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Just as kids wonder how they'll use certain academic skills later in life, they may also question how physical education activities, such as learning to play volleyball, will help them after they leave school. The approach in this book doesn't just help students recognize and learn physical skills and understand why physical activity and fitness are important. It also keeps them motivated by showing them that they don't have to be athletic to be fit and by presenting more diverse activities that they can continue to enjoy as adults.
Helping students make the transition from active students to active adults is the element that's missing from too many traditional physical education programs, but it's at the heart of the revolution that's being touted as the "new PE" — programs that are results-oriented and valued as relevant to the needs of today's society.
It's Not Just Gym Anymore is divided into two parts. In Part I, the author provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies for developing a "new PE" program. As a highly successful teacher himself, McCracken shares his insights in a personal, encouraging manner that teachers can really relate to. He explains how to:
Part II contains helpful tools that make the program easy to implement — including 170 sample lesson plans and 118 reproducible forms that teachers can photocopy for use in class or use as examples for developing their own forms. The lesson plans cover not only traditional activities such as basketball and volleyball, but also nontraditional activities, including outdoor adventure, mountain biking, fly-fishing, bow hunting, hiking, orienteering, and downhill skiing.
Physical education programs can be more than just "gym class." This book shows new and experienced physical education teachers how their programs can become a valued part of the school curriculum and achieve the ultimate goal of preparing students for a lifetime of activity and good health.
Bane McCracken, a physical education teacher at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia, has nearly three decades of teaching and coaching experience. He chaired the department of physical education at Zabel Midland High School in Ona, West Virginia, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognized the program for its exemplary promotion of physical activity. In 1997 he was named the National Association for Sport and Physical Education's Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year in recognition of the success of his lifetime fitness approach to physical education.
McCracken, who received his MS in educational administration from Marshall University, has received numerous other honors and distinctions, including the 1996 Midwest District Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AHPERD) Teacher of the Year award; West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (WVAHPERD) presidential citations in 1995 and 1996; the 1995 WVAHPERD Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year award; and the 1995 Regional Wrestling Coach of the Year award.
An active presenter and workshop leader, McCracken is chair and former vice president of the physical education division of the Midwest District AHPERD, and he is a member of its ad hoc committee on networking. He is also the WVAHPERD section chair and a member of the resident assembly, as well as a member of the West Virginia Coalition for Physical Activity Executive Committee, the Governor's Council on School Health, the West Virginia Physical Education Curriculum Team, and the West Virginia Physical Education State Conference Planning Committee.
McCracken practices what he preaches by leading a physically active life. He has completed more than 20 marathons and numerous triathlons and duathlons. He also races bikes, lifts weights avidly, and is a keen outdoor enthusiast. In 1994 McCracken was the Mountain State Road Series Champion in the age 50 and over category. He lives in Ona, West Virginia, with his wife, Joyce.
Reference for secondary physical educators. Reference and supplemental text for instructors and students of undergraduate physical education methods courses.
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Jewel to teach son anger management skills
Jewel has written a piece as part of a new online initiative to keep America's children safe, stating she will do her part to prevent "anger shooting" by teaching her son anger management skills.
The 38-year-old singer shares 20-month-old son Kase with her professional cowboy husband Ty Murray.
As part of a new online initiative to keep America's children safe Time Inc. magazines All You, Essence, Health and Real Simple developed website 1simplechange.com. The scheme asks people to share the "one simple change" they believe will improve society.
Jewel is disturbed by gun violence and like the rest of the country was troubled by the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting that claimed the lives of 26 students and staff in December 2012.
She will ensure that Kase does not lash out and hurt other people when he gets upset.
"Anger shootings [are a problem]," she wrote.
"I hope to help teach my son to deal with frustration, and learn how to problem-solve in healthy ways, so that by the time he's older and not under my wing, he will have some skills. Then when he gets frustrated or when something arises that is confusing for him, he'll find ways of problem-solving and working through it."
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Butler announced that it will now face Marian University on Oct. 27 because of a scheduling conflict by the Tigers. The Knights are coached by a former Butler coach and player, Todd Lickliter.
"DePauw had a conflict and was unable to play on our scheduled date," Stevens said in a release. "So we've agreed to move them back a year, and we'll play them in the 2013-14 season. We've replaced them this year with Marian."
The game will bring Lickliter back to Hinkle Fieldhouse, where he served as Butler's head coach for six seasons. He compiled a 131-61 record, three Horizon League championships and three trips to the NCAA Tournament with the Bulldogs. He led Butler to the Sweet 16 in 2002-03 and 2006-07. He was named head coach at Marian this past summer.
The game with Marian will be Butler's first 2012-13 competition. The Bulldogs return three starters and 11 letterwinners from last year's 22-15 squad, which advanced to the semifinals of the postseason College Basketball Invitational. Among the returnees are leading scorer Andrew Smith (10.9 ppg) and leading rebounder Roosevelt Jones (6.0 rpg). Stevens also has four newcomers, including Arkansas transfer Rotnei Clarke. A 6-0 guard, Clarke was the leading scorer for the Razorbacks two years ago. Stevens, who served as an assistant coach under Lickliter, is beginning his sixth season as Butler's head coach.
Butler will play two exhibition games against local foes before opening the regular season Nov. 10. After the Marian contest, the Bulldogs will host Indianapolis on Nov. 3. Butler will open the regular season in Hinkle Fieldhouse against Elon.


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March 2017 | Richard Young
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An innovative system designed by Tata Consultancy Services uses smart lighting and the industrial internet to help General Electric streamline a major production line and reduce costly errors
A breakthrough approach to the use of light-based sensors at a General Electric (GE) heavy manufacturing plant provides a perfect example of how digital technology is revolutionising manufacturing.
|Tata Consultancy Services is helping to reduce costly errors in GE Power's production of gas-turbine rotors
Greenville, South Carolina, had a problem. It makes and assembles huge metal components for turbines, but, as they go through various stages of fabrication, they need to cool. Attempting to move these huge parts into the next phase on the production line before they are at the right temperature can result in disaster.
For example, rotor stacking is a key process and demands extremely high levels of precision. If rotor wheels are stacked incorrectly due to differences in surface temperature, the whole unit will require reassembly, incurring steep additional costs and two to three weeks of shipment delays.
That's where Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) comes in. TCS developed an innovative solution to connect intelligent LEDs in the production line to GE's Predix operating system, providing critical analytics to save significant time and costs in the manufacturing process.
By automatically collecting data on ambient room and rotor surface temperatures, the digital solution analyses the temperature at various points on the metal turbine parts as they are assembled and cooled, allowing operators to know when the next operation can be performed. This reduces waiting times between operations and improves quality monitoring. It should reduce costs and energy consumption too.
The platform is built using smart LED fixtures from Current (another GE business), integrated with sensors that monitor temperature, humidity and any physical object present, transmitting the data to an Intel Atom-based gateway, where the information is streamed to the Predix cloud.
'This demonstrates the power of three industry leaders leveraging their respective best-in-class capabilities to transform the manufacturing industry,' said Denzil Samuels, global head of channels, alliances, business development and ventures at GE Digital.
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I really thought the Thicke family hit their highest heights with Growing Pains, but, no, introducing Kirk Cameron to the world would be topped some twenty-five years later with son Robin, a lady-killing crooner, putting a topless Emily Ratajkowski in the uncensored version of his song, Blurred Lines.
Now, I've not considered myself a Robin Thicke fan in any way, other than the way a man admires a guy who gets to have sex with his wife and long time girlfriend Paula Patton. But, today, whole new respect for the nextgen Thicke. Big ups. Enjoy.


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I was just wondering if you think I have borderline personality.
Q: I've experienced quite a few traumatic events growing up involving abuse from my father and stepfather. My mom knew what was happening but didn't stop it. She's always resented me because she thought children got in the way of her career. Other things happened but I will not get into them. I have really low self-esteem. I feel like I'm a bad person and that I'm helpless. When I get in relationships with people I get attached very easily. When they leave me because of my low self-esteem I'll fly into a rage and then cut myself. I feel empty. I look in the mirror and don't recognize myself. I feel powerless and like a burden.
A: I cannot diagnose you through an email but I strongly encourage you to seek therapy. You have listed some of the criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder but it appears you have done some research in this area. On one hand this is good but on the other sometimes people can be too quick to self-diagnose. Having an abusive childhood can certainly lead to relationship and self-esteem problems as well as a poor ability to handle emotions. Once again, I encourage you to find a good therapist in your area so you can begin to feel better about yourself and understand your past. This needs to be the first step… then you can work on having a healthy relationship with another. It's always worth doing the work. I wish you luck.
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text: I have a nice little LED flashlight that measures .90" in diameter and I was wondering if I could just use a regular 1" light mount for this? I have a seen a few mounts that specify a .90" option but they cost almost $60 for the specific ones. I'll tape my light to my gun before I pay $60 for a single ring mount. I tried searching, but I cannot get it to search that specific size. So sorry if this is a frequent question around these parts. Thanks guys. Tom


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Several years ago I was actively blogging on another site when a heated debate erupted concerning people who thought of their pets "like children." A man who evidently did not have pets, had gotten his knickers in a twist over the idea that some people consider their pets a member of their family and – gasp!— akin to children on many levels. He stated that anyone who felt this way was off their rocker and further, that it was an insult to all "real" children. He also said that anyone who referred to their pets as "fur kids" or "fur babies" owed all children an apology.
It made me laugh then, and it makes me laugh now. My cats are "like children" to me, and the idea that it insults human children to feel this way is really quite funny. He's certainly entitled to think of his own pets however he chooses. But no one has the right to tell anybody how they should feel about their pets, or about anything else for that matter! Moreover, no one has the right to tell a person they are being inappropriate for thinking or feeling in a way that is contrary to their own beliefs or emotions.
I don't personally see the need to put little bows on dogs or dress them up in cute outfits (except on Halloween which is a whole different story), but I'd never tell a dog owner who did that they were in the wrong. Simply put, I have no right. My moral compass guides me and me alone; it guides only my choices for my pet, and no one else's.
I firmly believe that if it floats your boat to think of your pets like children and treat them like cherished members of your family, then you should. If it doesn't, then don't. As long as there is no cruelty, neglect or harm being done to your pet, it's nobody's business.
If celebrating your pet's birthday with a cake (made from dog food or cat food, of course) and buying them some presents is fun for you, by all means do it. If you want to include your pet in your family portrait or on your holiday card, it's your prerogative. And why should anyone care if you choose to call yourself their "Mommy" or their "Daddy." (Incidentally, according to a survey for the American Animal Hospital Association, a whopping 83 percent of pet owners do!).
I was watching a comedy show on TV the other night, when I heard a joke that really made me chuckle. The comedian said: "You can get everything from a dog that you can get from a child, but the dog doesn't grow up to resent you." Okay, technically that's not true, but I still found it funny.
Well, I must go for now, my three children are meowing for some attention from their Mom.
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The format has been branded `Easy Day as first reported by FE. The stores range between 2,500 to 4,500 square feet. With the Easy Day stores, Bharti now joins the ranks of other Indian conglomerates like Reliance Retail and Aditya Birla Group, which have launched chains of their retail stores across the country.
Wal-Mart Inc has tied up with Bharti Enterprises for entering the Indian market. Wal-Mart has entered into a technical agreement with Bharti for its retail stores, where it provides assistance and technical know-how to Bharti on how to operate and manage retail stores. Mike Duke, vice-chairman, Wal-Mart Inc, had already hinted that the retail store would not sport the Wal-Mart tag. He said that nearly three fourths of Wal-Mart internationals retail operations are under 52 different local brands, since the company wants to be seen as a local retailer in any area operates rather than a retail behemoth.
Though the company plans to first cover northern India and then proceed to other parts, whether or not the Easy Day stores will be opened in UP is still doubtful. These stores will retail an assortment of products like personal care, stationery, household articles, hosiery items, daily-need groceries including staples, processed foods, bakery and dairy products, meat and poultry and fresh produce.
The first cash-and-carry store that will be operated by the 50:50 joint venture company between Wal-Mart and Bharti will be operational by the year end. Bharti-Wal-Mart is expected to open 10-15 cash-and-carry stores in seven years.


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So, yesterday I managed to install priiloader 0.7 by installing the IOS36 with fakesign and ES_Identify, and then I did a syscheck just to check my IOSes, and I saw that my system menu v417 is...
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So, yesterday I managed to install priiloader 0.7 by installing the IOS36 with fakesign and ES_Identify, and then I did a syscheck just to check my IOSes, and I saw that my system menu v417 is...
okay, i'll see if that works.
I am currently on 4.0u trying to run the game on uloader with ios 222 but the game freezes on the "freeze guns autorized cutscene" (the one with the huge purple bug monster) and when I try to load...
Umm, I deleted it and the any title deleter froze when exiting...
Umm, now the homebrew channel turns me back to the wii menu??
the hell do i do now? is there any way to install the ios58...
It will harm my Wii? (I will practically delete the ios the system is running on)
It says, IOS58 v24.32, but I clearly remember that It said "running on IOS58 v..."
Instalation failed?? O-O
maybe I have cIOSCORP installed?
Already uninstalled, AND installed it, now do I download the ios58 installer and install the ios58 normally?
Sorry, n00b here, but how to reinstall the HBC? i should download the hackii installer?
But ios 58 is the ios the console is running on, It can cause problems doesn't it?
I got the cIOSPAGGETI error message, what do I do?
Oh yeah, I had priiloader installed but later erased thanks to a theme I installed, can I install it normally? or there are remains of the other priiloader thas was installed? o_o
Thanks, and I need to know why and how can priiloader brick a wii...? I ve head that installing priiloader on a wii with modified and/or with cIOS it's risky?
sysCheck v2.1.0b6 by Double_A
...runs on IOS58 (rev 6176).
Region: NTSC-U
System Menu 4.0U (v417)
Homebrew Channel 1.0.8 running on IOS58
Hollywood v0x11
Console ID: 78264383
Boot2 v4
That cannot be done, as far as I know.
These are two .csm files to use only with mymenuify, for 4.0U wiis only.
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Oh man, ended up changing the wii's motherboard, because they were pretty useless in the place I took my wii to repair... anyway, I got my wii back and I'm the happiest person in the world.
Well then, I'm going to sabe money to get my wii fixed, and in a few weeks I'm going to post my results, thank you so much for your assistance :D
So basically, any wii, with any region with a bannerbrick, can be un-bricked right? (BTW sorry for bothering you two with so much stuff)
Yeah... i ve heard that i have to take out the case of the gamecube controller pad, and press al four buttons on the d-pad at once (or up,down,left and right, but i'm not sure about that) but I don't...
xD, ok ok but what if my wii has a D3-2 drive? I have heard that newer Wiis cant read burned DVDs, and thats the very sole reason I use a portable dvd reader.
Ok, but what do you mean by "older drive", do you mean any dvd drive? I use a portable dvd drive, pioneer, that plugs into the usb 2.0 port...
Oh well, and what does the chip does exactly? and, is there a chance that my wii stays bricked forever? (wish that doesn't happen.)
And, what are the risks of installing the modchip? and how much $$ does it cost aprox.?
And the modchip option, is that something well known among wii hackers?


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|By Joe Torok
Owner Ofilia Diaz takes a hands-on approach at El Burrito
Like an old log cabin in the forest, El Burrito is nestled cozily among grocery stores, emporiums, and fix-it shops along a stretch of Cedar Street in south Lansing.
Housed in a small building where Chinese food was once dished up, El Burrito is under new management after switching over to Mexican cuisine.
Owner Ofilia Diaz took over the taqueria in early October, stepping in on a Tuesday after the previous owner called it quits on the preceding Sunday. Diaz came armed with cookies and cakes, adding sweets to an authentic menu specializing in tacos and burritos.
Diaz has operated a few enterprises over the past 20 years — a still-thriving wedding and all-occasion cake business and delis around town — while holding down another full-time hospital job. She says shes happy to be cooking again.
"Except for the tortillas, everythings homemade," Diaz says. Pinto beans are bought dry, brought to a boil, simmered for four hours, and smashed. The only added ingredients are salt and pepper; she used to add bacon grease, or cook the beans with a chunk of salt pork, but thats a no-no for folks who want their legumes without animal fat.
Diaz cooks and seasons her own rice, too. She concocts salsa and guacamole from chilies, avocados and vegetables; fries her own tortilla chips; assembles tamales by hand; makes her own mole; bakes cookies and cakes from scratch. Get the idea?
All this without being, as she says, a real Mexican. A proud third-generation Mexican- American, Diaz has had to brush up on the cooking end of Mexican cuisine (she mastered the baking 30 years ago).
A brother-in-law from Mexico is an oft-tapped brain. Shes called local Latin American grocers for ideas. Shes consulted a friend about a marinade for pork — not how to make it, just the ingredients, she insists — and, alchemistlike, Diaz produced the taste she desired.
Shes even consulted the Internet on occasion.
"I just called Mexicans I knew, friends and family, and figured it out," Diaz says.
But shes a curious cook by nature. Having taken over from the previous ownership so quickly, Diaz says she tasted a bit of left-behind enchilada sauce while preparing an order for a regular. It didn't look right to her — and was bland to boot — so Diaz donned her
"I think its because Im not a real Mexican," she says, while laughing, about the positive reception to her new sauce.
Holding down
"The last time I closed up, I thought I was done," Diaz says. "Its always been my passion, I just can't give it up."
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Elder Paws Saves Senior Dogs Facing Euthanasia
FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) —
A Fresno dog rescue group is trying to make a difference for older dogs who are only 48 hours away from being put to sleep.{} Elder Paws is the brainchild of Cathie Garnier.{} She watched her elderly dog die in her arms and she worried that senior dogs in pounds had no chance of being adopted and would die alone.
Valdena is one of her success stories.{} Her kennel card read "ancient and snappy" which she said was a certain death sentence for her.{} Garnier placed Valdena in a foster home until she was adopted.{}
Garnier rescues senior dogs from shelters in{}Merced, Madera, Chowchilla, Reedley and Selma.{} The group spends 500 to 600 dollars per dog getting them back in good health and ready for a new home.
When it comes to adoptions Garnier says,{}"You just have to have a lot of love and a spot on your couch or bed and we take care of everything else."
Elder Paws provides, food, leashes, collars, beds and vet care for foster pet parents until the animals are adopted.{} The adoption fee is $100.
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BWW Reviews: ATG's IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING Bill Bowers One-Man Show is Brilliant at Hamilton Stage
Bill Bowers one-man show, It Goes Without Saying at Hamilton Stage in Rahway will captivate you; a moving performance that will make you laugh and touch your heart. Bowers is a mime, a mime that also speaks to his audience and delivers a fascinating life's story. It is a show that you will stay with you long after Mr. Bowers takes his bow.
It Goes Without Saying is presented by American Theater Group (ATG), New Jersey' newest professional theater. It will be staged in Rahway for two consecutive weekends from February 27th through March 8th. Written by Bowers, he developed it with Director, Martha Banta. This 75 minute performance is intended for audience members, ages 14 and up.
Bill Bowers is a Broadway Veteran who has earned international acclaim for his work as a performer. Bowers has appeared on Broadway in The Lion King and The Scarlet Pimpernel, on the stages of Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and The Kennedy Center.
With simple, effective staging, Bowers recounts his life's journey, one that started as a child in Skunk Hollow "under the big Montana sky." Bowers is an accomplished mime, drawing his art from the silence he knew as a child, in both his personal and natural surroundings. Clever anecdotes about family, neighbors and schooling weave a story about his creativity and a spirit to succeed.
Perhaps some performers would be discouraged by being an Easter Bunny mime at Menlo Park Mall or "Seatbelt Man" on the New Jersey Turnpike. Yet, Bowers is humorous about his work and said that the recurring theme of his job was "wearing a lot of tights." And, for a time he made his living traveling around as America's Health Hero, "Slim Goodbody."
Bowers also shares some intense, intimate moments; an adolescent affair, the AIDS epidemic of the 1980's and the loss of his beloved partner Michael to a devastating illness. His sensitivity and insight reflect the finest elements of humanity.
Having studied with Marcel Marceau, Bowers physical imagery is artful. His personal discussions are heartfelt and real. In his brilliant performance of It Goes Without Saying, Bowers stated, "A lot about being a mime is being a collector of images." And, we are so fortunate to be able to share those images with him.
Performances of It Goes Without Saying at Hamilton Stage of UC PAC in Rahway begin on February 27 and runs through March 8. Tickets range in price from $30 - 35. Tickets can be purchased online at www.americantheatergroup.org, or at the Union County Performing Arts Center box office 732-449-8226. The Hamilton Stage is located at 360 Hamilton Street in Rahway. The theater has ample parking and is a five minute walk from New Jersey Transit's Rahway station.


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Yesterday I visited my nearest Target store to check out the newly launched William Rast for Target collection. The selection was pretty limited but I can say that the jeans fit true to size and the styles are fresh so if you need a new pair of jeans, these are worth checking out. They're made out of that really soft stretchy denim, similar to a designer brand like Chip & Pepper. There's also a great pair of skinny cargos, the rise isn't perfect and they were too short on me but the styling is undoubtedly hot and a great buy for $39.99. My other observation is that some of the tops seem to run a bit small, I was an XS in the tank tops, S in the khaki jacket and a M in the studded denim shirt. Try on in person if possible. I'm hoping to check out more pieces at other Target stores. No one at my Target seemed to blink an eye as they walked past the display so I'm sure I will be able to get a few things on clearance. It's all very wearable, it's all cool. But I can't help but think that wearing head-to-toe William Rast would mean I'm not even trying...then again, maybe that's a good thing?
More photos after the jump. Did anyone see the leather jackets in person? What did you buy?
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So today is the day for the final reveal. The people are gone, the tools are gone, the dust has settled and been vacuumed up. Here's is a little before and after to see how far this place has come. We've gone from darn, dingy and dismal….
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No. 19 GW Men's Water Polo Holds Off No. 20 Johns Hopkins, 13-11
Petkovic Leads Colonials With Five Goals
Sept. 28, 2013
WASHINGTON - Sophomore Bogdan Petkovic scored five goals to lead the 19th-ranked George Washington men's water polo team to a 13-11 victory over No. 20 Johns Hopkins in CWPA Southern Division action on Saturday evening at the Charles E. Smith Center Pool.
Prior to the game, the Colonials honored seniors Paul Deasey, Nate Little, Adam Streeter and Daniel Tyner in a Senior Day ceremony.
GW, which earlier in the week broke into the national rankings for the first time since 2008, continued its hot start to the season by improving to 9-2 overall and 3-1 in Southern Division play - its best start in Head Coach Scott Reed's 15-year tenure. GW never trailed in the game as junior Ridvan Pehlivan scored the first goal just 32 seconds into the match and the Colonials led, 4-3, after the first quarter. A low-scoring second period saw GW take a 6-4 lead at halftime.
Hopkins scored the first two goals of the third quarter to tie it up at 6-6 at the 3:46 mark, but GW regained the lead for good on Petkovic's third goal of the game just 19 seconds later. Junior Adam Wrobel and sophomore Jonah Dowd followed with markers of their own to give the Colonials a 9-6 advantage after three.
Petkovic made it four straight GW goals with his fourth early in the fourth quarter as the Colonials took a game-high 10-6 lead. The Blue Jays rallied back with two in a row, but GW regained a three-goal advantage on Little's second goal of the game with 4:02 left. Hopkins scored three of the next four goals to pull within one, 12-11, before Petkovic sealed the win for GW with 1:17 remaining.
Petkovic finished with a game-high seven points on a career-best five goals and two assists along with two steals and three blocks, while Tyner tallied five points on a goal and four assists. Little recorded two goals and a career-high five steals and Streeter had three steals and three blocks. Sophomore goalkeeper Connor Dillon made eight stops.
The Colonials return to action on Thursday when they begin their annual West Coast trip at California Baptist.
No. 19 GW 13, No. 20 Johns Hopkins 11
GW Goals: Petkovic 5, Little 2, Mojica 2, Pehlivan 1, Tyner 1, Wrobel 1, Dowd 1
JHU Goals: Fraser 3, Beal 2, De Lyon 2, Range 2, Hopkins 1, Kingery 1
GW Assists: Tyner 4, Petkovic 2, Wrobel 1, Dillon 1, Mojica 1, Pehlivan 1
GW Steals: Little 5, Streeter 3, Petkovic 2, Wrobel 2, Mojica 1, Pehlivan 1, Tyner 1
GW Blocks: Streeter 3, Petkovic 3, Tyner 1
GW Saves: Dillon 8
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George Washington men's water polo dropped two games to ranked opponents Saturday to close the Princeton Invitational at DeNunzio Pool.
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Laurinburg police look for suspected gunman
Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:31:44 GMT —
Laurinburg police are looking for Exzavier Isaac, 22, of Laurinburg, in connection to a shooting at the Brothers in the Hood store on September 20.
Police have warrants for his arrest on charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, Attempted Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, and Discharging a Firearm in the City Limits.
Police say Isaac, and a 14-year-old arrested September 26, shot Michael McLean, 37, as he left the Brothers in the Hood store on Main Street.
McLean survived but was hospitalized in critical condition.
Isaac should be considered armed and dangerous, according to police.
Anyone with any information about Isaac can call the Laurinburg Police Department at 910-276-3211 or Crimestoppers at 910-291-3333.


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Adam Cook's review published on Letterboxd :
There is a kernel of a great idea here, a genuinely novel distopian world from a writer-director with a good track record of making thought provoking sci-fi with a mass appeal. So the question is, where did it all go wrong?
Budget is clearly a problem as evident by the uninspired sets and some truly terrible CGI. Secondly, whilst the idea of time as currency has potential it is never really explored in any interesting or meaningful way. Instead we get a pretty standard chase movie (with hints of Robin Hood and Bonnie and Clyde) and the usual rich-poor dystopia divide which has been tackled in a thousand other, often better, science-fiction films.
The nature of the story dictates that the cast be young. Whilst this provides some intriguing surface detail (parents look as old as their children etc.) it raises issues with casting. Justin Timberlake may look the part but he just isn't a good enough actor, particularly in a lead role such as this. Although they may never physically age beyond 25-years it does not mean they should not emotionally mature. Yet, you never truly believe any of the characters are older than they look. Perhaps this is a fundamental flaw with the concept but it is most likely down to poor casting and direction. Sadly, the few good actors are relegated to side roles or undeveloped characters, particularly Cillian Murphy and Vincent Kartheiser. But all good sci-fi is not only about the hook (replicants in Blade Runner or no more babies in Children of Men) but about the story that drives them and this is where In Time really falls short. For a film about the importance of time and making every second count it is a surprisingly boring film. This is not helped by flat one-dimensional characters that you struggle to believe in, the pedestrian direction or the frankly laughable ways Niccol adds fake drama by cutting the time certain characters have.
A waste of potential and, if you excuse the pun, a waste of your time.


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I have a working O2 in my office with IrIX on it.
Would love to get Gentoo on it.
Problem: dont have root password and dont have PROM password either.
AFAIK, you can disable the PROM password by setting a jumper on the mobo.
OK fine, now what? Can I mount the root fs somehow and edit the passwd
file or boot into single-user without the root passwd? How should I
proceed. Im not familiar with SGI boot PROMs...
p.s. I also have a Cobalt RAQ box I need to get Gentoo onto too... maybe I
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It took me five years to start watching Breaking Bad. My dad, an OG Homicide fan, urged me to watch The Wire from day one. I resisted, and didn't catch up until two summers ago. I watched the first six episodes of Newsroom.
The point is, I'm terrible at determining which shows I will like. Now that I have spent a month inhaling episodes like I was Badger at a blue meth buffet, I'm ready to watch the last episodes of one of television's great dramas over the course of the next eight Sundays with all of the non-stupids.
All of which brings us to this week's draft topic. Imagine you could take over as a show runner at this particular point in any television show's history. The show you choose is approaching its end, and you get to decide how everything wraps up. Do you kill off Carmella/Skylar/Megan because, ugh, wives are such a drag, right? Quit killing everyone's buzz and let your men be horrible people life-ruining people. What a bunch of Barbara Hersheys.
Seeing as how Breaking Bad is both the inspiration and my current obsession, I'll stick with that for the first pick.
[Spoilers to follow]
In my version of the last eight episodes, Hank realizes that he is powerless to pursue Walt because doing so would destroy his professional reputation/life. Meanwhile, Walt's boastful nature gets him in trouble when word of his deeds gets back to the Fring family in Chile. They seek revenge and takeout both Skylar and that cute baby (how many babies have they gone through?).
Walt Jr. sulks over breakfast and demands to know why no one will tell him what happened to his family. Hank agrees to back off and take a cut of Walt's money pile, as long as Walt fills him in on the whole story. Walt agrees, but succumbs to cancer before he can come clean.
Jesse retires to the islands, Walt Jr. eats more breakfas, then Lydia does a sexy strip tease just for me. DON'T YOU DARE WATCH.
Oh, and somehow Badger hooks up with Saul, because Badger absolutely has to be part of any potential spin-off.
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FSwEPP Wing
I have been working on a forward swept EPP finless wing for a week or so and finally after the third version I got a successful flight.
The photos show how I constructed the first version and then I had to modify it by lengthening the nose to get the CG out where it is supposed to be.
This Wing CG Calculator, http://wingcgcalc.bruder.com.br/en_US/ helped me a lot because it allows multiple wing panels and negative sweep. I couldn't believe how far forward the CG had to be placed.
Motor: 1800kv (I think) and 8*6 prop
esc: 30amp
batt: 1100mah
AUW: 600grams
WSpan: 1 meter
material: 9mm EPP that has been laminated with copy shop laminate (very strong)
The video is unedited and taken at 5 am (haven't reset the clock in the video) - had to fly before the campus students woke up and started milling around.
Haven't flown it enough to get a feel for flight characteristics but it seems pretty stable - wind was blowing a bit and it doesn't waggle like my conventional finless wings.
Update: 9/14: flies nice in no wind, waggles in wind. Going to try dihedral.
Update: 9/15 Raised wings 6 degrees and flew in calm air- made wing rock worse and controls more sluggish. One advantage - very stall proof. To do: move cg forward a bit, then try fin,then try negative dihedral.
Frustrating: took dihedral back out and evidently the repair glue has moved the cg back so now won't fly. Putting more ballast up front and also thought of straightening wing tip angle as a gust probably catches the end of the wing since the tip is pointed inwards and pushes harder than if the wingtip had no angle or even was angled out a bit. Thats my next trial. Fortunately this EPP is tough stuff as I'm crashing a lot now and no damage so it seems I can keep on crashing.
Terrible, up to 660 grams now with glue on the back end and dead weights on the front. Not sure if big fat front end is messing up the aerodynamics. It is a real floater when the power is off but seems to burn up the battery pretty quick to stay aloft.
Doesn't seem to be anyway to control yaw without a fin but I dislike that solution. Did find that right elevon was quarter inch wider than left but that would only affect roll I think, not yaw. Maybe what I'm seeing is roll instability and not so much yaw.
Update: 9/16 Flight at 4:45am and it was great. I added more ballast (a hefty 680grams now) and trimmed the right elevon to be the same size as the left. Slow ponderous lift out but pretty when up to speed. Definitely underpowered now. Feels like a bomber. No fins.
Update: 9/18 Beautiful flight this morning. Even flies smoothly through a little wind and really gets going downwing. Flies more like a scale model but still has pretty fast rolls. Could probably do with even a little larger elevons.
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Still catching up on the blogs and probably have another 50 pages to go before I start seeing familiar posts. As you probably already know, I really like this design.
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In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, according to numbers released last month by Robert E. Breiling Associates of Boca Raton, Fla. As a result, business jet-related fatalities were up from six in the first half of last year to 14 in the first half of this year.
Total business aviation accidents were down slightly from January to June last year, from 29 to 25. Corporate jets accounted for the majority of the decrease. The sector suffered one accident in the first half of this year compared with six in the same period last year. The air-taxi record of both jet and turboprop operators was significantly worse this year, with a combined 15 accidents, five of them fatal, compared with just seven accidents (four of them fatal) in the first half of last year.
All told, there were 21 business aviation-related fatalities in the first half of the year, 14 of them during air-taxi operations.
There was a silver lining for turboprop operators, however. Although the sector accounted for 13 accidents last year and 14 this year, only three of this year's accidents were fatal, versus seven last year. As a percentage of total accidents, turboprop fatals represented 21 percent, less than half of the 45-percent rate for business jets.
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New York, NY, United States, 2012/01/05 - Ground-breaking exposé of Saipan garment factories is now available for Kindle and Nook e-readers - SaipanFactoryGirl.com.
Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Garment Factory Girl on Saipan, the ground-breaking book by Chun Yu Wang that revealed the inside story of life in the garment factories (sweatshops) on Saipan, is now available for Kindle, Nook and other e-readers.
"We wanted to make Chun Yu's compelling story more widely available," says "as told to" co-author Walt Goodridge. "High schools and universities in the US and abroad are currently using the book in their courses, and with Kindles and Nooks creating new readers across the globe, we want her story to stay current with a new generation of readers."
The highly-praised, first-hand account of this former factory worker was originally published in 2009 by the Passion Profit Company. It tells the story of Wang, a 25-year old girl from Wu Xi City in Jiang Shu province, China who, in 2000 boarded a plane for the first time to travel thousands of miles to work in a garment factory on the island of Saipan, in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
In her book, Wang provides an inspiring and enlightening tale of determination, disappointment, justice, and triumph, and is, in fact, and the only known first-hand account and diary of a Saipan factory girl's life during the controversial garment factory era on Saipan (saipanfactorygirl.com). She candidly takes the reader on an eye-opening trip few outsiders ever experience, and takes us inside the lives of the invisible girls working behind the sewing machines.
Although Saipan's garment factories are now closed, and the workers have moved on with their lives, Chun Yu's tale of life in the sweatshops is lived every day in the ongoing experiences of hundreds of thousands of women and men around the world.
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Fedora 17, Unable to change Icon theme. Please help
I'm unable to change the icon theme on any of the users. I did also try running "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme fedora" with root & non-root.
I did find the following link. http://ask.fedoraproject.org/questio...-has-no-effect
But I don't know where the "~/.icon" folder is, any helpful suggestions will be appreciated.
~/ IS your home folder
on fedora for a normal user
for root it is
and "dot" files are hidden system files
like on windows these are system files and not displayed by default
To see the hidden files in file manager hit ctrl-h or the menu view->hidden files. You will then see the .icon folder if it exists. Using command line ls -a will show all the files.
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Miners Alley is a brand-new theater company with a decade-long pedigree. After years in Morrison, artistic director Rick Bernstein recently moved the group to Golden, housing it in an intimate, brand-new theater above the Foss Drug Store. There, he mounted an interesting production of The Elephant Man last month. The current offering is The Summer One-Act Festival, two evenings of short plays, running in rotation. From the evidence of one of these presentations, which included The Field of Blue Children and The Haunted Mine at Lonesome Place, Bernstein still has some decisions to make about the kind of company he wants Miners Alley to become. This is something of a broken-backed evening.
Christopher Durang's Mrs. Sorkin opens the proceedings. It's a monologue by an addled, middle-aged, upper-middle-class dilettante who's infatuated with art and culture and besotted with words. She lilts on and on about definitions and etymology. All of her definitions are wrong, of course, but hilariously so. And she's moved to ecstasies by the mere fact that the stage lights can be turned off and on: "Well done, technical people." As she speaks, we can see that her own life is falling to pieces. She cozies up to the audience, takes a periodic slug of booze and hints that life with Mr. Sorkin isn't all it could be. Some of her nutty observations flirt with profundity. She notes that if Greek tragedy was supposed to rouse terror and pity, today's drama excites instead irritation and identification -- thus nailing exactly the tendency of modern audiences to relate only to art that's in some way about themselves. Her explanation of photosynthesis may be absurd, but it's so seductive that we sort of wish it were true. In short, Mrs. Sorkin is an amazing creature, and Terry Ann Watts plays her with wit, vivacity and a dotty elegance.
The Field of Blue Children is adapted from what must surely be an early Tennessee Williams story -- sweet and slight, filled with the playwright's signature yearning. An adult woman recounts the story of a youthful love affair with writing and poetry, as well as with a young man who seemed to embody both. Directed by Christopher Willard, who's also responsible for the adaptation, the production is simple, natural, unpretentious and clean to the bone. Heather Bean as the older Myra and Briana Pozner as the younger both have warmth and charm. Bean emanates a worldly kindness and regret, and Pozner's Myra is all inquiring innocence. These two actresses form the backbone of the presentation, but all of the performances are satisfying. Heath Heine plays Myra's boring, conventional boyfriend, Kirk, who metamorphoses into an equally boring and conventional husband. The program says this is Heine's first shot at acting, and he acquits himself well. Kent Randell is all sweet intensity as The Boy -- an early entry in a long roster of otherwordly and unattainable Williams heroes who hint at their creator's anguished homosexuality. This figure finds his culmination in Orpheus Descending's Val Xavier.
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Blue Children is saved from out-and-out sentimentality -- "a soft, moony night"; "Words are a net to catch beauty" -- by Williams's passion and our knowledge of his later work, as well as by the honesty of the cast and director. Listening to all the rapturous words about a field filled with blue children (waving blue flowers), I couldn't help remembering Val's more sophisticated flight of fantasy about the tiny bird that had to sleep on the wing and would die if it touched the earth. "We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins for life," he continues.
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In short, Miners Alley provides a delightful evening of theater -- right up until the intermission.
After the break, we get The Haunted Mine at Lonesome Place, which probably wouldn't be funny under any circumstances, because it's a talky, winky, fakey Western melodrama, complete with ghastly accents ("thar" for "there") and loads of boring exposition punctuated by even more boring action. But it really loses out in contrast to Durang's wit and Williams's passionate wistfulness. The acting is hammy, and every now and then, someone bursts into song -- always with a derivative melody and a thumpety-thump rhythm. It must be said that the audience laughed in appropriate spots and obligingly booed the villain.
I believe the Miners Alley troupe had a strong community focus in Morrison, though every now and then, using his mix of experienced and less-experienced actors, Bernstein shot higher and attained more. Now that he's in Golden, I think he needs to decide what kind of theater he wants: a first-rate company that would draw talent and audiences from Denver and Boulder, or a place where acting students and local people can write and perform. It's possible to do both, of course, but then the presentations should occur on separate nights.


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Ronnie Fieg X Asics Gel Lyte V 'Volcano'
When you think of a volcano you think of lava: a colorful explosion of molten rock that bears all kinds of oranges, and reds. That's probably why New York sneaker designer Ronnie Fieg chose this colorway for the new Gel Lyte V 'Volcano.'
It's been six years since Fieg first teamed up with Asics and reinvigorated the brand, particularly its Gel Lyte III series, and since then a lot of folks have been eagerly anticipating his new creations.
On Oct. 25, the Queens native and Asics will release the Ronnie Fieg x Asics Gel Lyte V 'Volcano,' which will come in a muted red color with burgundy and orange trim. It's also made of a mesh, nubuck and pigskin mixture.
Although Fieg often uses pretty bright primary and neon colors for the '90s running shoes, this time around he chooses a much more muted tertiary palette and doesn't which gives the sneakers a more subtle aesthetic. Plus, the off-white mid-sole breaks up the color pattern and adds balance.
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Katie Holmes seems to be finding the right balance between family life and work. It helps that she can bring 4-year-old Suri to movie sets and that husband Tom Cruise can fly back to see them when he finishes filming.
She tells New York Magazine, "We have quite a schedule, you know? We don't say, "When I'm working, you don't work," or anything like that. Last year he was shooting Knight and Day and I was shooting The Romantics, and we'd just fly to see each other after we wrapped.
"And we homeschool Suri—she has a teacher who is with her every day. We like the one-on-one education. I'm happy that my daughter is strong-willed and determined. You really have to go with what the child is wanting."
As for being in the tabloids constantly, Katie admits it's weird but she goes on with her life.
It's there, it's one of those things. My big concern is what does he have going, what do I have going, what are we going to do this weekend. It must seem weird, I guess, having so many people watching. It is weird. I get it. But you just, you know, smile and nod."


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Top Reasons to Stay at Legacy Vacation Club Steamboat Springs – Hilltop
- The hotel is located a short drive from downtown Steamboat Springs, a riverside ski hamlet at the base of Mount Werner. The Old West–style town draws visitors for its historic buildings, its mom-and-pop restaurants, and the ski resort.
- Legacy Vacation Club is set next to Routt National Forest, with gorgeous views of the mountains.
- The resort's guest rooms feel like a home away from home, with spacious one- and two-bedroom suites boasting full kitchens and at least two TVs.
- Skiing at Steamboat Springs continues until April 14, and the spring is a great time to enjoy the snowy Mount Werner in warmer temperatures.
- A complimentary shuttle takes you right to the slopes during ski season.
- When it gets warmer, you can explore some 300 miles of trails that wend through the town's pine-fringed landscape—a beautiful setting for hiking or mountain biking. You can also kayak in the Yampa River.
- After a day exploring the area, take a dip in the indoor pool or unwind in the hot tub and sauna.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Historical Ski Town in Rocky Mountains
Tucked away in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Colorado, Steamboat Springs was named after its roiling mineral springs, which sounded to some early pioneers like a chugging steamboat. It's known as the birthplace of recreational skiing in Colorado, thanks to a ski jump built in 1914 by cross-country champion Carl Howelsen. Today the town draws skiers for the world-class slopes topped with light, dry snow at Steamboat Resort.
When it gets warmer, there are several miles of trails and wildflower fields for hiking, mountain-view courses for golfing, and high-country lakes and streams for fishing. One network of rivers even flows through the downtown area, with launch points for tubing along the way. The area also retains its history as a ranching center—spur-clad cowboys still stroll the main streets, which are lined with western-art galleries.
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EAST BRUNSWICK — A gunman and a getaway driver robbed a Hess gas station on Route 18 Wednesday night, marking the third time in the last month that the place has been visited by armed robbers, police said.
However, the three suspects from the previous two alleged stick-ups, who were arrested Monday and Tuesday, were still in jail at the time of the latest robbery last night, police said.
About 11:30 p.m. last night, a white male dressed in black and wearing a black mask entered the Hess station at 624 Route 18, pointed a black handgun at the attendant and demanded money, said Sgt. Michael Knoll. The employee handed over an undetermined amount of cash, and the suspect took off. He was last seen entering a dark-colored sedan driven by a second white male, police said.
A police search failed to find the car.
The robbery was the third in the last month by a masked, apparently armed man demanding money. The first, on July 30, was perpetrated by a man wearing a bandana over his face, who appeared to have a gun in his coat, and made off with an undetermined amount of cash and cigarettes. The second, on Aug. 7, failed because the masked would-be robber was unable to get in the building – and the attendant hid behind a counter when he saw the gun being brandished outside the window.
Three people were arrested this week in the first two alleged robberies: Nicholas Demo, 19, of the Morganville section of Marlboro; Joseph Dolce, a Manalapan 21-year-old and a 16-year-old from the Manahawkin section of Stafford.
Knoll said all three were in jail at the time of the robbery last night. Demo and Dolce were being held at the Middlesex County jail in North Brunswick on $130,000 and $80,000 bail, respectively. The juvenile is lodged at the county juvenile detention center.
Knoll said police hadn't yet determined why the one particular Hess station had been robbed three times in quick succession – but they are investigating any connections between the first two and the latest alleged heist, even though there's no indication that last night's crime was connected to the first two.
"We don't know why it's being hit so frequently," Knoll said.
Police are looking for any information into the third robbery at the Hess station. Anyone with leads should contact Det. Jason Haykel at (732) 390-6990.
Previous coverage:
• 2 men, 1 teen charged in connection with East Brunswick, Old Bridge service station robberies
• East Brunswick police probe robbery, attempted robbery at same gas station


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Bradley Cooper and girlfriend Suki Waterhouse have moved up another notch on the Hollywood relationship totem pole.
The "American Hustle" hunk brought his British model girlfriend to the SAG Awards on Saturday night – marking the first time they've stepped out together at a major awards show as a couple.
Bradley, 39, and Suki, 22, have been dating for nearly a year.
PHOTOS: Hollywood Heartthrob Bradley Cooper
The pair was photographed sitting next to each other at their SAGs table, with Bradley in a Gucci tux and Suki wearing a strapless, white gown with black striped embellishments.
Bradley, who has been previously linked to Zoe Saldana and Jennifer Esposito (who he was married to for one year), brought his mom, Gloria, to last week's Golden Globe awards.


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The following accounts were taken from Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident reports:
Spa attacker ID still unkown
Almost three weeks after an attack on a Martinez day spa employee, authorities said Friday they are awaiting crime lab results to help identify the man who raped, beat and robbed a Martinez day spa employee.
Police arrest 3rd man in burglary
A third Waynesboro man has been arrested in connection to a burglary at a Martinez residence May 27 in which shots were later fired.
According to reports from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office the third suspect, Marquez Abrams, 24, turned himself into Burke County authorities Tuesday afternoon.
Man uses fraud bills in 2 cases
Police have been called twice regarding a man who used fake currency to purchase two cellphones.
According to reports, two reports were made within an hour of each other stating that a man who called himself Rusty Black attempted to use fake $20 bills to purchase two cellphones.
Woman beats husband in face
An Martinez woman was arrested for battery after beating her husband.
The husband of Mallory McArthur said his wife struck him in the face. He said she became upset because he was speaking to his father-in-law.
Trash pickup is noisy, lady says
A Martinez resident called police after claiming a trash collection company violated noise ordinances.
Police responded to the 300 block of Forest Court about 5:30 a.m. Monday. The woman said a trash truck collected trash in the area behind the Wal-Mart on S. Belair Road.
Dog abused, woman claims
A woman has accused her roommates of animal abuse.
According to reports, the victim came home and found the dog's collar tightened around its neck so tight it urinated on itself.
Netflix password topic in threats
A woman called police after she said her daughter threatened her over social media after changing the password to her Netflix account.
Man trashes IDs in 4 backpacks
A man called police after seeing someone stuff several backpacks into a trashcan.
Police responded to the West Appling area for reports that a white male, about 50 years old, was seen putting four backpacks into a garbage can before leaving a blue van.
Felon confesses to gun in car
A man confessed to police that he was a convicted felon in possession of a firearm after being pulled over for excessive window tint.
According to reports, Marvin Chapple was pulled over on Bobby Jones Expressway near Lowe's.
Suspicious man on dating site
A woman filed a report about a suspicious person with police after a man she met online invited her to come to Egypt to meet him.
According to reports, the woman stated she met Mahoud Abozeed Essa online through an online dating site. She told police that she chatted with him via Skype for several months and that he identified himself as living in Egypt.
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See the Cast of 'Uncle Buck' Then and Now
John Candy was John Hughes' favorite actor and appeared in eight of the late writer/director's films, although often in smaller roles. But Candy was the undisputed star of the Hughes' comedy 'Uncle Buck,' which was a box office hit in 1989.
The film also featured Macaulay Culkin in his first major role. See what the cast of 'Uncle Buck' are up to these days below.
John Candy, Uncle Buck
Then: John Candy played the title character in 'Uncle Buck,' a last-resort babysitter whose rough edges initially obscure his big heart. The film capped off an extremely successful decade of blockbuster comedies for the Canadian actor.
Now: Sadly Candy passed away in 1994 at age 43. The funnyman scored one final post-'Uncle Buck' hit with the Olympic-inspired tropical bobsledding movie 'Cool Runnings.' He's pictured here in 'Canadian Bacon,' his last film role.
Macaulay Culkin, Miles
Then: While 'Uncle Buck' wasn't quite Macaulay Culkin's film debut, it was more or less his big introduction. And movie audiences just couldn't get enough of the tyke, who went on to become the biggest child star we've seen since Shirley Temple thanks to the 'Home Alone' films.
Now: Culkin's most impressive adult achievement has probably been his nine year relationship with actress Mila Kunis, which ended in 2011. When he does act, he turns up in films like 'Party Monster' and in voiceover roles on 'Robot Chicken.' Mostly though he's just made a profession of looking gaunt and bedraggled in paparazzi photos of late.
Jean Louisa Kelly, Tia
Then: That was Jean Louisa Kelly as moody teenager Tia, who locked horns with Buck. It was her screen debut and she followed it up by attending college at Columbia University.
Now: Kelly is most famous for playing Kim on the CBS sitcom 'Yes, Dear,' which actually ran six seasons. She will be one of the leads in the upcoming film '1000 to 1′ and voices Natalie Breez on the animated series 'Hero Factory.'
Gaby Hoffman, Maizy
Then: Gaby Hoffman played little sister Maizy, one of the first in a long line of precocious tykes in John Hughes' films. That same year she had made her film debut in 'Field of Dreams.'
Now: The Manhattan born-and-raised actress is set to star in the film 'Manhattan Romance.' She'll also be joining the Kickstarter-funded 'Veronica Mars' movie.
Garrett M. Brown, Bob Russell
Then: The role of the Russell family dad went to Garrett M. Brown, who later starred as John Whitsig on the NBC drama 'Sisters.'
Now: It's been more than 20 years since 'Uncle Buck' and Brown is still playing dads. You may remember him as the concerned father in 'Kick Ass,' a role he is expected to reprise in that film's sequel.
Elaine Bromka, Cindy Russell
Then: Russell family mom and Buck skeptic Cindy was the work of Elaine Bromka, who had only appeared in a handful of TV shows prior to getting cast in 'Uncle Buck.'
Now: For the last eight years, Bromka has been touring the country with her one woman show 'Tea For Three' (pictured above), in which she shows off her versatility by playing former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford.
Jay Underwood, Bug
Then: Jay Underwood played Tia's boyfriend Bug, who Buck makes pay dearly for his sleazy ways. Underwood had been a much more sympathetic character in his breakout role as the star of 1986's 'The Boy Who Could Fly.'
Now: These days Underwood is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Weaverville, California, so he probably wouldn't have approved much of Bug's behavior either. His last screen credit is the 2009 Christian film 'No Greater Love.'
Amy Madigan, Chanice
Then: Buck's very tolerant girlfriend Chanice Kobolowski was portrayed by Amy Madigan, who had come into prominence after an Oscar-nominated turn in 1985's 'Twice in a Lifetime.'
Now: Madigan will be in the Kristen Bell summer movie 'The Lifeguard.' In addition to her impressive resume of character roles, there's also her 30-year marriage to actor Ed Harris.
Laurie Metcalf, Marcie
Then: You probably remember Laurie Metcalf as Marcie Dahlgren-Frost, the Russell's nosy neighbor. Metcalf was already into her three-time-Emmy-winning run as Jackie on 'Roseanne' when 'Uncle Buck' came out.
Now: While Metcalf has been more of a stage actor of late (she recently appeared in an acclaimed production of 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'), she'll return to the screen in the upcoming TV movie 'Getting On.'
Dennis Cockrum, Pal
Then: That was Dennis Cockrum as bowling alley creeper Pal in 'Uncle Buck.' He reprised the role (although the character was renamed "Skank") in the short-lived 'Uncle Buck' sitcom. (Yes, there was an 'Uncle Buck' sitcom.)
Now: Cockrum takes creepiness to a far more psychotic level as bad neighbor Terry Milkovich on the Showtime series 'Shameless.'


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It's time for some demonstrated leadership out of Washington, folks. Enough of the rhetoric.
There has been a fair amount of talk the past year over what's wrong with the national park system, about what ails it. Too, there have been more than a few suggestions on how to turn things around. But it doesn't appear anyone in Washington is biting.
For instance, for more than a year Congressman Mark Souder, and to a lesser extent Brian Baird, has been traipsing about the country -- visiting Boston, Seattle, Flagstaff, Gettysburg and other locales -- to conduct hearings into the struggles of the national park system. Yet despite all those hearings, the two have yet to present their findings to Congress.
At one of those hearings, in Flagstaff just about a year ago, Rick Smith of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees suggested that a blue-ribbon commission be created to study how the park system should be managed. No word yet on whether anyone besides the coalition took that suggestion seriously.
More recently, of course, President Bush instructed Dirk to mount a "National Park Centennial Challenge" with hopes someone out there in America has some good ideas for buffing up the national park system in advance of its centennial in 2016.
The latest bit of advice along those lines comes this week from the National Parks Conservation Association, which trotted out its 5-step program for healing the park system in advance of its 100th birthday.
The NPCA's suggestions are largely predictable, yet laudable just the same:
1. Restore the health of the parks' cultural and natural resources by combating invasive species, restoring native species, cleaning air-sheds, considering public transportation to relieve congestion and pollution, and enforcing off-road vehicle laws.
2. Reinvest in the park system by wiping out the annual operating shortfall, last estimated at more than $800 million, fund the president's (currently undefined) National Park Centennial Challenge (with an unspecified amount of money); pass the National Park Centennial Act introduced by Congressmen Souder and Baird and designed to wipe out the park system's maintenance backlog of billions of dollars by 2016; reverse the decline in interpretive rangers.
3. Reinvigorate the park system's managerial ranks by recruiting personnel suitably trained "to handle the complex financial, political, and managerial responsibilities of our national parks"; increasing the Park Service's training budget "so that interpretive rangers, law enforcement, and park planners alike are all using the latest tools and technology to engage and inspire the public"; properly equip the parks with business plans and up-to-date general management plans.
4. Boost research in the parks by adequately funding the Park Service's Natural Resource Challenge and the agency's Research Learning Centers.
5. Represent the "full range and diversity of American history and culture" by expanding the national park system.
Fair enough. But will they garner any traction?
For the life of me, I can't understand the slow pace at which Washington toddles along. Perhaps if Congress didn't waste so much time on recess or being petulant over matters such as whether drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will solve our energy addiction (it won't), same-sex marriage (this is important because....?), flag burning (it's only a piece of fabric, folks, not the Constitution), or a slew of other inconsequentlial time-wasters it could accomplish some substantial good in the realm of the economy, national affairs, health care, Social Security, and the parks.
After all, the problems facing the park system are not murky or new; rather, they're well-defined and getting worse. As I've previously noted, Wallace Stegner, a dean of conservation writing, more than 50 years ago warned of our decaying national park system.
So you wouldn't think we need to convene a focus group to identify problems.
I also struggle with the words that come out of the administration's collective mouths ... and the lack of substance to back them up.
Please, enough of the rhetoric. Let's get to work, folks.
The National Park Service well-knows the ills that confront the national park system, the politicians know, and much of the public knows. Isn't it time for Dirk, or Mary -- whose appointment was hailed by many as she was a "career" employee, an insider who supposedly is well-aware of the problems out there -- to take the proverbial bull by the horns and set sail with an on-the-ground program that will begin to actually combat these ills?
If they need help getting the ball rolling, here are some ideas:
I don't think there's a need for a "Chainsaw Jack" -- former GE Chairman Jack Welch -- to come aboard, slashing here and there to get the agency and its system up to snuff. But if the National Park Service were a private corporation, it would have filed for bankruptcy long ago and its assets auctioned off.
There is a need for some aggressive leadership that will quickly identify what's best about the park system -- and how it became the best -- as well as what's not working, and get to work righting this boat. At the same time, the administration and Congress need to accept the responsibility that comes with protecting what long has been called one of the best ideas America has ever had. So guys and gals, open up the checkbook.
Along that line, let's replace that "presidential campaign" checkoff box on our federal tax returns with one that would allow you to contribute to the national park system. After all, we all know how to contribute to presidential candidates...if we really want to, and most of them lately have been eschewing the public funding due to the limits it imposes.
True, the National Park Foundation lets you contribute to the Park Service via its web site. But when was the last time you visited that site? For most of us, filing taxes is an annual chore, and an NPS checkoff box would be front and center and easy to check.
As for NPCA's suggestion that the park system be expanded, fine. But let's require that any legislation creating a new unit of the NPS provide a means for adequately funding that unit. That'd be a big step in preventing the system's backlog from continuing to grow out of control.
Now, about those entrance fees. They're not going to go away overnight, unfortunately. So let's force Congress to provide matching funds. That's right. For every dollar the public hands over to get into the parks, and for every dollar the public commits via my proposed NPS checkoff box, let's let the Treasury match 'em. Once the existing maintenance backlog is wiped out, sunset the matching requirement.
Oh yeah, get the NPS out of the Homeland Security business. Did you know the agency spends upwards of $40 million annually handling security chores that rightly belong to the aforementioned department? And it isn't reimbursed for that expense, either, folks. That $40 million could be better spent on at least a zillion park-related needs, be they interpretive rangers, exotic species combat, or cleaning the restrooms.
Now, can we at least get started on solving some of these issues? No one expects an overnight success story when it comes to battling the park system's ailments. But a little progress surely would be nice.


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I have visitted FAO Schwarz in New York several times now during some shopping trips to the city. It is located at 767 5th Avenue at 58th Street and is close to Central Park making it quite easy to locate.
The first time I visited this store I was very impressed and amazed by the variety of toys available. There were a lot of toys aimed at the wealthy and whilst I could never afford these kinds of toys they were still great to look at. When you first enter you can't help but notice the life size stuffed cuddly animals. Whilst my kids loved soft toys, I think I would have to draw the line at having a life size giraffe or elephant in their bedroom, but if you have both the money and the room for these in your home then they are amazing. Around these they do have a soft toy display with regular sized stuffed toys which also feature a much more reasonable price tag.
As I ventured upstairs, I saw what I had been looking forward to seeing, this was the giant piano as featured in the Tom Hanks film Big. There was a huge queue for this though full of kids who looked so excited I think I would have felt guilty parading up and down the keys whilst a 5 year old had to wait for me to have my turn. Instead I watched one of the displays which are held throughout the day by two members of staff who play several pieces of music on the piano between them.
Also upstairs were some luxury childrens cars. These are high class cars but made in childrens sizes and as you can expect this is reflected in the cost. They had all the latest sportscars displayed on rotating platforms. They looked fantastic, but my son and daughter seem quite satisfied with their Little Tikes cosy coupe car and I dont think that them having a child size range rover with heated leather seats and six disc cd changer would improve their enjoyment that much!
Downstairs came my favourite part of the store, the ice cream parlour and milkshake bar. These were amazing. It took some time to get a seat but wow was it worth it. I ordered a chocolate milkshake for $10 which came served in the largest ice cream sundae dish you can imagine. It was that large that it came with three straws each of varying lengths so that you could reach the bottom. There were numerous scoops of different kinds of chocolate ice cream all coated in milk, cream and various toppings. I couldnt manage it all, but the amount I did manage certainly left a lasting impression.
My first visit to this store was in June 2005 and this was definitely the best visit I had here. I recently returned in February this year and was very disappointed that the standard was nowhere near as high. The cars are no longer in the store and the piano has now moved to this area. They have also now introduced the photo opportunity at the piano where if you want your photo to be taken on it then you have to pay for it as opposed to taking your own photos. It is also in a much more compact space and seems quite hidden away as opposed to the hustle and bustle that surrounded it on my first visit. The ice cream parlour has now also disappeared and has been changed into a large pick and mix. There was no where near the same atmosphere and excitement surrounding the store in my latest visit and I only ended being their for around ten minutes, where as previously I could have easily spent a couple of hours here.
Overall, it is still a great place for kids, but I wont be bothering to visit here again in the near future.
I got really excited about visiting the FAO Schwarz in New York as it features in one of my all time favourite films - Big.
I really wanted to have a go on the huge piano that Tom Hanks plays chopsticks on. However when I saw the piano I was a little dissapointed! It wasn't like the one in the film and it was really difficult to get on to have ago. They do daily displays where they dance which is quite fun to watch though!
Anyway, once I'd got over my dissapointment at not being able to go on the giant keyboard we were able to have a mooch around the rest of the store.
It's like no other toy store I've ever been in. This isn't really the toy store to go to unless you are prepared to pay a pretty penny (or should I say cent) for a toy!
As you enter the main doors the first thing you notice are the lifesize stuffed animals! These are brilliant for a photo opportunity but they cost a fortune, but if you had a house big enough for something like this, then I guess money isn't really a problem!
They also have little electric sports cars and hummers for a couple of grand! I remember sitting in a little pedal car and getting stuck in the mud! None of that with these bad boys!
There are always staff around to help you out if you need anything and they demonstrate some of the smaller more reasonably priced toys. They put on quite a display and it's really enjoyable to watch even as an adult as they look like they're having great fun.
I have to say though the best part about the store is the ice cream parlour located on the ground floor. I always tend to think about my belly and this was a right treat!
The theming of the parlour is brilliant, it's styled like a 50's diner with the booths and stools at the bar. Me and my husband both had the "small" bowl of ice cream.
The small bowl was definately what you could consider an american portion! It was rather big and it was Mr Whippy style ice cream but probably about the equivilant to 4 scoops! You could have any sauces and toppings that you wanted, so I took full advantage of this and had hot fudge sauce, M&Ms and sprinkles (100's and 1000's to us)! I did start to feel rather sick half way through but powered on to finish, it was the polite thing to do!
It's definately a store to visit in New York but we didn't come away with anything apart from a very full tummy as the toys were all a bit pricey!
Much hyped Toy Store that doesn't quite live up to expectations. Don't get me wrong its not bad but we visited the place this Christmas and were a bit disappointed. There just isn't the range of toys that you would expect. We were hoping for lots of new and different stuff than we would find in the UK. Worth a visit, particularly at Christmas, however if you really want to find a better selection of toys then go to Hamleys in London or your Local Toys'R'Us.
A few weeks ago, during my visit to New York City, I had a look in FAO Schwartz …twice! I loved it, there are only three floors, but each floor is huge, and packed. There are free demonstrations; however the popular illusion that they let you try whatever you want is false. They do however allow you to try out the latest Playstation, Dreamcast, and N64 games ,for free. When I went, they had one of those scooters on the bottom floor for people to try out. My big buy was one of those indoor Quazar things. I got it for $50, and it's really fun! However, my favourite thing about the store, even better than the console demos was that half of the top floor is dedicated to candy! They have all kinds of sweets and goodies; kinds that I never knew existed! They had "m 'n m" pick and mix, with every different colour in a different box. They had colours that you don't get in normal packs; white, turquoise, etc. They had a different kind of pick and mix as well… chocolate. They had chocolate covered Oreos, chocolate covered marshmallows and so many other things. It was really amazing! The shop as a whole was great, and there really was something for everybody, they had adult board games as well as baby toys. This is an amazing place!!! (Bear it in mind that if you go with the kids, that they might make you stay a little longer than you had planned, so go on a free afternoon for an hour or two.)
FAO Schwarz is advertised as being the world's greatest toystore. Personally I'd rate Hamleys of London higher, but it was nonetheless a great visit for my children. The unique selling point, according to the literature we read, was the store rule that "any kid can play with any toy." This was not obvious in the shop - although nobody appeared to be stopping anyone from doing what they wanted, it would have felt quite uncomfortable to start unwrapping a boxed toy and asking for batteries! But there were plenty of working demos. All the toys you could think of were there, and there is also a large candy department in the middle of the store. The atmosphere is good, there are easily locatable washrooms, definitely a visit worth doing with any children up to the age of 30 or so.
No visit to Manhattan is complete without a visit to FAO Schwarz, especially if you have kids... it was top of my kids list-of-things-to-do in the Big Apple, and we went there at least 4 times during our stay. FAO Schwarz is the toyshop to beat all toy shops....the *mother* of all toy shops, no toy shop will ever seem quite the same after coming here! If Barbie is your thing, then there's a whole *floor* nearly, devoted only to the pink and glittery......if soft toys are what you want to cuddle, then the ground floor will not be easy to pass through without stopping to lift the little (and the not so little) creatures off the shelves for a quick hug....you have never *seen* so many teddies, elephants,dogs,cats, you name it, under one roof.. I could run through the floors and delights which await you and your kids under this one roof, but the opinion would become a tome....better just to say go see it! Whatever you want will be there unless it's the latest craze, in which case you may need to make a few visits or even queue to be sure of getting it :-) As well as toys, there is candy galore, and a lot of fun things to see, like a giant piano keyboard you can jump on, a furby bigger than 10 children and a transparent lift as well as a famous clock! Finally, it wouldn't be an opinion from me if I didn't note that there is an excellent bargain dept, where you can pick up toys and grown-up gifts for a *tiny* fraction of the price...go search it out! Oh, and be careful to keep an eye on kids - the place is *enormous* - best arrange a place to meet should anyone get lost!
Ah, toy shops! They bring back wonderful memories but in all honesty it's a kick to visit them always. FAO Schwarz in New York is world famous by now. Perched on Fifth Avenue it's like an Aladdin's Cave of stuffed toys, big toy cars, electronic games, fancy doll sets, action men hanging off the walls...everything any kid or grown up kid could ask for is in here. It's always packed and there's plenty of chances to try out the coolest toys thanks to the friendly fun atmoshpere. If you're around Fifth Avenue on a trip to New York pop into this shop, at least for a few minutes. It'll make you smile, you can't help it with the sense of fun that oozes out of this place....now excuse me as I'm off to make a list for Santa... I know it's july but those stuffed giraffes really caught my eye. =)
FAO Schwarz is a big place, with nearly 50000 square feet of toys, and fun and games.