted building in March 2010 with a $296,450 federal housing grant. The city also used $27,248 of Lakewood Redevelopment Agency funds to demolish the house and prepare the property for reuse. Rent for the units will be $1,708 per month.
Also Tuesday, the council watched a demonstration of the free, voluntary service allowing residents to pay their city water and trash bills online.
In September, the council approved an agreement with InfoSend to not only print and mail the city's water and trash bills but also to implement the online bill pay system for those services. The online payment system, which began in January, is the first time the city has offered the service.
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If anyone thinks they know what Doc Rivers will be doing next season, raise your hand. Now use that hand to slap yourself in the face because you're lying.
No one, not even Rivers, knows for sure what's in store for him or, unfortunately, the Celtics.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Celtics' coach flew back to his home in Orlando Friday after negotiations between the Celtics and the Clippers broke down this week for the second time — maybe third or fourth, we've lost count. The Celtics wanted at least a 2014 first-round pick to allow Rivers out of his contract so he could coach the Clippers, but the Clippers reportedly offered only a future second-round pick and that was after they had earlier refused to give the Celtics anything at all.
The Clippers decided they'd focus on Rivers first and would try to acquire Kevin Garnett for DeAndre Jordan at a later date after NBA commissioner David Stern told ESPN Radio Thursday that simultaneous deals between teams were prohibited.
Of course, all of this information has been reported from unidentified "sources," not on the record from Rivers, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge or the Clippers. That was about to change on Friday. With trade talks involving Rivers and Garnett stalled, at 9:30 a.m. the Celtics informed the media that Rivers and Ainge would come out of hiding and conduct a press conference at HealthPoint in Waltham at noon. Finally, the media and Celtics fans would get some answers.
But an hour later, the Celtics rescheduled the press conference for noon Monday. The postponement led some to wonder if the Clippers had heard about the press conference and resumed negotiations for Rivers. But Friday afternoon, word broke that the talks had broken off yet again. According to Yahoo! Sports, a source directly involved in what had been the resumed talks declared, "The deal is completely dead." But if Celtics fans have learned anything from this circus that the Celtics and Clippers have created this week, it's that negotiations never completely die.
Earlier in the week, Ainge told the Boston Globe that the trade talks were "dead," but they were revived the next day. So you never know. Even if someone referred to the trade talks now as, "No, this time, I mean it. They're really, really, really dead," no one should be surprised if they resumed at some point.
Nevertheless, Yahoo! Sports reported that Rivers has grown tired of the on-and-off negotiations and will no longer pursue the Clippers' job. If that's true, he'll have to decide whether to return for a 10th season in Boston to coach a team he's obviously lost interest in coaching or go back to broadcasting for less money, but less stress. The TV job seems to be the more likely option, so it's safe to say that ESPN's Hubie Brown and TNT's Shaquille O'Neal were rooting for Rivers to get the Clippers job.
This mess that the Celtics and Clippers created has kept Twitter busy all week. The craziest tweet was the Celtics were going to ship Paul Pierce to Cleveland for two second-round picks. What's next? Shipping Lucky the Leprechaun to Chicago for Benny the Bull?
Ainge has wasted far too much time talking to the Clippers when he should be preparing for the NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday. The Celtics own the 16th pick, their highest since they took Jeff Green with the fifth pick in 2007 and sent him to Seattle for Ray Allen. Any pick the Celtics would get from the Clippers wouldn't be as high as that.
If Rivers doesn't end up with the Clippers, Chris Paul may sign elsewhere. Houston is atop the rumor list. But Celtics fans don't care about the Clippers, who never seem to do anything right. Celtics fans want to know if Rivers, Garnett and Pierce will return next season. If not, they want to know who will take their places. Maybe Ainge will tell everyone in Monday's press conference, unless it's postponed yet again.
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage still faces the death penalty if convicted in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation, a judge ruled Wednesday.
A trial date was not set for Maj. Nidal Hasan, whose attorneys say he wants to plead guilty to 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the 2009 attack on the Texas Army post.
The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, said she would consider Hasan's motion at a hearing next month, but Army rules prohibit judges from accepting guilty pleas in death penalty cases. Under the military justice system, a commanding general decides if the death penalty will be sought, and plea bargains in capital cases are not allowed.
Hasan's attorneys have filed motions indicating that if his current guilty plea isn't accepted, he instead will plead guilty to unpremeditated murder, which does not carry the death penalty. Even if the judge accepts Hasan's guilty pleas to lesser charges, Hasan still would face a death sentence if prosecutors decide to move forward with the trial and jurors convict him on his original charges, military law experts said.
"I'm 100 percent confident that the prosecutors would go forward with a trial," said Jeff Addicott, director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, who is not involved in Hasan's case. "They've been preparing this case for three years, and they're ready. And the families deserve justice. This is a death penalty case."
Hasan faces execution or life in military prison without parole if convicted.
Hasan, 42, paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by police the day of the rampage, had a thick black beard as he sat in his wheelchair by his attorneys Wednesday. Hearings set for Thursday and Friday were canceled because all matters on the judge's agenda had been discussed.
Defense attorneys had argued that Hasan should be spared a possible death sentence because the military justice system's process for deciding capital cases is unfair and inconsistent. They also claim Fort Hood's commanding general was not impartial when he decided in July 2011 that Hasan would face the death penalty.
Witnesses have said that a gunman wearing an Army combat uniform opened fire after shouting "Allahu Akbar!" — or "God is great!" in Arabic — inside a crowded medical building on Nov. 5, 2009, where deploying and returning soldiers received vaccines and other tests. Hasan was also about to deploy to Afghanistan.
Hasan's trial was to start in August but was put on hold when he appealed the former judge's order saying his beard would be forcibly shaved before the court-martial unless he shaved it. Although facial hair violates Army rules, Hasan first showed up in court in June with a beard, later saying it was required by his Muslim faith.
After a few rounds of appeals, the military's highest appeals court in December tossed out the judge's order and removed him from the case, saying that he appeared to show bias against Hasan in some instances. Osborn then was appointed to oversee the case.
In December, during Osborn's first pretrial hearing in the case, she told Hasan that she won't hold the beard against him but that military jurors might. Jurors likely would be told not to consider Hasan's appearance when deciding on a verdict.
Osborn also ruled Wednesday that she doesn't have the authority to rule on whether the previous judge's orders for Hasan to shave violate his religious freedom. The military appeals court's December ruling did not address that issue. That means Osborn won't order Hasan to shave.
She denied Hasan's request to stop his chain of command from ordering him to shave, although it's unclear if that has happened.


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Politicians Demand Transportation Funding
By Sarah Birnbaum
June 11, 2012
BOSTON — Massachusetts officials, local mayors and advocates rallied on June 11 in Boston's South Station for a solution to the state's transportation funding crisis.
State transportation secretary Richard Davey headlined the rally, saying that bridges, roads and transit systems across the state were crumbling and in need of updates and repair. "The current transportation system we have today we cannot afford and the kind of improved system we all want we cannot afford," he said.
State transportation agencies are saddled with debt — most of it from the Big Dig. 45 percent of the state transportation budget goes to the debt burden. Transportation officials have said they need new sources of revenue for maintenance and new infrastructure. But raising the gas tax or hiking tolls have been political nonstarters. and Lawmakers in Western and Central Massachusetts are reluctant to dedicate tax dollars to Boston-area roads and bridges, and vice versa.
Still Gov. Deval Patrick, local mayors and outside groups are upping pressure on lawmakers to take action.
"We've allowed ourselves to be divided by region, divided by mode," said Somerville mayor Joe Curtatone. "In a battle over dwindling resources, suburbs have been pitted against cities. Rural communities have been pitted against urban areas. Drivers have been pitted against rail and transit users. That has got to stop and stop now."
They're calling on lawmakers to produce a long-term funding solution in the next legislative session.
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Eddie Jordan was officially introduced as the Sixers' new head coach this morning.
"It's very exciting to accept this responsibility and this challenge," Jordn said in his opening remarks to a Wachovia Center news conference. "I'm a coach, I love to coach. It's the richest tradition in basketball -- Philadelphia basketball, whether playground to the Sixers. It's the challenge at the top of the ladder when you talk about pure basketball. I'm very excited and humbled and giving it 100 percent to restore the tradition and the brand of basketball that the fans, the organization will be proud of."
Jordan said he met with Andre Igoudala last night and had spoken with Elton Brand. Igoudala, Willie Green and Jason Smith attended the press conference.
Immediately, Jordan was peppered with questions about his system and whether it fits the personnel that the Sixers have.
"There's a formula for each team to win and we're going to find that formula," Jordan said.
Said Sixers president/general manager Ed Stefanski: "Eddie's system fits us perfectly with the talent we have in this organization."
Jordan talked a lot about "interchangeable parts." "It's team basketball, enhances players that are not great scorers and makes great scorers help teammates. It's just not about perimeter shooting. At the end of the possession or somewhere during the possession, you're looking for a quality shot."
Although Stefanski and Jordan have a previous relationship with the Nets, Stefanski said that their interaction prior to Tony DiLeo's decision to not return was minimal. He said they saw each other at games, texted each other and had a few phone calls.
"This was not that Eddie Jordan was going to be the coach and nobody else," Stefanski said. "I told Eddie and all qualified candidates that this was going to be a process."
Stefanski added that he was "very comfortable" with the selection process, despite assertions from some quarters that he went too slowly and others that he went too quickly. "I can't make everybody happy," he said.
Stefanski said what "sealed the deal" was Jordan's second interview, which included more than 4 hours of "chalk talk."
"We came away wowed," Stefanski said. "This is the guy for us. He fits our need as a leader from a communication standpoint. He fits our need as an X and O guy and the development of young players. We are thrilled to have Eddie Jordan as the coach of the 76ers."
Asked about his philosophy, Jordan said, "Stay organized offensively for 24, 48, 82. Stay organized through the offense for 24 seconds, 48 minutes, 82 games. You manage a game through the offense. Defense is a big key. This team is built through defensive players already. The offense will only help them."
In terms of a learning curve, Jordan said, "It is very easy to learn. It's harder to coach. That's why Ed is paying me the money he is paying me.
"It's basketball … There are so many parts that it's consistent. I've had teams and tremendous players that once they are in the offense and once they understand it they don't want to go back to a typical standaround NBA offense. There are going to be some frustration in it because I like to see it really pop and be in sync. I will demand that. I may push them a little bit harder, a little faster. If you are a basketball player with basketball IQ, you will learn."
After two years of the Sixers making the playoffs and losing in the first round, Jordan said the team was "ready to take the next step" and vowed that this team would "play harder, smarter and longer than our opponents."
Look for full coverage of Eddie Jordan's hiring in Tuesday's Daily News.


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The local real estate market and the Veggie Wagon were among topics in the news.
Local real estate market improving Southeastern N.C. | The Wilmington-area residential real estate market is in the midst of a steady improvement, real estate experts said last week as the final sales and price figures for 2013 were released. Sales for the full year rose 10.6 percent to 6,258 from 5,656 in 2012, according to the data. The average price of a home climbed 5.4 percent to $231,451 from 2012, when prices bottomed out at $219,451. Last year was the first gain in average prices since 2007, when they stood at a historic peak of $272,784. Call to extend jobless benefits is opposed Raleigh | The push by President Obama and many Democrats to extend emergency unemployment insurance benefits is running into opposition in North Carolina. The GOP-led General Assembly last session voted to cut off benefits for the long-term jobless in late June to help pay down $2.8 billion in debt owed to the federal government resulting from benefit extensions through the Great Recession. There were more than 2,300 long-term unemployed in the Wilmington area – 70,000 statewide – who lost their federal benefits under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program on June 30. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., has proposed restoring those benefits. But some state Republicans are wary of the idea. Wilmington jumps in economic survey Wilmington | The Port City ranks 77 among 200 metropolitan areas by the Milken Institute's 2013 "Best Performing Cities" index. This year's index offered by the California-based economic think tank was marked by cities strong in high technology and energy, according to the report. Wilmington jumped 37 spots in 2013 from No. 114 in 2012. It ranked 154 in job growth from 2007 through 2012, but 86 in 2011 and 2012, according to the report. Veggie Wagon expansion complete Carolina Beach | The Veggie Wagon has expanded, among other things doubling its kitchen space. Since the behind-the-scenes portion of the building has more space, that means there is room to expand products on the retail side. That includes doubling, to 10, the number of local beers the Pleasure Island business can have on tap. TSA PreCheck office now open Wilmington | Wilmington-area residents can now conduct their in-person interview and background check for the federal Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck program in the Port City. The TSA office, located near the corner of Shipyard Boulevard and Carolina Beach Road, started processing applications for the expedited security screening process last week. The PreCheck program makes it faster for fliers – who are willing to pay an $85 fee – to navigate security because it cuts down the number of security screenings they're subject to.


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Question: What is multidistrict litigation?
Answer: Multidistrict litigation is litigation pending in more than one federal district court involving common questions of fact. When such cases involve civil actions, they may be transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (The Panel) to any federal court for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings.
Question: What is the Panel on multidistrict litigation?
Answer: The panel is a group of seven federal judges designated by the Chief Justice of the United States. The Panel has the responsibility for determining which cases qualify for multidistrict litigation treatment, as well as which district court to transfer and consolidate these cases. The transfers are made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1407, upon the Panel's determination that the transfers will result in the convenience of the parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of the cases.
Question: How are the cases to be transferred brought before the Panel?
Answer: Proceedings for transfer may be initiated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation upon its own initiative or a motion filed with the Panel by a party in any action in which transfer for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings may be appropriate. Before cases are designated multidistrict litigation and transferred to one federal court, the Panel convenes a hearing and notifies all parties of the place and time of the hearing. The Panel's order of transfer is based on a record of such hearing at which material evidence may be offered by any party to an action in any federal court that would be affected by the transfer.
Question: If my case is subject to a transfer order, but the case has not yet been transferred to the District of Minnesota, where should I file documents?
Answer: Transfers under 28 U.S.C. §1407 become effective with the filing of the Panel's transfer order in the clerk's office of the designated transferee court. Thus, if the transfer order to which your case is subject has been filed in the District of Minnesota, you must make all future filings in the District of Minnesota.
Question: Do I need to file a motion in the District of Minnesota to appear pro hac vice or do I need to associate local counsel?
Answer: Counsel who appeared in a transferor court prior to transfer need not enter an additional appearance before the District of Minnesota. Moreover, attorneys admitted to practice and in good standing in any United States District Court are admitted pro hac vice in this litigation. Association of local counsel is not required.
Question: How can I be kept advised of the developments of this case?
Answer: All Court orders and current developments will be posted on the Court's website at http://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/MDL.htm . These may be reviewed and downloaded at your convenience.
Question: What information is available on the Court's website?
Answer: The Court's website contains the following:
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Question: What procedural rules govern this litigation?
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Park Chisolm
Park Chisolm is a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and member of Kevin Costner's band Modern West.
Since moving to Nashville in 1996, Park has toured and recorded with rock, pop, and country artists such as Jo Dee Messina, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Emerson Hart of Tonic, and David Gates of Bread.
For the past seven years he has toured, written, and recorded with Costner and Modern West. He co-produced their most recent album Famous For Killing Each Other, which features music written for and inspired by the Emmy Award winning mini-series Hatfields and McCoys.