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News 12 at 6 & 11 o'clock, November 3, 2008
ALBANY, Ga.---It's one of the biggest films this fall, making millions at the box office and no doubt saving countless marriages in the process. But Hollywood had nothing to do with this blockbuster. The Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany. Ga. has been busy making movies with a message.
"Fireproof" tells the story of a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron. He's willing to risk his life to rescue strangers, but what's he willing to do to save his own marriage? It's more than just another movie, it's actually a ministry of this church.
Jim McBride is just one of the ministers here.
"We're very excited about it- but one thing we're always clear about- is it's Gods movie."
Sherwood is the same church that released "Facing the Giants", the football film about faith. Stephen and Alex Kendrick are the brothers behind the movies. They wrote the screenplay to "Fireproof" and Alex directed it. According to Alex, "Stephen and I grew up wanting to make movies and made them in our backyard with a camcorder when we were kids."
It's a partnership that's lasted into adulthood. "Well, its interesting how God has continued to keep Alex and I together over the years, even though we have not pursued that."
Alex feels the same way. "It has been a blessing to work with Stephen", he told me.
You might recognize Alex. He played a football coach, one of the lead roles in "Facing the Giants". The volunteer cast is a trademark of Sherwood pictures, that's how they're able to make the movies.
Stephen explained what that really means. "With fireproof, we had about 12 hundred people from the community come together, 16 locations donated, home schooled kids pushing dollies, senior adult men doing the clappers, Sunday school classes providing the catering. Definitely a volunteer driven effort."
That's right. Volunteers do it all. In front of the cameras and behind the scenes. Remember Reverend McBride? He was in "Facing The Giants" as the opposing coach in the championship game. But you won't find any stars around here. Albany is a long way from Hollywood- and in more ways than one. They like to keep the spotlight--- on the message.
"Well, we are ministers first before we're movie makers", Stephen said, "and our love for God has been the fuel to make movies that impact people. Because we want to inspire in them a message of faith, hope & love- and so that has been our reward to see the changed lives- the saved marriages. So, if the movie makes money- great--- if it doesn't, we're ok."
More about the money, in a moment.
"Fireproof" is just the latest release from Sherwood Pictures. They shot the movie entirely on location in Albany, using the city's fire trucks and burning buildings as backdrops.
Except for the lead role- played by Kirk Cameron, the other actors are local volunteers. The movie raises the burning question, what are you willing to do to rescue your own marriage? Where does God fit into the relationship? Not the kinds of questions Hollywood has been asking...
(Rogers) "What's the problem in Hollywood? Do you think they just don't get middle America?
Alex has a theory. "I do think Hollywood tends to focus on the world views in New York and California and we try to tell stories relatable to middle America, for the rest of us if you will. The flyover states."
Even the New York Times review conceded that "Fireproof" offers something different"...including that rarest of creatures on the big- or small-screen: Characters with a strong conservative Christian faith--- who don't sound crazy."
"To hear these critics say, 'this movie actually worked for me, and I got something out of it, was incredible for us", Stephen said.
But in a movie about marriage, the Kindrick brothers wanted to make sure they were watching out for Kirk Cameron's own marriage. Especially when it came to a kissing scene.
Stephen explained, "There's a romantic kissing scene in fireproof, and we wanted to honor Kirk's marriage while we're making a movie about honoring marriage, so we flew in his wife to be the kissing double in the scene--- and it worked out so well, you can't even tell when you see the shot."
"Fireproof" is not the Kendrick's first film. The first was "Flywheel". It's about a used car dealer who decided to change the way he did business, personally and professionally. It was a struggle just to get it--- on one screen.
Alex talked about the struggle. "It was a big answer to prayer for us to get it in our local theater- played off of a DVD system."
What was meant for one weekend, lasted 6 weeks, outselling 12 movies made in Hollywood.
Next, came "Facing the Giants". Alex took a lead role in that one as a high school coach who learned to put his faith is something bigger than football.
And finally, this fall came "Fireproof". Sherwood's most ambitious picture yet. How successful is "Fireproof"? The numbers are impressive even by Hollywood's standards. They spent about a half million dollars to make it.
And as of last weekend the movie has earned more than 23 million dollars.
That's a lot of money for a church of any size. Sherwood bought 82 acres of land for local sports park. The plan is to use it as a ministry to the community. There's also a book... "The Love Dare". The Kendrick brothers wrote it to go along with the movie. It went to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
So what's next for the movie makers and their far-reaching church ministry? The Kendrick brothers say they're still praying about it. But the plan is to release a movie every couple of years. If they follow the formula, it'll be shot in Albany, using volunteers.
And it will be a huge hit.


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Student Docents
Come to UMMA on a Friday afternoon and you may find a UM student leading a tour in the galleries. This is not a student working on a class project, but a member of UMMA's volunteer Student Docent Program. In addition to leading "Lunchtime Tours" and "Storytime at the Museum" events for children on the weekends, student docents have the opportunity to deeply engage with the art and the Museum in a variety of ways.
The program, developed and led by UMMA Associate Curator for Education Pam Reister, launched in January 2009, and grew out of the strategic plan developed in advance of UMMA's reopening. UMMA administrators felt that it was important to provide students with the opportunity to learn through touring and that they needed their own program, separate from the well-established community docent corps, in order to accommodate their irregular and busy schedules. "I am incredibly pleased with the program. It is very flexible, which is important in the life of a student and it has allowed me to broaden my interests and try something new, " said UM junior Andrea Eggertsen.
Launching the new "Lunchtime Tours," two students designed tours around topics of interest to them. Eggertsen led a tour about depictions of love and sophomore Lizzie Tsung led a Halloween-inspired tour that she called "The Dark Side of Art." "I feel like this program has made me more aware-aware of my surroundings, of people, and of course art!," explained Tsung.
Students meet with Reister once a week for training in the galleries. Originally the program focused mainly on touring, but now, explains Reister, "the training is more about what does it mean to work in a museum rather than solely on how to tour." Training begins with learning about the history of museums and how museum architecture influences a visit. "We start by looking at the building and then delve into specific galleries and specific works," said Reister.
This training helps to prepare the students for the other projects they take part in at the Museum. This summer Reister connected with the UM Museum Studies Program so that students in Museums 301/ 409 can use their hours as student docents towards their required internship credits. Some students have more focused departmental projects at UMMA. Student docents are currently working in the development department, the curatorial department, and with the registration staff. You may also find student docents assisting visitors with the DialogTable or at the visitors desk.
"I love working with the students," said Reister. "They have fresh ideas and are enthusiastic. Many of them are already sure they want to work in museums."
Sophomore Rebecca Guerriero explains why she enjoys being part of the program: "I do it because I love art and the opportunity to learn more about art. I'm learning how to share, teach, and show people art, but I am learning so much myself, which to me is the best part of the program."

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KisMAC is a free, open source network stumbler that operates in passive mode, allowing the program to run completely invisibly without sending any probe requests (unlike active scanners).
In addition to standard stumbler logging and graphing features, KisMAC reveals cloaked SSIDs and can perform deauthentication, packet injection, and several other attacks against WEP/WPA encrypted packets. GPS mapping is also included.
KisMAC is the only stumbler to support Apple's Airport Extreme card in passive mode. It is also compatible with original Airport cards and several third party cards (see website).
Required OS: 10.6
Tags: wireless , network , security , scanner , airport , wifi
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No PPC-Support anymore?
@bgower : airradar is not the same as kismac, kismac is not for just finding networks, it is for gaining access...
@bgower :
1. Open preferences.
2. Open the "Driver" preference pane.
3. Select "Apple Airport Extreme card, passive mode" (or the non-extreme option if that is what you have. Click "Add".
4. Close Preferences.
5. Click "Start Scan" in the main window.
6. Enter your admin password if prompted.
For most people, thats how you get 99% of the functionality you're looking for.
New website is: http://trac.kismac-ng.org/
Please do not update iusethis to the latest version, they specifically request that you do not
Download site seems dead, but version 0.21a r241 can be found here:
Any chance of this working for Leopard? Can't wait for it.
KisMAC IS ALIVE!
The new website is: kismac.macpirate.ch/
The project is not dead, by the way. While we have lost the developer that started it all, we still have the source, and are moving development outside of Germany.
This is a very cool application... there is no real competition for amazingly useful wireless stumblers. That said, tread carefully---this thing broke my wireless card completely...
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Seib & Wessel: What We're Reading Tuesday
Seib & Wessel: Why Europe's Cup is Half-Full
By Gerald F. Seib and David Wessel
Recommended reading from around the Web:
The reappointment of Zhou Xiaochuan as China's central banker signals that the country's Communist Party leaders are likely to embrace at least some market-oriented reforms in an economic plan due to be released at a meeting of senior party officials scheduled to begin on Saturday. [WSJ]
President Barack Obama faces growing questions over why he isn't running government as efficiently as he ran his two highly successful presidential campaigns, and some point to management lapses: "Initiatives that leaned heavily on updating technology, consumer-friendly interaction and trimming inefficiencies rarely got top billing at the White House." [Los Angeles Times]
This week marks the 34th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and Suzanne Maloney (@MaloneySuzanne) writes that the hostage crisis that ensued "remains the central episode in the bilateral estrangement, perhaps even more powerful in the American psyche than in Iran," where it is marked annually by large demonstrations. [Brookings Institution]
Nicholas Lehman profiles Mary Jo White, the former prosecutor (and fan of baseball, football and horse racing, in that order) who now chairs the Securities and Exchange Commission. He wonders if she believes the only real problem at the agency has been lax enforcement as opposed to regulation of increasingly powerful firms and complex markets. [New Yorker]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accuses both Republicans and the press of failing to do more to point out Obamacare's laws before it became law: "I think we didn't do our job as an opposition party and the press didn't do its job," Gingrich said. [Politico]
Bernie Kerik, the former New York police commissioner jailed for taking $165,000 in free renovations from a construction company, says prison time showed him the folly of mandatory minimum sentences. "Anybody…think that you can take these young black men out of Baltimore and D.C., give them a ten-year sentence for five grams of cocaine, and then believe that they're going to return to society a better person ten years from now, when you give them no life improvement skills, when you give them no real rehabilitation?" he says. [Today]
Coal country representatives are quick to blame the White House for the industry's decline, but improved technology and geological issues have been evaporating mining jobs in the region long before President Obama took office, write Patrick Reis (@Patrick_C_Reis) and Stephanie Stamm (@sestamm). [National Journal]
The Supreme Court, in considering a case about appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, should seize the opportunity to ease the partisan gridlock that such appointments provoke by restoring the president's power to fill vital vacancies, writes Pamela Karlan. "It should consider ways to lower the temperature, rather than further enflaming our already heated politics." [Boston Review]
Our Videos
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Watch clips from the event:
How the Shutdown Hurt the Economy
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Minor milestones we've spotted:
Global foreign direct investment declined 28% to $256 billion in the second quarter after two consecutive quarters of increase, marking a return to the steady downward trend that began in 2012. Global FDI flows for the first half of 2013 were down 16% compared with the first half of 2012. [OECD]
In South Carolina, where a ban on same-sex marriage was approved by 78% of voters in 2006, some 52% of those surveyed in a new poll now say they oppose same-sex marriage. [The State]
Takoma Park, Md., lowered the voting age to 16, the first community in the nation to do so, according to the Washington Post. [Washington Post]
There are 21.2 million living U.S. military veterans; 9.6 million of them are over 65 and 1.8 million are younger than 35. [Census]
Some 40% of people who get their news from Twitter have at least a bachelor's degree, compared to 30% of Facebook news consumers and 29% of the general population. [Pew Research Journalism Project]
Fox is reported to be asking $4 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad in 2014. [Business Insider]
Thanks to its FedEx hub, Memphis is the world's second-busiest airport by cargo volume after Hong Kong. [Economist]
Eighty-seven percent of Americans say they're satisfied with their safety from physical harm or violence,up from 78% in 1998. In contrast, 63% say they're satisfied with "the future facing you and your family, down from 76% in 1998. [Gallup]
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Book your room at Blue Seas Courtyard
Get an overview of this hotelMediterranean hotel in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea with free parking
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Anglins Fishing Pier and within 6 mi (10 km) of Hugh Taylor Birch State Park and Bonnet House Museum and Gardens. Fort Lauderdale Stadium and Funky Buddha Brewery are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
An outdoor pool, concierge services, and a garden are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include barbecue grills.
Room Amenities
All 12 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. Guests can enjoy private pools, and other standard amenities include kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops. Weekly housekeeping is available.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Blue Seas Courtyard4525 El Mar Drive Lauderdale-by-the-Sea FL 33308
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Blue Seas Courtyard features an outdoor pool, barbecue grills, and a garden. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
Blue Seas Courtyard has designated areas for smoking.
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Concierge services
- Designated smoking areas
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Number of floors - 2
- Outdoor pool heated
- Total number of rooms - 12
- Year Built 1969
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Outdoor pool
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Separate dining area
- Washer/dryer
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Flat-panel TV
- Free local calls
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- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
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- Individually decorated
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- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
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- Pillowtop mattress
- Private bathroom
- Private pool
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Satellite TV service
- Separate dining area
- Separate sitting area
- Shower/tub combination
- Stovetop
- Washer/dryer
- Weekly housekeeping provided
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
24-hour check-in
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- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
Hotel Name
- Blue Courtyard
- Blue Seas Courtyard
- Blue Seas Courtyard Hotel
- Blue Seas Courtyard Hotel Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
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BiPolar Barer wrote: Everyone's greedy and anyone who talks about someone being evil for being greedy are probably the biggest greedy bastards of all. Say I fucked your girlfriends and she benefitted from the experience. Say it furthered her spiritual development and shit. She became a better person after I laid it on her. Would you hate her for it? What is the nature of that hate. I think it may be greed. You want her for yourself and you aren't really interested in spiritual development or else you wouldnt care if I fucked her. I know I will get hated on for this comment, but I really want to see the responses and shit. Please don't cop out with some dogmatic shit about being a do gooder. Hip Hop is a type of expression, and anything that affects hip hop is relative to it.
BiPolar Barer wrote: who the hell said her shit doesn't support capitalism that is like saying ike turner doesn't support beating woman
BiPolar Barer wrote: Has anyone read any of her shit. I am finishing up "Atlas Shrugged" and it has broaden my perspective on those hated capitalistic fucks. I now have a little empathy which is against my narcissistic makeup. I want some serious responses fellas. How do you feel about the virtue of greed and selfishness? How does this play out in the hip hop culture. Come on smarty pants


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Greer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Theft
Move avoids possible embarrassing trial for GOP
Published: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:28 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:28 a.m.
ORLANDO | Former Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer pleaded guilty Monday morning to charges of money laundering and theft, avoiding trial in a case that could have potentially embarrassed former Gov. Charlie Crist and much of the state's Republican elite.
Greer, 50, stood next to his lawyer Damon Chase a little before 10:30 a.m. and entered four separate guilty pleas as part of a last-minute deal with prosecutors. Jury selection had been expected to begin this morning.
"Sometimes clearing your name is not as important as taking care of your family," Chase said. Greer declined to comment as he left the courtroom.
As part of the deal, Greer faces a maximum of 42.6 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled March 27.
A trial threatened to expose the inner workings and potentially sordid details of the Republican Party of Florida as well as its top leaders past and present.
The case centered around Greer's creation of a company to handle fundraising duties for the state GOP, Victory Strategies. Greer diverted about $200,000 in party funds to Victory Strategies but contended Republican leaders — including Crist — knew about the arrangement and approved of it.
Crist, who likely would have been called to testify during the trial, denies knowing about the fundraising arrangement.
Others that had been expected to testify include House Speaker Dean Cannon, former Senate President Mike Haridopolos, former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, state Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine and a long list of other GOP notables.
Though Greer and Chase had said the case would go to trial, talks of a plea deal have been in the works for weeks.
Stephen Dobson, an attorney representing the state Republican party, said GOP leaders had no concerns about testifying in the criminal case and were looking forward to countering allegations made by Greer.
Greer is still suing the state GOP in an effort to collect $130,000 he was promised when he agreed to resign as chairman in 2010. The state party and its leaders already have spent more than $800,000 as part of that civil case.
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Did you know that the US Post office will ship items other than boxes? They do! Did you know you can mail anything that will take a stamp and weighs less than 13ounces without a box? There's a small fee that goes along with this, but as long as it's less than 108" total (like the FAA for carry-ons - length+width+height) you're a go. It�s really fun to mail random items that are 13 ounces or less. I�ve shipped flip flops (one each week), a t-shirt in a plastic tube, Easter Eggs filled with candy, and much more.
Each Easter I send my grandparents huge plastic Eggs that are filled with a small serving of candy.
About a week before Easter I buy the eggs, candy that will fit into the Eggs, print shipping labels, and use packing tape to secure the egg.
I always get a few chuckles when I show up at the Post Office with a basket full of Easter Eggs to ship. Some people will just slap some stamps on the items and send the item on it�s way but I never seem to have stamps.
For more ideas of items you can ship through the mail check out the Giver�s Log.
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7.4-1 Obscenity -- § 53a-194
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count __] with obscenity. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of obscenity when, knowing its content and character, (he/she) (promotes / possesses with intent to promote) any obscene material or performance.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Obscene
The first element is that the (material / performance) in question is obscene. In determining this, put away all your preconceived opinions and beliefs about what constitutes obscenity and let me read to you the statutory definition of obscenity. The law states that any material or performance is "obscene" if 1) taken as a whole, it predominantly appeals to the prurient interest, 2) it depicts or describes in a patently offensive way a prohibited sexual act, and 3) taken as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific value.
"Predominant appeal" shall be judged with reference to ordinary adults unless it appears from the character of the material or the circumstances of its distribution to be designed for some other specially susceptible audience. Whether the material or performance is obscene shall be judged by ordinary adults applying contemporary community standards.1 In applying contemporary community standards, the state of Connecticut is deemed to be the community.
"Prurient" refers to lustful, lascivious, or lewd propensities in persons. Under this definition, nudity by itself is not obscene.
"Prohibited sexual act" means erotic fondling, nude performance, sexual excitement, sado-masochistic abuse, masturbation or sexual intercourse. "Erotic fondling" means touching a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person is a female, breast. "Nude performance" means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state in any play, motion picture, dance or other exhibition performed before an audience. "Sexual excitement" means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal. "Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed. "Masturbation" means real or simulated touching, rubbing or otherwise stimulating a person's own clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the person is female, breast, either by manual manipulation or with an artificial instrument. "Sexual intercourse" means intercourse, real or simulated, whether genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex or between a human and an animal, or with an artificial genital.
Now, you will recall that you are required to apply contemporary community standards, and the community has been defined in this section as the state of Connecticut. In determining the guilt or innocence of this defendant, you must apply what you believe the Connecticut standard is with regard to obscenity. Also, you must regard this conduct or behavior as a whole, and you must judge the impact of this material or performance upon the ordinary person rather than upon a particularly susceptible or sensitive person. However, if such material is designed for children or other specially susceptible persons, the material or performance must be judged according to the impact of it upon those persons.
Under this statute, "material" includes anything tangible that is capable of being used or adapted to arouse prurient, shameful or morbid interest, whether through the medium of reading, observation, sound or in any other manner. Undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, and the like may be deemed obscene notwithstanding that processing or other acts may be required to make the obscenity patent or to disseminate it. "Performance," in this statute, includes any play, motion picture, dance or other exhibition performed before an audience.
Such material or performance, considered as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, educational, political or scientific value. The work or performance must be considered as a whole. If the work or performance under consideration predominately appeals to the prurient interest in sex of the ordinary person, and it depicts or describes in a patently offensive way a prohibited sexual act as defined for you, it should be regarded as obscene.
Element 2 - Promoted
or possessed with intent to promote
The second element is that the defendant (promoted / possessed with the intent to promote) any obscene material or performance. To "promote" material or a performance means to (manufacture / issue / sell / give / provide / lend / mail / deliver / transfer / transmit / publish / distribute / circulate / disseminate / present / exhibit / advertise / produce / direct / participate in) the material or performance. You will note that all these terms relate in some measure to business operations. It is not a crime to merely possess any of this material that is capable of being used or adapted to arouse interest in a person's own home or even to display such material or performance to friends in some private setting.
Element 3 -
The third element is that the defendant knew the content and character of this material. A person acts "knowingly" with respect to conduct or to a circumstance when (he/she) is aware that (his/her) conduct is of such nature or that such circumstance exists. <See Knowledge, Instruction 2.3-3.>
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the material or performance was obscene, 2) the defendant (promoted / possessed with the intent to promote) the material or performance, and 3) (he/she) had knowledge of the contents.
If you unanimously find
that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the
elements of the crime of obscenity, then you shall find the defendant
guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has
failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you
shall then find the defendant not guilty.
1 See
State v. Gagliardi, 174 Conn. 46 (1977) (state must offer
evidence of community standards).


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When any portion of your child's nervous system is damaged through disease or injury, the entire body may be affected. Because the brain, spinal cord and nerves cannot repair themselves, it is important the neurologic problems be treated as soon as possible before damage becomes irreversible.
The neurosurgeons at Children's are committed to expertise in the surgical treatment of infants and children, including the development of innovative new therapies and surgical support services.
The neurosurgeons in the Neurosurgical Program at Children's work with a variety of specialists including physiatrists (rehab physicians), pulmonologists, physical and occupational therapists, cardiologists, genetics counselors, orthopedic specialists, physician assistants, nurses, social workers and mobility experts, all to give your child the most comprehensive surgical care available.
Our specialists treat a full range of neurologic disorders, including:
Neurosurgical care at Children's can begin before birth. We offer prenatal counseling and neonatal consultation for parents who expect a child with neurologic challenges.
Once your child is born, we conduct a physical examination that includes testing reflexes, muscle strength, eye and mouth movements, alertness and coordination.
Depending on the origin and location of your child's neurologic problem, we may perform blood tests, a spinal tap, specialized DNA tests, pediatric EMG/NCV and/or remove a small amount (biopsy) of effected nerves and muscles for direct examination.
Our neurosurgery specialists work with other team members from the Neurosciences Center to offer specialized surgical care. We pair traditional treatments like medication and physical therapy with orthopedic interventions, cranial orthotic treatments, vagal nerve stimulation, intrathecal baclofen or shunt implantation, removal of tumors, minimally invasive endoscopic, stereotactic and microsurgery.
Often there is no cure for brain, spinal or nerve damage, but Children's caring and experienced surgeons and staff can help restore the maximum possible use and slow or halt progressive damage. Complementary treatments may include physical therapy and rehabilitation or orthopedic surgery. Specialists in our award-winning scoliosis and epilepsy programs are also available to consult or treat, as needed. Children's also offers psychological counseling to help your child adjust to these changes.
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MANATEE COUNTY - A 67-year-old woman died in a parking lot accident as she left Demetrio's, a restaurant on Cortez Road in Bradenton, on Saturday night.
Manatee County sheriff's deputies say Medelin Clevenger, 800 block of 53rd Avenue East, was walking behind her vehicle in the parking lot when another car struck it, which caused her to fall to the ground. Paramedics took her to Blake Medical Center, where she died from her injuries on Sunday afternoon.
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Will Gardner rests his case.
On last night's episode of "The Good Wife"–spoiler alert!–Gardner, the character played by actor Josh Charles, was killed in a courtroom shooting. The fatality took many "Good Wife" fans by surprise, in part because there was very little buildup. The death happened suddenly, just like tragedies sometimes happen in real life. And real life–and real death–used to be the last thing people expected from TV dramas.
In recent weeks and months, killing major characters has become a thing on television. Of course, back in the day, TV had its share of deaths. In 1975 on "M*A*S*H," the Henry Blake character, beloved by nearly everyone, was shot down over the Sea of Japan. In 1980 on the "All in the Family" spinoff "Archie Bunker's Place," the Edith Bunker character, beloved by nearly everyone, died of a stroke.
Just this week on "Scandal"–spoiler alert!–the James Novak character was the victim of a hit. "House of Cards" kicked off the season with the surprising slaying of a major character, and the even more surprising use of a passing train as the murder weapon. And every other week on "Game of Thrones" someone gets killed, and judging from the books, the body count will continue to grow, Red Wedding-style.
Great writers have to be heartless. Killing off a character in a swift, surgical line in a book or screenplay can deliver an emotional jolt. It lets the reader or viewer know that nobody is safe. Death on TV is really about how much life a character had. The sense of loss viewers feel is a measure of how much they care about the work.
"The Good Wife" cocreators Robert and Michelle King wrote in an open letter that "when faced with the gut punch of Josh's decision, made over a year ago, to move on to other creative endeavors, we had a major choice to make." They said there was always a tragic element in the relationship between Gardner and Alicia Florrick, and "the brutal honesty and reality of death speaks to the truth and tragedy of bad timing for these two characters."
"Finally, we chose the tragic route for Will's send-off for personal reasons," they wrote. "We've all experienced the sudden death of a loved one in our lives. It's terrifying how a perfectly normal and sunny day can suddenly explode with tragedy. Television, in our opinion, doesn't deal with this enough: the irredeemability of death."
Killing a major character can be a way to refresh a tired show, to propel a new plot line, or a desperate ploy to get a show trending on social networks.
Gardner was a good character. His exit disentangles "The Good Wife" from some old storylines. It also cuts off fans from a character they had become intimately familiar with. If fans feel that the death is a manipulative ratings grab, the whole thing could backfire, and instead of making the show seem more realistic, the death could expose the puppeteering behind the plot twists.
Fans turn to movies for drama, but they turn to long running TV shows for something else as well–familiarity. A TV series can be a kind of comfort food, a televised hamburger, and week after week we sit down for a TV dinner with characters we know and sometimes love. We want drama, but we don't want too much. That's why Capt. Kirk always beams down to hostile alien planets with a bunch of unnamed crew members. They get killed, he survives.
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Hi all as a Newbie- fresh startin tommorow evening. I need good shoes for a big girl that has not run in a LONG time. I really want to stick with it and have fun ( I am doing it with a good friend ) but I know that my cross trainers that I have now are not going to stand up to the pounding of pavement.
What do you guys suggest??
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try a pair of new balance......that's what i use. gail
I do marathons, and am big (200 lbs) relative to the majority of runners in these races. I have found the Nike Zoom Vomero's to be the best cushioning shoe. I'm on my 3rd pair since I retire them every 500 miles or so.
I am bigger, weigh about 200lb and am starting to run again. I want really good running shoes also. I have done a lot of research and have found a lot of reviews on different good running shoes. My problem with deciding which ones is- are any of these reviews from people who weigh 200lb? Is there a huge difference in the ones that cost $80 versus $120. I really think I like the asics nimbus or mizuno wave rider. Any thoughts?
Brooks Beast has been my standby shoe for over 10 years. Never had a reason to change after first getting the recommendation at Marathon Sports in Boston.
Not to start a shoe war, but I concur with bostonwolf. My first pair (last year) was the Beast, and I just bought two more pairs.
But the best thing for you is to go to a runner's shoe store. The trained and informed staff can help you to decide. Then, if the shoes do not work out for you, a runner's store will allow you to return those shoes and work with you to find the shoe that is right for you.
I like to mention the Beast because I had never heard of Brooks before I started running. Knowing that someone else ran in Brooks gave me the peace of mind to consider the brand. But we all are different, so find what works best for you.
Good luck! And kudos for starting up again!
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I absolutely agree with ForrestDuck. Go to a good runner's shoe store and let them help you.
I agree with ForrestDuck on one point. You should go to a good running shoe store and seek their advice. The first thing you need to know is what kind of shoe you need: cushioned/neutral, stability, or motion control. The Brooks Beast (women's model is called the Ariel, I think) is a motion control shoe, and may not be the best for you. The same advice holds for the Nimbus, which is a nice shoe (I have a pair). It's a cushioned shoe, which is fine, unless you need a stability or motion-control shoe. The Mizuno Wave Rider is considered a performance trainer, not what I would suggest for your first or primary pair of training shoes.
I am a coach and runner, 180lbs. I would go to my nearest running specialtiy store, ie Road Runners Sports, Moving Shoes, The Running Institute or Pulse and have a professional look at your feet and your running stride. What may work for me, may not work for you. See out on the road!!!
Your size and shape isn't the problem...your gait and feet are. Go to a running store. Get your gait analyzed and try a number of different pair. A good running store will have you step up onto a treadmill and try each pair until you have found what works for you.
I'm a big girl. I over-pronate in one foot and not in the other. I like Brooks Adrenaline. But what works for me and my mileage and feet may not work for you. This really isn't a decision to make by the advice of strangers over the internet. This is a very personal decision that needs to be made based on your feet.
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I'm curious as to what you ended up getting.
I started in and still wear New Balance. I'm around 210lbs. I have a wide foot and my local running store fitted me with New Balance 769, cushion, average motion control in a size 9 medium. A year later my 2nd pair were 1/2 size smaller and wide! I do have a wide foot and the extra width has saved my small toes from blisters!
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I installed PMS last week so I could stream video files from my laptop on my wireless network through my PS3. At first everything was fine the first day. The next day I went to stream a video file (*.mkv or *.mp4), the folders were listed in the correct directories on the media server on the PS3 but the video files were not there in any sub folder. I looked around online to try and find a solution but could only find that I have to restart the PS3 and PMS several times till they show up. There has to be a better solution than that out there.
Does anyone have a fix? So that I dont have to spend 30mins or more turning stuff on and off again to get files to show up, its a waste of time to keep doing it.
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Ray O'Connor, Operations Consultant, at the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) discusses the basics of biopharmaceutical facility design and operation. NIBRT provides training, educational and research solutions for the international bioprocessing industry in state-of-the-art facilities. Located in South Dublin (Ireland), it is based on an innovative collaboration between University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and the Institute of Technology Sligo.
Q PTE: Why is aseptic processing crucial for injectables, such as vaccines and other biologic-based products?
Similarly, in the EU, GMP guidelines state that the manufacture of sterile products is subject to special requirements to minimise the risk of microbial contamination and of particulate and pyrogen contaminant. So, as a result, much of the aseptic process depends on the scale of training and attitudes of the people involved.
It's particularly important that this type of manufacture strictly follow established and validated methods of preparation and procedure. Sole reliance for sterility or other quality aspects would not be placed on any terminal process or finished product testing. To summarise, aseptic processing is minimising the risk of introducing any microbial contaminant into your product as you move it through the manufacturing process.
Q PTE: Aseptic processing and the term 'fill–finish' are often used interchangeably throughout the industry. Are these two terms truly the same or are there unique steps for each?
O'Connor: Fill–finish is a discrete part of the manufacturing process. If you have an upstream or downstream process, that will be where you manufacture your active ingredient. Fill–finish is the filling and packaging part of this process. It comes after the product has been manufactured and is ready to be put into its final package container that the patient will see.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Gavin got his first taste of ice cream when he visited the pumpkin patch a few weeks back (hence the "got milkshake?" lower lip.) We've all made a vow to not tell the pediatrician and since Gavin cannot yet speak, mum's definitely the word. Go ahead and admit it, he's the most handsome young man you've ever seen, especially since his Jethro shirt identically matches the pumpkin colors. Don't you think he deserves to be on the cover of GQ Magazine? (that's Gerberbaby's Quarterly.) I've already ordered an 8X10 to give to him when he turns 16.... and I plan to text it to all of his friends.
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- Design Wine and Dine said...
Oh my...I just KNOW you are in LOVE with that BOY! HOW CUTE IS HE!
My heart is taken BUT....!
Love his shirt! Great picts! Happy Halloween to you too!
We're off to a party! :)
- October 30, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Nanan said...
I concur with you! His eyes kill me!
- October 30, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Debbie said...
He is adorable!
btw....are you from Nevada?
- October 30, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Pam said...
- October 30, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Frieda said...
He is a cutie~pie! Who can resist giving him ice cream?
- October 30, 2010 at 7:50 PM
- Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...
Gavin is absolutely adorable and your oatmeal looks totally delicious (and I don't even like oatmeal)!
Happy Halloween!
- October 30, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...
Oh forgot to say...my hubby and I are also off to a party...we are dressed as "Boy Scouts"! haha He of course is the troop leader!
- October 30, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- The Mom Chef said...
You mean your not still a hooker?
You know, I could convince my girl to go for a younger man. I did.
- October 30, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- Miss M.J. Ma'am said...
Such an honorable profession....why did you give it up??!! :)
Gavin is adorable, love the shirt!
I'm going to try this recipe next weekend, sounds grrrreat!!
- October 31, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Oh I love it...he is truly the cutest baby every, not that I'm partial or anything!
- October 31, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Moogie said...
What a cutie!!!
I'm amazed that babies have such strict diets. Do you remember raising our kids on everything that we ate?
- October 31, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Moogie: By today's standards, we'd probably have had our children taken away from us because of what we fed them.
- October 31, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Deb I said...
That Gavin just keeps getting cuter!! I hope to see him at the Christmas party, which will be here before we know it.
- October 31, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- All Our Fingers in the Pie said...
You are hilarious!
- October 31, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Aww... So cute! :)
- October 31, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- stephchows said...
you seem to have trapped him in pumpkins!!!
- November 1, 2010 at 9:17 AM
- Ken Myers said...
You should animate him like they do in the E-Trade commercials. He would be a natural! BTW, frost is on the pumpkin...!
- November 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM
What a cute pumpkin he is.....should have guessed you to be a trickster of the night...you just have that special look...Nan
- November 1, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Carolyn said...
He really is remarkably cute!
- November 1, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Karen said...
Adorable! That is the cutest picture!
- November 3, 2010 at 11:16 AM


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Community Briefs: March 15
Published: Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 14, 2014 at 11:29 p.m.
The Fletcher Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fletcher Town Hall, 4005 Hendersonville Road. For more information, contact Planning Director Eric Rufa at 828-687-3985.
The Henderson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will hold its regular meeting at noon Tuesday at the Athletics and Activity Center administrative office, 708 S. Grove St., Hendersonville. The public is invited.
Blissing, a local acapella group, will sing old Irish folk tunes, tell Irish stories and jokes and a bit of Irish history from 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday at The Dugout, 430 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Info: 828-692-9262.
The city of Hendersonville, in conjunction with First Citizens Bank, invites the public to participate in a conversation regarding how to improve affordable housing options in the community. A viewing party will be held from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the Hendersonville City Operations Center, 305 Williams St., Hendersonville.
Attendees will watch the affordable housing session from the Speak Out for Children Campaign and then engage in a community conversation. This is a free event and all are invited. Call Jamie Wiener at 828-698-0674 for more details.
The Mills River Lions Club will sponsor a St. Patrick's Day dinner from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Mills River Community Building. The meal will include corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, homemade desserts and a drink. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Take-outs available. Proceeds will benefit the Lions Club.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Members of the Winston-Salem State University football team will gather on campus Sunday to see if they are selected for postseason play following a brawl that forced the cancellation of their conference championship game.
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The hazy surrealness of what it's like to be an adolescent fumbling toward adulthood is a perpetual fascination for filmmakers and audiences alike.
Movies ranging from 1955's influential "Rebel Without a Cause," starring ultracool icon James Dean, to 2012's complex "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" have explored this fertile terrain with intelligence and style.
With the haunting and impressionistic "Palo Alto," Gia Coppola stakes a worthy claim on the genre, putting a unique and very real stamp on her vignette-focused debut. Demonstrating a confident grasp for small, telling details and striking imagery, Coppola -- a one-time photography student -- adapts a few of the stories from actor-filmmaker James Franco's interconnected, fictional "Palo Alto: Stories," and gives them a relaxed sense of cohesion. While the film appears to ramble, dropping in and out like faulty cellphone reception on four main characters who act and look like real-life adolescents, don't be deceived. At its core is a strong sense of purpose as the screenwriter and director, along with her talented young cast and director of photography Autumn Durald, piercingly convey what it feels like to be a teenage "outsider" with volatile emotions.
It's a topic others in her family have mined well, including grandfather Francis Ford Coppola, who directed 1983's "The Outsiders" to her aunt Sofia Coppola's unforgettable 1999 debut, "The Virgin Suicides."
Don't be misled by the title. While Franco's book pinpointed key local spots, the movie was filmed in the Woodland Hills part of Los Angeles, and the city merely serves as a metaphor for Anywhere Suburban, USA. Coppola's focus, instead, is on the characters. And beyond its visual artistry, that's what makes "Palo Alto" stand out from the pack of ordinary teen flicks -- those characters, believable teens and adults who often don't do the right thing.
The one with the most compelling story is April (portrayed with girl-woman erraticness by Emma Roberts), who always wants to be the good girl and gets teased for it. When the charming and manipulative soccer coach Mr. B. (Franco, in another strong performance) makes his advances more sexual, the vulnerable April confronts the harsh realities of right and wrong. Coppola handles these scenes without being exploitative, yet makes them unsettling and discomforting. They stick with you -- as do many images in this film.
April's two guy friends struggle with their own demons. Teddy (portrayed with heart by Jack Kilmer, son of Val -- who has a tiny role as a stoned stepdad) tangles with the police and doesn't understand his emotions for April or for being an artist. Fred (Nat Wolff in a believable performance) is a cocky bully with control issues. He, along with many of the other guys, has sex with the promiscuous and complicated Emily (Zoe Levin adroitly handling a tough part).
Not much happens plotwise. What matters is what transpires emotionally, as boyish games turn prophetic and encounters with adults (notably Teddy's exchange with Fred's father, played by Chris Messina) reveal even more complexity. Sometimes, though, Coppola lays it on too thick. Case in point: a whole lot of cigarette smoking. There's a very good metaphor in the screenplay for it, but the countless scenes of teens lighting up comes off as overkill in a movie that works best when it's understated and void of broad strokes. There's also a frustrating open-ended final scene. Then again, that ambiguity fits with the theme of what it's like to be on the cusp of adulthood, a place where the ending's not spelled out for you.
But these are minor missteps. And while "Palo Alto" might not point the teen genre into revolutionary new directions, it does achieve a major goal: putting its talented filmmaker and cast on the cinematic map.
Rating: R (for strong sexual content, drug, and alcohol use, and pervasive language -- all involving teens)
Cast: Emma Roberts, James Franco, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, Zoe Levin
Director and screenwriter: Gia Coppola
Running time: 1 hour,
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Pedestrian hit by car on U.S. 41
Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.
A 38-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after he was hit by an Audi on U.S. 41 Thursday night.
About 9:30 Carlos J. Gonzalez, a Bradenton man, was standing in the common turn lane on U.S. 41 across from the Racetrac gas station in the 5400 block of 14th Street West. The driver was southbound on U.S. 41 in the center lane approaching Gonzalez.
Gonzalez did not observe the oncoming vehicle and attempted to cross the southbound lanes, walking into the path of the Audi. The left front of the car struck his right side. Gonzalez flew through the air and landed on the pavement. He was transported to Blake Hospital in serious condition.
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Former A's manager Tony La Russa, who was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday by the 16-member expansion era committee, said it was a gem of a day because of the company he is keeping. Elected with La Russa were former managers Bobby Cox and Joe Torre.
"They both share so many common things about managing," La Russa told this newspaper. "Things about the way they competed and got their teams ready to play."
La Russa's stint as the A's manager from 1986-95 was the middle stop of his career. He guided the Chicago White Sox from 1979-86 and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1996 until his retirement in 2011.
In looking back, it wasn't Torre and Cox to whom La Russa felt the closest bond. He shared that with former Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly and Detroit's Jim Leyland, who retired at the end of the 2013 season.
"I've always been fascinated by seeing how guys run games," La Russa said. "You look at how hard teams play for them. Tom Kelly and Jim Leyland are my two closest friends in baseball. I was talking to Tom today and told him the reason I'm here today is that I never had a day where I wasn't in a perfect situation."
La Russa was hired by the A's midway through the 1986 season, less than three weeks after being fired by the White Sox. The A's were 31-52, but they went 45-34 the rest of the way under La Russa. Oakland went 81-81 in 1987, and in '88 won 104 games en route to its first of three consecutive World Series appearances.
"Tony is an old-school guy, but he was also open to innovation," said Wally Haas, whose father, Walter A. Haas Jr., owned the A's from 1980 until his death near the end of the 1995 season. "My father always said that once he met Tony La Russa, he didn't want anyone else managing his club."
That was put to the test after the 1994 season when the Boston Red Sox tried to lure La Russa away. The elder Haas, in failing health, wanted La Russa to stay. La Russa remained in Oakland, passing on a chance to manage one of baseball's iconic franchises. He wound up getting another iconic franchise when he took over the Cardinals in 1996.
La Russa's innovation was as legendary as his loyalty. Before the 1987 season, he and pitching coach Dave Duncan made Dennis Eckersley a reliever after years as a starter. Eckersley fought the change but became one of baseball's best closers, saving 320 games for the A's.
The year before, in one of his first moves as the A's manager, La Russa took little-used pitcher Dave Stewart and made him a regular in the rotation. Stewart went 9-5 for the A's in '86, then won 20 or more games the next four seasons for Oakland.
"He's more than deserving," Stewart said upon hearing the Hall of Fame results. "He was a player's manager, someone who had everybody's respect. There were some big personalities on those teams, Jose (Canseco), Dave Parker, myself, Eck. Tony spent a lot of time communicating with every player, not just a certain group. I think what made him a Hall of Famer was his preparation. I don't think he ever entered a game where he wasn't prepared."
If anyone owes La Russa a debt, it is Mark McGwire. In 1987, McGwire was the last player to make the A's roster. Twenty-three years later, in 2010, his name sullied by baseball's steroids scandal, McGwire received new life in the game when La Russa made him the Cardinals' hitting coach.
"I'm just thrilled for Tony," said McGwire, now the Dodgers' hitting coach. "He was never one to sit down at the end of the day and say 'That's the best I can do.' He always was looking for ways to be better. He was able to get the best out of everybody."
Under La Russa, the A's went to the World Series in 1988, '89 and '90, winning in '89 against the Giants. They won the American League West in 1992.
La Russa was an infielder during his playing days, but he blew out his shoulder shortly after being drafted, and his playing career never amounted to much. He lasted six seasons and hit .199. He was 34 years old when the White Sox made him their manager in mid-1979.
He took the Cardinals to three World Series, winning in 2006 and 2011. At his side in Oakland and St. Louis was pitching coach Duncan.
"It's great news about Tony," Duncan said. "The one quality I saw as a manager that stood out to me was his ability to separate every day and approach every day as if it was something special. You know, with most people every now and then, you have a bad day and aren't into what's going on. That never happened with Tony. It was like a relentless pursuit of perfection on a daily basis."
Tony La Russa draws praise from his former A's players.www.mercurynews.com/sports
Most wins by a manager
Baseball's all-time leaders in managerial victories:
1. Connie Mack 3,731
2. John McGraw 2,763
3. Tony La Russa 2,728
4. Bobby Cox 2,504
5. Joe Torre 2,326
6. Sparky Anderson 2,194
7. Bucky Harris 2,158
8. Joe McCarthy 2,125
9. Walter Alston 2,040
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I was absolutely terrified of this game, the last time we won there, Torres scored the winner and I decided to wear my long sleeve Torres that was collecting dust, and I stood, motionless, for one of the most brilliant, breathtaking and amazing performances I can ever remember!!
I'm over the moon and back again, like a kid on Christmas day, I just can't seeeeem to get ennnnough!!!!!
I'm curious as to where Mel (Rodgers is a mid table manager), Colin (Coutinho is a lightweight, Sturridge a flake, Allen a waste of money, Adam the business, Andy the best CF in England) are.. Where are you guys? Are you enjoying our tipi tappa, boring, sideways passing football?
5-00000 in our house of horrors, and a super, massive well well well done to Allen, Jordan, Flanny, Sterling, Coutinho, Sakho and all our #$%$ youth/buys and of course you know who.. Skrtel haha!
Let's carry on this form, dust off Cardiff, and keep Rockin and Rolling!!!!!!!!!!! Done with my rant, and actually going to use the bathroom finally..
Long way to go, but so proud to be an LFC fan today, more than ever!
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Too right Jason. Get in there.
Best display for ages. Loving the shape of our midfield and Flanners, even goal aside, was great.
Cardiff next week becomes so important now. 3 pts at home and again against Hull and we will enter 2014 there or thereabouts for a top four finish.
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Fantastic result. I'd have never expected it.
You called it right Jason with the midfield and Sterling. It worked too.
Same performance against Cardiff please.
By the way Arsenal play Chelsea next weekend. We play in the early kick off and if we win we go top. We may be top over Christmas. I'd have never thought that we'd be anywhere near achieving that.
Also glad to hear that Flanagan is taking some plaudits. He's taking his opportunity and that's what you want and need. People fighting to play and a good team spirit.


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Edward Burtynsky's Timely Photo Series on Water
Edward Burtynsky spent most of the past decade with his lens on the oil industry. Now he is shifting his focus to what he calls "the next great liquid": water.
The 57-year-old artist's new exhibit, "Watermarks," opens Thursday at Sundaram Tagore in Hong Kong. Aside from a few photos that have shown at art fairs, this is the first time the series has shown, and it will reappear at other exhibitions and in a documentary over the next few years.
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Mr. Burtynsky, who lives in Toronto, established himself with his sweeping photos of landscapes scarred by mining and industrialization before turning his attention to the environmental consequences of the oil industry.
"Watermarks," whose goal is to show "how we as humans have shaped water and how water has shaped us," he said, has been in the works since 2007. He shot many of the photos from helicopters and small planes, including aerial images of irrigation farming in Texas and 2010's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
"I don't typically do accidents," he said, "but this one resonates because it touches on the two themes that I've been working on for over a decade."
Mr. Tagore, who describes the photos as "painterly in nature and abstract in quality," called Mr. Burtynsky's work "socially conscious, and at the same time, aesthetically powerful."
Mr. Burtynsky's work previously showed at Sundaram Tagore in 2010, an exhibition in which local Hong Kong residents, as well as mainland Chinese and expatriate Western buyers snapped up every available piece, Mr. Tagore noted. The "Waterworks" photos range from US$18,000 to $35,000.
None of the photos on view were taken in China, though the country was the subject of "Manufacturing Landscapes," a 2006 documentary chronicling his forays through its industrial-ravaged countrysides. He said he expects to incorporate China in future installments of his water-focused images, having already shot rice paddies in Yunnan, fish farms in Fujian and a large hydroelectric dam near the Myanmar border.
While in Hong Kong, he plans to shoot the city's dynamic skyline. "Hong Kong has the most intense waterfronts of all waterfronts," he said.
It will be contingent on his nemesis, the weather. "In China, especially, the weather can be a real bear," he said. "I sat in Yunnan for eight days without shooting anything, it was so hazy and gray."
"Watermarks" runs to Dec. 15 at Sundaram Tagore (57-59 Hollywood Rd., Central, Hong Kong).
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Join the Family for a night of high energy funk with that New Orleans twist. Guaranteed to get you tapping, clapping and dancing.
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The RBSF members have played with the likes of Dr. John, Maceo Parker, Gloria Gaynor and have already made serious waves on the UK music scene. As well as having residencies upstairs at Ronnie Scott's and other famous London clubs the band also appeared at some of the UK's hottest festivals including the London Jazz Festival, Bestival and Secret Garden Party.Come celebrate all that is good about live, communicative music with us and help make this a special Sunday at the upstairs bar of this world famous club!
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