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The Department of Public Safety and Police at Florida Gulf Coast University believes that its members have a responsibility to the community. This responsibility not only includes the enforcement of law, but maintaining professionalism at all times. This standard of professionalism should be adhered to by all employees to maintain the respect, confidence and cooperation of the community.
The Department of Public Safety and Police recognizes the rights of private citizens and also acknowledges that the University Police Employees must be free to exercise their best judgment in taking necessary and reasonable action in the performance of their duties without fear of reprisal.
Specific complaint procedures have been developed and adopted by the Department of Public Safety and Police to ensure that fair and proper action is taken when an employee is accused of misconduct. This also protects employees from unwarranted or false accusations. Additionally, this system provides a means of identifying and correcting deficiencies in policies, procedures, supervision, and/or training.
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Hazardous waste manifest:
Generators: Michigan Administrative Code (MAC) r. 299.9304, MAC r. 299.9307(3) to (4), MAC r. 299.9308, and MAC r. 299.11003(1)(k)
Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs): MAC r. 299.9608
Transporters: MAC r. 299.9409
Distribution of copies: MAC r. 299.9608
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It has been six months since the proposal to build a $325-million, 20,000-seat arena in Markham survived, by a wafer-thin margin, a vote that would have scotched it.
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The arena's proponents have not exactly had their business case bolstered in the interim. The Phoenix Coyotes signed a five-year deal to stay in Glendale, Ariz., after that town's council decided that paying the team's new owners to stay was better than not paying them and watching them leave. The New York Islanders agreed to move to Brooklyn. Places that were thought to be next in line for NHL franchises, Quebec City and Seattle, are now being talked about as possible expansion destinations, rather than relocation targets.
Markham plans to host the draft for the National Basketball League of Canada on Aug. 19, so there is that. The NBL is a prospective tenant, you see. Oh, and according to a release the proposed GTA Centre issued on Thursday, it is now in talks with the local energy utility to "add it to the current list of public buildings designed to provide refuge in an emergency."
So the city of Markham would take out a $325-million loan, half of which would be paid back by private-sector developers on an as-yet-undisclosed schedule, half of which would be raised through development levies and fees that are not supposed to counted as public money because the proponents would prefer that you did not, and in exchange it would get a building with no prospective major tenants. But it would be a really top-notch hurricane shelter.
Hooray, then, for a motion from councillor and deputy mayor Jack Heath, which seeks to put an end to this farce, or at least the part where taxpayers are exposed to the risks associated with it, next month. Heath's motion, which will be before Markham council in mid-September, directs town staff to stop working on the proposal and says the existing financial framework should be scrapped. If the developers, headed by businessman Graeme Roustan and financially backed by developer Rudy Bratty, want to proceed on a solely private-sector basis, fill your boots, Heath is saying. But otherwise, the city should be out.
"I'm saying it's time to move on," he said in an interview Friday. Nothing has happened since January that would suggest the proposed arena is any closer to a viable business plan than it was the last time council debated its future, Heath said.
And, with the National Hockey League's possible orphan franchises having seemingly secured homes, the prospects for a suburban arena that wouldn't lose buckets of money are that much worse.
At least that part of the plan — that this project was always about trying to lure an NHL franchise to Markham — is now out in the open. Back in the spring of 2012, when it was first announced after a series of closed-door meetings, council and the developers were ridiculously cagey about the idea of a second NHL team in the Toronto area. They insisted that, heavens no, such a thing wasn't necessary to make the arena a success. There would be concerts! Trade shows! Wiggles! But, if an NHL franchise should happen to come looking for a new home, then certainly this lovely new arena would be quite suitable. Nudge, wink.
It's all part of the dance that one must conduct when dealing with the NHL on matters such as this. They will make you no promises, but if you want to build an NHL-ready arena they think that would be swell. Just don't appear too keen. (Looking at you, Jim Balsillie.)
Heath says this project never made sense unless an NHL team was a strong possibility. And he notes that not only have NHL officials not publicly endorsed Markham as a possible home for a team, they have made a point of denying that any assurances have ever been given to council over the city's suitability for a franchise. As it stands now, Markham's prospects for landing a team look to be a few degrees below a long shot.
Heath believes that enough of the 13 members of council share this view to stop the proposal next month. And if not, residents can look forward to that team in the NBL, a league which boasts a record attendance of 5,542 and which has cracked the 4,000-fan barrier six (6) times in its existence.
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The New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks have a rivalry brewing.
The two NFC powerhouses clashed in Seattle on Saturday, and the drama started well before the opening kickoff. Saints tight end Jimmy Graham had a couple of heated confrontations with several Seahawks players, including Bruce Irvin, Bobby Wagner and Richard Sherman.
Saturday's first altercation came hours before kickoff. Graham exchanged words with Irvin and Wagner as a Saints staff member tried to separate the two sides. Graham even yanked a knit cap off Irvin's head, which further fueled the tension that already had begun to mount.
The two sides weren't done, though. Graham got into another verbal exchange with the Seahawks just moments before the game's opening kickoff. Sherman was among the Seattle players involved. He chirped in Graham's direction as the tight end made hand gestures toward his adversaries. The officials and nearby coaches needed to intervene.
The Saints and Seahawks figure to be near the top of the NFC over the next few years, so this whole ordeal could carry over into next season. It should be a wild ride, and we'll be able to look back at Saturday as the point at which the rivalry really kicked into high gear.
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BUSKER Eugene Mason loves to sing to practise his English and encourage others to feel positive.
From Germany, Mr Mason is travelling around Australia with his girlfriend.
"It's beautiful here," he said.
The 24-year-old said he'd been playing the guitar since he was eight.
He chose to busk in the Mackay CBD so he could be inspired by others.
"Also my English is not very good at the moment, so I'm trying to get better and give people a good message," he said.
Mackay City Council health and regulatory services manager Craig Shepherd said buskers had to complete a permit application to perform anywhere on public land within the council boundaries.
And it was up to each individual busker to select a suitable location that fits in with all permit conditions.
"Generally, we find buskers comply with their permits and if they don't, we normally meet with them and they achieve compliance or move on," Mr Shepherd said.
"We have never had to issue an infringement for busking despite this option being available to us if required."
Mr Shepherd said the council encouraged buskers to use the City Centre following the revitalisation, provided it is done legally.
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BUENOS AIRES (Jan. 4)
A book titled "Argentina Judia" (Jewish Argentina) by a government official who accused Judaism of being the source of "international synarchy" that has infiltrated major world institutions including "the ranks of the (Catholic) Church" was introduced with fanfare at a press conference here several days ago, attended by church officials, academicians and representatives of the Libyan Embassy.
The author, Horacio Calderon, a member of the right-wing Peronist Youth, was confirmed last week as press director of the Buenos Aires National University. That position was seen in circles here as a reward for his book. His book is startingly reminiscent of the 19th century work "France Juive" (The French Jew) by Eduard Drumont, which sparked anti-Semitism in France when it was published there.
At the press conference, Calderon stated that the "visible powers of Judaism are known as international synarchy whose various prongs are Zionist projects, diaspora projects. Jewish-Christian projects divided into capitalist, Communist, Masonic and Vatican internationals." Regarding the alleged Vatican international, the author declared in his speech that "it participates actively in synarchic activity and has been established after a prolonged and persistent process of Jewish infiltration in the ranks of the Church."
Calderon espouses the concept of "synarchy" developed by the late President Juan D. Peron who viewed all world events as the outcome of a sinister link between capitalism. Communism, Freemasonry and the church, all controlled in some occult manner by "international Judaism." The philosophy was strongly reminiscent of the notorious 19th century forgery. "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" although Peron was not unfriendly to Argentine Jews and his regime maintained diplomatic relations with Israel.
Calderon declared in his speech that his book places Argentina among the non-aligned countries. "Thus, we shall stop being satellites of imperialism and particularly obedient instruments of the Kissinger plan (U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger) which concentrates occult powers of Judaism and international synarchy."
Last November, Calderon was one of the signers of an advertisement in local newspapers applauding the United Nations Third Committee draft resolution that identified Zionism and a form of racism. Those attending the press conference introducing his book included The Rev. Father Raul Sanchez Abelenda, dean of the philosophy faculty at Buenos Aires University, and Rodolfo Tecera Del Franco, dean of the sociology department.
Meanwhile, three Arab groups here published large advertisements in major Buenos Aires newspapers declaring that "A Palestine State is the only peace possibility" in the Middle East. The ad quotes PLO chieftain Yassir Arafat and the late President Peron.
The sponsors are Argentine Cultural Palestine House; Argentine Arab Youth for the Liberation of Palestine; and Palestine's Voice. They expressed great satisfaction over the successes achieved by the PLO at the United Nations last year and drew a distinction between Judaism and Zionism.
In that connection they quoted views expressed by the "Ikuf," the left-wing anti-Zionist Federation of Argentine Jewish Cultural Bodies which attacked the official representative organizations of Argentine Jewry such as the DAIA, the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Council and the Argentine Zionist Federation as perpetrators of "international synarchy."
The ad noted with satisfaction that during 1975 a street in the city of Rosario was named "Palestine Street" and a square in the resort town of San Clemente Del Tuyu was named "Palestine State."


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Ski-bus riders may wonder why the woman in the purple snowsuit is heading to Brighton Ski Resort.
It's not the fact that she's shorter than the snowdrifts in her yard or that her German accent is still thick. The disbelief occurs when people learn her age.
Last year when she bought new skis at the Expo ski sale, two clerks guessed her age at 70.
"Add 20 years on to it," she said.
One lady screamed.
"Tell me your name."
Erna Huck.
"I'll never forget that name."
Neither has Lorie Nielson, who's issued Huck's season pass at Brighton for three years.
"The first time I did her pass I needed to know her age," Nielson said. "I said, 'Yeah right, I think you're pulling my leg.' " She still can't believe it.
"I believe I'm the oldest skier at Brighton," the 90-year-old Huck said. She just might be. Nielson has personally not issued a season pass for anyone older than Huck.
"For me it's not big deal," Huck added.
Huck is a legend at Brighton. Most think she is only 70 and are impressed, Brighton employee Randy Doyle said, but "I think people look at her and have no clue." That's true when they see her ski smoothly through intermediate courses. And she's never had a lesson in her life.
"I think she's tough," Doyle said.
Huck's been frequenting the resort since the 1950s. The lift operators know her by name, and she brings German sweets to workers. And she loves to tell stories. She also has years of good skiing advice: If you sit by her on the lift, she'll tell you to watch out for snowboarders, because she was taken out by one about 10 years ago.
Huck immigrated from Germany with her husband and childhood sweetheart, Hermann Huck, in 1949. They didn't have much time for recreation the first few years, but once their two sons were old enough, they let them try skiing. The couple followed a few years later.
"We bought used skis and started on little hills," she said. From those humble beginnings evolved a lifelong love of skiing. They skied as much as 40 times a season. It seemed they would ski together forever.
On February 10, 1998, they had just finished watching a television broadcast of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games when a very healthy Hermann Huck, 88, died in their living room.
Erna Huck had been sure they would make it to their 70th anniversary. They were married 64 years. "
It seems almost strange that the Winter Games would visit her in person this year. She'll be watching from her TV. But she'll continue to ski at her favorite "shpot," as she calls it, alone if she must.
Sometimes she skis with a couple who are 15 years her junior, and sometimes she goes with grandchildren. Her grandson in Washington, D.C., told his boss he was going to Salt Lake City to go skiing with his grandmother. His boss didn't believe him.
But before boarding the ski bus to go to her favorite courses, she must do a daily routine that has helped her defy the laws of skiing if there was an age-limit law, anyway.
Every morning she drinks a cup of warm water and does breathing exercises in her living room while she faces the westward mountains and the Great Salt Lake. Probably the most important advice Huck has stuck by is: "Stay positive and do everything in moderation." (Except skiing, of course.) Huck also sleeps with the window open even during winter. Skiing may be one of her best secrets to good health. It's not just the sport of it, she said it's good for your body, mind and soul.
"It's the nature, you feel so close to nature, I feel so free. The valley is dreary with pollution. Up there is blue skies the whole day," she said.
She loves it so much, she tries to encourage other people to ski. A granddaughter tried, giving it up later. "I only did it for you, Grandma," she told Huck.
Huck remembers how anxious she was the first time she went skiing, and she still gets anxious every time. "Every time is special," she said.That's why she'll keep going for as long as she can. She just got new skis, after all.
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Roger Levesque
|Personal information
|Date of birth
|January 22, 1981
|Place of birth
|Portland, Maine, United States
|6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|Playing position
|Midfielder, Forward
|College career
|Stanford Cardinal
|Senior career*
|San Jose Earthquakes
|→ Seattle Sounders (loan)
|Seattle Sounders
|Seattle Sounders FC
|National team
|United States U23
|* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Roger Levesque (born January 22, 1981) is a retired American soccer player.
On January 28, 2010 he was ranked 19th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.[1] Levesque has become a Sounders fan favorite for his work rate, length of service with the club, his wit, and clever goal celebrations.[2] His last game was Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in an exhibition match against Chelsea F.C.[3]
After retiring from professional soccer, Levesque headed to the University of Washington's Foster School of Business to pursue a master's degree in business administration.[4]
High school and college[edit]
Born in Portland, Maine, Levesque led Falmouth High School in Falmouth, Maine to the 1996 and 1997 Maine state championships. In 1998, he was selected the state player of the year by the Maine Sunday Telegram. His 106 goals over 4 years at Falmouth places him at second most goals in Maine history. Levesque was also a standout basketball player, twice named Maine's Class C player of the year by the Lewiston Sun Journal, and leading Falmouth to state titles in 1997, and 1998. Roger also played for Maine Coast United leading them to 3 state titles and earning time with the United States U/23 National team
Levesque played college soccer at Stanford University from 1999 to 2002. After two seasons as a reserve, Levesque became a starter as a junior, and ended the season as a second-team All-American,[5] having scored 14 goals and 9 assists. In his senior year he led the team in points with 7 goals and 13 assists, and was named a third team All-American.[6] Stanford lost to UCLA that year in the NCAA Final.
Levesque was selected 23rd overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Much of his rookie season was lost when he injured his ACL during a preseason game with the United States Under-23 national team. However, he did play three games with the Earthquakes and another nine on loan with the Seattle Sounders.
He continued to play on loan with the Sounders in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he scored 8 goals and 4 assists in 27 games as the team reached the A-League championship. He scored four goals for the Sounders in the 2005 USL First Division USL-1 playoffs. His three goals led Seattle past the Portland Timbers and his stoppage time goal was the winner as Seattle beat the Montreal Impact 2-1. Seattle went on to win the 2005 Championship. The Earthquakes placed Levesque on waivers on November 16, 2005 after he played only one game that season with their first team.[7]
In February 2006, Levesque signed a year-long deal to return to Seattle Sounders. He scored two goals and three assists during the regular season and led the team in minutes played. In 2007, he was named second team All-League. At the end of the season, he served as a guest player in two exhibition games with USL-1 teams, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers, against MLS teams.[8]
After a lengthy trial for most of early 2009, Levesque was signed by the expansion MLS franchise Seattle Sounders FC in March 2009.[9] He was used primarily as a reserve player, occasionally appearing as a substitute or a starting player in games of lesser importance. He scored a goal against the Portland Timbers in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, as well as the winning goal against D.C. United in the Open Cup Final. He also scored the winning goal in the 89th minute against D.C. United a year later in 2010 MLS league play. In June 2011, Levesque scored 2 goals in the Sounders' 4-2 win against the New York Red Bulls, including his famous "scuba goal" celebration.[10] On July 16, 2011 he scored another goal against the Colorado Rapids.
Seattle Sounders[edit]
- A-League Western Conference Championship (1): 2004
- USL First Division Championship (2): 2005, 2007
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2007
Seattle Sounders FC[edit]
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (3): 2009, 2010, 2011
- ^ "USL-1 Top 25 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/24/kick-sounders-forward-unveils-latest-goal-celebration-gem?module=from_footer
- ^ "Levesque leaving soccer field and focusing on a greater one". Seattle Times. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "Ten Men Went to Yawn, Went to Yawn At Chelsea". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ 2001 All Americans
- ^ 2002 All Americans
- ^ November 16, 2008
- ^ Seattle Pitch 2007 News
- ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t260
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gHqJBK415k
External links[edit]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Portland, Maine
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL A-League players
- USL First Division players
- Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- San Jose Earthquakes draft picks
- Soccer players from Maine
- People from Falmouth, Maine
- American soccer players


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5-9th May 2016, Retreats for You, Sheepwash, Devon
£595 FOR 4 NIGHTS FULL BOARD (Only 4 rooms left)
This 4-night writing retreat will help you to create literary fiction that keeps readers turning the page while also exploring depth of character and the world you're creating and shining a light on the human condition. There will be two masterclasses with award-winning author, MJ Hyland, and a workshop with me, Amanda Saint.
The retreat starts on Thursday and we leave on Monday. During that time there will be two three hour masterclasses with MJ Hyland, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, on how to write literary fiction novels and short stories. The classes will cover plot, character, voice, point of view and prose. MJ Hyland will also be reviewing 500 words of work from each writer that comes on the retreat and giving feedback during the sessions.
On the Friday there will be a three hour workshop with me looking at extracts from some of the most popular writers in the literary fiction genre today and doing some exercises to see how we can learn from their work.
Outside of classes, the time is yours to read, write, walk and enjoy the special experience that is Retreats for You, which is in Deb and Bob's home – an old, rambling thatched cottage. There are great walks all around in the stunning Devon countryside and a country pub just on the other side of the village square. Deb is a marvelous cook who makes you feel completely at home and pampered during your stay, even putting hot water bottles in your bed every night.
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An Athens developer is suing the Athens-Clarke County government over proposed condominiums in a flood plain of the Middle Oconee River.
Warren Blackmon's nine-acre tract off Macon Highway is within a territory where development is restricted because of a 1 percent chance each year that the land will flood. The property is zoned for apartments, but county law only allows the construction of one single-family home on property within a 100-year flood plain.
The county hearings board rejected Blackmon's plans for a 32-unit, 25,000-square-foot condo building in February. He lost an appeal to the Athens-Clarke Planning Commission last month and filed a lawsuit May 4 in Clarke County Superior Court.
"The issue is not the flood zone," Blackmon said. "They just don't want us to build condominiums there."
The lawsuit alleges that county planners erroneously told the Hearings Board that the building's footprint is more than 24,000 square feet, and that dirt would be excavated from county-owned right-of-way to make up for the footprint.
The footprint actually is about 135 square feet, according to Blackmon - the combined area of 60 two-foot-tall concrete pylons on which he planned to build a parking deck and two stories of condos.
The planning department gave Blackmon permission to build a 7,200-square-foot house on the land in 2003, but the permit has expired.
County Planning Director Brad Griffin said he has not seen the lawsuit and declined to comment on it. County Attorney Bill Berryman said he is preparing a response, but declined to comment on the contents of the lawsuit until he studies it further.
Blackmon has tangled with the county several times before. In 2004, for example, he appealed a fine handed down in Athens-Clarke Municipal Court when planners said he illegally improved a vacant lot off Oak Street to use for parking without a building permit. A Clarke County Superior Court judge overturned the fine, saying he did improve the land but never allowed it to be used for parking.
The county, meanwhile, has not been sued over a zoning issue since last year, when a developer tried to force the county to let him tear down a house on Cone Drive for an entrance to a subdivision.
"We try to address issues before we get to litigation," Berryman said.
The lawsuit was assigned to Superior Court Judge Lawton Stephens. A hearing date has not yet been set.
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Will Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Divorce?
After months and months of rumors and reports that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are splitting up, they've finally spoken out about it.
"[Rumors] seem to be running like crazy right now for some reason. It's perplexing," Hill told People magazine after the couple's show in Las Vegas on Friday. "I don't know why 'happy' can't be a story."
Faith promised that the couple is "absolutely not" divorcing, and Tim agrees.
"We've been married 17 years, and since the first week we were married those things were out," McGraw told People. "We don't even think about it. The only time we ever think about it is [when we] worry about the kids. But they've been around it, too, so they laugh it off."
Faith and Tim have three daughters and they say the family is not disturbed by the rumors.
Over the summer the National Enquirer said their marriage was over because Tim felt he was being mistreated by his wife.
Later, stories were swirling around that Faith was jealous of Tim's "sexual chemistry" with Taylor Swift.
I do wonder if it's hard to be married to a man like Tim McGraw, or Luke Bryan, or Jason Aldean – women just falling all over them.
And, as far as Tim goes, how would your husband like it if you were singing to millions of football fans every Sunday Night in a tight little number?
Regular old civilian marriage is hard enough! Imagine trying to do it in the spotlight!


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AMHERST -- Although some finishing touches remain, the Mercy Health and Recreation Center opened its door to the public for the first time yesterday.
The open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. continues today for anyone looking to tour the building developed through a partnership between Mercy and Lorain County Metro Parks.
The first day of tours drew a large amount of people and roughly 80 people became members yesterday.
More than 250 applications were filled out and the staff ran out of copies, said Jim Ziemnik, director of the metro parks.
"It was jam packed," Ziemnik said. "There were a lot of people interested."
The center will have more than 50 employees between Metro Parks, Mercy and concession workers, he said.
The owner of Perks Avenue Coffee Shop will run the concession, he added.
The 50,000 square foot facility at 47160 Hollstein Drive, off of I-90 and Oak Point Road, features a number of amenities, including an 8-lane competitive swimming pool with a slide, a walking track, aerobics rooms and nautilus equipment.
"We're excited to have so much going on under one roof," Ziemnik said. "A lot of that should be able to fill a lot of the needs of the county."
The facility's parking lot was almot completely full as of 1 p.m. yesterday.
John Reyes of Star Inc, the building's architecture firm, said it was exciting to see not only his design come to life, but to see it full of people.
"I did not expect to see so many people here today," he said while touring the facility. "A lot of the time in architecture, I see the finished product, but I rarely see the finished product with people in it."
The building's blue color with its bright yellow swimming pool slide jutting outside is likely to attract people's attention from the nearby roadways, Reyes said. Reyes designed the interior of the building to separate wet and dry areas from each other, he said. No one will have to walk dripping wet through a non-pool area, he said.
The lobby separates the two types of locations and is centrally located.
The spacious pool was a big draw for a number of people yesterday.
Paul and Stacy Baumgartner, of Amherst, toured the building to see what a membership might offer.
"We're just trying it out to see what our fitness options would be when it opens," Paul Baumgartner said. "It looks very nice."
The closest facility with similar aquatic options is in Oberlin, Stacy Baumgartner said. "I'm excited, I just hope a lot of people take advantage of it," she said.
The availability of both group classes and individual training is a major plus for the couple, they said.
Some of the class options include deep water workout; yoga; indoor cycling; zumba; body weight cardio; and specialized fitness.
Marian Kovach, of Berlin Heights, works for Mercy but said she plans to use the facility after work hours as the recreation center is on her way home. With daily rates and 3-month plans, Kovach said she will likely bring her grandchildren to swim.
"I'm happy to see people wanting to utilize it," she said of the crowds.
Membership rates start at $400 annually for individuals. Three month plans start at $120. Daily rates are $7.
Memberships are debited monthly.
The fitness program will cost $240 annually for members and $432 for non-members. Drop-in classes will be $4 per class for members and $7 per class for non-members.
Advanced membership sign-ups will continue through the week with the facility officially opening for use Feb. 2.
For more information, visit www.metroparks.cc/mercy-membership.php.


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Yes I have seen this behavior as well (first run has many failures, but later ones succeed). One reason that I noticed had to do with test setup code. Many of the tests do the following: drop table foobar; create table foobar (...); The first time this is run on a clean database the drop table fails because the table does not exist. The next time this is run it succeds because the table now exists. The behavior of the test harness seems to be that it keeps running the same set of tests over until it gets the same number of failures in two consecutive runs, but I could be wrong about that. thanks, --Barry Liam Stewart wrote: > On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 09:14:49PM +0200, Rene Pijlman wrote: > >>Before I dive into this and fix the test suite, I just wanted to >>check if someone else has already looked into this. Any >>information about the status of the test suite? >> > > Not sure if it's the same thing, but I've noticed that often, the first > time the test harness runs a particular test bucket, most or all of the > tests fail. The second and third passes return work properly (insofar as > there's support in the JDBC driver/PostgreSQL). I haven't had time to > look into it yet. > > Liam > >
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Time, TV: 4:25 p.m. (Fox).
Line: NE by 2.5.
Notable: Make no mistake, this matchup rocks, but what would really put it over the top would be a heavier dose of G 'n R. In other words, it would be "Paradise City" if Graham were to be joined on the field by Gronkowski. This is shaping up as the Year of the Tight End — players at that position are on pace to set all-time records for combined receptions, yards and touchdowns — but no one is having a season like the Saints' Jimmy Graham. The former Hurricane just set a record for most yards by a tight end in any four-game span (548), and he is at or near the top of NFL pass-catchers in all the major categories. On the other hand, the Patriots' own TE-Rex, Rob Gronkowski, has been sidelined with injuries, but he is expected to make his debut today. Coming off a game in which New England was rudely welcomed to "The Jungle," dropping a 13-6 contest at Cincinnati, the team certainly needs him. And, call me greedy, but it would be great to get some Gronk with my Graham.
Fantasy scout: Off to a good start? Feel like your roster is set to survive the bye weeks? Have I got some grab-and-stash free agents for you! Let's start with Patriots running back Shane Vereen, last seen enjoying a huge Week 1 (159 yards and a score on only 21 touches), right up until he broke his wrist. Vereen isn't scheduled to return until Week 11, but given the RB1 potential indicated in that performance, not to mention New England's revolving (revolting?) door at running back, he's a worthy pickup for forward-thinking owners.
Time, TV: 1 p.m. (Fox).
Line: GB by 3.
Notable: Clay Matthews probably wishes he really was made of clay, at least on the play (d'oh!) last week when he broke his thumb while sacking Matthew Stafford. Matthews's three sacks lead the Packers, who sorely missed his pass-rushing presence when he sat out four games in 2012 because of a hamstring injury. Now they have to beat Joe Flacco in Baltimore, something no NFC team has accomplished. The Ravens quarterback is 10-0 against that conference, with 16 touchdowns and three interceptio.
Fantasy scout: Dennis Pitta won't be worth picking up right away, but his situation bears monitoring. The tight end, who injured his hip before the season and is eligible to return in Week 9, isn't likely to appear on the field until a few weeks after that. Too bad, because Baltimore, not to mention TE-deficient fantasy lineups, could sorely use his pass-catching skills.
Time, TV: 1 p.m. (CBS).
Line: NYJ by 2.5.
Notable: Nice game, rook. Now do it again. Geno Smith's outing Monday against the Falcons, in which he had three touchdowns and zero turnovers on 16-of-20 passing, was certainly eye-opening. But given his unsightly 11 turnovers coming into that game, New Yorkers will hold off on nicknaming the first-year QB "Broadway Geno" until he proves that he can repeat such effectiveness. Pittsburgh, which last played on Sept. 29 in London, needs to avoid Jets lag on the scoreboard if it wants to notch its first win.
Fantasy scout: Le'Veon Bell's short-term pain could be your long-term gain. The Steeler runs into the green-brick wall that is the Jets' defensive line (76.2 rushing yards allowed per game, second-best in the NFL), and might well have a lackluster day statistically. That could be your chance to snap up the RB, who figures to be Pittsburgh's Bell-cow the rest of the way.
Time, TV: 8:40 p.m., Monday (ESPN).
Line: IND by 1.5.
Notable: Andrew Luck may be known for having a quiet personality, but in his short time in the NFL, he's proven exceptionally quick with a comeback. Last week's win over the previously unbeaten Seahawks featured Luck's ninth game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, which tied the mark for a QB in his first two seasons. Prepare to be left in the dust, co-record-holder Jake Plummer, because Luck still has 11 games left. Of course, Indianapolis would prefer to just lead the whole way at San Diego.
Fantasy scout: Remember when Danario Alexander was the top Chargers WR? He tore his ACL in the summer, so attention shifted to Malcom Floyd. He also got hurt, which seemed to leave Vincent Brown as top dog. But then Eddie Royal wowed the fantasy world in Weeks 1 and 2. Now it seems to be rookie Keenan Allen's time to shine, but one wonders for how long.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: CIN by 7.
Notable: I'm not speaking with a lisp when I say that things seem a little Thad in Buffalo. The Bills, who lost quarterback EJ Manuel to injury for several weeks, promoted Thad Lewis from their practice squad, and he'll make his second career start. Hey, if he does well enough, it's not hard to imagine some Buffalo entrepreneur peddling a line of Thad Thongs.
Fantasy scout: Cincinnati's A.J. Green hasn't topped 61 yards receiving in any game since his huge Week 1, with only one touchdown in that span. The problem, of course, isn't any lack of talent on Green's part but QB Andy Dalton's deficiency thereof. Nevertheless, Green is an obvious buy-low candidate.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: DET by 2.5.
Notable: Will Calvin Johnson suit up for Detroit? Lions fans fervently hope so. Without "Megatron" last week, Detroit was mega-trounced on offense, accounting for only 286 yards in a 22-9 loss at Green Bay. If Johnson can't go, and with fellow WR Nate Burleson already out, star Browns cornerback Joe Haden might not have to work very hard.
Fantasy scout: Cleveland's Brandon Weeden, back at QB after Brian Hoyer's season-ending injury, didn't look very good in his two starts, but he didn't have Josh Gordon to throw to then. Gordon, along with TE Jordan Cameron, gives hope that the strong-armed Weeden could be a serviceable QB2.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: MIN by 2.5.
Notable: Welcome to Minnesota, where quarterbacks are either on their way to or coming from the scrap heap. If he doesn't improve, Christian Ponder could soon find himself in the 'to' category. Newly acquired Josh Freeman joins a 'from' list that recently includes Donovan McNabb and Brett Favre.
Fantasy scout: Carolina's Jonathan Stewart is a grab-and-stash guy who could pay dividends quite soon, as he is eligible to return from the injured list in Week 7. He'll almost certainly take some time to get up to speed, and may, in fact, never get there. But it's worth a roster spot to see what happens.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: K.C. by 9.
Notable: After doing the highly improbable — becoming the first team in NFL history to win its first five games after winning two or fewer the year before --- it doesn't seem like too much to ask for Kansas City to keep things rolling against lowly Oakland. But the Raiders have won their past six at Arrowhead, so the Chiefs will be wary.
Fantasy scout: There is a chance that between sitting out Week 4, having a tough matchup today, then being off on bye next week, Terrelle Pryor is still available in your league. If so, you should make it a Pryor-ity (see what I did there?) to grab him, as he has arguably more upside than any other QB2.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: PHI by 1.5.
Notable: Philly is woefully out of sync. DeSean Jackson doesn't think Tampa's Darrelle Revis "can run with" him. Meanwhile, LeSean McCoy stands by a tweet that Denver's Knowshon Moreno "sucks" but offers praise for the Bucs' Doug Martin. Guys, get on the same page! Do the Eagles have to hire a smack talk coordinator?.
Fantasy scout: Speaking of Martin, his owners will want to see if Bucs QB Mike Glennon can move the Tampa offense against the Eagles' woeful defense. If Glennon struggles, that doesn't bode well for the future prospects of Martin, who has already been a major disappointment.
Time: 1 p.m.
Line: HOU by 7.5.
Notable: The news that Mark Sanchez's shoulder injury will cost him the season is sad for . . . well, him, but he had already become the Artist Formerly Known as the Pick-Six Picasso. That moniker now indisputably belongs to Matt Schaub. Can the Texans QB really go five straight games with an interception returned for a score? Stay tuned!
Fantasy scout: The Rams RB du jour is Zac Stacy, and for the moment, he's worth a spot on fantasy rosters. But the long-range play here might still be Isaiah Pead. Stacy is already has a rib injury, and Pead is a second-round pick at whom the Rams may eventually decide to take another look.
Time: 4:05 p.m.
Line: DEN by 27.5.
Notable: Actual jaguars are, of course, big cats, but today, these Jaguars are the biggest of dogs. In taking its 11- points-per-game average to Denver, home of the 46-ppg Broncos, Jacksonville has placed itself on the embarrassing side of the biggest spread in NFL history. Its best hope of covering might simply be that Denver calls off its own dogs.
Fantasy scout: The bad news for Montee Ball owners is that the high-ish draft pick they spent on him looks like a poor investment. The good news is that he should have copious amounts of garbage time today in which to rack up stats, thus making him easier for those owners to unload.
Time: 4:05 p.m.
Line: SEA by 13.5.
Notable: Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has a daunting task at Seattle, but he's used to playing in front of hostile crowds. Of course, that's because the longer he plays in front of a crowd, the more hostile toward him it tends to get, but nonetheless, at least he won't be fazed by the deafening boos he hears from the stands.
Fantasy scout: And now we get to the ultimate grab-and-stash guy: Percy Harvin. He almost certainly won't be ready to play until some time in November, but his talent, along with that of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, makes him worth an add for those who can afford to wait.
Time: 4:25 p.m.
Line: S.F. by 10.5.
Notable: Frank Gore got a little chesty after a win last week, saying, "We're the 49ers. When we're on, we can do whatever we want to do." He and his squad should plan on being "on" early, because Arizona has pitched second-half shutouts in its past two games. The problem for the Cards has been their offense's inability to go off on somebody.
Fantasy scout: Similar to Harvin, Michael Crabtree has a November timetable for his return, but he doesn't have the same tantalizing upside, so don't consider him a priority waiver move yet. However, given what the 49ers currently have at WR, they'll want Crabtree back ASAP.


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Took home $7 million for his role in Oz: The Great and Powerful.
James Franco Seeks Crowdfunding For "Palo Alto" Films
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Nice to see that celebrities are now fucking up Kickstarter, too.
|by Anonymous
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I never liked him in the first place, but now I'm absolutely disgusted with him, along with all these other spoiled brat celebs. These assholes make several millions of dollars per film, and they're begging the 99% to donate money for their shitty vanity projects?
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Let's boycott. Start it here.
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What an ass.
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No, no, no -- you've all got it wrong. They're giving us little people the opportunity to be part of these epic projects! Not as investors who are entitled to returns, of course, but it must be a thrill just to contribute!
|by Anonymous
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Is it for another brilliant film like the one where he filmed a guy taking a real shit?
|by Anonymous
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It makes sense that he would go to Indiegogo instead of Kickstarter.
A lot of indie flicks have been founded there. I've contributed to some, however Kickstarter has pretty much left the competition in the dust in the last couple of months. I wonder why he didn't go the Kickstarter route.
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I just donated $10,000 because I LOVE JAMES!!
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I understand this movie fundraising stuff for struggling filmmakers or up-and-coming people, for A-list celebs who make millions per movie to be begging for money for their vanity projects is a real slap in the face. It's basically saying they're a greedy cheapskate who doesn't want to touch their millions and would rather have people living paycheck to paycheck pay for the costs.
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He's the grossest, most full-of-shit "talent" in many, many years. Sean Penn status.
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I would be more willing to help out a struggling director or a film student making his first short film.
I'm sure James will get the money though, and I'll be happy for "Art of Elysium" that will get all the profits.But wouldn't it be better to donate (straight) to the charity instead? I mean how much of a profit could a film about Palo Alto make?
It comes across as a vanity project with the charity coming as an after thought.
The video should have been more about the stories of the book (maybe even post a link to one of the shorts so we could get an idea of what they are) but instead we get shots of him walking around Palo Alto. lol
James, you have to leave the ego aside and be more genuine.
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What a fucking poseur hipster douchebag. Bet he was a homophobic bully at Paly.
Oops. Just read his bio on Wiki. Maybe he's OK.
But, really, James, asking the public to fund this project is like begging UNICEF to send food to the starving kids of Beverly Hills.
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Oh hell no! Fuck Franco!
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We shouldn't donate to their charities either. Let them sell a fucking house and give. So sick of this bs.
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[quote]But, really, James, asking the public to fund this project is like begging UNICEF to send food to the starving kids of Beverly Hills.
W&W for you!
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If I wanted to give my money to a rich white guy, I'd just become a Republican.
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I think if you want to not fund those venture, you may. However, these shorts are going to be made by a team of filmmakers from his classes at University. NOT just James!
He is just a celebrity trying to generate interest in funding.
Also, when you get 7 million in paycheck, you have to pay down existing debts that you accumulated between jobs, managers, PR professionals, and other misc people on your staff. He can't underwrite every project he is on. He can act as a producer trying to get funding on it.
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Aw fuck, he's from my home town?
Well there's plenty of spoiled, douche, massively entitled rich kids there, he's definitely continuing the proud Palo Alto tradition.
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It doesn't surprise me he is from Palo Alto. I worked there for six months and it was creepy, sterile, rich, empty, dead - did I say creepy? The fact a woman was murdered and raped in a church on an ALTAR at Stanford did not surprise me, nor does the fact faux-artist Fucko calls it his birthplace. This stunt proves he is clueless.
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2 secrets of being successful in show business:
1. never put your own money in the show
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Disgusting, kickstarters like this ruin It's legitimate value as a crowd sourcing enterprise. Way to ruin the goodwill you just earned from this is the end Franco.
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I don't want to hurt your feelings R17
The heart is in the right place, but the approach is misguided.
The stories are about his own book, he is the face of the pledge-video, and he's a millionaire. Surely you can see where people are coming from?
I mean a voice mail from james? 450 dollars!
Seriously, if James were reading this...
I would urge him to make a new video which included the other filmakers, a link to one of his short stories from the book, and be less about him.
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how much to blow him?
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Why doesn't he just sell his ass?
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I see he's not only not willing to contribute his own money to the school project, he's not willing to use his industry connections to raise funding either.
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[quote] Nice to see that celebrities are now fucking up Kickstarter, too.
[quote] Disguisting, kickstarters like this ruin It's legitimate value as a crowd sourcing enterprise.
That's what I don't get. How in any way does this detract or reflect badly on smaller projects? It doesn't. If anything, Veronica Mars brought new people to Kickstarter. People didn't not fund other stuff because it was on there. Ridiculous.
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Aww, too bad! Looks like he didn't reach his goal.
Pathetic that a man who makes millions per film had the nerve to ask people for money to film his vanity projects.
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Wow for someone who has a net worth of 20 million $ he sure is cheap.
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Sounds like the actual directors of the project tried to capitalize on James' name and failed ironically because everyone thought it was James who was asking for the money.
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James Franco is one of the most self-absorbed celebs I've ever seen - and self-absorbed describes most celebs. But Franco takes it several notches higher.
For a long time I couldn't figure out why I didn't like him, and then I realized what it is: EVERYTHING is about him. If you watch or read an interview with him, EVERYTHING revolves around him. You don't hear him talk about current events, doing charity work, or anything going on in the world. All he wants to talk about is his latest bullshit vanity project or "career". "I'm an actor/director/producer/singer/songwriter/student/professor/painter/graffiti artist/model/photographer! I do it all!"
Nothing is important as far as he's concerned unless it's about him.
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Program will focus on Eleanor Roosevelt, WWII
As a special event during its winter lecture series, Academia Hernando will present "Eleanor Roosevelt During World War II — What We Are Fighting For" at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way. The program will be presented by Susan Marie Frontczak. She will discuss how the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt about the individual's role in a world torn by war, hardship and uncertainty following her 1942 trip to England, where she visited with soldiers, generals, royalty and working people. The cost for the lecture is $10 per person. For more information, call (352) 597-0158.
Society to present 'Ladies of Song'
The Hernando Jazz Society will present "Ladies of Song" from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at the Wellington Clubhouse, 400 Wexford Blvd. The afternoon will feature vocalists Janet Breithaupt, Marci Costanzo, Kim Evans and Lorri Hafer. Music from the big band era and other selections will be played, including romantic tunes such as My Funny Valentine, The Way We Were and I Will Always Love You. Admission is free for society members and $9 for nonmembers. A cash bar and light menu will be available. For more information, call Bill McLoughlin at (352) 799-9690.
Today's picks
'Move Over, Mrs. Markham': 2 p.m., Forum at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. $10. (352) 683-5113.
Seussical the Musical: 2 p.m., Springstead Theater, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. $10 for adults, $6 for students. (352) 476-9086.
'It's A Matter of the HeART' art reception: 2-4 p.m., CenterState Bank, 12435 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill. (352) 797-0984.
Hernando deaths
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Don't vilify the victim in dog incident
I just would like to stand up for Sgt. Ricky Smith for defending his wife and pet from being mauled by a pit bull. (Re: "Redlands police sergeant vilified for shooting at pit bull," Aug. 18.)
My son and his girlfriend were attacked by a pit bull last November as they were walking their Boston terrier in their own neighborhood. My son now has permanent nerve damage in his hands, which has resulted in him having to reduce the number of hours he can work, and he may still have to have surgery to repair the damage.
I don't approve of guns but I wish he'd had something more than a stick to fend off this very frightening attack.
Pit bull owners always say, "My dog is gentle and wouldn't hurt anyone," until it does. When pit bulls attack, it's always brutal and vicious. And generally unprovoked.
Sgt. Smith is certainly a generous person to have offered to pay for repairs to the irresponsible dog owner's vehicle. If Sgt. Smith had not had a weapon available, the dog owner would have been liable for medical costs and expenses as well as the repairs on his truck.
Instead of vilifying the victim in this incident, the neighborhood residents need to take responsibility for the behavior of their pets. A future incident might not end with so little harm done.
— Penny Ramos, Redlands
Support the cutthroats in the Middle East
There's little doubt that President Mubarak of Egypt, and President Assad of Syria, are cutthroats. Additionally, I think the military in Egypt is now using many of Mubarak's tactics in dealing with rebels and civil unrest.
Their predecessors, Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, The shah of Iran, Saddam Hussein of Iraq, and Col. Gaddafi of Libya, are just the most notorious of a large number of cutthroats from that region.
Much can be said about the brutality of their regimes, but under their leadership they were never a threat to the U.S., and for the notable exception of Saddam Hussein, were never a threat to their neighbors. These leaders used whatever means necessary to keep their populace in line.
They were cutthroats. When their reigns ended, each country fell into utter chaos — slaughter, religious or ethnic genocide.
I'm certainly not advocating murder and torture as a means of ruling, but I think we need to examine what the region is dealing with. The obvious resident evil of the region is radical Islam. That radicalism has many names — al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, Taliban. These groups have taken terrorism and atrocity to new levels of barbarism.
If Assad looses power in Syria, al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood will take over this strategic nation. The 2.5 million Christians, and the very small population of Jews, will be doomed. Israel will have an even more aggressive and murderous neighbor on its northern border.
What happens if Egypt is taken over completely by radical Islam?
An estimated 14-16 million Christians will be at risk. Even now, Coptic Christian churches have been torched, bombed and vandalized.
Christians and their homes have already been targeted. If lost to radical Islam, the region's largest standing army and air force, equipped largely by the U.S., will be on Israel's southern border.
It's really an easy choice. I support the cutthroats now in power over the mega cutthroats as represented by radical Islam.
— Phil Turner, Grand Terrace


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By Steve Persall
Times Movie Critic
Ex-girlfriends don't come any crazier than Mavis Gray, who does everything except boil a bunny to prove it. Twenty years after high school she's still madly in love with the jock she dated then. Mavis is obsessed with being together forever with Buddy Slade. His wife and infant daughter will just have to deal with it.
In a more timid movie than Young Adult, Mavis would stir up trouble for 90 minutes then realize she has been a fool for love and move on. Director Jason Reitman and especially screenwriter Diablo Cody have something more diabolical in mind. Young Adult makes a viewer gape and cringe while laughing at a central character with no redeeming qualities except her looks and the fact that she doesn't murder anyone.
At times it seems that's inevitable, given Charlize Theron's brilliantly abrasive and abusive portrayal of Mavis, and Cody's script peppered with hints like Buddy greeting her with "Hi, killer." The movie's climax suggests Mavis' next move will indeed be deadly, and that might be funny, too.
Mavis is a beautiful mess from the start, a blocked ghostwriter of teenage romance books who never grew up herself. She's coming off a messy divorce, with a publisher's deadline she can't meet and a list of depressive bad habits. The last thing Mavis needs is an email announcing the birth of Buddy's daughter. The first thing she does is hit the road for Mercury, Minn., the hometown Mavis couldn't wait to flee, to rescue Buddy from a fate she's certain is worse than death.
What she refuses to realize is that Buddy (St. Petersburg's favorite son Patrick Wilson) is perfectly happy with Beth (Elizabeth Reaser), living nicely naive in Mercury. Mavis is constantly reminded of that by another former classmate, Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt), still a lumpy mama's boy carrying the scars of high school bullying. "You're the hate crime kid," Mavis says, and Matt shrugs, fully aware that that's the only thing about him worth remembering.
The growing bond between beauty and the geek is where Cody mines her sharpest lines and odd outsider themes. Matt listens to Mavis — anyone speaking to him is a gift — and in her warped mind that's enough to justify her position. Oswalt's sad, sarcastic performance will be a revelation for anyone who missed the stand-up comedian's turn in Big Fan, and confirmation of his skill for those who didn't.
Theron's not-exactly-passive and certainly aggressive performance is scary good, exposing vast sadness inside a sociopath, turning Mavis' obsession into bracing comedy. Cody created an intensely unlikable character here, the opposite of her upbeat pregnant teen Juno but with equal pop sarcasm in the dialogue. Theron plays it casually cruel, with eyes that flash and narrow at the slightest resistance to Mavis' quest.
Young Adult is comedy at its darkest, with the added discomfort of making the worst person in the movie also its most magnetic. That's a daredevil act for everyone involved, including the audience, with expectations dashed at every turn and replaced by outrageous humor. It's the most unsettling nice surprise of 2011.
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My son (sharpshooter, many 1 shot 1 kill awards) and I (old, bad eyes) have an ongoing disagreement. I am hoping I can get some support for my side of this. He is military trained and as mentioned an expert.
He says that each individual may have a different sight picture and therefore a different sight adjustment.
I say geometry is geometry and if the theoritical rifle is sighted in perfectly via vice and laser (or some such) and every shooter holds the "correct" sight picture the result will be the same for all. I am unable to understand his side or debate to a win on my assertation.
An example of his point was made yesterday at the firing range. A .22 CZ was being sighted in, me helping a less experienced friend. When I finally got the rifle shooting tight groups in the 10 ring he tried it and was consistantly shooting the correct elevation but 2" right. I blamed his trigger pull.
We adjusted the sights 2" left and he was consistantly in the 10 while I was 2" left.
Come on now did we adjust for his trigger pull or can 2 people really see differently???????????
Your son, is right, and being a "sniper" he should be able to explain this to you in better detail than my explanation.
It's called
Parallax Error...
Parallax is the error in apparent point of aim verses actual point of aim due to misalignment of the shooter's eye verses the scope's axis (line along the bore of the rifle). Scopes can be made to correct this problem. Scopes correct this by either having an adjustable or fixed parallax. Fixed parallax means the distance at which there is no "error" is fixed to something for example:
100 or 200 yards from the factory (who ever made the scope). Most "tactical scopes" have an adjustable parallax, which means the user can adjust the parallax error free distance on the fly to reduce parallax error whatever the current target's distance. Finding the parallax is important -- hitting a 4" target at 400 will seem impossible even if you have the correct dope dialed in if your parallax is off.
There are many factors besides geometry-- proper check weld, consistent ammo, wind conditions at target site, firing site, and everything in between-- weather conditions, heat from the barrel, the list goes on and on.
PM me if you want a more detailed explanation and how a scope corrects the problem plus the different conditions that effect shot placement. I'll get you pointed you in the right direction. You can take the info and impress "your one shot one kill" son ;) .
A theoretically perfect sight picture would result in the same point of impact for multiple shooters only if EVERYTHING that came into contact with the rifle was EXACTLY the same for each shooter. how the rifle was supported, pulled into the shoulder, trigger finger position, trigger pull, breathing....... there are many opportunities to introduce influences that will affect the point of impact from shooter-to-shooter.
..... just my two cents worth...... :)
Yeah, I totally agree, but I don't think it has anything to do with how the two of you see differently. I'm no expert so I might be wrong, but I think it has to do with you. Not YOU in particular, but the shooter I mean.
To give an example, when I bought my AR (standard AR-15A2 with solid stock) a few months ago, I talked my wife into shooting it. After showing her how to hold it and how to line up the sights she said that she just couldn't get the stock into the pocket of her shoulder like she needed to. I was going to get an AR with an adjustable stock so she could shoot it but found this one cheaper. Her arms just weren't long enough to use it correctly.
I have also fired her dads Marlin 30/30 with scope mounted an wasn't as accurate as him cause the scope was sighted in for him. Likewise, he isn't as accurate with my semi-auto .22LR either.
Like I said before, I'm no expert and this is just my opinion and personal experience and you can take it for what it's worth, a grain of sand and 2 cents.
no two people can hold the exact same sight picture because no two people are exactly the same.
I don't believe the scope was sighted for him thing. Why I grew up shooting rifles that were sighted in for another person and not once did I ever have a problem with shooting. With optics it makes little to no difference who sights it in. You have to be very close to the same sight picture becuase if you are not the image in the scope will not look the same.
Then again I can't count how many times I picked up a persons M-16 in the Army and took it out and fired a perfect 40 out of 40 with making not a single adjustments to it. I even got accused of cheating once because I was not allowed to fire until the very last relay. I just grabbed a closest m-16 and went out to the line and laid down another perfect 40 out of 40. The person I took the rifle from said I must have been cheating because there is no way to shoot that good with a weapon not sighted for me.
I also did something similar to this with the M9. With that you get 40 shots to hit 30 targets. You know tankers and officers need a little help. I fired a perfect 30 out of 30 but I had 12 round left over. I watched and noticed that if you were standing in the right position you could kill two commie joe's with one shot. I did that twice.
If you are a good shot then you are a good shot. It may take me one or two shots but after that I know where your weapon or firearm is shooting for me so I just make a slight adjustment in my sight picture to give me what I want.
I think if you are "less accurate" with a scoped firearm it is just in your head because you think you are going to do bad so you do.
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This new root exploit was posted to XDA by senior member, 'k1mu'. This exploit actually works on several Android devices, but both models of the Galaxy S4 were just added. This method unlike most rooting tools, won't void your warranty. Along with root access the package also includes SuperSU and several other support files.
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For years I was the lead coach for people calling in with questions on PhotoReading activation. The biggest breakthroughs came when the student would do the 5-Day PhotoReading Test.
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The general idea is to activate books in short bursts over several days instead of all at once. This releases pressure and allows the material to incubate in your mind.
Day 1 – Select a nonfiction book in an area of interest that you do not have expertise. For easiest activation, the book should have 200 to 300 pages sprinkled with subheads and with chapters of about ten pages. Prepare and PhotoRead the book.
Day 2 – Prepare and Preview for one to two minutes, and then PhotoRead the book again. Then super read and dip so that you get through the entire book in the 30 minutes. Do not worry about comprehension.
Day 3 – Prepare and PhotoRead again. Then super read and dip through the book again so that you get through the entire book in 30 minutes. You should notice your comprehension increasing a bit.
Day 4 – Prepare and PhotoRead again. Super read and dip (or skitter) the entire book at a pace to get you through the book in 30 minutes.
Day 5 – Prepare and PhotoRead for the fifth time. Look at the Table of Contents and go to the sections from which you feel you need more information. Super read and dip or skitter to answer specific questions. Rapid read if you do not have specific questions but want more information. Save ten minutes at the end to mind map the book. Keep it simple, limiting the amount of detail. The goal is not to mind map the entire contents of the book, but to mind map the book as it relates to your purpose for choosing the book in the first place.
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Municipal supervisors are increasingly turning to zooming, a pipeline inspection technique that delivers quick, comprehensive information about pipe condition using inexpensive equipment and few personnel. The goal of zooming is to rapidly classify infrastructure as either satisfactory or in need of maintenance, mapping, rehab or additional CCTV inspection. These classifications allow a supervisor to prioritize maintenance activities confidently, committing precious maintenance resources—inspection crawlers, cleaning trucks, cutters/rodders, GPS surveyors and grouting and relining crews—exactly where they're needed most.
Very often, time, budget and resources keep a municipality from maintaining comprehensive, up-to-date information on the condition of pipeline infrastructure. Without a complete picture of infrastructure condition, however, it is difficult to prioritize and schedule maintenance activities. As a result, a vicious cycle of emergencies, including backups, collapses and overflows, can erupt unexpectedly. When this happens, these emergencies must be dealt with on a triage basis—often at great expense. Unfortunately, these incidents can detract from the inspection work that is meant to prevent them in the first place.
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'In God we trust' display may be required in Pa. schools
When Pennsylvania House lawmakers return to Harrisburg in mid-November, they'll be faced with a proposal to display "In God We Trust" in every public school building.
The measure should be without controversy, said Rep. Rick Saccone, R-Allegheny, a sponsor of the bill.
"In God We Trust" has been printed on the country's coins since the 1860s and adopted as the country's motto in 1956 by a Democratically controlled Congress.
The bill requiring it be displayed in schools isn't written like most pieces of legislation.
It's less of a legalistic litany of definitions, and more of a narrative. Saccone said he was trying to provide some historical context.
"We need to raise awareness of it. Many people don't know what our motto is. Many adults don't know what our national motto is, let alone our children," he said. "So it's a good history lesson, it's a good civics lesson, just like we honor the flag every day and say the Pledge of Allegiance."
Saccone, who said he's not proposing that the history of the motto be added to teachers' lesson plans, anticipates that displaying the motto will not cost the schools anything.
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Prominent Egyptian actor Nour El Sherif had an accident on his way home from shooting the scenes for his upcoming work "Eish Ayamak" (Live Your Days) leading to a broken leg. The actor was forced to wear a cast for twenty-one days in order to heal.
According to the Egyptian based weekly, Al Nogoom, despite being hit by a car and breaking his leg, the actor refused to postpone filming due to the fact that he knows time is critical at this point especially with Ramadan being just around the corner. Nour stressed that his absence from work would mean delaying and so he makes it a point to be the first person in the studios to complete shooting the final scenes of drama.
Egyptian writer/critic Dasouqi Said, head of the Association for Genuine Arts, has recently published and released a new book entitled "Nour El Sherif a Journey in the Road of Art, Thought and Politics". The book tackles the highlights of the actor's career and presents different stages throughout his life other than what people know.
The book reveals the actor's political side and what his beliefs are with regards to politics as well as his artistic side and how he is a thinker, reported the Qatar based daily, Al Raya. The book also includes many personal photographs of Nour featuring rare ones with Tawfiq Al Hakim, Najib Mahfouz, and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Dr. Madkour Thabet, head of the Egyptian censorship, approved the scenario for the new movie "God's Hand", which will star Nour. The movie, which was written by Ahmad Fikry, tells the story of the attempts to assassinate the Egyptian President, Husni Mubarak, in Adis Ababa back in the summer of 1995.
El Sharif was given the leading role in the movie, which is the first to tell a story that involves the Egyptian president personally. The film also talks about the fierce hidden war between the Egyptian apparatus and the Islamic fundamentalists, which reached its peak during this unsuccessful assassination attempt.
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