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generally speaking. I loveToday it is simple.It begins with caves opening to reveal blindness for little seconds before my eyes painfully adjust. Travels on up a steep slope that jagged legs, crinkle left and right to straighten, when everything is level. Ten minutes pass (remember: Im always almost always lying about the time, but its only because I dont remember), and on the eleventh, Im wet with water that couldve touched so many dead things before it washes over my lips.But still, morning comes with clean. And when I open my eyes to streaming water I feel happier when it is not mine; let it wash clean my orbs, blaze them fire-dance red and inject some life between me and the paramecium waltzing on my lidded hallucinations.Its so I dont get lost in the sound of the fan sucking up all the steam of me. So I can focus on two red dots collided with blood maps surrounding two dots of chocolate indecision. So I dont have to dwell on the reason why clothes fade.I
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when you wish you had-n't-stringing your eyes with garlands of stars iwish to impeach you, maybe impregnate youwith a will to breathe(indeep)but what are you but an incoming breathto me? an unapologetic zephyr gracingmy inner vineyardsruffling the leaves with whispers(i understand itisn't so collapsible, andi'm forgetting i forgetyou)but when the winds turnyou're a harlot, ruining this year'syield of self(importance and confidence)and i'm understandably drinkingupdownthe vinegar lefttrying to breathe in the lightsi gift you with - alwaysand i have only the starsto thank,the stars to blame.
it is not morning, nothe sun is a façadeit wakes up latescrunches up its eye ballsand falls back asleepso welook throughthe half closed blindand decide it is still nighttoo
apparitionyou came.a single thought etched upon the fingerprints of metainting every(even the smallest of them)thing i touchi turn into tomorrowas easily as i crack each vertebraeup up and up into my morning faceyou should have as many painful thoughts as you can before breakfast(or none of either, at all, if either can be helped)you came (as early as the morning following the night i so desperately wanted to drip into untouchable time)gladly expressed as words unsaidrelegate your coarseness to ato a need toneed to waketo wake (thedead) upit isn't as simple as the notionwe three plains of alland just before the whisper of awakeor sleepor something ineffable and non-speechsee mesee youblur your horizons into a dreamso i can be(in)lie(you)ve
in MonmartreI wonder where your facefolds. Elegantly. Likeorigami. Becoming asmile, just like that.Careful preparation - practice, practice.I wonder where your facefolds now, and how, andfor who. If it is coloured thesame, if it is hangingby string from theceiling, with spotlightshighlighting theshadows for dramaticeffect.Where do you fold atnight?Where do your creasesfall down?Are your edges sharp?Do you cut...Or if, maybe, Ipress my lips to you(please don't tear)will you buzz, flickermelodious from my mouth?
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it isnt really an island, butthis skin i'm init isn't me so muchas my toesare my feetmy fingers are my handsmy eyes my face;shoulders, kneesfloorand it isn't meso much, when i smileor cry, or fall apartdown splitting sidesit isn't me so muchthese lips (that speakfor me) and i rarely invadethe privacy of my heartbut then i get lost, inall the things that aresupposed to be (me, butaren't), in who they areand why (no matterhow hoarse i make her throatwith screaming after her)she doesn't come when i callI have Is in the back of my hedonism.When I finish there will be a riverTranslucent and cascadingI know you are a busy man, but just try to think of it from my point of view."What, in a g-string and bra?When I begin there will be no end
Girl on a train 245. There should be a poem for every girl with black hair and black eyes who's sat across the aisle on a crowded train and written pointless beautiful things in the notebook in her lap. I might write my name and number on a bit of paper Drop it on your page as I'm getting off. But I prefer to think it and write it than to know What might happen if I actually did. I'm sorry I've been staring. But you see I
Lesbian CirclesWhat scares you?is it the monsters under your bed?or the thunder shaking your house at night?What makes the hair on the back of your neck rise?Maybe its the child at the park that stares at you with her otherworldly eyes. The one with the stained dress and the ragged little bow in her hair.Or is it something else.Something deeper.Something more sinister.The dryness in your mouth, like on a hot summers day, that happens almost instantly when you seethat girl.That longing that rises in your chest in a manner that suggests heartburn.The lust that clenches in your stomach like the butterflies that appear just before you speak in front of hundreds of people.But most of all.The pulsating heat that creeps from between your legs down to you knees.Its so wrong.But it feelsso.fucking.right.There is a straight line we must follow.like good little school girls.Well.I dont know about you.But iPaint circles.
ClosedShe walked down the street looking lost and alone. A shimmering glow peeked through the grime where shed wiped the tears from her cheeks. Her feet were bare, little trails of blood as though shed been walking for days. Her golden hair lay limp across her shoulders. Filled with twigs and leaves.Her dress was tattered. White with golden streaks hanging loosely down her back. I watch her stumble, grabbing out for something as an automatic reflex not out of any real sense for self preservation.I reached out and caught her arm, catching her. She looked at me with tired, sad eyes that couldnt quite focus upon my face. She was beautiful. Perfect. She tried to speak I-I- and gave up. I could hear her voice was as wonderful as her face. Dancing to my ears from her lips.She caressed my cheek briefly before returning to the crowd. I followed her, chasing her as she tried to get away. No-one else seemed to notice her as she pushed past them on the busy sidewalk. Fi
Liquid Metal - challengeThis supple sensation,like drowning in a picture of your eyes,glittering crystal prisms.It acts as a propellant of muy mind,sending ripples accross the glassy surface.Watch for disturbances in the ice-black depths.Murmurs, like the melody of metal chimes;tenets whose function is lostamong the dull echoes of slumber.Thoughts disintegrating into piecemeal messlike rained-upon cardboard boxes.Noise streams from their neat paper envelopes.Rule of thumb dismemebered,remembering the message concealed in the jittery hum of the vaccum:Nothing is safe, nothing is sure.
we only had the time to fallone.i met you in the early autumn on the shortest day of the year.your eyes matched the drying leaves hanging loosely on the barren trees, and your skin reminded me of the warmest cinnamon. i can't remember what you were wearing, but i can recall how you walked in late, like you lived life in slow motion.shouting at the top of your lungs, your voice echod against the stone walls of what came to be our chapel and you shattered every glass mind in the room.you were a walking tragedy and i loved every second of it.two.you crawled under my skin every time snow settled on the ground and you found shelter in my silence when you prattled on about the nothings.i grew to like the nothings, but the snow had to melt sometime.when it did, we found ourselves on thinning grass fields and we weren't sure how to stand on the softer side of things, but we did the best we could and crawled.sometimes, i wish i learned how to walk again.three.when the heat entered our bodie
TallItachi has grown tall. When he's standing just in front of her they can't meet each other's eyes without her looking up and him looking down.He's a killer now, her son, just like every other man of the Uchiha clan has been before him.The bloodstains are barely visible against his dark uniform, but when she washes it, the water colours red.The missions keeps Itachi away late at night, and she stays up waiting for him. She keeps the bath hot, putting new logs on the fire regularly. It's cold outside, and when he returns, she wants her boy to become warm and clean again, and let every trace of battle get thrown out with the bath water.When Itachi steps through the door at dawn, she stands in the hallway, a cup of steaming tea in her hands. For a second his irritation is clearly visible, then he smiles gently and scolds her for worrying too much.There's a smudge of dried blood on his cheek.
WildYou could never be strangers againin that void of charged spacebetween the eyes and the air.And the other people, who areless than faces in the crowd.Maybe it was a true dream ofdark times, always walking,you are thief protected by glossthat they could breakif only they knew how.The lion at the zoo couldjump the fence, the wolvescould dig beneath the glass.Safety is a mutual ignorance,and it is something to be remindedthrough wilds of the woods,that she has fangsand so do you.
you moved softlyYou moved softly, like end of summer leaves falling into autumn, turning the pages of the air with your fingers, as a silent maestro begging the orchestra to play. I never met so many instruments willing, waiting, dying to be resonant.Stepping into the street, watching you, sounds lose meaning they dont disappear but they elongate into the stretching moment and Figaro in and out of my ears as a rushing hissing straining noise. Like whistling kettles I havent heard, in real-time, for years.Silk rippling slowly through the air from you; your arms are fluid and wistful. You seem so sad as you run your fingerprints across your skull, parting the trees of your scalp and shaking your hair forest into earthquakes as you landslide your eyebrows into an upheaval of tectonic plates.I never knew a frown could be so beautiful. And I never knew that painted pain could swallow my breath like lights blinking out in the night.
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a dangerous hallucinationThe light coming through the window was bright,much too bright.Even though my eyes were closedI could see it-feel it.The skin of my arms prickled,sweat dripped from my brow.It was two in the afternoon but…the sun was settingthrough the window facing east.I should have seen the hutch,shelves lined with bone chinadecorated with delicate leaves and vines.I was so thirstyand reaching for cups that should have been there.Instead I found a billboard of butterflies,the colors ragingmore than any rainbow I'd ever seen.Their wings fluttered and flashedyet somehow they moved in slow motion.I wanted to stand,wanted to reach out and touch them but…I couldn't move,couldn't speak,and yet I laughedignoring my dry mouthand the tingling in my feet. There was a tempeston the riseand in my blood.A sugar rush disguisedas a riot of butterfliesand they were swarming me.There was a small vialof insulin in my pocketthat I nev
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Vanderbilt is showing a mean streak this week. No longer the doormat of the SEC, James Franklin's bunch is out there sending letters in the U.S. Mail to cancel non-conference games (nothing says spite like the USPS) and delivering late WWE-style hits on Auburn players.
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In 1894, Hawley went 19-27, leading the NL in losses as the Browns went 56-76. He also posted a career high 4.90 ERA. In January 1895, the Browns sent him packing to Pittsburgh for pitcher Red Ehret and $3,000.
1895 would see Hawley lead the NL with 56 appearances, four shutouts and 444.1 innings pitched. He improved his record to 31-22, posting a 3.18 ERA. His win total and ERA were both good for second best in the NL. He also ranked third with a 1.285 WHIP, sixth with 9.095 H/9, 10th with 2.471 BB/9, ninth with 2.876 K/9, second, with 50 starts and with 44 complete games. The Pirates 71-61 record had them finish seventh in the National League. He was also handy with the lumber, hitting .308 and tying for second on the team with five home runs. He also batted 42 in. It's largely on the numbers he achieved in this season that he merits inclusion this high on the list, with an NL second best 10.4 WAR figure.
In 1896, Hawley went 22-21 with a 3.57 ERA. Despite his somewhat pedestrian W/L record, he still ranked fifth in the NL with a WAR of 7.8. He finished fourth in the circuit with 3.262 K/9, third with 49 games played, third with 378 innings pitched, second with 137 strikeouts, fourth with 43 games started and 37 games finished, and eighth with two shutouts. Unlike the prior season, he was merely average at the plate, hitting .239 with one home run and 21 RBI. The Pirates 66-63 record would see them hold down the sixth position in the National League, 24 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. (Not "those" Orioles, this team folded after the 1899 season).
1897 would see Hawley pitch an 18-18 season with a 4.80 ERA, ranking sixth in the league with 39 games started. The Bucs finished 32.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters for the NL pennant, at 60-71. After the season ended, the Pirates traded him, along with fellow pitcher Mike Smith, with $1,500 to the Cincinnati Reds for left-infielder Bill Gray, left-fielder Jack McCarthy, pitcher Billy Rhines, catcher Pop Schriver, and second baseman Ace Stewart.
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All-Time Statline: three seasons, 71-61, 3.76 ERA, 145 games, 132 starts, 114 CG, six shutouts, one save, 1133.2 innings pitched, 1193 hits allowed, walked 373, struck out 367, 1.381 WHIP, 20.0 wins above replacement.
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A good policy has unintended consequences forcing a major hospital and the city to react.Like other hospitals in Nashville, Centennial Medical Center has a smoke free campus.Smoke free means that workers, patients and visitors had to go across the street to public property or Centennial Park to smoke.With an increased number of smokers in the area near the hospital, it also meant much more litter, discarded cigarette butts and possible threats to the water system as butts went down storm drains.A community activist sick of the situation documented the problem, complained loudly to anyone and everyone. Following the complaints, changes were made to correct the littering problem. "He said not only was this an eye sore and we were not doing anything to keep Nashville beautiful, but butts were litter going into storm drains," Kim Tiscione with Centennial Medical Center said. On September 25, Centennial Medical Center placed eight ash cans around the campus and assigned crews to clean up the bins and surrounding streets twice a day. Hospital worker Tyrone Green said since the changes, the areas near the facility looks much better and there are less cigarette butts on the ground. "Our facilities folks report a 70% reduction in tobacco litter out here and we think that is significant," Tiscione said. Public Works officials say Metro Park Police will increase patrols and possibly hand out citations.Metro officials said the policy is a positive one that had unintended consequences, which other company's can learn from. Because of the one concerned citizen, Centennial also offers educational programs for employees on the issues. Previous Stories:
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How Close Does the Apple Fall to the Tree? Some Evidence on Intergenerational Occupational Mobility from India
AbstractUsing data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2005, we examine intergenerational occupational mobility in India, an issue on which very few systematic and rigorous studies exist. We group individuals into classes and document patterns of mobil
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Report of the Statewide Grand Jury
March 23, 1994
(This document has been re-formatted for the Internet)
The IPTF program provides reimbursement to individuals or entities who have expended funds to remediate (clean up, detoxify and restore) property sites containing old petroleum storage tanks. These tanks corrode over time, slowly, silently and dangerously leaking their hazardous contents into the State's water supply. More than 18,000 such sites have been reported to exist in the State, and could qualify for reimbursement under this program.
Approximately 13,000 applications for remediation reimbursement have been received during two "window periods" since the program's inception. After the expiration of the original "window periods, 11 a legislative committee voted, at the end of February, 1994, to extend the program to July, 1996.
The reimbursement program deals in multi-million dollar amounts. After initially reimbursing six million dollars to contractors during 1989, and more than fourteen million dollars in 1990, reimbursements ballooned in 1993 to more than ninety million dollars. If the program is extended, the State of Florida could be committed to spending that much again, if not more. The money to pay for the program comes from wholesale gas taxes, which are ultimately passed on to the consumer at the gas pump.
II. INVESTIGATIONIn a matter brought to our attention by the Office of Statewide Prosecution, we, the members of the Eleventh Statewide Grand Jury, embarked upon an investigation of a business entity that defrauded the State by fraudulently applying for and receiving funds from the IPTF program.
We examined the activities of a financing company which, under the program's auspices, repeatedly applied for "second-tier mark-ups" of fifteen percent. The company's "second-tier mark-ups" totaled more than $750,000.00 and involved dozens of contracts. Second-tier mark-ups are only available to entities having no corporate, financial or beneficial relationship with the contractors. The evidence demonstrated that: (1) the two companies had borrowed millions of dollars together; (2) the principals of each had agreed to guarantee the debts of both companies with their personal assets; and (3) the internal and published literature of both companies touted their "affiliation." Moreover, the contractor agreed to hold the financing companys checks for up to a year, so that the financing company could misrepresent to the Department that the debts were paid. This, in turn, qualified the financing company for illegitimate reimbursement of funds from the IPTF program.
As a result of our findings, we indicated the entity for grant theft, racketeering, and conspiracy. With our advice and consent, the State entered into a plea agreement with the company which the court has accepted. The terms of the sentence are:
- Complete restitution to the IPTF;
- Payment of a large fine;
- Publication of an apology to the citizens of the State;
- Settlement of several civil and administrative actions;
- Reimbursement for the costs of the investigation;
- A three year ethics program for the successor entity.
III. DETERMINATIONSOur investigation, which spanned eighteen months, led us to see a stark, yet basic reality -- that some will stop at nothing for money. The investigation documented a veritable gold-mine available for exploitation by profiteers. A government-sponsored honor system, such as the IPTF program, may be philosophically desirable, but is totally unrealistic when millions of dollars can be pillaged from the public coffers. In the case of the entity we investigated, the IPTF's linchpin of good faith gave way to greed and avarice. This case proves that the program can be abused.
The witnesses who testified before us, from Department auditors and program managers to private industry beneficiaries, concurred that the program needs to be revamped. Violations of both the spirit and the law of the IPTF program will continue to occur until this remedial program is itself remediated. Consequently, we offer a series of suggestions to both the Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Legislature which would temper the motive and reduce the opportunity for fraud. At the same time, these suggestions would increase the probability of detection and punishment of the dishonest privateers who abuse the system. Technical discussion of the findings of fact underlying our recommendations is attached as an appendix to this report.
IV. RECOMMENDATIONS(1) To ensure that applicants are not reimbursed for costs associated with remediation projects that are not absolutely necessary for the protection of the environment, the Department should consider:
a. Adopting rules which mandate at least a thirty day notice to the State prior to the commencement of a initial excavation;
b. Requiring the contractor's detailed estimate of the amount of soil likely to be removed by the project;
c. Inspecting the site, in the thirty day notice period, to determine if remediation is necessary and evaluate the proposed scope of the project;
d. Repealing the present rule allowing for the unsupervised, non-authorized removal of up to 1500 cubic yards of soil in the initial stages of a remediation project;
e. Prohibiting the use of an unverifiable testing mechanism to determine the degree of soil contamination, unless the Department adopts standards regulating the procedures to be followed in using it, establishes minimum qualifications and training programs for its proper use by site technicians, and, requires documentation that the adopted procedures were followed and that the calibration, maintenance and accuracy of the testing mechanism is up to date at the time of its use.
(2) To ensure that applicants are not paid for costs of contaminated site clean-up which is not performed as rapidly and as efficiently as possible, the department should consider:
a. Re-evaluating whether its remediation standards are realistic for every situation, taking into account site usage and environmental impact of the contamination;
b. Withholding some portion of the site-owner's reimbursement until the project has been completed;
c. Establishing specific personnel qualifications and credientaling guidelines for contractors to qualify for the program.
(3) To ensure that applicants receive only those costs authorized by statute, the Department should consider:
a. Immediately conducting a statistically valid market value survey to determine the actual current costs involved in petroleum storage tank clean-up procedures;
b. Establishing reasonable (not average) rates for the reimbursement of contractors;
c. Immediately stopping the payment of rates to any contractor which are not reasonably related to the actual costs established by the survey;
d. Discontinuing the use of rate ranges and suspending any belief that contractors involved in such a lucrative government program will, without verification and scrutiny, seek the lowest possible reimbursement;
e. Immediately requiring applicants to supply supporting documentation of actual costs involved in a remediation project;
f. Re-evaluating its present policy of paying for "tools of the trade," unless it reduces the rates paid out in labor accordingly
g. Disallowing any overhead costs for labor above the contractor's out-of-pocket expense, when the applicant is seeking reimbursement for overhead costs through a 15% mark-up, under Rule 17-773, Florida Administrative Code;
h. Drafting clear rules mandating that only expenses which have actually been paid out are subject to reimbursement under the IPTF program.
(4) To deter fraud in the process and to ensure that unscrupulous applicants who defraud the State are properly punished, the Legislature should consider:
a. Making it a felony for applicants to either fraudulently represent that they qualify for reimbursement or to fraudulently inflate their reimbursement requests with the intent to obtain funds to which they are not entitled;
b. Mandating that reimbursement applicants under the IPTF are subject o the public entity crime debarment provisions of section 287.133, Florida Statutes.
Witnesses from the Department agreed that the above recommendations could be accommodated and would, in fact, be very successful in reducing fraud and abuse of the program.
V. IMMEDIATE CONCERNSBefore the Department can begin to implement these suggested changes, the reimbursement process continues to grind on, and money will be paid to applicants who may have similarly committed a fraud upon n the program. Yet, the Department is obligated by law to issue reimbursement on completed applications within 60 days or pay interest on the claims for the period of delay.
The State, through the Department of Environmental Protection, faces a dilemma: the Department may not be able to thoroughly evaluate each application within the required time period, may in fact disburse funds based on fraudulent misrepresentations, and may then be forced to recover those funds back from profiteers in subsequent legal proceedings.
As a possible solution, this Grand Jury recommends that the Department consider seeking authority for an immediate moratorium on the distribution of any funds from the IPTF until such time as each pending application is given the highest level of scrutiny to verify the claims. The Department could immediately assign a team of internal auditors or financial investigators to complete this review as quickly as possible, using IPTF program funds for this purpose, pursuant to section 376. 3071 (4) (e) , (f) and (h) , Florida Statutes (1991), granting authority to obligate monies to "inspect" and "supervise" the IPTF and to pay "expenses incurred by the Department ... (for reimbursement] of reasonable costs". We believe that continuing to pay claims without this strict scrutiny could violate the Legislative intent that all IPTF funds be spent in "the most cost-effective manner." Section 376.3071(12)(1)(1), Florida Statutes (1992). An executive order under section 216.177(2), Florida Statutes (1993), might be an appropriate method by which to suspend the payment of interest on unpaid claims during this period.
While this recommendation may seem extreme, and others may be more practical, it is our opinion that some action must be taken immediately.
VI. CONCLUSIONWe encourage the Department to continue its efforts to obtain the best possible balance between the quickest, practicable clean-up of affected areas and the most cost-efficient use of the funds entrusted by the taxpayers to the IPTF, so that the funds may reach the farthest and do the most good. We also encourage the Department to continue its heightened scrutiny of the applications filed with the program, to actively litigate against any applicant who has misrepresented its claims, and to refer any suspicions of fraudulent transactions to the appropriate authorities for criminal investigation and prosecution. The efforts of the Department in this investigation should send fair and accurate warning to those who attempt to defraud the State: the State will not condone or reward deception.
We ask the Legislature to ensure that the Department is given the authority, the resources, and the backing to carry out this mandate in a responsible manner.
INITIAL REMEDIATION ACTIONThe process of remediating a suspected petroleum-contaminated property begins with the recognition that a leakage may have occurred and should be contained, and that the released petroleum products must be removed. This process is known as an Initial Remedial Action (IRA). An IRA generally consists of the excavation and removal of the soil around a leaking tank, together with any petroleum floating on underground water sources ("free product"). In some IRAs, a quantity of soil which may have been affected or tainted by the petroleum is also removed at that stage. All the soils which are removed must then be treated to eliminate the petroleum and its constituents. This treatment is generally accomplished in Florida by thermal incineration ("burning") of the soil. The excavation, transportation, and treatment of suspected tainted soil is expensive, but may also be accomplished very quickly.
Under Florida's IPTF program, there is no requirement that a contractor or site-owner notify the Department in advance that an IRA is planned. Once the IRA has commenced, the parties have three working days to advise the Department that the activity has begun. During that time, the parties may remove and incinerate up to 1500 cubic yards (approximately seventy truckloads) of soil without even seeking the Department's permission. No independent evaluation of necessity is required by the Department.
We examined the petroleum site clean-up programs of other states. Neither South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky nor Texas allows reimbursement for the unquestioned withdrawal of 1500 cubic yards of soil. For example, in South Carolina, the contractor must inform the environmental authority at least 30 days in advance of an IRA's commencement. This restriction allows the authority to examine the site prior to its excavation to determine the type and quantity of necessary remediation.
The Department's witnesses agreed that a 30-day pre-remediation inspection period for large soil removals would not have a significant negative environmental impact, since most of the sites have been in existence and contaminated for many years.
CONTAMINATION TESTINGWhen soil associated with a petroleum leakage is removed by a contractor under the IPTF program, current rules require that an instrument known as an Organic Vapor Analyzer (OVA) probe be used to determine the concentration of petroleum in the soil. It is to this on-site test result, as reported by the contractor, that the Department looks to verify the necessity for removal, and justify the extent of the excavation and treatment.
The Organic Vapor Analyzer (OVA) probe is designed to sample the air above affected soil (head-space) to determine from the existence of hydrocarbons in that air whether there is petroleum contamination in the soil. The results are therefore secondary evidence of soil contamination. The theory is very much like that supporting the use of a "breathalyzer" or "intoxilyzer" to analyze deep-lung breath for blood alcohol level: the instrument suggests the amount of substance in the soil by sensing the presence of associated vapors in the air above it. The accuracy of this result depends not just on the operation of the OVA, but also on the preparation of the soil sample. First, the sample must be collected in a jar and sealed. Next, the jar and its contents must be brought to a particular temperature. Only then can the OVA be introduced in the head-space to determine the amount of hydrocarbons in the vapor thus collected. The optimum temperature is 68-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Warmer samples can produce misleadingly high readings on the OVA. Since Florida can be warmer than 68-90 degrees for a good portion of the year, it is important to ensure that the sampling procedure has been followed, and that the test procedure has been performed correctly on an accurately calibrated OVA.
While the proper sampling procedure is described in the Department's rules, there is no documentation requirement which would reflect the type of sampling performed, the procedures followed, or the soil temperature. While we have learned that the OVA probe itself is not difficult to operate, a simple mistake in protocol can result in very unreliable results. For example, if a plastic container is used rather than glass, the hydrocarbon reading may be based in part on the hydrocarbons found in plastic which can leach into the sample. Additionally, there are no training guidelines, educational requirements, or competency standards for personnel involved in soil testing, which would ensure proper usage of the equipment. There are no OVA instrument maintenance or maintenance-reporting requirements, which would ensure correct calibration.
Moreover, the OVA probe does not produce any documentation of its analysis. Unlike the "intoxilyzer", the OVA does not produce a print-out of its readings. Other methodologies do exist which produce an analysis accompanied by documentary evidence sufficient for independent verification. Laboratory analysis by the use of a gas chromatograph or a mass spectrometer would precisely show the level of contamination in soils, and document those levels for later independent verification. Both methods are widely accepted in the scientific community as accurate, and are typically used in conjunction with quality assurance/quality control protocols which further justify confidence in the results.
The rationale for reliance on an OVA probe over scientific analysis is two-fold: the OVA is cheaper and faster. While a properly used OVA probe could evaluate the "corner gas station" site in one or two days at approximately $100-$300 at present rates, scientific analysis could require two-three weeks and cost as much as $1000-$1500. While this difference is significant, only accurate scientific analyses should be used to justify excavations, when one such "corner gas station" site IRA can cost the State $50,000.
PROJECT STANDARDS AND COMPLETIONAfter the IRA is complete and the obviously contaminated soil and "free product" have been removed for treatment, the second stage of the remediation occurs. This is known as the Contamination Assessment Report (CAR). The site is examined closely by hydrologists and geologists, and samples of the soil and water are taken and scientifically analyzed to determine how much and what kind of contamination remains to be cleaned up following the IRA. once the extent of remaining contamination is established, plans are made for restoration of the property to the cleanest state possible. This final step is called a Remedial Action Plan (RAP).
Today, more than four years after the first remediations under the IPTF program began, only a handful of sites have been closed. There may be two reasons for this. First, the Department's standards for complete site restoration may not be realistic in every circumstance. More importantly, the site-owner or other parties presently bear no responsibility for the length or cost of the project.
Under the IPTF program, the State will reimburse the applicant for all costs on a per-task basis, rather than at the completion of the entire project. The State also pays site maintenance costs for monitoring (up to $10,000 per year) until the remediation is complete. Monitoring an individual remediation site is generally not capital or labor-intensive, and the contractor can monitor many such remediation sites simultaneously. As such, a gluttonous situation is created: feeding at the public trough becomes a very comfortable and lucrative lifestyle for many contractors.
With some 13,000 active sites in the State, the Department simply cannot closely monitor each remediation and push for its completion, but must rely on the integrity of the individual contractor to complete the project within a reasonable period of time. Withholding a portion of the reimbursement until completion creates an incentive for closure.
Clearly, the Legislature intended to minimize the financial impact of petroleum storage tank clean-up on individual site-owners, regardless of their liability in creating the problem. Nevertheless, other states require the site-owner to contribute to the clean-up. Texas, for example, requires a minimum contribution of $1,000.00 and a maximum of $10,000.00, depending on the number of tanks involved in the project. It would seem then that postponing complete financial reimbursement in order to encourage some level of individual responsibility for the total cost of the project would not be an unreasonable burden to place on the site-owner. This is especially warranted in those situations when the site-owner takes advantage of the opportunity, as allowed by the program's rules, to transfer responsibility for the project to a finance company or other party responsible for the clean-up.
CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDITIALINGThe IPTF program does not contain any qualifications or credentialing requirements for skilled personnel involved in the site clean-up. On the other hand, Texas has established specific personnel and task descriptions which include personnel titles, specific education and experience qualifications and task assignment descriptions:
Personnel and Qualifications:
Principal Engineer/Geologist/
Hydrogeologist III (PB) - Typically requires an advanced degree. Requires professional registration when applicable, and 10-12 years experience...;
[For the same position the task assignment description reads:]
Task Description:
Project oversight, Review technical reports, Review remedial action plans, Data Review and analysis;
Personnel and Qualifications:
Field Engineer/Geologist/Hydrogeologist (FD) - Entry level position requiring a degree in engineering, geology, hydrogeology or related science, and 0-1 year experience. Works under close supervision to perform routine field tasks related to the projects; work involves installing monitor wells, aiding in geological mapping, writing field notes, and basic geological analysis.
Task Description:
Field work preparation and planning, supervise site assessment activities, site reconnaissance/mapping, Remedial system installation, limited data review and analysis, obtaining permission to access off-site properties, monitoring activities, supervise over excavation activities"
Guidance Manual Reimbursement from the Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Fund Form TWC-0230, Published by the Texas Water Commission, December er 1992; PST 92-07 at 16.
Because the nature of the work to be performed by the contractors is environmentally sensitive, not to mention very costly, the Department should take steps to set similar qualification requirements and deny participation to any contractor who does not comply.
REIMBURSABLE COSTSUnder section 376. 3071(12) (d) , Florida Statutes (1993), the Department must reimburse actual and reasonable costs for site rehabilitation.
At the beginning of the program, applicants were not required to prove actual costs before receiving reimbursement. It was not until June 25, 1991, that applicants were required to include documentation, such as invoices, of the expenses underlying the request.
The Department created a schedule of reimbursable amounts which contains an "average cost" as the baseline, based on a random survey of filed applications, to be used in conjunction with a ceiling, known as "excess cost", generated by a multiplier of 30% for labor and 50% for all other expenses. Any requests for amounts below the ceiling are paid by the Department without question; any requests which exceed that amount are paid only at the baseline or average amount.
We learned that this two-tier (baseline plus excess) system was put into place to take into account good faith differences in reimbursements sought. According to the witnesses, the schedule was supposed to be confidential, to prevent any company from seeking the highest cost known to be disbursed. Through testimony, we learned that the Department's use of the "excess cost" schedule is now widely known within the industry. Since it has become known that the Department is willing to pay amounts which are 30-50% higher than the average costs previously requested, it is not surprising that contractors or subcontractors will take advantage of this bonanza.
Consider this: according to the schedule, the Department will pay between $20 and $26 per hour for manual labor, and between $27.50 and $35.75 per hour for clerical labor. With "minimum wage" currently set at $4.25 per hour, a contractor could profit by as much as 400% from the State. Under the schedule, the Department will also pay between $75 to $112.50 per day for car rental reimbursement. Compare this to the State's contract with a national car rental agency for a $20-$40 per day rate for State employee work-related travel.
We considered whether the scheduled amounts contain an allowance for overhead, but we learned that items typically denominated as overhead costs were separately reimbursable under the program. An example of these costs would be "tools of the trade," such as hand augers ($15.00-$22.00 per day), surveying equipment ($15.00-$22.00 per day) or concrete saws ($75.00-$112.50 per day), all of which any competent contractor would already own or possess when the contract is signed; or services such as copying costs which would normally be considered part of the expense of running an office.
None of the other state programs we examined is as generous as Florida's, either in terms of the amount of reimbursement or the breadth of activities and equipment covered. For example, in North Carolina ":tools of the trade" are not reimbursable, nor are "excess costs." In South Carolina, reasonable costs guidelines are much lower than in Florida, even though the costs in South Carolina must include any mark-up sought by the contractor (unlike Florida where two tiers of 15% mark-ups are allowed in a separate section of the rules, unaffected by the Department's reasonable costs guidelines).
REIMBURSEMENT QUALIFICATIONSWe have examined the agency's rules concerning the qualifications and applications for reimbursement under the program. Specifically, we learned of various ways the rules can be manipulated to allow applicants "reimbursement" of money which they have not yet expended. one such method is created by the interpretation of two words used at different time periods in the same rule: "paid" and "incurred."
In applications submitted prior to June 25, 1991, the applicant was required to certify that "all outstanding financial obligations, integral to this ... task have been paid." This seems to mean that only those costs which had been expended would be reimbursed. However, due to a rule change effective on June 25, 1991, the applicant is now required to certify that "all outstanding financial obligations integral to this ... task have been incurred".
The American Heritage Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1985) defines "incur" to mean "to become liable or subject to, especially as the result of one's actions." In the generally accepted sense, therefore, "incurred" is different from "paid". Moreover, we have heard testimony that this usage of the word "incurred" is a generally accepted term of art in the field of accounting.
What makes this situation even murkier and therefore subject to abuse is that another part of the rule defines "incurred" as "allowable costs have been paid."
The necessity for absolute clarity is not minor. There is a large difference between certifying that a company owes the money and certifying that the company has paid the money. The rule as amended provides that a person responsible for site rehabilitation who has no financial interest in the site would qualify to receive reimbursement when the program task was done, presumably without regard to whether the underlying costs were paid.
In our investigation of the criminal case described in this report, we examined a situation where applications were made for reimbursement by a company which had written checks for $2,700,000 to "prove" to the Department that all expenses had been "incurred," when it had an agreement with the payee that the checks would be held for an indefinite period of time (up to a year) before being cashed. In the accounting sense those debts were "incurred" because the company had obligated itself, but we found that the checks themselves were not paid. As a result of this ambiguity in the Department's rules, the company has been arguing that it is entitled to reimbursement for claims filed after June 25, 1991. This kind of confusion does not benefit anyone except those who would take advantage of it to enrich themselves at the expense of the IPTF.
Last year, the Department recognized and successfully dealt with another instance of draftsmanship of the IPTF rules detrimental to the financial integrity of the program. This concerned the identification of those entities which could seek fifteen-percent mark-ups under Rule 17-773.350, Florida A dministrative Code.
Following the June 25, 1991 rule change, no mark-ups were allowed where a "financial, familial, corporate or partnership interest exists" between any of the parties involved in the remediation. But, the June 25, 1991 rule does not define what "familial, corporate or partnership interest" or "beneficial relationship." mean. There is a definition of "financial interest" in the rule, but this concerns the applicant's pecuniary interest in the real property itself.
In our investigation, we heard evidence that this failure to precisely define the terms, offered dishonest entities the opportunity, to apply for mark-ups for companies which factually were substantially related to each other. Once the Department became aware of this loophole, during the course of this investigation, it reacted quickly by putting definitions of "familial, financial and beneficial interests or relationships" into the IPTF program rules as of April 22, 1993. The Department also changed the wording of the rules so that "corporate and partnership" no longer needed to be defined. Closing these loopholes prevented further abuse of the IPTF program by unqualified recipients.
SANCTIONS FOR MISREPRESENTATIONSThe actual act of misrepresenting information on an application for reimbursement under this program is a misdemeanor. See sections 376.303(l)(f) and 376.3071(12)(f), Florida Statutes (1993) and section 403.161(l)(c). However, we are aware of the existence of other false representation statutes which constitute felonies. For example, section 287.094(l), Florida Statutes (1993) makes it a second-degree felony punishable by up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of $10,000.00 to falsely represent an entity as a minority to qualify for the State contract preference. Section 337.135, Florida Statutes, is similar, but concerns road contracts.
Upgrading the sanction for misrepresentation in the application process would not be without precedent within the program itself: the IPTF legislation already contains within it the felony crime of falsifying records to conceal the existence of a serious petroleum storage tank leak in section 376.3071 (10) (a) , Florida Statutes (1993).
Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, authorizes the debarment of companies convicted of certain crimes from doing further business with the government for a period of three years. Prior to 1992, the Legislature specifically exempted crimes against the reimbursement program from this statute. In 1992, this exemption was removed, yet the question remains open as to whether reimbursement applicants (as opposed to contractors with the State) are subject to this strict sanction for fraudulent business conduct.
THIS REPORT AND ITS APPENDIX ARE RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED to the Honorable Robert B. Carney, Presiding Judge of the Statewide Grand Jury, this____ day of March, 1994.
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I, MELANIE ANN HINES, Legal Adviser, Eleventh Statewide Grand Jury of Florida, hereby certify that I, as authorized and required by law, have advised the Grand Jury which returned this Report and its Appendix this _____day of March, 1994.
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I, JAMES J.SCHNEIDER, Assistant Legal Adviser, Eleventh Statewide Grand Jury of Florida, hereby certify that I, as authorized and required by law, have advised the Grand Jury which returned this Report and its Appendix this ____ day of March, 1994.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Cigarette smuggling and sex crimes are on the agenda for the Virginia State Crime Commission's final meeting of the year.
The commission could make recommendations on those issues when it meets Monday in Richmond.
The General Assembly has passed legislation aimed at curbing illegal cigarette trafficking in the last couple of years. But the commission has learned that it's still a growing problem. The panel is considering asking lawmakers to order a study of the feasibility of turning enforcement over to the Alcoholic Beverage Control department.
The commission also is considering proposals to lighten up on child prostitutes and people who are forced into prostitution.
Another proposal would allow prosecutors in child sex cases to introduce evidence of previous similar conduct or convictions.
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Looks like Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew will be leaving the warm sunny beaces of Miami for the frigid temps of Park City, UT next month, when a short film he stars in, titled The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke, produced by Miami's Borscht Corp. (the organization behind the Borscht Film Festival which Barry Jenkins also made a short film for), in collaboration with Miami production company Rakontur, will screen in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival's Short Film Program.
The Sundance Institute selected only 64 shorts for its Short Film Program from a record 7,675 world-wide submissions, and The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke made the cut.
The film is said to be an adaptation of the 1962 acclaimed and influential French short film La Jetée, directed by Chris Marker - a film that comprised almost entirely of still photos, and tells the story the aftermath of WWIII (post-nuclear) in time travel.
By the way, another film that was also inspired by Marker's short was Terry Gilliams 1995 sci-fi drama 12 Monkeys.
Full synopsis for The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke reads like this:
... recounts Campbell's rise to fame as he changes the face of hip-hop and fights for First Amendment rights – and later as he ushers Miami into a golden era of peace and prosperity as mayor. Everything changes when a nuclear meltdown at Turkey Point turns Miami into a radioactive wasteland filled with mutants, and Campbell is the only survivor left unscathed.
Ok, I'll bite.
The film is said to take place entirely in a series of art installations by director/producer Jillian Mayer, that warp perspective and reality. "I wasn't sure how interested Luke would be in working on a small artsy short film with some local kids, but he couldn't have been more into it and supportive" said Evan Rosenfeld of Rakontur.
Also worth noting, if Freaky Times wins an award at Sundance, it will automatically qualify the film to potentially be an Oscar nominee.
As Rosenfeld put it: "We got Luke to Sundance, now we need to get him to the Academy Awards."
Watch the trailer for The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke below:
Dylan Bradford | December 8, 2011 11:08 AM
The Sundance Film Festival's 6 head programmers have acknowledged that they do not in fact watch the over 10,000 film submissions, and that they hire "someone" else, ( 30 to 40) other people to screen them before they are passed along ( in their own words) so why don't they divulge the information as to the qualifications of these people? Why would any serious filmmaker feel comfortable about the fairness and spend 65.00 or 75.00 to simply let anyone look at their film? Would you "pay someone from craigslist" for instance and say, I will give you money to let you look at my film and tell me what you think.
This is about as ludicrous as stupidity can get, but Sundance operates as do other film festivals off of desperation, and John Cooper doesn't care about watching these films, he is out and about traveling the globe looking at films from other festivals, he does NOT watch the films.
Sundance films are not independent, its who you know, not what you know or what you have made, they could care less and there is proof of that being made into a film that reveals the corporate corruption including interviews with those who worked at Sundance and behind the scenes. The movie is called "Scam Fest" and this film will open filmmakers eyes to what really happens to their films, and money. John Cooper, Shari Frilot, Jill Miller, Keri Putnam and all the rest of them are sold out and corrupt people, they have no talent, never made a film, have no qualifications other then to sit in a chair and push around paper and distribute money, and all the while Robert Redford does nothing, he simply states his usual rhetoric, "We support filmmakers" he is like a wind up doll.
Well known film reps bring in 4 to 10 films and have private screenings and pay nothing, while your film sits in a box waiting to be watched by some college nit wits busy on their text phones forwarding through submissions, that wouldn't have the time, patience or intelligence to know what a really great film is, and know what? Who gets duped in the end? You the people, the arts, movie goers, and so we have the same old cliches only boxed up "independently" and the real gems go to the garbage. The only people that have the nerve, and the integrity to stand up to Cooper and all his cohorts in their money making scams is the Yeager's whose film Jesus of Malibu was never given the chance, the film trailer, e-mails, and info all reveal specifically how corrupt Sundance is and has been for over 25 years. It is only a matter of time when the states attorney shuts them down from ripping the general public off of millions of dollars each year, millions do the math, and has every filmmaker agree to their terms which is a contractual agreement, if this were any other institution, these people would be behind bars in prison, but the same old show goes on and on, smoke and mirrors, and the on-line publications encourage it, and they don't write about it either, Filmmaker Magazine, Film Threat, Indie Wire, all of them don't want you to know either because they are all making money in this, if not why don't they tell you some really important information like Sundance is corrupt? Why don't they get down to the question and interview; "Dear programmers tell us, who watch's the 10,000 films and can we speak with these "people" please? That won't happen, and so in the meantime I not only tip my hat to the dear filmmakers William and Anais Yeager who have in my mind made the greatest film the world my ever have had a chance to see, but has brought all this to our attention, and it is quite obvious when you look at the film trailers for Jesus of Malibu, that this could be the most creative and solely true independent film ever made, way ahead of it's time, and when you consider that Sundance had no interest in simply answering the Yeager's e-mail or phone call regarding their film trilogy, it is obvious that it is about who you know, and Kevin Smith will always get in line before you or I ever do.
Lets call this what it is for once and for all, its a big party, its about money, not about art, and it is about ripping people off, real indy filmmakers who keep submitting for years and years what a sad thing this has become, and shame to all those who don't tell you about it, shame on them and you filmmakers who keep feeding this "beast".
JMac | December 7, 2011 7:45 PM
Laugh or cry? I'll laugh. Wish I could see people's faces when this short is shown. They probably already know someone called in a big favor.
Darkan | December 7, 2011 6:38 PM
Wow... I wonder about all of the undoubtably artistic and well made films that didn't get a shot because of this film. I'm speechless. May God help us all. SMDH.
al | December 7, 2011 3:08 PM
Really Sundance.....??? Wow.
White Privilege | December 7, 2011 2:56 PM
Hot **cking Mess. Chances are if this tacky piece was created by a black filmmaker we'd be flaming him/her alive and lambasting him as to why he thinks he's ever get into a film festival of Sundance's pedigree. Double Standards are alive and quite well thank you very much.
Mike D. | December 7, 2011 1:46 PM
Gotta love it.


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One of three casino developers looking to build in downtown Sioux City got support from Dakota County, Nebraska, Monday.
The Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to draft a letter endorsing Ho-Chunk Incorporated, the economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The company plans to turn the Warrior Hotel and Davidson Building into a $122 million casino complex.
Commissioners we talked to liked the idea of the renovation, saying they remember the glory days of the Warrior, decades ago.
Ho-Chunk says the endorsement is one piece of a larger plan to gather support from surrounding communities.
"We feel it's very important to have all of the local organizations represented because this is not just a gaming operation, it's an economic development opportunity for downtown Sioux City," said CEO of the Winnebago Gaming Development Corporation Brian Chamberlain.
Earlier Monday, Ho-Chunk reps said they received another endorsement from Thurston County, Nebraska.
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The Government of Barbados remains committed to investing resources to improve the health and well being of all Barbadians. The Government of Barbados and its partners will continue to enhance the nation's investment through wise programme and resources utilisation decisions that get the most for the funds available.
In previous notices the Medical Council published details of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) assessment scheme for re-registration of medical practitioners for the year 2013.
Children who might have missed measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), polio or chickenpox vaccinations will be offered immunisations this Saturday, January 26, when the Eunice Gibson polyclinic hosts its first community outreach event for the year.
There have been reports of an increase in influenza circulation in North America towards the end of 2012 and extending into 2013. Historically this increase in influenza activity in the United States of America has come earlier than expected. The predominant virus isolated has been influenza A (H3N2) followed by influenza B and influenza A(H1N1).
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that dengue statistics for 2012 reflect a decline in cases in recent weeks.
Over the four-week period leading up to December 15, last year, there were 43 confirmed cases of dengue, compared to 68 in the four weeks leading up to November 17.
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ESPN AFC East writer Tim Graham has some more mock drafts to share with us today: [Ed. note: I had problem's blocking the picks off in quotes for some reason. Everything after the picks is me, everything blocked off and the picks were put together by Graham.]
The mock drafts are starting to stack up. Here is a sampling of projections from various sources.
In this installment you will find the latest from ESPN's Mel Kiper and Todd McShay, Sports Illustrated's Don Banks, NFLDraftScout.com's Rob Rang, Pro Football Weekly and the National Football Post
No. 11 Buffalo Bills
- Kiper's pick: Pettigrew
- McShay's pick: Aaron Maybin, Penn State defensive end/outside linebacker
- Banks' pick: Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State tight end
- Rang's pick: Brian Cushing, USC linebacker
- PFW's pick: Pettigrew
- NFP's pick: Everette Brown, Florida State defensive end
Several of these picks work for me. I like Maybin and Brown for our DE need. Cushing is someone I've been toying with for a while because I don't think Crowell is re-signed.
Pettigrew - ugh.
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And while Kraft didn't mind the drive to the Black Hills, a new addition to the auction this year made it easier for those who do. "This is the first year we've done an Internet auction as well," said Matthew Snyder, park superintendent.
Snyder says people have been asking for an Internet auction and now around 80 people saw the buffalo and bid in real time from across the country. "They haven't lost the feed, there haven't been any glitches. That was kinda a concern doing this for the first time, but it's been going well," said Snyder.
Which Kraft says it great to fuel the market. "A lot of people can't make it down here for the sale, and so to have that option at home, in a nice warm house and be able to bid on quality animals is nice, cause there is some high quality animals here," said Kraft.


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Volleyball wins regular season championship
November 06, 2012
The Bryan College volleyball team went on the road this past weekend to play against the two teams that were sitting on their heels. The Lady Lions proved they were up to the challenge, defeating Milligan College 3-2 and Virginia Intermont College 3-0. The two wins gave Bryan volleyball the regular season championship. Continue reading here.


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To quote an Elton John song, "I've seen that movie too." We've been down this road before and the story always ends the same way. You know, if the manager doesn't matter when it comes to winning and losing, then why even have one? If there aren't any particular strategies that are either winning or losing games, then we don't even need a manager. If there is not a certain mentality that can be passed on to the players before a certain game, then is there any need for a manager? If it is never the manager's fault that the Twins choke at a certain time every year, then I guess he must be expendable, but hey, he comes cheap and he is well-liked in the clubhouse, so I guess that's all that matters!
The other side of the coin, is that the manager does matter and he makes decisions and provides the team with direction and purpose, in which case RG has failed at the most crucial moments. This is the stance that I have always taken (even though I was again hoping to be proven wrong). (Of course, players matter as well. It is impossible to win consistently with lousy players, but the Twins have always had a solid minor league pipeline, so decent players keep coming up through the system. I think the Twins have a very good group of players at the moment and before one of those dry spells comes about, it would be nice to get a third WS championship.)
In the real world, I would like to see the Twins land a third World Series ring, but with RG at the helm folks, it ain't gonna happen, is it? Do you really think that it will??? Honestly??? We've been there and done that four times (or is it five), and we've always ended up losers--even thought the press always marvels that the Twins compete. Here's a news flash, the Twins don't compete when it comes to the playoffs! The game against the Sox was just one more example of ineptitude at the worst time.
The bottom line is this Tom Kelly took the Twins into the playoffs twice. In 1987, the Twins were gonna get their heads served on a platter against the Tigers, and then were supposed to get stomped by the Cardinals. They won the World Series. In 1991, the Twins were a better team than they were in 1987, but they were still supposed to get their clocks cleaned both in the championship and in the World Series. They won the World Series again......personally, I think the manager matters.
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Rare criticism of GTA V focuses on 'rampant misogyny'
Reviews of Grand Theft Auto V have, almost without exception, rated it very highly. The rare criticism has mostly focused on the apparent misogyny of the game:
– Carolyn Petit, gamespot
GTA V is an imperfect yet astounding game that has great characters and an innovative and exciting narrative structure, even if the story it uses that structure to tell is hobbled at times by inconsistent character behaviour, muddled political messages and rampant misogyny.
– keith stuart, grand theft auto
Women are, once again, relegated to supporting roles as unfaithful wives, hookers and weirdos ... It's fine to parody the idiotic misogyny of violent men, but how about doing it by providing their opposite?
– Chris plante, Polygon
The developer's progress makes the aspects of the game left in cultural stasis - the poorly drawn women, the empty cynicism, the unnecessarily excessive cruelty - especially agitating.


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A month after the city of Troy was put on edge by two sexual assaults at the same mobile home park, as well as an armed robbery, police say they've made a breaking in the case.
Late Wednesday evening, investigators arrested and charged 35-year-old Andre Lamon Ellis in connection to the rapes at Hunter's Mountain Mobile Home Park, according to Police Chief Jimmy Ennis. The rapes occurred within hours of each other on March 26.
While being escorted into the Pike County Jail, Ellis said "The city of Troy is making a great mistake." It was not immediately known if the man had legal representation.
Ellis is charged with two counts of rape in the first degree and one count of burglary in the second degree. His bond is set at $450,000 ($250K per rape charge and $50K for the burglary charge).
Authorities say Ellis was also taken into custody on failure to appear in court in connection with a theft case. He has no bond in connection with that case.
The case is still under investigation.
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