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Tennis players are an easy-going lot. Give them a clean court, fresh strings and a new can of balls and they're generally very pleased.
But if you really want to make this holiday special for the tennis player on your list, here are 10 gift ideas guaranteed to be a hit.
Babolat AeroPro Drive
Babolat Aeropro Drive, $129.00 (Was 185.00)
Treat the western forehand in your life to one of the best sticks on the market. The AeroPro Drive Cortex combines the benefits of Babolat's Aero-designed shaft and the Pure Drive head for some serious pop and spin potential in a maneuverable package.
Lobster Elite 3 Portable Ball Machine, $1,599.00
Live a little with the Lobster Elite Three -- it's the perfect tool to improve and advance all aspects of your game. Experience match play with horizontal and vertical oscillation, together with two pre-programmed options for narrow and wide forehand and backhand sweeping shots. And the 4- to 8-hour battery means this practice partner is good for an all-day workout.
Jerdog Tennis Cami Dress
Jerdog Women's English Breeze Cami Dress, $45.00 (Was $80.00)
Take a break from the traditional tennis fashions with this spring-inspired dress from Jerdog. Featuring a scoop neck and back, adjustable spaghetti straps, built-in shelf bra and a contrast band at waist, all you need now is some warm weather.
iPad, $499.00 - $829.00
Apple isn't kidding when they call the iPad "magical and revolutionary." It's an ebook reader, a web browser, movie player, game machine and much more. And then there are the apps. From keeping track of match stats to following the tournament live, there is an app for almost everything. Check out Angry Birds and find out why the Bryan brothers are its biggest fans.
Lacoste Trucker Hat
Andy Roddick Lacoste Trucker Hat, $55.00
You won't find Andy Roddick on the courts without his trusty Lacoste trucker hat. Featuring a mesh back and adjustable velcro closure for lightweight comfort, add some retro flair to your game and, who knows, maybe some of Roddick's mojo will rub off on your serve.
Fila Vintage Tennis Collection
Fila Men's Vintage Collection, $67.99
The ultimate in retro-chic, Fila's Vintage Men's Collection takes you on a trip to the past. With its tri-color ribbed cuffs and hem, side pockets and an embroidered F-box on the chest, it's a vintage classic all the way down to the 100-percent polyester material.
Stocking Stuffers: Overgrips and Strings, $3.70 and up
Nothing says I love you like a freshly strung racket. Add some fresh tack to the grip thanks to this large selection of overgrips from Wilson and Babolat, and you'll be in good graces the whole year through.
Tennis Earrings on Etsy
Tennis-Inspired Kernel Earrings, $24.00
For the fashionably minded, these Czech pressed-glass earrings evoke the graceful side of tennis. The glass circles revolve inside lightweight, vintage Lucite hoops with 14-kt gold-filled wire for a fashion statement on and off the courts.
Whak Sak Tennis Sling in Carrot Top Orange, $69.95
The Whak Sak can carry up to two rackets with plenty of compartments for all of your accessories. Plus, all Whak Saks come with a detachable cooler so you can carry along your beverage of choice with style and grace.
"What Would Mac Do?" Baby Onesie, $19.99
John McEnroe Onesie
Why should Johnny Mac be the only one to get away with throwing a tantrum? With this 100-percent cotton, short-sleeve one piece for babies, the next time your little one has an outburst in public you can blame it on one of the greatest players--and pouters--of all time.


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I completely understand your reluctance to call the doctor on the weekend and your desire to avoid sounding like a whiner. I tend to avoid bringing up any medical issues that are not related to my crohn's disease so that I don't give the doctor the impression that I worry about everything. On the other hand, I think it is very important to make sure that small problem still become big problems. Does your community have a telephone line that you can call for medical advice? I know a lot of communitites here in Canada have these lines staffed by registered nurses who will advise you whether or not you should go to the emergency room. Also, some medical plans provided by employers have numbers you can call for medical advice as. You may want to call them to see if your pain is anything that needs immediate attention.
I've never been on remicade so I don't know what the side effects are.
Good luck
No, but I put on 70 lbs from the prednisone, so I probably sneezed or something. It went away today for a while and then came back. I think something is brewing, but it better go away fast because I am drowning in medical bills. I am tired of waiting to get better. I have been on remi since April and I am starting to get really sick again fast. I am just resting everyday and hoping my obstruction I had last January isn't brewing again.

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New York, New York (PressExposure) April 16, 2009 -- Shakeawake displays the craft of punctuality with discreet alarm clocks guaranteed to silently alert the user in versatile ways Great Falls, VA - 04/15/09 â Introducing functional technology into the lives of different segments of people to wake them up on time to keep to various timely schedules, Shakeawake displays state-of-the-art alarm clocks to render the craft of being on time anywhere and everywhere without disturbing anyone.
If you area frequent traveler who needs a contemporary alarm clock or a person who shares space with roomies, then it is imperative to acquire an alarm clock with multiple functions to suit specific needs. Based in Great Falls, Virginia, U.S.A., Shakeawake displays its versatile website: www.shakeawake.com to offer their customers a range of alarm clocks with the Vibrating Alarm Clock that vibrates, the Visi-Bel alarm clock with Auxillary Flash and Telephone Indicator and the Triple-Bel that is a Multi-Alert Timer that has Flashes, Sounds and which Vibrates. In order to suit different needs, Shakeawake alarm clocks adhere to modern lifestyles to give their users convenience at its best. The Shakeawake Vibrating Alarm Clock is an easy-to-use alarm clock that serves as a discreet reminder as it is small enough to fit into a pocket or to clip onto a belt. It is ideal for traveling with its front cover that folds under like a stand that can be placed on a table top. The cover can be folded so that it protects the buttons if you are traveling or when you are sleeping or when not in use. The Shakeawake alarm clock has a loud alarm or one can choose a vibrating alarm. It is light and convenient for night-time viewing and has a Snooze feature. With a compact size of (3" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/8"), this alarm clock is adjustable to a 12 or 24 hour format. With a large 1â x 2â LED display, ¾â tall numbers, light for night-time viewing, an easy and convenient chain strap with clip for attaching the clock to the bed, pillow, chair, or any other fixture, this alarm clock is battery operated with a one year warranty.
Displaying an innovative gesture that is especially useful for the hearing impaired and for those who sleep heavily, Shakeawake introduces great features with the Triple Bell Timer alarm clock. With different useful aspects, this versatile alarm clock is small and can be carried everywhere. With an auto button lock to prevent any cancellations, it also has a quick release garment clip. As a convenient alarm clock, it has adjustable vibration frequency and a Toggle switch to set alert with flashes, vibration and/or beeps. Used as an invisible timer with distinct vibrations with a time limit of 6 seconds that can be varied according to different needs, this alarm clock is useful for presentations, exam, meetings, appointments, meditation sessions and a useful gadget for personal trainers and therapists. This timer runs on AAA batteries and is inexpensive lasting about six months with regular usage. It can be used for reminders to take medications on time, attend meetings and appointments on schedule with the convenience of a partner or roommates not being disturbed. Shakeawake offers functional and convenient alarm clocks to set your day on the right track.
About Shakeawake.com: Based in Great Falls, Virginia, U.S.A., shake awake introduces innovative alarm clocks with the latest in technology to give you a head start on an eventful day. As one of the sensitive aspects in daily life, waking up in the morning or at any time that is required is very important in a consumerâs life. Adapting to lifestyles of today, shake awake alarm clocks protect the interests of the consumer offering a range of versatile alarm clocks designed to suit a spectrum of needs. Shake awake Vibrating Alarm Clock that vibrates, the Visi-Bel alarm clock with Auxillary Flash and Telephone Indicator and the Triple-Bel that is a Multi-Alert Timer that has Flashes, Sounds and which Vibrates. Contact: Shake Awake Products LLC PO Box 1124 Great Falls, VA 22066 email@example.com Phone/Fax: 703.757.5775 Toll Free: 1.888.60-AWAKE Website: www.shakeawake.com


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"Old Maude". Finally spotted in a location where I could get a decently lit shot of her, DRGW Rotary Snow Plow OM occupies one of the storage tracks at the north end of the Chama ... (more)
On her last run of the day, Valley Railroad Mikado number 40 makes her classic appearance pulling away from the time-honored depot at Essex, beginning to make the twelve-mile trek up the Connectic... (more)
An Amtrak MP15DC shuffles some cars around Washington's Union Station in preparation for a northbound run of the Northeast Regional one warm July morning. Amtrak's Crescent had just ... (more)
A former Southern Railway U23B waits for it's next assignment.
A Mount Washington Cog Railway train descends from the summit of Mount Washington with biodiesel locomotive, M-2 "Algonquin" providing the power for the trip down the mountain. The Atti... (more)
The crew of Georgia Railroad 1026 has just found a hotbox on a Southern Railway gondola loaded with scrap parts. The heavy car is not fond of moving, making it a long night for the crew.
Dusk falls at the close of a miserably hot summer day in Georgia as Georgia Railroad GP7 1026 idles with a short freight train in tow before continuing east toward Augusta.
QGRY 6904 passed Deschambault-Grondines
It all starts here..... There are plenty of photos of the summit terminus of the Mt. Washington Railway, but not so many of the very bottom of the line. All train operations start here...... (more)
Indiana Rail Road is preparing for a series of officer on a train trips and freshly painted GP38-2 3807 has been assigned to the Santa Fe-scheme/inspired executive cars. The train is undergoing m... (more)
The Lake State Railway MP15 #1501 cab end is shown at Metro East Industries in East St. Louis. The LSRC 1501 is the ex-UPY 1394 and was constructed in 1980 as M-K-T #57 and was recently acquired ... (more)
Introducing the first Lake State Railway MP15AC, LSRC #1501! Stripes are no stranger to the first Lake State Railway end cab as it was built as M-K-T #57 in 1980 and later went on to become Union... (more)
Prior to the move of UP's Big Boy steam locomotive #4014 from its home in Pomona, California, the Rail Giants Museum put on a night time photo shoot with help from Steve Crise. There were about tw... (more)
Far away from home, a Canadian Pacific ES44AC takes in the Georgia sun on a warm spring day, much unlike the current conditions in its home country. The locomotive and company are sitting on the G... (more)
Keepin' 'em rolling.... Inside the Sheepscot Shop Building, WW&F crew members Joe Fox and Bob Longo prepare to take a few measurements of a narrow gauge wheel-set that's seen a lot of hard... (more)


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Fatal Temptation Trailer (1988)
17 June 1988 Drama, Horror, Thriller 78 mins
A woman's husband is blinded in an auto accident, so she hires the other driver as a chauffeur. Then she catches her blind husband with his mistress so she seduces her new chauffeur into murdering him.
Watch the official Fatal Temptation 1988 trailer in HD below or find more Fatal Temptation videos on Vidimovie.


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New Modus. This Guy Will Pretend to Order but In The End He Will Rob the Store
A daring robbery took place in a milk tea shop in Quezon City, with an armed hold-upper ordering a drink before committing his crime.
The incident, which was captured on CCTV, reportedly took place at a branch of I Love Milk Tea.
The video shows the hold-upper scouting the scene before entering the restaurant. He then ordered a drink before drawing out his gun and threatening the customers and employees.
According to reports, the robber was able to take some electronic gadgets and wallets.
Many netizens urged business establishments to hire a security guard for protection.
"Dapat talaga may security guard na ang mga establishment kasi pang discourage yan ng holdaper. Maprotektahan din ang mga customer kapag may guard kaya mas lalong babalik ang mga customer," a netizen explained.


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Re: Francis Lewis Ditto & Twin, b.9/25/1758
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Francis Lewis Ditto & Twin, b.9/25/1758
I am including an excerpt from Francis Ditto's court testimony in October 1823 in which he is applying for his pension, and he personally refers to Jacob as his twin brother.The reference to John as his twin appears to come from the orphan administration record for Barbara Deedo which contain more than one inconsistency.
"When I enlisted I was told by the recruiter that I should be sergeant of Horse but I was soon ........ for I served on foot, and or a private.My twin brother of the name of Jacob, with several others, enlisted at the same time and under similar representations, from the recruiting sergeant, but when they found they had been ...... they departed, and earnestly signalling me to do the same but I concluded that my service was so much needed at that time that I would serve my term which was three years.Gen Wayne was ......officer under Washington and Lafayette was with .... .
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by Corey Peterson
Local councils have a vital role to play in anticipating oil depletion and protecting their local communities and economies from its impacts.
Yet, to date, this critical issue is barely on the radar of local government authorities in Tasmania.
It must be said, the same is largely true throughout Australia, as reported in a recent edition of Australian Planner. In short, lack of preparation is leaving all Australian cities and local communities extremely vulnerable to the disruptive effects of petroleum supply constraints.
Well, it's actually much worse than that: virtually every road, every highway, every building, every service that your local government has planned, approved or built in the last 60 years has been based on two assumptions – that oil will continue to be both 1) available and 2) affordable as time goes on. What happens if those assumptions turn out to be false?
Councils can't be blamed for this whole-of-society problem. Like most households and businesses across the country, local governments tend to assume that 'the market' will eventually find ways to stabilize energy prices and carbon emissions – or that state or national government will. Meanwhile, much of the thrust of government decision making has been making us more and more vulnerable (for instance, by focussing on petroleum intensive infrastructure such as more highways instead of rail options).
There are some positive exceptions, but they are too often stand-alone efforts instead of being part of a larger national strategy. While it is true that government is part of the problem, it can also become part of the solution. Rather than focus too much on what is not happening let's look at constructive things that are happening in some quarters, and how these might inform more far ranging efforts.
To date, two Australia council authorities have dealt with the issue comprehensively: Sunshine Coast (Qld) and Maribyrnong Council (Vic). See the links to their peak oil response programs at the foot of this article. In addition, the Municipal Association of Victoria has collaboratively workshopped the issue and has issued robust warnings about what to expect.
In 2006 Brisbane City Council convened what was probably the world's first joint peak oil / climate change task force. Its report included 31 recommendations across eight strategy areas.
You and your local council
Every individual Tasmanian and every Tasmanian business is directly linked to local government in a variety of ways, so local government represents the most direct pathway to building community and economic resilience in the face of peak oil.
A key issue at stake is how to identify communities and small businesses that will become vulnerable to spiralling oil prices and how to protect those sectors. Anybody elected to local government in Tasmania would do well to look closely at these issues.
It will be much more sensible for local government to take a proactive stance rather than just react to circumstances that are foisted upon them by fate. In this respect local government has a major constructive role to play in strengthening their local economies through re-localisation and in helping to build community resilience.
[Note: Tasmania has 29 local councils. They need you. You need them. You can contact your local council members via this link.]
Sunshine Coast Strategy Plans Maribyrnong Council Peak Oil Contingency Plan
See this reference also.
What can local councils do about peak oil? (An extract from Post Carbon Cities Guidebook)
(Corey Peterson is President of Sustainable Living Tasmania and has worked as a sustainability project officer in Tasmanian high schools and at the University of Tasmania. )


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DC Week - Story Innovation: Transmedia, Web Cinema, and Participatory Storytelling
Pride Collaborative
Friday, November 9, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
As part of DC Week, let's explore innovations in storytelling.
Advances in technology have provided storytellers with new platforms to play and experiment with. In this session, innovative storytellers will showcase their boundary-pushing projects, share their process, and discuss practical concerns like distribution, funding, and marketing.
Featured projects include: a web-based cinema project that combines verité and participatory footage; a transmedia project that fuses app production and the web; and an experiential learning and cross-media project geared towards children. This session is hosted by Felicia Pride of Pride Collaborative and The Create Daily.
More about the Featured Projects:
The Green Corps Web-Based Cinema Project
The Green Corps web-based cinema project is an experiment combining verité and participatory footage from the Green Corps feature documentary in-production with Google maps and Google Street View data to create an interactive, transmedia platform for engaging with the story, characters and green spaces profiled in the film. By situating short video vignettes of intimate reflections from the job corps trainees within an interactive Google Map of Washington DC, the Green Corps web-based cinema project provides viewers with an opportunity to self-navigate the story and better understand the relationship between the people and the land. Presented by Lance Hill of Meridian Hill Pictures.
More information and a live prototype available at: http://www.meridianhillpictures.com/news/article/living_docs_silverhacks_roundup
Lakou Mizik - A Transmedia Event
The "Lakou Mizik" project is a multi-media celebration of Haitian music and culture. Focused on the recording of a new album of classic Haitian music and the stories of the musicians involved, "Lakou Mizik" uses app production, web design, and transmedia strategy to promote the cultural strength and beauty of Haiti. Presented by Patrick White, Creative Director of Arcade Sunshine.
More information can be found at: lakoumizik.com and arcadesunshine.com
Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum - Immersive Education using Media
The Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) is a cross-platform immersive education initiative based on bilingual mixed media experiences created to enhance visitor's knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Latino Cultural Heritage through innovative and engaging online experiences. Learn more about LVM as a virtual museum model for digital learning and outreach through a brief behind the scenes discussion with Melissa Carrillo, LVM creative director and founder.
More information can be found at: http://latino.si.edu/education/LVM_Main.htm
dog & pony dc
dog & pony dc is an ensemble of multi-disciplinary artists who create innovative performances that incorporate new ways for audiences to experience theatre. d&pdc develops work utilizing a principle they call "audience integration" - the intentional focus in the development and performance of theatre on the audiences' role in the production / live experience. With their last show, Beertown, and their newest show A Killing Game, they have begun exploring usage of social media as an audience integration tool. The development of A Killing Game can be tracked on #killinggame ordogandponydc.tumblr.com.
When & Where
Affinity Lab
920 U Street
Friday, November 9, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EST)
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Here's a fairly radical idea: if the problem with economic development is that many poorly developed countries have poor institutions, maybe instead of trying to improve their institutions it makes more sense to move the people that live there to a place with better institutions. Let's break that down a bit.
There is a line of economic research that I find pretty persuasive – it says that the biggest problem in economic development is poor institutions. One of the leading researchers in this area is Dani Rodrik – his book One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions and Economic Growth is the best development economics book that I've read. His basic idea is that economic institutions both drive and constrain economic growth, and the the correct mix will vary from country to country based on each nation's history, culture, economic system, and so on. The research that supports this approach is solid, and to me it makes a lot more sense than the one size fits all approach followed by the IMF, among others.
The second part of the opening paragraph paraphrases some of the recent talks by Paul Romer – another outstanding international economist. His fundamental idea is to try a charter cities approach to develop – the overly simplified one sentence version of that idea is that he wants to create more Hong Kongs.
Here's a slightly longer explanation from his piece that came out last week in Prospect Magazine:
So, two days later, I opened my own TED talk with a different photo, one of African students doing their homework at night under streetlights. I hoped the image would provoke astonishment rather than guilt or pity—for how could it be that the 100-year-old technology for lighting homes was still not available for the students? I argued that the failure could be traced to weak or wrong rules. The right rules can harness self-interest and use it to reduce poverty. The wrong rules stifle this force or channel it in ways that harm society.
The deeper problem, widely recognised but seldom addressed, is how to free people from bad rules. I floated a provocative idea. Instead of focusing on poor nations and how to change their rules, we should focus on poor people and how they can move somewhere with better rules. One way to do this is with dozens, perhaps hundreds, of new "charter cities," where developed countries frame the rules and hundreds of millions of poor families could become residents.
It's a pretty good example of how hard it is for ideas to spread – even good ones like electricity. We've already talked about how Edison's idea for the light bulb didn't diffuse until he built a generating station and power lines. So it clearly take a fair bit of effort to get ideas to spread. And there are still issues with electricity in some countries. The idea that is gaining momentum in development circles is that it is structural problems that are leading to a lack of development.
Romer argues that the way around this is to stop fighting to change the institutions, but to create new ones in protected regions. I'm not convinced that the idea will work, but I think it is a pretty good example of re-thinking problems that seem intractable to those that are deeply embedded within a system that needs to change (see the discussion from yesterday's post and the day before's).
William Easterly has looked at the same ideas about institutions, and advocates an approach quite different from Romer's. He talks about about the need to take a more bottom-up approach. In his books (The Elusive Quest for Growth and White Man's Burden), Easterly talks about experimenting with a lot of different development and aid ideas, find the ones that work, and scale those up. It is pretty similar to the idea of algorithmic innovation that I've discussed previously.
What does this have to do with you if you're trying to make innovation work better within your particular organisation – a firm, a university, a government department or whatever? I think economic development is an important issue in and of itself, but there are also a couple of useful ideas for organisations in this. The first is that if you are in one of those organisations that seems highly resistant to innovation, the approaches that Romer and Easterly are using can be taken as blueprints. Both are trying to address the issue of how to get good new ideas to spread within systems that appear to be completely stuck. As I argued yesterday, this is actually a common problem within many organisations.
So one way to attack this problem is to completely reformulate your basic assumptions, like Romer is doing. The advantage to this is that if it works, the payoff might be huge. The risk is that the overall level of risk is also high. This is basically the Apple approach to innovation – trying to reconfigure every market they enter.
A different angle of attack is to unleash a barrage of small experiments, find the ones that work, then scale these up – the Easterly approach. The advantage to this approach is that the cost of failure for each individual experiment is small, and if you try enough, you have a good chance of stumbling across a big idea that will work. Or the cumulative effect of the small institutional innovations might lead to a bigger change. The risk is that you might come up with a number of successful small innovations that fail to change the larger system. This has been the Google approach – their 20% rule for working on your own projects is a classic bottom-up innovation system.
Risks and payoffs – both paths are hard. But both are better than sitting around doing nothing, and better than continuing to try things that demonstrably don't work. Some ideas to think about at least…
If you'd like to learn more about the Charter Cities idea, there is a good website for it, and Romer's TED talk is also very good:


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Your skin cells do not produce enough oil, like a brick wall with out glue, the cells start flaking and the skin feels rough. You also lack sebum (the oils that coat the surface). Without this waterproof layer, the skin's water evaporates hence the tight feelings.
The French secret is to maintain water in the skin by preventing its evaporation!


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The Cavaliers opened training camp earlier this week, but they did so without J.R. Smith, who remains an unrestricted free agent while still negotiating a new contract to return to the defending champs. And LeBron James is tired of waiting for the two sides to get a deal done.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, James made it clear that he wants Smith back in the fold — and that he wants him back as soon as possible.
"Negotiations are always two sides, but J.R. did his part," James told Cleveland.com. "He showed up every day. Worked his a– off every day. Became a two-way player, a model citizen in Cleveland and he's a fan favorite. Obviously we all know that … He's a big piece of our team and they just need to get it done.
"I hate coming into another season — two years in a row — with one of my big guns not here. So for a leader of a team and for me personally, I just hate to deal with this s— again. It's just too big of a piece to our team to have to deal with in another training camp. Hopefully things get resolved fast, because you know how big and important he is to our team."
Last year at this time, Tristan Thompson missed all of training camp due to a similar holdout situation. He eventually signed a deal worth $82 million over five years just before the beginning of the regular season.
Smith won't be earning anywhere near as much as Thompson. But after playing last season for $6.5 million, it's clear he's looking for something more reasonable. The average salary this year for a starting shooting guard is $11.2 million.
The 31-year-old started 77 regular season games last season, while averaging 12.4 points in 30.7 minutes per contest. Smith also knocked down 40 percent of his looks from three-point range. His 367 three-pointers over the past two seasons is second to the 2015 MVP Steph Curry.
Smith and James share an agent in Rich Paul. The Cavaliers reportedly offered Smith a deal worth $10 million to $11 million a year, which general manager David Griffin called "an incredibly competitive and aggressive offer," but he turned it down. With the Cavaliers facing a tricky financial situation — they are already $23 million over the salary cap — Griffin and his team will have to work around Smith's demands.


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Safety Information
Safety is a team effort at the University of Florida. The prevention of accidents is the Safety Committee's primary goal. It is essential that everyone take an active part in initiating preventive measures to control hazards in our workplace. Facilities Services makes sure Facilities Services employees have the right training, equipment, and support to perform tasks safely. We coordinate closely with the University's Environmental Health & Safety Division, Human Resources Division, and Office of Workers Compensation to accomplish this.
Remember, you are ultimately responsible for your own safety. Your attitude toward safety will determine how likely you or your co-workers are to be injured. We need your help in providing a safe and healthful workplace. Get involved by reporting unsafe behaviors or conditions, to your supervisor or by using the "Report Safety Concern" link on this page (also on Facilities Services homepage). Hardcopy forms are also available for pickup from the Facilities Services Director's Administrative Assistant.
Workers' Compensation
The University of Florida provides workers' compensation coverage to all its employees in accordance with state statutes. This coverage includes payment for medical care and compensation for lost wages. The Facilities Services Human Resources Office coordinates with the Human Resource Services Workers' Compensation Office to assure the quick and efficient delivery of benefits to an injured worker and to facilitate the worker 's return to gainful reemployment.
Facilities Services strictly follows the university's modified duty program. This program is designed to meet the legislative intent of the 1993 revisions to state of Florida Workers' Compensation Law. The modified duty program at UF begins when the authorized medical care provider releases the injured employee to return to modified duty work. All Facilities Services employees released to modified duty work will be provided temporary modified duty work. For specific information please contact (352) 392-1411 or refer to the Workers' Compensation Office at (352) 392-4940.
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Nick Sexson
Amy Jones
Harley Ingle
David Garzon
Robert Mitchell
Don Rysak
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Being a production of USA, this feature film of 2009 has been excellently directed by Michael Giannantonio. You can watch Doilie's Diner online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2009.
Rating: 5 by 8 users./
Runtime: 83 minutes
Jesse Janzen, Josh McDermott, Louie Palmieri, Erin Del Rosso, Nita Marquez, Sean Carroll, Jose Rosete, Nicholas Biggs, Parris Biggs, Kurdt Cosmo, Kayd Currier, Eston Diaz, Christopher Duerr, Rob Edwards, Chris Flint and Sally Ann Francis.
Drama, Comedy.
83-minute film (full movie) directed by Michael Giannantonio.
The original audio of Doilie's Diner has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2009.
Screenplay written by Michael Giannantonio.
Cisco Rivera.
Nathan Price, Bud Rhymes, Nita Marquez, Riall Johnson, John Voight, Stephen Lee Hugo and Michael Giannantonio.
This film was produced and / or financed by Nitefire Entertainment and SummitSTAR Films & Entertainment.
Composed by Brent Chancellor.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Doilie's Diner has a duration of 83 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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Discussion in 'Graphic Design & Logo Design Critique:' started by Rafael Rizzolo, Mar 19, 2012.
First thing that strikes me it that that's not a standard business card size (85x55). Everything looks a bit squashed in (perhaps the logo needs to be smaller?). The lines containing the words "SEX TOYS" and "MADAM JD" sit very badly together, it's made worse by the lines in the background which draw your eyes to the fact that the 2 lines crash into each other. Why are those lines there? the design would look much cleaner without them. Also not quite sure the logo works either. It seems badly kerned and the woman swinging round the J adds to the overall feeling that it's all been crammed in.
Hope that wasn't too critical... ?
thanks for the feedback, yeah i feel the design is a bit dated considering the current trend. will need to clean it up, I crated the lines in the background to add structure.
why is the images i uploaded so pixelated and small ??
Does look hard to read and dated. Is it based on a template or from scratch?
its from scratch
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Accounts Payable Clerk - temp-to-perm
Location : Southampton
Post Date : 03 March 2017
Employment Type : Temporary
Job Order Number : 461057
Line of Business : Accounting and Finance
Description :
Robert Half Finance and Accounting are recruiting for an Accounts Payable Clerk for a public sector organisation in Southampton. The role will last for three months, temp to perm. You will need to be immediately available to be considered for this role.
Job function: Accounts Payable Clerk
Pay rate: £9 - £10 per hour, dependent on experience
Duration: three months, potential for permanent conversion
Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm, 37 hours per week
Location: Southampton
The Accounts Payable Clerk role:
· Processing and posting invoices
· Addressing invoice queries - internal and external
· Liaison with internal teams to achieve invoicing processes
· Monitoring general email box
Essential experience/qualities:
· Experience of high volume accounts payable processing
· Experience with invoices of varying value e.g £20 - £200,000
· Basic Excel skills
· Good communication skills - written and verbal
· Experience with SAP
· Ideally finance experience in a large business or public sector organisation
The Employer:
My client is a public sector organisation which provide services across the UK. They are committed to developing their employees and have a strong focus on work / life balance. They have parking onsite, and their office is accessible by public transport.
To be considered for this role, please send your updated CV (Word doc not PDF) to sam . richards @ roberthalf . co . uk or call for more details on 02380 224 562
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.
Ocean Village, Southampton
SO14 3XB Hampshire


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Following the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico the Fund for Assistance received a desperate letter from the Abbot of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Monastery in Mexico City, Fr. Nektarios.
"We have no money; few people come to Church, everybody is afraid to get swine flu. People are even afraid to kiss the icons or a hand! Dozens are calling the monastery all day asking for our prayers and guidance, they are so scared, they can sense the fragility of life. Please pray for us, so God has mercy on our sins."
Upon the government's order to shut down all "non-essential" businesses, the monastery was forced to temporarily close its bakery and coffee shop, its main source of income, and cancel all church services, excepting those for the brethren.
According to Fr. Nektarios, the monastery was unable to pay their bills, electricity, credit cards, phone, water; there is no gas, and their car is still at the repair shop after 3 weeks. In order to make some money, they were even obliged to sell of their antique furniture.
"These past two weeks have been very difficult for everyone, including some of our Russian parishioners who have no income or lost their job," wrote Fr. Nektarios in an email, "By your prayers and this help may we be able to make our lives easier, in order to continue until we get back to normal in some months, if God permits.
Our gratitude to each of you for your generous assistance and support to us during this difficult time.
In response to the urgent need of our brethren in Mexico the Fund for Assistance and the Western American Diocese launched a joint action to support the monastery and the faithful. Advertisements were placed on the websites of the Synod, FFA and Western American Diocese, and pleas sent out to parishes.
As a result of this joint action $11,804 were collected for the Holy Trinity Monastery. Of these $7,715 were sent by the Fund for Assistance.
In the words of the abbot Fr. Nektarios, "since your help arrives at the most critical time for our Community and Mission, when we are facing the financial consequences of the three-week quarantine, we wish to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who have contributed in any way to make this assistance available to us.
May our Resurrected Lord reward your gifts of love, fellowship and generosity, with many Gifts from Above. Thank you for all your prayers, expressions of solidarity, and moral support."
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21 Grams (2003)
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con. (124 mins.)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Stars: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
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Director: Lance Mungia
Stars: Yuji Okumoto, Marcus Chong, Tito Ortiz, Tara Reid
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
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Director: Stanley Kubrick
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 TV Series)
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Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali
Cape Fear (1991)
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis
The Last Castle (2001)
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Super 8 (2011)
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Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
Pulp Fiction (1994)
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Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stake Land (2010)
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Stars: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis, Gregory Jones
Despicable Me (2010)
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Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
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The Expendables (2010)
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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
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Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
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Director: Stephen Sommers
12 Angry Men (1957)
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Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Ip Man (2008)
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Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam
Fast & Furious (2009)
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Director: Justin Lin
Quantum of Solace (2008)
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Director: Marc Forster
Stars: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Tropic Thunder (2008)
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Stars: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Kahn
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Director: Martin Gero
Stars: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean
I Love You, Man (2009)
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Director: John Hamburg
Stars: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Sarah Burns
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
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Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Stars: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen
Yes Man (2008)
A man challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. (104 mins.)
Director: Peyton Reed
Closer (2004)
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other. (104 mins.)
Director: Mike Nichols
Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts
21 (2008)
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Director: Robert Luketic
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo
Burn After Reading (2008)
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it. (96 mins.)
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Marley & Me (2008)
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog. (115 mins.)
Director: David Frankel
Stars: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner
Hitman (2007)
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Director: Xavier Gens
Cold Mountain (2003)
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Director: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins
Fanboys (2009)
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Director: Kyle Newman
Stars: Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Sam Huntington
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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Director: Michael Anderson
Stars: David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton
Salt (2010)
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Director: Phillip Noyce
Jumanji (1995)
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Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world. (101 mins.)
Director: Paul Anderson
Meet the Spartans (2008)
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Stars: Sean Maguire, Kevin Sorbo, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian
Wrong Turn (2003)
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Director: Rob Schmidt
Spy Game (2001)
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Director: Tony Scott
Superhero Movie (2008)
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Director: Craig Mazin
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Director: Robert Aldrich
Stars: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy
Near Dark (1987)
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Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton
Planet of the Apes (2001)
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Director: Tim Burton
xXx (2002)
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Director: Rob Cohen
Stars: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him. (161 mins.)
Director: Chris Columbus
Heroes (2006 TV Series)
Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented. (45 mins.)
Cars (2006)
A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family. (117 mins.)
Director: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Stars: Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy
Black Hawk Down (2001)
160 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. (144 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
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Director: Justin Lin
Stars: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss, Damien Marzette
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
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Director: Jared Hess
Stars: Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
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Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker. (115 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
Spy Kids (2001)
The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger. (88 mins.)
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades. (89 mins.)
Director: Joel Gallen
Insomnia (2002)
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. (118 mins.)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
Cast Away (2000)
A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. (143 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Former cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself. (107 mins.)
Director: John Singleton
Stars: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes
The Hot Chick (2002)
An attractive and popular teenager who is mean-spirited toward others finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body. (104 mins.)
Director: Tom Brady
Van Helsing (2004)
The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose. (131 mins.)
Director: Stephen Sommers
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. (92 mins.)
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Stars: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Vince Vaughn, Rip Torn
Firewall (2006)
A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom. (105 mins.)
Director: Richard Loncraine
The Fall (2006)
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story of five mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality blurs as the tale advances. (117 mins.)
Director: Tarsem
Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek
Road Trip (2000)
Four college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend. (93 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
Just Friends (2005)
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with -- a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer. (96 mins.)
Director: Roger Kumble
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein
Adaptation. (2002)
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen. (114 mins.)
Director: Spike Jonze
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Final Destination 2 (2003)
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next. (90 mins.)
Director: David R. Ellis
Stars: A.J. Cook, Ali Larter, Tony Todd, Michael Landes
Madagascar (2005)
Spoiled by their upbringing and unaware of what wildlife really is, four animals from the New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar. (86 mins.)
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Ice Age (2002)
Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe. (81 mins.)
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Stars: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Goran Visnjic
Accepted (2006)
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown. (93 mins.)
Director: Steve Pink
Stars: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Adam Herschman
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. (100 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
Blue Crush (2002)
As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player. (104 mins.)
Director: John Stockwell
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996 TV Series)
A group of aliens are sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the 3rd planet from the sun. (60 mins.)
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. (97 mins.)
Director: David Wain
Super Troopers (2001)
Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime. (100 mins.)
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them. (83 mins.)
Director: David Zucker
Stars: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman
Clerks II (2006)
A calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at the fast food empire Mooby's. (97 mins.)
Director: Kevin Smith
Night at the Museum (2006)
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. (108 mins.)
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke
Die Another Day (2002)
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon. (133 mins.)
Director: Lee Tamahori
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Toby Stephens
Transporter 2 (2005)
Mercenary Frank Martin, who specializes moving goods of all kinds, surfaces again this time in Miami, Florida when he's implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official. (87 mins.)
Director: Louis Leterrier
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly and venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss. (105 mins.)
Director: David R. Ellis
Flags of our Fathers (2006)
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II. (135 mins.)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Jesse Bradford
Elf (2003)
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. (97 mins.)
Director: Jon Favreau
Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
The Scorpion King (2002)
A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown. (92 mins.)
Director: Chuck Russell
Matchstick Men (2003)
A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. (116 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman. (113 mins.)
Director: George Clooney
Beerfest (2006)
Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games. (110 mins.)
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
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Jimmy Gantner grew up in Eden, Wisconsin, one of nine kids that Elmer and Edna raised. Elmer worked for Mammoth Springs Canning Company.
"I grew up with a love of baseball," Jim said "my dad and mom would always play catch with us, throw us grounders. And all of us in the neighborhood would play every day in the summer. Go home for lunch, and then play the rest of the afternoon, then supper, and back again into the night."
Back then Eden had two Little League teams, the Yankees and the White Sox.
"And Campbellsport had two teams, the Braves and Giants," Gantner said "and we played each other all the time. We had complete uniforms like the big leaguers with button-down jerseys, pants with a belt. Hank Pieper and Bert Braun were our coaches."
Jim was one of the youngest kids on the team.
"I couldn't hit the ball very far," he said "so I bunted a lot. It was pretty intimidating with the pitchers who were three and four years older than me."
His abilities were recognized early on, and as a freshman at Campbellsport High he made the varsity squad.
"I wanted to be the catcher, but one of our pitchers was John Stoffel, and he threw pretty hard, I think like 90 miles an hour. I tried to catch him, but I was pretty small and Coach Hubie Diekvoss instead put me at shortstop. Stoffel was eventually drafted by the Angels."
Summers were spent playing in the Rock River League.
"I played for Long Lake," he said "because Eden didn't have a team at the time, and I also played for Oakfield in the Tri-County League, and Legion ball. I was a catcher."
By his junior year in high school Gantner caught, and was also was called upon to pitch.
"I could throw pretty hard," he said "and the coach said if you can throw hard, you're going to pitch, so I did the end of my junior year, and the whole season as a senior. But what I really wanted to do was catch."
Some may remember that Gantner had a tryout with the Brewers when he was a senior in high school.
"The scout told me I wasn't big enough to be a catcher," Gantner said "but he took me down to Firemen's Park here in Eden, put me in the outfield and had me throw to check out my arm strength, and told me he'd be following me through college."
Because John Stoffel had put a bug in the ear of UW-Oshkosh's baseball Coach Tiedemann, he began recruiting Gantner. Tiedemann told him he'd be competing for a shortstop position.
"I told him I wanted to catch,"Gantner said "but Coach said they already had an all-conference catcher coming back, Pete Koupal…and they wanted me to play short. So it was me and another kid from Chicago competing for the shortstop position our freshman year. I beat him out."
Gantner then played for the Titans for two seasons before being drafted in the 12th round by Milwaukee.
"But before that I'd gotten calls from scouts from both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. They asked me if I'd sign, and I said, 'Sure, I'll sign.' I was more of a National League fan, growing up with the Braves, and I just wanted to play. I figured I'd get drafted by one or the other, but the Brewers got there first."
Emil Belich was the Brewer scout at the time.
"He had also drafted Jerry Augustine, and Willie Miller," Gantner said "Belich was big in Wisconsin. They drafted me as a shortstop, and Belich said, 'You throw like a catcher.' I said, 'Yeah, that's what I want to be! (laugh) I'm a short-armer!'"
In 1974 Milwaukee made Gantner an offer, he took it, and they sent him to Single-A ball in Newark.
"It was A-ball, but actually 'rookie-ball' with a short season, June, July and August," Gantner said. "They'd only had 15 wins all of the season before. So, we worked out a few days and started playing. I didn't even start. They had a Dominican kid playing short who must've been a higher draft pick, so he was ahead of me until a game in Niagara Falls. John Felske was my manager, he was a catcher for Milwaukee before that. Anyway, you always remember your first game, and believe it or not, there was a kid from Eden there watching the game! Jimmy Smith who grew up just outside of Eden, we knew one another, so he saw my first game."
It was against a team from Pittsburgh's farm system.
"They had a big left-hander on the mound," Gantner said. "I got three hits, with a home run. From there on, I was in the line-up every day."
Gantner lived in the same house in Newark that Robin Yount had lived in the year prior. With Yount in the organization playing shortstop, Gantner saw the writing on the wall.
"I told Coach Felske with Robin being as good as he was, there's no future for me at short. He understood, so the next year they put me at third, which I didn't want to do. I wanted to play second base. Or catch. But they kept me at third. I never played second until the big league's."
Travel from town to town wasn't exactly first-class.
"The first year it wasn't so bad, but the second year, in Double-A…that was terrible. I played for Thetford Mines in Canada. All the miners were on strike, so nobody came to the games, and the ball field was in rough shape. Our clubhouse was a construction site trailer (laugh), they were nice enough to put a shower in for all of us to use. And the bus rides between cities were 10 to 12-hours drives. You get done with a game at night, get on the bus, and on to the next town. You appreciate the big league's when you get there."
1976 Gantner got the call.
"Actually I had John Felske as coach every year I was in the minors," Gantner said "when he moved up, I moved up, right through Triple-A. Felske called me into the office and said he had good news, that I got called up. Don Money had gotten hurt, and they needed a third baseman. I had to drive from Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Detroit in the big ol' Pontiac I'd bought from my father-in-law, and got a speeding ticket along the way. I said to the officer, 'Hey, I was right in line with four other cars.' He said, 'Do you hunt?' And I said I did, and thought maybe he was a hunter, and he'd let me go. Instead he said, 'Well, when a flock of ducks goes over, you can't shoot'em all can ya?' And he gave me the ticket (laugh)."
In Gantner's first game he faced Mark "The Bird" Fidrych.
"The stadium was sold out, and I went two for four. Should've been three for four. I hit one in the hole between third and short, and beat it out, but the ump didn't see it that way. And you always remember your first play. I was playing in because they always kept the grass long in Detroit, and Ron LeFlore laid down a bunt, and I threw him out. That was the same night Mike Hegan hit for the cycle, and we killed'em."
The first few years with the Brewers, Gantner wanted to be traded.
"We had Don Money or Sal Bando at third," he said "Robin at short, Molitor at second, and Cecil Cooper at first. Every year I go see Harry Dalton, and ask to be traded. I loved playing with Milwaukee, but with all those great players ahead of me…I wanted to play."
During spring training in 1978 manager George Bamberger said Gantner had to prove he could play second base.
"All spring training I played third, short and second," Gantner said "that's how I made the team. I beat out Timmy Johnson, and Jamie Quirk. All three of us were trying to become the utility player."
Paul Molitor couldn't play second in 1980.
"They put him in the outfield, and I played second most of the year. In 1981 I started from day one. We were in Cleveland, opening day, maybe 79 or 80,000 in the stands. Ted Simmons was our catcher, and in spring training that year he said, 'I have one question…can you turn the double-play?' and I said 'Yes.' He just turned and walked away. First day in Cleveland we're up by a run, Rollie Fingers, whom we had gotten that winter to be our closer…he's on the mound, bases loaded, left hand hitting Ron Hassey is up, grounds to Robin, threw to me and I turned the double-play. Simmons came up to me and said, 'Yup, you can turn the double-play (laugh).'"
Gantner has no idea how many double plays he turned in the majors, but he always credits the pitchers for them.
"You have to," he said "they got the batters to hit ground balls. And Rollie Fingers was one of the best at it, in fact he was the best reliever I ever saw. Back then you'd pitch maybe two innings, sometimes two and a third. Guys now get 45 to 50 saves, when Rollie pitched if you got 30 save, that was huge because he pitched so many more innings. Rollie would have had 50 every year if you let him go just one inning. He was special."
And it was Fingers who hung the nickname "Klinger" on Gantner.
"One night, I got a single and rounded first, was gonna' go for two and tripped," Gantner said. "I did about three rolls in the dirt. Fingers was in the bullpen watching, and called into the dugout and said, 'Tell Klinger to take his high heels off!' (laugh) To this day Rollie calls me Klinger."
Klinger isn't his only nickname.
"When I was a kid, they call me Elmer…like my dad. And then there's Gumby. Gorman Thomas gave me that one," Gantner said. "Remember Gumby and Pokey, the rubber characters from when we were kids? Gorman always said because I was good around second base, turning two…I could get into whatever position, and was flexible enough to make the throw to first. Actually, my first nickname was 'the dog.' Bob Uecker still calls me that (laugh) because I told him I sleep with one eye open."
Gorman Thomas and Pete Vuckovich were hunting buddies.
"Back then we had a close team," Gantner said. "After a game we'd hang out in the club house, play cards or whatever. Nobody had any place to go. Nobody was in a hurry. We'd talk baseball and play cards, then we'd get a couple cabs, go out to eat together, have a few beverages and talk 'the game.'"
Gantner still sees a lot of his old teammates.
"Molitor was just in town," Gantner said, "Bob McClure, he's the pitching coach for the Phillies. I see Vukovich and Teddy Simmons during spring training. Robin I see several times through the summer. Gorman comes in on weekends, he has Gorman's Grill at the ballpark, and he's selling his own line of barbeque sauce now."
Even though he lives back home, just outside of Eden, as a part time coach for the Brewers, Gantner maintains close ties.
"I'm down there every home game," he said "I hit ground balls, and help out with the infielders. And we still do some clinics, some one-day fantasy camps that Miller sponsors, usually me and Jerry Augustine, Gorman, and Davey Nelson."
Among Gantner's has a list of "firsts" that he always remembers are his first baseball card, and his first home run.
"The home run was in Minnesota," he said "off Ron Schueler. Down the right field line at the old Metropolitan Stadium. I don't remember if anybody was on base, I just remember hitting it. Maybe somebody was on, I think it might have been a two-pointer, I was just kind of floating around the bases (laugh)."
His first baseball card was shared with three other players.
"My rookie card, there are four of us on the card," he said "I was on there with Bump Wills, Mike Champion, and Juan Bernhardt. It was pretty unbelievable, my first one. As a kid you collect'em, and all of a sudden you're on one of 'em. Sort of surreal."
We Brewer fans of a certain age will always remember the 1982 season, and because we remember, we will always has a certain degree of disdain for the St. Louis Cardinals.
"We had a great team," Gantner said "all around. We hit everything. Starting the year, Buck Rogers was our manager, and he was very controlling…he even admitted it in later years. Very good baseball guy, Buck Rogers, but he messed with the veterans like Rollie, and Mike Caldwell…none of those guys liked him. He tried to over-manage. We got off to a slow start to the season. I remember, we were in Seattle when he called me in the office to tell me I wasn't going to play the next night. He said, 'There's a lefty pitching for Seattle, Cooper's struggling at the plate, you're both left hand batters but I can't take you both out.' I told him that I felt great, that I didn't want to sit, but he took me out anyway. When we were in Seattle we always walked 'home' after the game, but on the way we'd stop into this little bar for a hamburger and a couple beverages, and Buck was in there with the other coaches. Next morning I got up and heard they fired him."
That was the morning Harvey Kuenn became the Brewer manager.
"The next night, I was in the lineup, and Cecil was in the lineup," Gantner said. "Coop was scheduled not to play the day before, when Buck was still there. Cecil hit a three-run home run that night off another left-handed pitcher."
Kuenn had a different style of managing.
"We had a meeting that first day and Harvey said, 'I hate meetings, and this will be the only one we have.' He told us, 'This is what I expect out of you guys, I played the game, I know how hard it is, so don't worry about striking out and making errors, just play hard and have fun.' One night in Milwaukee, Gorman struck out, came back to the dugout hanging his head, and Harvey limped down to him, you know he had that one wooden leg, he always had that big chew in his mouth…he stood in front of Gorman and said real loud, 'Gorman I don't care if you strike out ten out of twelve times, if you ever hang your head again, I will take you out of the line up.' He said it to Gorman, but the whole team got the message."
Molitor led off the batting order, followed by Yount and Cooper.
"I batted ninth," Gantner said "which I didn't mind. The only time I'd hit lead off was when Paulie didn't play. I liked batting second because if Molitor was on base you'd get a lot of fastballs. With Cooper behind you, you'd get a lot of good pitches to hit."
The road to the World Series first went through Baltimore. They lost the first three of a four game series and had to win Sunday in order to clinch a trip to the playoffs.
"That was Earl Weaver's final season," Gantner said "when we got to the ballpark for batting practice, the stands were already full, it was incredible. They booed us while we were taking infield (laugh)."
They won that fourth game, earning a trip to the American League Championship series against the Angels.
"And before we knew it, we were down two games to none," Gantner said "and had to win all three back home to get to the World Series."
Which they did.
"We should've won the series, we had the better team, they just outplayed us. We didn't have Rollie Fingers because he was hurt, and that made a big difference. In the last game we were up 3-1, if we could've brought Rollie in in the 7th inning, let him pitch three innings, could've been the difference. We had Vuke, who won the Cy Young that year, pitching with a torn up shoulder, he was taking pain pills just to get through the game, he was pitching on a half arm, I don't know how he did it."
The Cardinals won the series.
"Getting to the World Series was one of my greatest moments, and yet one of my saddest," Gantner said. "From high to low real quick."
The Brewers thought they'd be back the next year.
"I believe that if we had a closer, if we had Rollie in 78, 79, and 80," Gantner said "we'd have won all those years. We didn't have a stopper, an ace to go to like the Yankees had Goose Gossage."
Gantner hurt his arm in the 92 season. Diving for a ball, he heard a pop. The result was a labrum tear, and torn rotator cuff. The rest of the year he couldn't raise his arm above his shoulder, and had to throw three-quarter side arm. After surgery his intent was come back and maybe be a utility player in the National League. Tom Trebelhorn managed the Cubs and wanted Gantner to try out, and the year after Cleveland called wanting to bring him into spring training, but his arm wouldn't let him.
Jim Gantner officially retired in 1994.
I couldn't let an interview with Gumby end without asking about the time he took the mound for the Brewers.
"Oh! In Kansas City," Gantner laughed. "We were getting' smoked. They didn't want to burn out the bullpen, so they started putting position players in. You knew things were out of hand when they put Sal Bando in to pitch. I told Bambie, 'If Bando can pitch, I know I can pitch.' George said, 'You're pitching the next inning.' Jamie Quirk is catching, I'm pitching, and Hal McRae was up. I had a good change-up, believe it or not, and I had two strikes on McRae. Quirk put the fastball sign down, I thought, 'Okay, this will be my set-up pitch.' I threw it up and in, backed him up. I heard McRae say to the ump, 'He better know where he's throwing.' And I said to him, 'Hey, I know where it's going.' (laugh) The next pitch I threw a frickin' waist high change. The umpire called it a ball, I said 'Come'on!' He didn't want to ring him up. So I threw another change, he got jammed and hit a three hopper back to me. McRae was barely out of the box, and I just held the ball thinking, 'Try to show me up, will ya?' So I waited until he was three quarters of the way to first before I threw him out. (laugh)"
These days, on any given day, you might run into Jimmy Gantner at Scud's Buds, a tavern he co-owns in Eden. And maybe he'll tell you one of a myriad of his baseball stories, or maybe he'll take your money in a game of euchre…or maybe he'll do both.


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Verifying Computations with State
When a client outsources a job to a third party (e.g., the cloud), how can the client check the result, without re-executing the computation? Recent paper in proof-based verifiable computation has made significant progress on this problem by incorporating deep results from complexity theory and cryptography into built systems. However, these systems work within a stateless model: they exclude computations that interact with RAM or a disk, or for which the client does not have the full input. This paper describes pantry, a built system that overcomes these limitations.
Provided by: University of Teramo Topic: Security Date Added: Nov 2013 Format: PDF