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The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's struggling New York production of Jesus Christ Superstar got some well-timed and much-needed good news Tuesday morning, in the form of two Tony Award nominations.
The Broadway transfer is up for best revival of a musical, while actor Josh Young – the show's handsome, youthful Judas – is up for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical.
The first nomination may help boost the middling box office, while the second will improve morale in a production that arrived in New York riding raves and high expectations and has been hit by mixed reviews and cast illnesses.
Now Jesus Christ Superstar is highly unlikely to actually walk away with the Tony for best musical revival on June 10. The Stratford production is the least nominated of the shows in contention, up against Diane Paulus's rejig of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (10 nominations); a star-studded revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies (eight nominations); and Evita, another early Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, imported from the West End (three nominations).
But what the nomination means is this: the chance to showcase a number from Jesus Christ Superstar in front of seven million television viewers.
"It's a big deal, because you get an awful lot of people who are dedicated to the theatre tuning in," says Stratford artistic director Des McAnuff, who has yet to decide what song the cast will present.
If the Jesus Christ Superstar song hits it out of the park on live TV, the production's investors may have a chance of earning back the estimated $7-million (U.S.) it took to take the show to Broadway.
Since hitting a high of $904,660 during Easter week, the show's weekly gross has been on a downward arc. Last week, the show grossed just $626,676, 47 per cent of its potential at the Neil Simon Theatre.
That's more than twice as much as the revival of Godspell (shut out of the Tonys), but less than half of what Evita is pulling in thanks to the star power of (Tony snubbed) Ricky Martin playing Che.
(There, in a nutshell, is what a big name is worth on Broadway – about $800,000 a week. After all, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita are by the same composer/lyricist team and received roughly similar reviews; they are both ranked as a B on online critical aggregator, Stage Grade.)
Whether or not Jesus Christ Superstar is currently covering its bills is an open question – insiders have estimated the weekly costs for me at anywhere between $500,000 and $700,000, but the actual number is tightly kept secret.
As for Young's nomination, it is a pleasant surprise given that the 31-year-old was ignored by the less prominent awards (Drama Desks, the Outer Critics' Circle) that announce their nominees before the Tonys. "I expected for this not to happen," a clearly shocked Young said.
A native of Pennsylvania who has been at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for the last two seasons, Young arrived in Gotham with strong Tony buzz, but then was hit by a respiratory infection in the week before opening, meaning his understudy was reviewed by many critics.
Young croaked his way through opening night in order to be eligible for the Tonys, but then got sicker and had to leave show for a short spell. "It was so nice of the Tony committee to come see me when I was healthy," he says.
Young is up against Broadway regular Michael Cerveris, who plays Peron in Evita; Michael McGrath in the new Gershwin musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It; and two actors in an old Gershwin musical, Porgy and Bess, Philip Boykin and David Alan Grier. Here, the race is tighter with no obvious front-runner.
Winners will be announced on June 10 on CBS.
By the numbers: Highlights from the rest of the Tony nominations
11: Pack-leading number of nods for Once, Irish playwright Enda Walsh's superlative stage adaptation of the Oscar-nominated indie movie of the same name.
20: Nominations for musicals with songs by Ira and George Gershwin – 10 for Diane Paulus's revival of Porgy and Bess; 10 for Nice Work If You Can Get It, a new musical built around old hits.
4: Number of American scripts up for best new play – Clybourne Park; Other Desert Cities; Peter and the Starcatcher; Venus in Fur.
0: Number of British scripts up for best new play; despite the snub, British playwright Richard Bean's comedy One Man, Two Guvnors is nevertheless up for seven other awards.
2: Number of nominations for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (best scenic design; best costume design).
1: Number of nominations for Spider-Man – that is, Andrew Garfield, who plays the superhero in the upcoming movie and is currently starring in Death of a Salesman.
7: Total number of nods for Mike Nichols's revival of Death of a Salesman, including a best-actor nomination for Philip Seymour Hoffman.
0: Number of nominations for Evita's Elena Rogers and Ricky Martin; Follies's Bernadette Peters and Elaine Paige; The Best Man's Angela Lansbury; and the Olivier-winning play about Martin Luther King, The Mountaintop.


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By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Ah, the power and the glitz. All the pieces were in place Wednesday night for a perfect Washington party -- luminaries from the three branches of government gathering at the Washington Convention Center, a red carpet for them to walk on and J-Lo to join them.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's black-tie gala comes around yearly at this time, but rarely with this kind of political and celebrity wattage. President Obama, who escorted first lady Michelle Obama, delivered the keynote remarks. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who smiled and kissed her way up the red carpet, was greeted with the passion and cellphone paparazzi usually reserved for, well, such divine beings as Jennifer Lopez, who accompanied her husband, Marc Anthony. He was there to pick up a lifetime achievement award -- on his 41st birthday.
"I'm telling you, J-Lo, watch out," Obama said from the lectern, teasing her about the Latina members of Congress who have a crush on her husband. Lopez cracked up and patted Anthony.
Turning serious, Obama said: "Our destiny is shared. . . . Todos somos Americanos. We are all Americans."
That Spanish phrase became the refrain for his pre-dinner remarks to the 2,200 guests. He said "probably the proudest moment" of his presidency was the day Sotomayor ascended to the Supreme Court. He renewed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform, while repeating his vow that illegal immigrants would not be eligible for proposed health-care reform.
Obama -- wearing a dinner jacket, while Michelle Obama wore a shiny black sleeveless dress -- is the first president to address the gala since Bill Clinton was a regular. No surprise, perhaps. The caucus institute is the nonpartisan charitable arm of the Hispanic caucus, which consists of two dozen Democratic Latinos in the Congress. Obama bragged about hiring two former caucus members -- Ken Salazar and Hilda Solis -- for his Cabinet and nominating more Latinos to senior positions than any president at this point in a term.
Earlier in the day, Anthony and Lopez visited Obama in the Oval Office, where they talked children and education, Anthony said. The couple brought their twins with them.
"Max was tearing up the White House," Anthony said.
The Obamas skipped the red carpet -- and the banquet of sea bass and beef short-ribs -- and departed after the remarks.
The red carpet led from K Street NW up to a pre-gala VIP reception in the Carnegie Library, next door to the convention center.
Anthony (in black tux and shades) and Lopez (in a long black gown) stopped to chat amiably in Spanish and English. Lopez let Anthony be the star, rubbing his back affectionately as he did most of the talking.
The well-wishers kept coming forth: "¡Feliz cumpleaños, Marc!"
Isn't he too young to be getting a lifetime prize?
"It's like his second one," Lopez giggled.
"The good news is, I know I have so much more to do," Anthony said. "It normally comes around when you're sort of done."
Power and glitz don't always go together, Anthony had to admit. But on this night, he said he felt right at home in Washington.
"You know what the common denominator is?" he asked. "I'm going to be in a room with fellow dreamers. I'm going to be in a room full of people with their own stories, whether it's getting out of the neighborhood, or 'I want to be a Supreme Court justice,' or 'I want to be president.' I understand that.
"So this town, even though it's a political town, and we're entertainers, we're all cut from the same cloth."
At the other end of the red carpet, actor John Leguizamo and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) were complimenting each other profusely.
You're doing a great job, said Reid.
You're not doing such a bad job yourself, said Leguizamo.
And here was Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.), pointing out that he has something in common with J-Lo and Sotomayor: powerful Bronx roots.
Also tarrying on the red carpet was Gregory Nava, who directed Lopez in three films, including "Selena." He might be best known for his seminal film about immigration, "El Norte," which after a quarter-century is "still relevant," he said. "I'm overjoyed about that. But it also saddens me because it means the issues the film is about are still right there."
The political attendees also included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
Amid all the power and glitz was a dash of ultra-hipness: The entertainment was provided by the L.A. Latino-urban-funk-fusion band Ozomatli, a departure from the old-school salseros of past years. The lads blinked on the red carpet. They broke into an a cappella version of one of their songs. They might be at home at the 9:30 club, but they looked comfortable once they got to the stage, throwing their drums in the air as usual. During dinner, the band provided its trademark bilingual musical collision of hip-hop, salsa, funk and cumbia. Some of the diners left their plates to dance up front.
Ozomatli? Providing dinner music? It was a first, the band members confirmed.
Receiving "medallion of excellence" awards were TV journalist Soledad O'Brien and the late Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero, the father of Chicano music.
The gala was just one highlight that kicks off the annual fall social-and-policy season tied to Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), when Latinos attend plenary sessions by day and party by night. The institute held two days of symposiums this week at the convention center focused on the theme, "Latinos Leading in a Global Society."
Tuesday evening at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts held its Noche Musicál, co-hosted by actors Jimmy Smits and Esai Morales. Writer and producer Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "Star Trek" and "Fringe") received an award for excellence, while Bobby Sanabria and La India performed.
Sotomayor made that party, too. When Sanabria launched into a tune he calls "Sotomayor Mambo" in her honor, Morales invited her to dance -- and she did, to the delight of all. (For Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman's "review" of Sotomayor's moves, read today's Reliable Source.)
On Sept. 29, during yet another celebration, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation will present heritage awards to notable Latinos, including the children's cartoon character Dora the Explorer.
All the major events double as fundraisers to support nurturing future generations of Latino leaders.
As Wednesday night's event pressed on, Ozomatli returned to the stage, providing a raucous soundtrack to the conclusion.
A little earlier, Anthony had accepted his award by saying, "I could not have thought of a better way to spend my birthday."
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The Lineup: Friday, June 14
If someone's going to the trouble of broadcasting these events, it would be courteous of you to watch them. (All times Eastern.)
GOLF U.S. Open Second Round, 8:30 a.m. (ESPN 8:30-3, ESPN3 All Day, NBC Sports Live Extra 3-8)
The NBA and NHL are taking the night off to save themselves for those sweet, sweet weekend ratings. Be prepared to get home from work with a DVR full of Stephen A. Smith if ESPN is forced to fill more delays with SportsCenter reruns.
MLB San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves, 7:30 p.m. (MLB Network)
Last time out, Braves starting pitcher Kris Medlen did this for the first time ever in his pro career:
It seems only logical that he'll crack another one tonight against the struggling Madison Bumgarner, who has given up four, five and three runs in his last three outings, respectively.
BOXING Friday Night Fights: Juan Carlos Payano vs. Jundy Maraon, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Nobody that you know knows how good Maraon is, as he's only fought outside of the Philippines once in his career. Both of the fighters are undefeated, so this bout could be dominated by one of the guys, or the other, or fall somewhere in between those outcomes. Exhilarating stuff.
MMA World Series of Fighting 3, 11:00 p.m. (NBC Sports & NBC Sports Live Extra)
NBC Sports lost to Fox in a bidding war for the UFC in 2011; their consolation prize was the WSOF, which airs its third-ever event tonight. The favorite in the headliner, Jon Fitch, was unceremoniously booted from the UFC in Feb. Now Fitch faces the well-traveled Josh Burkman, who he beat with a rear naked choke in 2006:
It's a classic grappler vs. striker bout. Strategy versus brute force. Guile versus aggression. All metaphors for life.
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1 hurt in northwest Bakersfield crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - At least one person was hurt early Monday morning after two pickups collided in northwest Bakersfield.
Police said the crash happened around 4:22 a.m. at the intersection of Rosedale Highway and Coffee Road.
The impact of the crash left the roadway blocked for about an hour.
One person was taken to a hospital with what police described as minor to moderate injuries.
The cause of the crash has not been released.


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Retirement of Paul Cribbins
Paul S. Cribbins, Assistant Vice President for Commonwealth Relations, who served Penn in a variety of government affairs positions for more than 20 years, retired from the University on July 31. Mr. Cribbins joined the University as Director of Commonwealth and City Relations in 1987. For many years he represented Penn in City Hall, advancing the University's interests before City Council and the Mayor's Office. In 1992 he became the University's chief liaison to the Commonwealth government (Almanac September 22, 1992 PDF). Mr. Cribbins built strong relationships with local and state elected officials, facilitating Penn's involvement in public policy matters related to higher education, research, healthcare, and economic development.
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A COMPANY has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a sailor at Fawley refinery in 2008.
Juan Romero, from Honduras, was working on a fuel tanker which had docked at the refinery when he was crushed by a large fuel pipe that fell on top of him.
Today the Crown Prosecution Service said the pipe was suspended from a jib, which gave way after a "severely corroded" connector bolt failed.
Esso Petroleum, which owns the refinery and the jib, has been charged with offences under the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act.
Austin and McLean Ltd, which had been hired by Esso to undertake maintenance work on the jib, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Representatives from the two companies are due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on September 5.


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Diplomat on Thursday was lauded for its civic efforts and proclaimed "a fabulous company" by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the governor's annual State of the State address delivered last night from the state capital in Lansing.
Walgreens on Thursday announced $100,000 in additional donations to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The company, which includes Duane Reade in New York and New Jersey, is making two $50,000 contributions.
Kiosk manufacturer PharmaSmart got a visit from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday as he visited companies that his administration sees as leading the way in the state's economic development.
A Midwestern supermarket-pharmacy chain is taking part in an event that's part of a program whose stated goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the country.


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Region in Brief
Shumlin administration seeks public input on budget
The Vermont public is being invited to speak out at a pair of public hearings on the budget that will be conducted for the first time as Internet-based seminars called webinars.
Administration Secretary Justin Johnson has scheduled the two hearings on Nov. 23. The human services budget will be the topic from 1 to 3 p.m., and the budget for the rest of state government will be the focus from 4 to 6 p.m.
Among the pressures on human services are more people getting more health care through Medicaid; a call for more social workers to respond to abuse and neglect of children and the continuing unmet need for substance abuse treatment.
Vermont Gas uses confidentiality agreements for land bought
Opponents of a 41-mile gas pipeline proposed by Vermont Gas complain that the utility company's land purchases are being shrouded in secrecy.
St. George property owner Philip Beliveau said he's barred from revealing how much Vermont Gas paid to run the pipeline through his property, saying the utility insisted he sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Ratepayers are being asked to shoulder about $134 million of the $154 million projected cost of the pipeline. Opponents of the pipeline — including landowners, environmentalists and consumer advocates — say ratepayers have a right to know how Vermont Gas is spending money for the project.
Beliveau says he thinks it's unethical for Vermont Gas to conceal what they paid him, saying it should be a matter of public record.
Vermont Gas defends the company's practices as in compliance with regulators' expectations.
"We are open and transparent in everything we do," spokeswoman Beth Parent told the newspaper.
Regulators approved the pipeline in December 2013 for $87 million, but Vermont Gas has since increased the projected cost by 78 percent. The utility broke ground in June 2014 and plans to complete the pipeline late next year.
The Vermont Public Service Board is still investigating whether the cost increase has undermined the pipeline's economic benefit to Vermont.
Vermonters encouraged to check missing money database
The Vermont Treasurer's office says it has about $71 million in unclaimed financial property and is encouraging Vermonters to see if any of it is theirs.
The property includes misplaced savings or investments, insurance policies, abandoned security deposits and uncashed tax refunds or paychecks.
State Treasurer Beth Pearce says residents can check for their name, business or non-profit organization in the online database at MissingMoney.Vermont.gov.
A list of new unclaimed property valued at $50 or more has been turned over to the Treasurer's office in the past year and will also be inserted into daily newspapers throughout November.
Last year more than 13,107 people claimed more than $4.7 million in unclaimed property and the average claim amount was $365, Pearce said.
"In this past year, we received more than $10 million in new unclaimed property," she said. "We encourage people to develop the habit of checking at least once a year to see if there's anything listed for them."
Deadline nears for homeowners to seek wildlife grants
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says landowners have until Nov. 20 to apply for federal wildlife conservation grants.
The Nov. 20 deadline is for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which covers habitat work, from managing forests for game populations to restoring field and wetlands for songbirds.
Fish and Wildlife's Dave Adams says the department is encouraging any landowner interested in managing their land for forestry or wildlife to get in touch with the department.
Depending on the landowner's goals, biologists may suggest cutting sections of forest to promote habitat for game species like grouse, woodcock, and deer. They can also develop a plan to fix old forest roads to improve water quality or create habitats for songbirds.
State's heating assistance program to open on Monday
The New Hampshire Fuel Assistance Program, which helps vulnerable families with their heating bills, will open Monday.
Also known as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, the program gives assistance to New Hampshire families and seniors whose annual income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline. For a family of four this year, that means an annual maximum income of $48,500. The average benefit for eligible families is expected to be about $650.
New Hampshire's funding of around $26 million has held steady for the past few years. The program served 35,073 households last year with an average benefit of $663.
The program will open ahead of schedule this year because the federal funds have been released early.
Special session likely to result in drug-focused task force
State lawmakers are poised to create a task force to study a handful of substance abuse proposals when they return Wednesday for a special session.
The goal is to vet ideas from Gov. Maggie Hassan and others so lawmakers can vote on legislation quickly when the session kicks off in January. Although Hassan wanted lawmakers to take up legislation during the special session, she and Democrats say the task force is a positive step forward.
Republicans say the Legislature must carefully study the issues before rushing ahead with policy changes.
Issues on the task force's plate, if approved, include: Insurance coverage for substance abuse, drug courts, beefing up law enforcement, penalties for dealing fentanyl, strengthening the drug monitoring program and better educating doctors who prescribe opioids.
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A couple of months back I decided to start getting my video posts transcribed. A number of readers have enquired as to why I am doing this – here are the 3 main reasons I have my videos transcribed:
1. Accessibility
Not everyone is in a position to be able to consume video content. For some it is a technical issue – not everyone has access to broadband. For others it is about the device (although more and more mobile devices are set up for video).
Others still have a physical issue that impedes them from viewing video – for example I know that a number of ProBlogger readers are hearing impaired and had difficulty with my videos (particularly because I tend to mumble and make lip reading difficult).
Offering transcripts meets the needs of a variety of readers who cannot, for one reason or another, view video easily.
2. Learning Styles and Workflow
Other readers are just not 'video people'. They rarely view them and would much rather read content than watch and listen to it. I myself would probably fit into this category – while I enjoy watching videos on occasion I'm much more likely to be drawn to content that is predominantly text that I can scan to quickly identify the juicy bits.
Ultimately its about appealing to people with different personalities, online workflows and learning styles to maximise your reach.
While search engines like Google is experimenting with indexing video content – the reality is that text is still king when it comes to search engine optimisation. A post with just a video is not likely to rank as high as a post with a good chunk of text in it.
Do you Transcribe Your Videos?
Getting videos and/or podcasts transcribed does take time and/or money but in my mind it is worth the effort as a way of maximising impact. I'd be interested to hear whether you do it on your blog?


text: You could call it Treason Central, or al-Qaida West, but no matter what you call it, the building housing the once-august New York Times at 229 W. 43rd St. in New York City is a beehive of anti-American hostility, where selling out the nations secrets has become the newspapers stock in trade.This latest episode of the Times revealing information vital to the governments ability to protect the American people from new 9/11s is just another example of the Times contempt for the security of the people of the United States of America in a time of war.To say they have no shame fails to indicate the depths of infamy to which the Times has sunk. What they have done is sheer and outright treason, and its the third time the Times has adopted Benedict Arnold as its role model, having blabbed about the monitoring of international phone call records and, prior to that, having told our enemies their communications with their agents in the U.S. were being listened to by intelligence agencies.What makes my blood boil is the arrogance of the Times editor Bill Keller, and his fellow editors, in flatly refusing the requests of the administration, the two former heads of the 9/11 Commission and even Rep. John Murtha hardly a friend of the Bush administration that the newspaper refrain from publishing the details of the program tracking the international flow of terrorist money, a vital weapon in the war on terrorism, and a weapon they now very probably have disarmed.Just who do these people think they are? What makes them think they have the right to endanger the security of the people of the United States of America? By their actions they repeatedly have shown they have no shame and have not a shred of concern for the safety of their readers.Rep. Peter King, R-NY, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has said the real question here is the conduct of The New York Times by disclosing this in time of war, they have compromised Americas anti-terrorist policies. This is a very effective policy. They have compromised it. This is the second time The New York Times has done this. And to me, no one elected The New York Times to do anything. And The New York Times is putting its own arrogant elitist left-wing agenda before the interests of the American people.Rep. King told Fox News anchor Chris Wallace the NYT reporters, editors and publishers responsible for that story should be charged under the Espionage Act, which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.A lot of my listeners have called with the suggestion Americans boycott the Times advertisers while others agree with Rep. King that the Times editors should be hauled before a judge to account for their treasonous activities. Aside from the fact boycotts of this nature seldom work, and the idea of indicting the Times for treason wont fly because they have a right to publish whatever they want, what this case demands is they be shamed to be made pariahs and held up before the nation and exposed for all to see as the traitors they are. And Americans never should be allowed to forget this.The Times claims that under the First Amendment they have a right to publish anything they want. Thats true, but they dont have the right to engage in what amounts to treason, to giving aid and comfort to an enemy that wants to kill us all.Keller defends his publishing of material damaging to the national security on the grounds the public has the right to know. What hes really saying is al-Qaida has the right to know, and hes going to do his darnedest to see they do know all Americas secrets.From now on, we should treat the Times as we would treat any skunk hold our nose whenever we see it. After all, that odor we sense is the odor of treason.(C) Cagle Cartoonsn E-mail Comments to mereagan@hotmail .com.


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Harold J. Reuter, age 56 of Sauk Centre, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 9 at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating and Deacon Larry Lawinger assisting. Interment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors provided by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre. Parish prayers will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Harold James Reuter was born June 7, 1957 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, to Melvin Tim and Esther (List) Reuter. After graduating from Sauk Centre High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany. When he was honorably discharged, he returned to Sauk Centre and worked at Dairyland Supply, Kostreba Construction, and was the owner and operator of Reuters Country Lanes (RCLs). For the past 16 years, Harold worked for Centre Dairy as a refrigeration specialist.
He was a member of St. Pauls Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and the musical group, Rejoice in Hymn. Harold was a Minnesota sports enthusiast who enjoyed playing bar sports such as pool, foosball, darts, and bowling. He also enjoyed motorcycling, driving his 280Z, playing cribbage, and, most of all, he loved being a grandpa.
Survivors include his fiance;, Pam Dougherty of Sauk Centre; children, Chase Reuter of Sauk Centre and Chad Reuter of Sauk Centre; mother, Esther Reuter of Sauk Centre; brothers and sisters, Betty (Clarence) Rooney of Padua, Ken (Mary) Reuter of Sauk Centre, Dale (Jane) Reuter of Sauk Rapids, Wayne (Carol) Reuter of Sauk Centre, Jan (Ron) Pallow of Sauk Centre, Mary (LeRoy) Kramer of Long Prairie, Joyce (Chris) Hunstiger of Sauk Centre, JoAnn (Larry) Lawinger of Maple Grove, and Anna Nance (CJ) Locy of Denver, Colorado; brother-in-law, Jack Jones of St. Cloud; and Pams children, Danielle Dougherty and her children, Grace and Mason of Sauk Centre, and Brianna Dougherty of St. Cloud.
Harold was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Tim Reuter on June 26, 1997; and sister, Doris Jones.
Serving as casket bearers will be Shawn Hunstiger, Ryan Pallow, Ryan Lawinger, Tony Reuter, Mike Kramer, Randy Rooney, and Tim Reuter. Cross bearer will be Rick Minette and scripture bearer will be Jon Stein.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
Harold Reuter, 56
Harold J. Reuter, age 56 of Sauk Centre, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.


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So I had a MM back on April 19th, 2012. I am very happy with my TT results but am not 100% happy with my breast results. My PS keeps stating that my right is more swollen and higher because I am right handed and my muscles are bigger in that breast. She said to give it time as it will drop more and look closer to my left breast. Is this true? When should I see the final results? Attached is 1 before and 2 after pictures. Thank you.
Breast Augmentation W/ Lift PO 9 Weeks on 6/22. Should I Give Them Time to See Final Results? (photo)
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Breast Asymmetry after breast Augmentation/Lifting?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
At this stage in your recovery, I think you are doing well. Some degree of breast asymmetry is the norm, not the exception. You will continue to see the breasts change over the course of the next several months; I would suggest that you do not evaluate the end results of surgery for at least 6 months to one year after the procedure. Overall, I think your plastic surgeon has done a very nice job for you.
Continue to follow-up with her and continue to exercise as much patience as possible.
Best wishes
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastLiftAug.htm
Disappointed with my breast lift and augmentation
You have an excellent result.
Your surgeon is correct. Your right implant will probably move down in time.
But even if not, this is a very nice result.
Your result is not symmetric - because human beings are not symmetric.
There is always a slight different between the left and right sides.
You have less difference between your breasts now than you did before surgery.
Breast Augmentation W/ Lift PO 9 Weeks on 6/22. Should I Give Them Time to See Final Results?
WOW! your photo demonstrate a very very good early result. LOOK at your befores!! You need to be more realistic.
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Breast Lift and Augmentation
Although there are multiple issues with your present Lift/Augmentation, you are still very early after surgery. Wait 3 months before thinking of any revisional surgery.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Shelter Bay Rules and Regulations — Part II
Chapter 40 Code of Conduct and Rules of Order
- 40.020 Code of Conduct - Duty of Care, Loyalty and Obedience
- 40.020.010 Code of Conduct
- 40.020.020 Dissemination and Confidentiality of Information
- 40.020.030 Conflicts of Interest
- 40.030 Violations of the Code of Conduct
- 40.030.010 Filing of a Complaint
- 40.030.020 Investigation
- 40.030.030 Findings of Investigation / Judgment
- 40.040 Rules of Order
- 40.040.010 Robert's Rules
- 40.040.020 Board member voting
- 40.040.030 Conduct of debate and discussion
See the Conduct Complaint Flow Chart.
To file a complaint, use the Conduct Complaint Form.
40.010 Definitions (Res. 16-10, 6/15/16)
- "Abuse" means the use of aggressive behavior intended to offend, hurt, or gain benefit. Such behavior may be verbal, written, or physical.
- "Bully" means to the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively dominate others. Such behavior may be verbal, written, or physical.
- "Claimant" means the person or persons who file a Complaint of Misconduct regarding the actions of a board member or committee member.
- "Discriminate" means to consider or make a distinction in favor of or against a person based on a group, class, or category to which that person belongs rather than on individual merit.
- "Harass" means to persistently subject another to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions.
- "Immediate Family" means a spouse, child (natural, step, adopted, or foster), parent, grandparent, sibling, or in-law.
- "Interview" means an interview before the Ethics Committee and/or Board of Directors to give testimony and provide evidence regarding a Complaint of Misconduct in order to make a judgment regarding the complaint.
- "Profit or Gain" means that a benefit is realized. The benefit can be monetary or some other form of advantage gained.
- "Respondent" means the Director or committee member cited in a Complaint of Misconduct who shall have the right to defend themselves regarding the actions alleged by the Claimant.
- "Sanction" means a penalty imposed by the Board of Directors for board member or committee member misconduct and meant to ensure compliance. Sanctions may range from a written letter of reprimand, suspension of duties, or removal. The Board does not have the authority to remove a board member, but may suspend the board member pending a meeting of the membership to remove the board member.
40.020 Code of Conduct - Duty of Care, Loyalty and Obedience (Res. 16-10, 6/15/16)
Board and Committee members shall, in writing, affirm adherence to this code of conduct while carrying out their community responsibilities. When working on behalf of the community, members shall:
- Use the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise in making decisions,
- Exercise loyalty by placing the interests of the Community ahead of their own interests, and
- Demonstrate obedience through adherence to Washington State law and the Shelter Bay Community, Inc. governing documents.
The provisions of this chapter are not meant to be all-inclusive. The Board of Directors reserves the right to remove a committee member or sanction a board member for any violations of this chapter or any other serious misconduct not specified. Unless the Board determines that immediate action is required, violations of this chapter shall be dealt with as provided at 40.030, Violations of the Code of Conduct.
- In the performance of their duties on behalf of the Community, Board and Committee members shall:
- Use sound judgment in making fair and reasonable decisions on behalf of the community.
- Serve the interests of the community as a whole regardless of personal interests
- Perform without bias for or against an individual or group of individuals.
- Support the decisions of the Board or Committee.
- Act within the boundaries of their authority as defined by Washington State law and Shelter Bay Community's governing documents.
- In the performance of their duties on behalf of the Community, Board and Committee members shall not:
- Harass, bully, or abuse anyone in any form.
- Discriminate or show bias against anyone in any form.
- Use their position or decision-making authority for personal gain or to seek an advantage
- Make promises to or accept gifts exceeding $50.00 from a resident, potential resident, contractor, or bidder.
- Advocate, support, or engage in any action or activity that violates a law or regulatory requirement.
- Be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Endanger the safety of community or staff members.
- Carry a weapon.
40.020.020 Dissemination and Confidentiality of Information
- Board or Committee members shall not misrepresent known facts involving the community's business.
- Each Board or Committee member who has access to confidential information discussed or disclosed in executive session or in the course of their work with the Office, has the responsibility to safeguard all such information, including all records and documents. This includes personal information about any association member or community employee which may be obtained in the performance of the board member's or committee member's duties. This policy extends to the dissemination of information either verbally or in writing, including email.
- Information discussed in executive session shall be disclosed and/or discussed with individuals only on a 'need to know' basis. Conversations of a confidential nature must never be held within earshot of other community members or the general public.
- No Board or Committee member shall willfully manipulate documents, computer records, or other community information for personal gain; nor misappropriate community monies, property, or services of any kind.
40.020.030 Conflicts of Interest
- No Board or Committee member shall, at any time, except with a Board approved waiver for special circumstances, represent other than themselves or members of their immediate family in any matter before the Board or Committee.
- No Board or Committee member shall derive a personal profit or gain, directly or indirectly, by virtue of their association or participation within the community. Should a member believe they, or a member of their immediate family, will derive a personal profit or gain from a decision, they shall disclose to either the board or the committee that personal interest in any matter pending before the Board or Committee. The nature of the personal profit or gain shall be disclosed in sufficient detail to permit the other Board or Committee members to determine if the interest is substantial or the personal involvement is prejudicial.
- After disclosure, the Board or Committee shall determine by a recorded vote of its members whether a conflict of interest exists and the disclosing member is disqualified from participating as a board or committee member in any discussion and/or decision on that matter. In reaching its decision, the Board or Committee will consider whether: 1) The member would derive, or could foreseeably derive, a personal profit or gain from the decision and 2) The personal interest or involvement of the member in the matter to be decided would prevent the remaining members from fairly evaluating the evidence or, that, based on all of the surrounding circumstances, whether participation would create an appearance of unfairness or impropriety in the proceedings.
- Board or Committee members shall not be disqualified from participating solely on the basis of a personal familiarity with the case or the parties involved.
- If the Board or Committee finds that a conflict of interest does exist, that member shall remove him/herself from being seated with the Board or Committee during discussion of the matter and shall take a seat themselves within the audience. Should the Board or Committee need to conduct an Executive Session in its consideration of the matter, the disqualified member shall not attend.
40.030 Violations of the Code of Conduct (Res. 16-10, 6/15/16)
40.030.010 Filing of a Complaint
- Any member in good standing may file a Code of Conduct Complaint if they perceive that a Board or Committee member has violated any section of this Code of Conduct chapter, within 60 days of the alleged violation, or discovery of the alleged violation. The Board of Directors may waive the 60-day requirement for good cause.
- The Code of Conduct Complaint must clearly state the violation, the grounds for the complaint, and provide any documentation to support the complaint.
- Within 10 business days of receipt of the Code of Conduct Complaint, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall determine whether the complaint is complete. If it is deemed incomplete, it shall be returned to the claimant stating the area of deficiency and requesting that the properly completed form be resubmitted within 10 business days. After the final filing, the claimant may provide additional documentation as necessary during the process. Such documentation must be relevant to the complaint filed.
- Within 10 business days of receipt of the Code of Conduct Complaint, the Executive Secretary of the Board shall determine whether the complaint is complete. If it is deemed incomplete, it shall be returned to the claimant stating the area of deficiency and requesting that the properly completed form be resubmitted within 10 business days. After the final filing, the claimant may provide additional documentation as necessary during the process. Such documentation must be relevant to the complaint filed.
- The Board President or Vice President, with the concurrence of the board, may immediately suspend the board or committee member if the violation is of such a serious nature as to potentially create a liability for the Community. If not a cause for immediate suspension, the following investigation process shall commence.
- Once a Code of Conduct Complaint is properly filed, within 15 days the board president will appoint, and the board shall confirm, an Ethics Committee to investigate the matter. The Ethics Committee will be comprised of five members, none of whom is a seated board member or member serving with the claimant or respondent on any committee. Members of the Ethics Committee must sign a Disclosure of Interest statement and a Good Faith Conduct statement prior to their first meeting.
- Phase I – Informal Review Process: Within 15 business days of appointment, the Ethics Committee will begin to determine whether the complaint has merit. Should the Ethics Committee determine the complaint has the potential for a lawsuit to be filed (criminal or civil), the Ethics Committee may recommend that the Board of Directors hire an outside investigator to review the matter and prepare a written report to the Board.
- If the Ethics Committee determines it will proceed with the matter, both the claimant and respondent will be notified by the Ethics Committee that a complaint has been filed and the next steps in the review schedule. The investigation of misconduct by any board or committee member will be treated as a personnel issue with all meetings and materials handled confidentially.
- Upon notification of the Complaint, the respondent may provide documentation relevant to the Complaint.
- The Ethics Committee will hold private, informal discussions with both parties in order to establish the scope of the complaint. The Ethics Committee will investigate the claim using whatever testimony is given or materials made available to it by either party in order to determine its merit.
- The investigation shall consist of:
- Separate interviews with the claimant and the respondent.
- Interviews with any other witnesses to the complaint.
- Review of any and all evidence provided by the claimant or the respondent
- Follow-up interviews with the claimant, respondent and other witnesses, as needed.
- If it finds there is merit to the complaint, the Ethics Committee will offer both parties access to a mutually agreed upon mediation opportunity to resolve the issue. If both parties agree, mediation will proceed until resolution is achieved or it is deemed by either party or the mediator that mediation will not resolve the issue.
- If the Ethics Committee determines there is insufficient merit to pursue the claim, the Ethics Committee will provide both claimant and respondent with notice of this determination. This decision is appealable to the Board of Directors within 10 business days of the date of the notice.
- Phase II Formal Review Process: If mediation is not successful or is not an option for resolving the issue, then the Ethics Committee will establish a schedule to perform a formal investigation and hold interviews regarding the complaint within 15 days. Both parties will be notified of the schedule. During the interview process, both parties, or their designees, will present their respective cases, with or without documentation and/or witnesses. Interviews before the Ethics Committee will be private and confidential, however, recorded, for future use by the Board of Directors or by either party should subsequent legal action be pursued.
40.030.030 Findings of Investigation / Judgment
- The Ethics Committee will produce a report of its findings and provide the report to both parties and the Board of Directors. The findings of the Ethics Committee will be appealable to the Board of Directors within 10 business days of the date of the report.
- The Board of Directors will either confirm the findings of the Ethics Committee or, if not in agreement, schedule its own investigation to begin within 30 days of the Ethics Committee's report. If the Ethics Committee's findings include a recommendation for sanctions, the Board will conduct its own investigation into the matter in the same manner and upon a similar schedule as that provided for the Ethics Committee.
- No Board member, who has a fiduciary interest in the conclusion of this complaint may serve in a decision making capacity on this case.
- The Board will notify both the claimant and respondent of its decision. The Board's decision is final for the Community.
- If subsequent legal action by the parties should be pursued, all Community records kept with regard to the case will be made available upon the request of either party.
- If deemed warranted, the Board of Directors may suspend a Board member and immediately call for a Special Meeting/Election of the membership to remove the board member.
Other than the rules of order set forth in this chapter, Robert's Rules of Order (Latest Edition) shall govern the conduct of all meetings of the board of directors and its committees.(Res. 05-04 am, 4/20/05)
40.040.020 Board member voting
- Each board member present shall vote on every question, unless required to abstain due to having a board approved conflict of interest in the question before the board.
- The president may ask for a voice vote, if he/she feels that the question is not extremely controversial, or otherwise for a vote by show of hands. Any member may ask for a roll-call vote if he/she feels that the outcome of a voice vote is not clear.
- The president shall not allow a board member to explain his vote or discuss the question while the "yeses" and "noes" are being called./li>
- On completion of the roll call, the president shall ask if any board member desires to change his/her vote and if a board member does change his/her vote then the changed vote will be the board member's final vote on the question and the vote used to determine the results of the roll call. A board member may only change his vote once on any given question. The final vote of each named board member on votes to adopt resolutions or substantive motions shall be recorded as "yes" or "no," except that if the vote is unanimous it may be recorded "unanimous."
- The president shall then announce the number of "yes" votes, the number of "no" votes and whether the question has carried or has failed. No vote may be changed after the president commences the announcement.
- A quorum, no less than five members, shall be present in order to conduct business. A majority vote of those members present shall be required to carry any question.
(Res. 05-04 am, 4/20/05)
40.040.030 Conduct of debate and discussion
- When desiring to speak at a board meeting, a board member or member of the audience, shall respectfully address the chair, and shall refrain from speaking until recognized.
- The president shall determine who shall speak first when two (2) or more persons request recognition at the same time.
- Each board member shall have at least one (1) opportunity to speak before the board on each item under consideration for a vote.
- The president shall preserve order and decorum at all times and shall make such rulings as may be necessary to preserve order and decorum. The president shall instruct the members of the audience that the time available for audience comment will be limited as provided in Section 30.090.
- The president's ruling on any matter shall stand unless a board member challenges the ruling and the challenge is approved by a majority vote.
- A board member shall limit himself/herself to speaking on the subject under debate and shall not refer to any other board member except in a respectful manner. A board member shall not impugn the motive of another board member's vote or argument.
- The board shall be at order and shall not carry on private conversations when a board member is speaking.
- If a board member transgresses the rules of the board, the president shall call him/her to order or another board member may rise to a point of order. The board member called to order shall immediately cease the action for which he/she was called to order. The president or board member rising to a point of order shall state the offense committed and the board member called to order shall then explain or justify his actions. The president shall then rule on the point of order.
- The board member making a motion on a subject before the board, shall be given the opportunity to begin debate on the motion, but if the board member making the motion does not begin debate then any board member may do so.
- The board may amend, rescind or reconsider a resolution by enacting another resolution.
- A motion to reconsider may be applied to any resolution, or action of the board. A motion to reconsider has precedence over all motions except the motion to adjourn. A board member may make a motion to reconsider only if:
- Something has been done, as a result of the vote on the main motion, that is impossible to undo or persons have otherwise reasonably relied on the vote to their detriment. The unexecuted part of an action, however, can be reconsidered, and if
- The board member voted with the prevailing side on the question to be reconsidered. If a resolution, or other action which is the subject of a motion to reconsider, was not adopted on initial consideration because it did not receive the required number of yes votes, then those board members voting no shall constitute the prevailing side, regardless of the relative number of yes and no votes cast on the question. A board member who changes his vote in accordance with these rules shall be a member of the side on which his vote is finally recorded by the secretary, and if
- The board member makes the motion to reconsider on the same day and at the same meeting at which the vote to be reconsidered was taken. Such a motion for reconsideration requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote to carry. A board meeting which is recessed and reconvened on a different day shall constitute one (1) meeting. The reconvened session of such a meeting shall not constitute the next regular board meeting as that term is used in this subsection, or
- The board member files with the secretary not later than five p.m. on the first business day following the day on which the vote was taken, a notice of intent to reconsider and then makes the motion to reconsider at the next regular board meeting. The board member can file by telephone provided that the notice of intent to reconsider is signed before the motion is considered. Such a motion for reconsideration requires a majority vote to carry. Only one (1) motion to reconsider shall be entertained on any resolution or other action even if the board overturns the original action. If a motion to reconsider a particular resolution or other action fails, a second motion to reconsider the same action shall not be in order.
- A motion to rescind may be applied to any previously adopted resolution, or action of the board except:
- When the question could be reached by a motion to reconsider; or
- When something has been done, as a result of the vote on the main motion, that is impossible to undo or persons have otherwise reasonably relied on the vote to their detriment. The unexecuted part of an action, however, can be rescinded; or
- When the matter is in the nature of a contract, and the other party has been informed of the vote; or
- When a resignation has been acted upon, or a person has been elected to or expelled from membership or office, and the person was present or has been officially notified of the action.
- A motion to rescind may be made at any subsequent board meeting and there is no time limit on when the motion can be made. A pending motion to rescind shall affect the validity of a resolution, or other action. A motion to rescind shall not be renewed during the same meeting at which it was made, but it may be reconsidered in the same manner as any other main motion.
- A motion to rescind yields to all privileged, subsidiary and incidental motions and it requires the same vote as that required to pass the previously adopted action. There shall be no more than one motion to rescind on a question. If the motion to rescind passes, the question on the main motion is automatically before the board for further action, including amendment.


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To Refrigerate, Or Not To Refrigerate... That Is My Question
Decorating By SRumzis Updated 27 Mar 2012 , 4:25pm by alissan
I know this is a much debated topic, but I can't find a good thread on this that stays on the specific topic I need adhered to in order to find a solid answer.
I would like to refrigerate my cakes. I live in Arizona and just like the idea of my cakes being cooled to the core before delivery, without having to worry about last minute temperature change warping. When I used to refrigerate, I didn't get many, if any, bubbles under my fondant, now I get them all the time.
Anyway... let's not focus on those reasons, please, let's focus on an answer to the main question! What I want to know is, can I refrigerate my cakes, if so, what will the effect be on the fondant, and what will happen when it eventually comes to room temp at the event? I use Rhonda's marshmallow fondant, and sugarshack's buttercream (no-butter). Ok, shoot!
In Arizona you may not have a problem with refrigerated fondant. The basic problem with it is the condensation that forms on the fondant as it comes to room temp. This is a terrible problem for me in humid Cancún, but I used to live in Mexico City, which is very dry, and it wasn't a problem at all.
Somewhere though I seem to remember reading something about how marshmallow fondant was a particularly bad one to refrigerate? Am I just going nuts?
I don't know why that would be the case, SRumzis. All fondant is made from the same basic ingredients that marshmallows use. Why would one be worse than another? Or is it something in the marshmallow-making process itself that makes marshmallow fondant more vulnerable?
I don't think any one fondant is worse than another. The issue is humidity and condensation, period. If you can keep the cake covered until it comes to room temp (or closer too) it, you won't have as much trouble as if you just pull it out of the fridge.
All fondant eventually dries so even if it is a bit sticky after coming out of the fridge, it won't stay that way. I prefer to deliver cold cakes because they transport better. But I don't cover mine in fondant...however most have a lot of gum paste or fondant decor and it has not caused me a problem.
I use all butter buttercream so my cakes need to stay in the refrigerator until delivery time anyway. I usually decorate the night before a delivery and keep refrigerated until just before I leave. The cake is delivered an hour before an event and most are out for several hours before being cut so it has time to slowly come to room temp. As long as you don't touch any fondant that's sticky, it should be fine. If it bubbles, just prick the bubble with a pin and it should smooth out on its own. If I hadn't seen this technique work with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it. Doesn't happen immediately, but it does happen.
A cold cake in a dry environment won't sweat because there's no water in the air to be condensed when the air contacts the cold surface.
So, if it's a warm, rainy day when the cold cake is set out, it'll sweat. If it's a hot, dry day, it'll be fine.
Oh, and an all butter buttercream doesn't necessarily need refrigeration. If it's a powdered sugar based buttercream without a lot of water added to it, it's fine without refrigeration. I make an American Buttercream using all butter, PS, and heavy whipping cream and it's shelf stable for days.
I live in Utah. I have refrigerated a fondant covered cake, it got a little bit sticky as it came to room temp but it dried out before it was cut. The cake was all white. If you have any colors on it I would be careful. Even though you live in Arizona the colors could still bleed a little.


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|June 11, 1999, 07:14 AM
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Join Date: October 7, 1998
Location: N 47 11.614' W 122 13.345'
Posts: 57
I'm going to be running a shooting league at an indoor range.
I have to come up with 12 weeks worth of courses of fire.
The league is geared for people who have no competition experience, and will be set up for one person per lane/target, so I'm not going to do any tricky stuff.
Skills I will be incorporating into drills will be tact/speed reloads, one handed shooting, using cover, shooting from prone and kneeling, one handed reload, malfunction drills, double taps, failure to neutralize, verbalization and possibly low light.
Each nights course of fire will 50 rounds.
If anyone has any suggestions for drills, go ahead and post them or send them to me directly.
Tony N.
|June 17, 1999, 04:58 PM
Senior Member
Join Date: May 21, 1999
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 162
Defense Training International Qualification Course
Setup: Target is an 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper at 8 meters. Shooter begins with gun in the holster (concealed), retention strap engaged if holster is so equipped.
Semi-auto: the gun has a round chambered, with four rounds and a dummy round in the magazine. The dummy round may not be the first or last round in the magazine, and the shooter is not to know which round is the dummy. One magazine on the belt contains two live rounds.
Revolver: cylinder loaded to capacity, speedloader on the belt.
Drill: from interview position (hands at sides, not touching gun), draw and fire into the target. When the dummy round comes up, clear it with tap-rack. Continue firing until you run dry, then speed load and fire the last two shots. Revolvers just draw, shoot all rounds, reload, and then shoot two more.
All shots must hit the target to count, and all procedures (draw, malfunction clearance, reload) must be done correctly. Any miss or any failure to perform the correct procedure disqualifies you.
Par time: 18.25 seconds
|June 24, 1999, 09:40 AM
Join Date: November 13, 1998
Location: Mpls, Minn
Posts: 56
You might give some thought to how familiar the shooters are with their weapons, you said they will have no competition experience, if they are new to shooting some of the things your gonna have them do might cause problems, one of the ranges I shoot at has a beginners leauge and they start out pretty basic, no drawing from holsters, ect
Just a thought, fwiw Good luck.
|July 2, 1999, 10:12 PM
Join Date: October 9, 1998
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DTI's test has been revised and updated. Now you must move during the draw, tap rack bang, and reload. Also no more than 2 shots without moving. The passing times have gone up a bit but I cant recall exactly off the top of my head but somewhere around 2 seconds has ben added.
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This patch implements the TODO Item: "%Allow per-database permissions to be set via GRANT" Implementation details: 1. A privilege ACL_CONNECT has been added to the ACL bits 2. The ACL_CONNECT can be recognized by character "c" in pg_database/dataacl 3. The patch implements: GRANT CONNECTION ON DATABASE mydatabase TO myuser REVOKE CONNECTION ON DATABASE mydatabase FROM myuser 4. The initial condition ACL=NULL is treated as default ACL=ACL_CREATE_TEMP | ACL_CONNECT providing backward compatibility with the current pg_hba.conf Notes: As discussed : A database owner WITHOUT SUPERUSER privileges can lock himself out from connecting to his database. Try: #psql -U user1 -d user1 Revoke connection on database user1 from public; Revoke connection on database user1 from user1; In this case no warning will be shown to the user informing he/she is possibly locked out. This behavior is discussed in the hackers list. The solution for a possible lockout would be to connect as a superuser and GRANT CONNECTION ON DATABASE user1 TO <anyuser or public> The implementation is best used for systems not wishing to change pg_hba.conf frequently. In that case a simple host record can be added to pg_hba.conf, providing from witch network the server is allowed to be connected from and the database connection privilege can be granted or revoked from withing SQL. e.g. CREATE USER user1 LOGIN; CREATE USER user2 LOGIN; CREATE DATABASE user1 OWNER user1; REVOKE CONNECTION ON DATABASE user1 FROM PUBLIC; GRANT CONNECTION,CREATE ON DATABASE user1 TO user2; SELECT datname,datacl FROM pg_catalog.pg_database; The patch can be downloaded from: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gevik/patch/patch-0.7.diff Many thanks to Tom Lane and Alvaro Herrera for their insight and coaching. Regards, Gevik.
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The Enermax guys in Taiwan are back with vengance, this time with their "Galaxy" series, with 850W and 1000W models.
We caught a glimpse of this monster in Taiwan's Guang Hua Electronics District, powering some 4 PC system, including SLI, Crossfire and Dual Core CPUs. Impressive!
Enermax is proud to announce GALAXY, the long awaited highest-end PSU series.
After showing the world's first 1000W class PSU prototype in August 2005 at Games Convention show in Germany, the world wondered, why it has not been released ever since. The reason was a redesign to newest technology. While all other manufacturers have released since only ordinary 1000W class PSU's with normal 4 rail technology, ENERMAX decided to design a PSU, which would be able to power 2007 & 2008 server systems to give customers the utmost benefit possible.
The result: Five 12V rails, which are an integral part of the upcoming revision of EPS12V PSU design guide by Intel, which will specify 1000W class PSUs and respective technical requirements especially five rails as a must to be versatile enough to power QUAD CORE & QUAD CPU systems as well as QUAD graphics (GPU) systems (= TRIPLE QUAD). Moreover, it can power even TRIPLE QUAD + 24, because it is modular. Besides 6 natively connected drives, up to 18 additional drives can be connected. The sophisticated 6-pin sockets allow SATA and PATA connection without restrictions.
Fully rated at 50C the output per model is 850W & 1000W. This ability is not only based on its rail design, but also on the delay of its release. Continuous meetings with other key players in the IT industry gave essential information on power consumption of their future products and ENERMAX distributed the connectors to these products perfectly on the five rails. Its single PCB allowed to integrate 13.5cm & 8cm fans, which cool it permanently for 24/7 full power output even at 50C.
Product codes are: ENERMAX GALAXY 1000 EGA1000EWL (1000W), ENERMAX GALAXY 850 EGA850EWL (850W)
GALAXY will be available from July onwards. Prices and detailed specs will be released soon.


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Qual Saf Health Care 14:175-8. 2005..The conventional view that participants in randomised controlled trials sacrifice themselves for the good of future patients is challenged by increasing evidence to suggest that individual patients benefit from participation in trials...


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Consumers' paranoia compounded by toxic food, air and farmland
By Boris Cambreleng, AFP Monday, June 4, 2012, 12:04 am TWN
BEIJING--"Every day I ask myself, what is safe to eat? The pork is laced with clenbuterol; the beef and lamb contain other toxic additives; and we don't dare drink the milk."
For most Chinese, living in a healthy manner is not just common sense but a form of piety. If you fall sick, it is widely assumed it's because you didn't really take care of yourself.
But as the lament above — posted on microblogging site Sina Weibo under the pseudonym "White Clouds, Calm Wind" — suggests, this ancient precept did not anticipate the advent of melamine, cadmium, pesticides, lead, mercury, sulphur dioxide, microparticles and dozens of other potentially harmful chemicals that have worked their way into China's food chain, water supply and atmosphere.
Nearly three decades of double-digit industrial development greased by corruption and barely constrained by regulatory oversight has produced, as a by-product, unprecedented levels of pollution and an epidemic of toxic foodstuffs — from baby formula to the grain alcohol favored at wedding banquets, made and marketed by ruthless entrepreneurs.
Many of the thousands of small-scale public protests across China each year are driven by the visible impact of environmental pollution on people's daily lives, say watchdog groups within and outside the country.
Until recently, such outbursts never garnered attention beyond the immediate zone of impact. But the Internet, and especially homegrown microblogging sites with some 600 million accounts, means the state can no longer keep such incidents from becoming household knowledge across China.
Dozens of food and beverage scandals resulting in hundreds of deaths have made Chinese consumers wary, apprehensive and finally angry.
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White Clouds, Calm Wind's litany of alimentary anxiety also includes a fear of "talc in our tofu," a staple source of protein consumed throughout China.
"And we can't eat fried food either, because who can guarantee that it wasn't cooked in recycled oil taken from the streets?" At the end of last year, more than four dozen people were arrested in one province alone for reselling so-called "gutter oil" scooped up from the drains of restaurants.
"As for flour, it's so unnaturally white that it's frightening," says the blogger.
Tainted food may be the least of China's health hazards — it is still easier for the government to crack down on unscrupulous merchants than to purify China's water and air. Just this year, there have been two major chemical discharges in life-giving rivers that have sent people scurrying to the supermarket.
In January, multiple factories upstream along a 300-kilometer stretch of the Longjiang from the city of Liujiang were found to be dumping huge amounts of the deadly carcinogen cadmium. Some four million people were affected.
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Only China's top leaders, provisioned from special farms, can be sure they are eating safely, according to Gao Zhiyong, who worked for a state-run food company and then wrote a book about it.


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The rate of off-base crimes committed by members of the United States military in Japan is much lower than the rate for Japanese in general, but a "misperception" that the opposite is true still persists, the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said Tuesday.
"We are able to keep the off-base serious crime rate for U.S. service members to approximately half that of the overall Japanese population," Lt. Gen. Edward Rice told reporters in a group interview in Tokyo.
Rice emphasized that "a balanced view" is needed to discuss crimes involving U.S. service members in Japan.
The U.S. Air Force later released a statement saying the crime rate among U.S. forces personnel in Japan is in fact less than one-third of the overall rate in the country. The figures for the U.S. military personnel cover crimes committed outside the bases.
During the interview, Rice also stressed that U.S. forces have been implementing a number of programs to ensure correct behavior by U.S. military personnel since the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa by a marine in February.
U.S. forces have been coming under particularly strong criticism from the opposition parties in the Diet, which now control the House of Councilors. In April, the upper chamber made a decision to reject a budget bill for host-nation support, the first time it had ever done so. The budget eventually went into effect in May because it had already been approved by the more powerful Lower House, whose decisions on foreign treaties prevail under the Constitution.
Rice declined to make any direct comments on the political situation in Japan but said he believes spending for the U.S. military here is "a good investment" for Japan's security and that of the region.
"It would cost many times more . . . to be able to provide the equivalent level of security for Japan and Japanese people," Rice said. "I think it becomes clear that at the end of the day this is really a bargain for the Japanese people."
According to a 2004 report compiled by the U.S. Department of Defense, Japan contributed direct financial support worth $3.23 billion and indirect support worth $1.18 billion to the U.S. military in fiscal 2002.


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Movies 16 Feb 2010 03:11 pm
A model 'Citizen'
Back in the early '90s when I was teaching at a parochial high school in Sidney, Ohio, one of my students was obsessed with Citizen Kane. His father told me he watched it almost every night and could quote large portions of it from memory.
There are few films that are better fetish fodder. Until this last week, when I watched the film twice, I hadn't seen Orson Welles' masterpiece for more than ten years because my old VHS copy had crapped out. That's too long to go between viewings, but it had the advantage of making the film fresh to my eyes again.
Citizen Kane is one of the few films that works wholly like a piece of literature, inviting repeated viewings and challenging its audience to grow along with it. The story of Charles Foster Kane — such a thinly disguised pseudonym for real-life newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst that Hearst's censure of the film was enough to suppress it for years — resonates as a story of power, hearkening back to a time when newspapers, and the people who made them, could actually shape public policy.
Everything about Citizen Kane works. I am an unrepentant apologist for old films, urging modern viewers to look past the dated feel and sometimes hokey sentimentality to probe their dialogue and acting. Even with my favorite film, Casablanca, I have to disregard some of the Hollywood extravagances of earlier eras, reminding myself that it's a 1942 movie and allow myself to get swept up in the story again.
No such apology is needed for Kane; it feels wholly modern, a movie that could have been released last year, except that nothing last year comes close to topping it for the intelligence of its script, the power of its cinematography, and the sheer skill of its actors. On the two-disc DVD version I watched, the film looks as pristine as its reputation among all those critics who consistently label it one of the best.
The second disc is a two-hour documentary, The Battle over Citizen Kane, focusing on Welles and Hearst and how this film changed both their lives. Watching it is what made me give Kane two viewings so close to one another — it's that good.
I don't know if I'll be watching Citizen Kane again tonight. Obsession like that belongs almost exclusively to the young. But I know that I could watch it again, and find something new to marvel about or quote.
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