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The man suspected of unleashing the "Dark Knight" movie theater massacre mailed "burnt currency" along with a notebook to his psychiatrist and was barred from university property for threatening a professor before the attack, prosecutors said in court documents released Friday.
The documents shed little light on James Holmes' possible motives or whether the university ignored warning signs about him. That's partly because Arapahoe County District Judge William B. Sylvester continued to keep under seal the key documents in the case — the affidavit that lays out prosecutors' case against Holmes, and the search warrants that allowed them to gather evidence against him.
Holmes, 24, faces 152 charges in the July 20 shooting that killed 12 people and injured 58 others.
Some of the documents are entirely blacked out. In others, Sylvester's rulings on legal disputes, references to years-old case law and even copies of newspaper articles are redacted, along with information about the investigation.
The documents do shed a little more light on one of the main disputes in the case — Holmes' threats against a professor, possibly the university psychiatrist, Dr. Lynne Fenton, who has testified that she contacted campus police after her last meeting with Holmes June 11. Fenton, who testified Aug. 30, said she went to police to gather more information and communicate her "concern."
She did not refer to her concern as a threat.
Prosecutors contended that Holmes was barred from campus after making the threats. The University of Colorado has said that Holmes was denied access to nonpublic buildings on campus because he withdrew as a neuroscience graduate student, not for safety reasons.
A university spokeswoman did not return a call for comment on Friday. The university has previously refused to comment on how it handled Holmes, citing a gag order that Sylvester imposed. Before the gag order, university officials said their police force had no contact with Holmes and that the chief of the department knew nothing about him.
The defense team sought sanctions against prosecutors for contending Holmes had been barred from campus, arguing that the false statements could contaminate the jury pool. But Sylvester shot that down, ruling the statements were within legal bounds.
Defense attorneys did not return a call for comment Friday.
The most legally significant disclosure Friday was the inclusion of the psychiatrist on Holmes' defense team. Holmes' attorneys have said he is mentally ill.
"This is unusual in a normal case, but not surprising in this case," said criminal trial lawyer Dan Recht, former president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. "Presumably he's (the psychiatrist) the one who is going to opine on whether Holmes is insane or not.
"It's a foregone conclusion that the defense will plead not guilty by reason of insanity."
Other documents likely contain new information, but are blacked out. For example, in one pleading, attorneys describe how law enforcement handled the package that Holmes sent Fenton, which was discovered four days after the attack and also after Holmes allegedly booby-trapped his own apartment.
Authorities were so worried the package was also rigged that they X-rayed it and had a technician in a protective suit open it. What investigators saw when they realized the package was not dangerous, however, is redacted. All that is legible in the documents is a reference to the package containing a notebook with a post-it note and "burnt currency."
The records also show that authorities obtained text messages that Holmes sent a classmate. The documents do not say what those texts discussed.
In court, prosecutors suggested Holmes was angry at the failure of a once promising academic career and stockpiled weapons, ammunition, tear gas grenades, and body armor as his research deteriorated and professors urged him to get into another profession. Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Pearson said Holmes failed a key oral exam in June, was banned from campus and began to voluntarily withdraw from the school.
Documents filed in the case from now on will be public, unless prosecutors or defense attorneys ask they not be released.


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Rochester Middle School
Around RMS
The RMS Chorus performed their Holiday Concert on Dec. 18, at the Spaulding High School Auditorium. The chorus presented their version of "Dear Santa (A Musical "Tweet" for Christmas) by John Jacobson and Mac Huff. The description from the website follows: "Email? Text? Post? Tweet? Skype? Christmas is almost here, and the entire family is frantic about getting their lists to Santa. Exhausted Mom is ready for an island vacation, choked-up Dad doesn't need any more ridiculous ties, big brother Axel is on the move and needs some wheels, little brother Joey wants a puppy, and Grandma and Grandpa want to try out one of those fancy dance revolution machines. See how little sister Molly's handwritten letter reminds everyone of the true meaning of the season."
Under the directorship of Lorraine Barrows, the songs performed were: "North Pole Hotline;" "I've Got a List" by the entire chorus and Molly; "Getting Away For Christmas" by Super Mom and the chorus; "Dry Bones" by the Chordbusters; "Anything But a Tie" by the Chordbusters, Dad and the chorus; "I Need Some Wheels" by Axel and the chorus; "River Deep, Mountain High" by Linda and the Treblemakers; "Hanukkah Feeling" by the Treblemakers; "A Puppy for Christmas" by Joey and the chorus; "Holiday Dance Revolution" by Grandma Eunice, Grandpa Fred and the chorus; "Sincerely, Christmas" by Molly and the chorus; "Mr. Santa" by the Treblemakers; and "Finale Reprise" by Santa, the chorus and the cast.
The cast members for "Dear Santa" were: Molly: Dominique Bessette; Grandpa Fred: Patrick Stanley; Super Mom: Emily Vinciguerra; Mrs. Claus: June Evans; Dad: Jason Cortina; Santa Claus: Drue Lizotte; Axel: Molly Stanley; Puppy (solo): Jenyca Donnelly; Linda: Alexa Gagne; Cousins: Kyla Lepine, Bailey Husted, Libby Walters, Jenna Stapin, Destiny Brown; Joey: Deanna Marriott; Grandma Eunice: Shea Taylor; Axel's Friends: Abbi Spear and Derek Nickerson; and the Puppies: Sadie Benoit, McKenna Arroyo, Aiyana Allen, Isabel Bailey, Jayde Eaton, and Hailey Tilton.
On Dec. 21, both bands and the chorus performed an abbreviated version of their concerts. Mrs. Barrows made sure to acknowledge the fine work Mr. Richardson, who once walked the halls of RMS as a student himself, did as the long-term substitute teacher for Mrs. Sullivan. Mrs. Sullivan will be returning for third term.
Grade 8 student Ashley Wilkins successfully completed her toy drive project by exceeding her goal for the number of donations. For this project Ashley received the Rochester Student of the Month recognition. The announcement included this description about Ashley who "…reached out to the eight elementary schools in Rochester and asked the guidance counselors to pick two families in need… this project will hopefully teach others what Ashley knows is important: doing a simple little deed can do such a great thing and make you feel so good." The RMS community stepped up and helped her complete her toy drive.
Several teams enjoyed this year's presentation of "A Christmas Carol" at the Rochester Opera House. Teams traveling to the play were: Boston University, the University of Maine, University of Florida, College of William and Mary, and the University of Kentucky.
All the basketball teams are participating in the annual Rochester Holiday Basketball Tournament during vacation week. During pool play, the seventh grade boys' team and both girls' teams played Wednesday. On Thursday, the grade 7 girls play at 5 p.m. while the grade 8 boys play at 8 p.m. Friday, both boys' teams play, grade 7 at 7 p.m. and grade 8 at 8 p.m. On Saturday, teams play according to their record, while the grade 7 boys are scheduled for 12 p.m. The championship games will be played on Sunday.
Mr. Fortier has this summary of the grade 7 girls' basketball team's first game on Dec. 20: "Great team defense lifted the RMS girls' 7th grade basketball team to a 33-28 season-opening win over Henry Wilson School of Farmington. Great job, ladies!"
Clubs and Organizations
The Ski Club had its first meeting of the year, a potluck dinner at the middle school, on Dec. 18. Advisors Bruce Demers and Carla Femino announced that RMS Ski Club shirts/sweatshirts are now available. The order form can be obtained from the main office or the RMS website, or by e-mailing Ms. Femino at email@example.com.
Yearbook Special Sale Days: Jan. 2 to 11 for $25 each.
Jan. 2: Classes resume.
Jan. 9: Early release day.
Jan. 10: First ski trip of the season.
Jan. 22: School spelling bee (snowdate Jan. 24).
Jan. 25: Teacher workshop day.
Maple Street Magnet School
On Friday our students journeyed to the Opera House to see "A Christmas Carol." Many students dressed in their theater best for this event. Students oohed and ahhed as they entered this historic 104-year-old building.
Trinity and Griffin remembered seeing the play last year and wondered if there would be changes in this year's performance. Katie remembered the Ghost of Christmas Future jumping off the bed. Chloe was joyful that her mother could chaperone. Hunter wondered if it would be like the movie. Spencer had been to the Opera House for dance recitals. Jadyn's mom was enjoying the students' excitement as they waited for the show.
After the show Brian remarked that Marley always wears chains, both in the book and in the movie. Damian loved the drama at the grave scene. Ashleigh was amazed that Tiny Tim was a girl. Trinity wondered how they moved the bed. Second graders loved the intermission. One of the audience participation songs was their favorite song — Frosty the Snowman.
Zander summed up the students' reaction to the play — "It was awesome."
School Street School
Kindergarten has been working hard at reading! We know our letters and sounds so well that we can read small words with short vowels! We are also practicing reading make-believe words.
In math we are working on writing our numbers, counting by 10s, and addition and subtraction. Our favorite math games to play are Top-It, Monster Squeeze, and Teen Tangle.
Hector the Elf has been spending time in our classroom this month. He watches us during the day and flies home to North Pole at night. He always tells Santa about how our day was and brings a message from Santa each morning. Santa has been very pleased with us this year!

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text: Posted on macnn.com is an interesting article... Apple to intro quad-core iMacs in January? Apple is waiting on a special round of Intel chips to update its iMacs with quad-core processors, according to claims by PC makers. The California company is reportedly hinging its move on a new set of desktop Core 2 Quad processors due in January that are specifically power-optimized for all-in-one desktops, dropping the thermal peak power from a too-high 95W down to 65W. They would have the same performance characteristics as existing processors and include a 2.33GHz Q8200 with 4MB of Level 2 cache, a 2.66GHz Q9400 with 6MB of cache and a 2.83GHz Q9550 with the full 12MB of cache. In addition to the two extra cores, which would significantly improve the performance of iMacs for multi-core aware tasks, the systems would also have a faster 1,333MHz system bus and would be significantly less expensive on average than the dual-core mobile processors Apple has used to date. The 2.33GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.83GHz chips cost $245, $320 and $369 in large batches, according to the report. A move to desktop-class processors would be uncharacteristic for the Mac producer, which has so far depended on the lower power and heat of mobile Core 2 Duos both to keep the iMac casing slim and to reduce the amount of necessary cooling; readers should be cautious before accepting the claims. However, an optimized processor potentially mitigates these problems while letting Apple either trim costs or upgrade other components of the system. If accurate, the news would see Acer, Dell and HP also join Apple in launching either all-in-one or small form factor desktops based on the new Core 2 Quad variants, with ASUS also mulling a decision of its own. Dell would most likely use the chip for an update to the XPS One while HP would likely update its TouchSmart PCs with the new chips.


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Muhammad Ali Limited-Edition LeRoy Neiman Serigraph - Artist's Proof
Starting Bid - $1,000, Sold For - $3,525
Titled Homage to Ali, issued in 1991, serigraph numbered "AP 2/50" (artist's proof) signed in pencil by Neiman ("10") in the lower margin. Edition limited to 325 total impressions (270 numbered impressions, 50 artist's proofs, and 5 printer's proofs). This classic and extremely substantial Neiman tribute to Muhammad Ali captures key moments of the epic "Rumble in the Jungle" battle between Ali and Foreman. Ali once again "shocked the world" on October 29, 1974, when he knocked out the heavily favored Foreman in round 8 to recapture the Heavyweight Championship of the world. This is one of only three Muhammad Ali serigraphs created by Neiman and, in the eyes of many, the finest. Ali is pictured five times in the montage, highlighted by the large central image of him delivering the knockout blow to Foreman's jaw. Ali was one of Neiman's favorite subjects and this piece is one of the most evocative boxing works ever produced by the legendary artist. This is a rarely seen Neiman. We have offered only two examples in the past. One appeared as Lot 727 in REA's May 2004 sale and sold for $3,450; the second appeared as Lot 1313 in REA's May 2009 sale and sold for $4,994. The serigraph measures 38 x 28 inches (image area) and displays remnants of mounting tape along the top edge on the reverse; otherwise in Mint condition. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$4,000. SOLD FOR $3,525
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NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners blogger Clinton Bell brings us a different kind of Mariners piece today. This piece is about the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis song "My oh My." An announcer like Dave will never be forgotten, but this video cements his legacy into our hearts a bit more than it already was. His catchphrases will be passed down from generation to generation as folk lore. We miss you Dave.
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Jay Z was violently attacked by his wife Beyonce's younger sister Solange Knowles last week and the whole thing was caught on video.
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Solange was held back by a large man who appears to be a bodyguard, but she was still able to get in some kicks and definitely makes contact at least three times. The whole time, Bey stands to the side without getting involved physically. No word on what happened that caused the fight.
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Fourth in a series.
With pressure on to conserve capital and energy costs, government agencies are experimenting with converged infrastructure systems. The technology integrates a variety of storage, server and networking components to give administrators more control over their data center operations.
Agencies are exploring new options for reinvesting in physical infrastructure as new options open up to retool the data center and its features to the needs of government. Read more.
In Oakland County, Mich., a reference architecture approach to upgrading the enterprise helps preserve features of its existing data center while providing flexibility to adopt new services. Read more.
With data centers under renovation, some agencies are using the cloud to meet their disaster recovery and business continuity requirements. Read more.
IT administrators and data center managers say software-defined technology is a key driver behind these new-look approaches to managing enterprise storage, compute and networking needs. In the future, they say, the data center will be defined by software.
The trend is to some extent tied to converged infrastructure, since software also gives the converged hardware device its computing and storage characteristics. But ultimately this software-driven infrastructure can exist independently of a converged hardware platform.
Software-defined storage is one example. The technology, often referred to as storage virtualization, creates a single pool of storage from multiple, physical storage devices. A software layer then provisions storage to applications that need it and provides functions such as policy management, replication and backup.
Chris Poelker, vice president of enterprise solutions at FalconStor Software Inc., a Melville, N.Y., company that focuses on data protection and migration, said Phoenix, Ariz., which has virtualized on the server side, is now also pursuing storage virtualization.
"They are now doing the storage virtualization piece so they can get to the software-defined data center," he said.
The software-defined data center (SDDC), more vision than reality at this point, pulls together server and storage virtualization. The idea is that software can tap resources across the data center to readily provision compute and storage as needed.
Software defined networking (SDN) is another emerging element of SDDC. As with storage, SDN relies on a software layer that takes on the complexities of infrastructure management. SDN lets IT administrators program all of the devices on a network through a software controller, rather than configuring switches and other networking gear individually.
Sudhir Verma, chief technology officer at Force 3, a federal solutions provider based in Crofton, Md., said he believes SDN may be the most critical SDDC element since networking is the most complex piece of infrastructure.
Organizations would struggle to realize the SDDC's management and provisioning benefits without a robust virtualized networking environment, he said. "If I were going in the SDDC direction today, the first thing I would look at is SDN," he said.
In Newington, Conn., chief information officer Paul Boutot said the town's recent investment in OmniCube converged infrastructure from SimpliVity will also help it leverage SDN at some point.
"It sets us up down the road to take advantage of some of those network features," he said.
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The software part of software-defined anything is interesting, but it is not the form factor so much as the capabilities that will make a difference. Software-defined networking primarily provides superior intelligence. Think about it in terms of centralizing control. Imagine you are driving across a crowded metro area. You see brake lights and roll to a stop. You might try a surface road, but the reality is that you don't actually know if it will be any faster. So you hope, and maybe play the odds. Now imagine that your best friend is in a helicopter and he tells you where to go. That's what a controller can do. It provides a global view of the network. What you do with that varies, but that intelligence is what will really be the difference-maker. That the controller is software is really secondary.
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A sense of optimism prevails among players in the real estate market of the world's top oil exporter. For good reason: In less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBC.
In February 2011, as the Arab Spring took the region by storm, King Abdullah announced a massive social spending package totaling $130 billion, equivalent to a quarter of annual economic output. This amount is being fed into the system through a variety of channels, from direct bonuses for government employees to improved social safety mechanisms.
As part of the stimulus, $67 billion was earmarked to construct 500,000 new homes. But authorities have put the number of additional units needed at 1.25 million by 2014. The lack of supply in housing is especially grave when it comes to affordable units.
Further fueling demand is the passage of an eagerly-anticipated mortgage law in July aimed at providing a regulatory framework for issues ranging from foreclosure to oversight. But experts have been divided as to how swiftly the measure would provide a boost for housing and related sectors. The chairman of the largest listed property developer in the Kingdom, Youssef Al Shelash, told CNBC's "Access: Middle East" that he expects a steady acceleration in lending over the coming year.
"The most difficult issue for us as a developer in Saudi was the regulation, the legal structure," he pointed out. "The impact of this law already started."
His claim is supported by recent figures by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the country's central bank, reflecting an over 50 percent increase in mortgage lending to $12.8 billion in the second quarter.
A September review of the housing market by National Commercial Bank (NCB) Capital estimated that close to $346 billion in investments would be needed to construct 2.4 million housing units between 2011 and 2020, predicated on the fact that the mortgage law would also help feed an active secondary market and boost effective capital utilization by lenders. This in turn would mean more opportunities for commercial banks and real estate developers "to take on more active roles."
Home prices have been rising for almost a decade in the Kingdom, according to the Global Property Guide. From 2002 to 2005, prices rose 13.7 percent annually according to NCB.
Some stocks have already been rallying on expectations of a new home building boom. Dar Al-Arkan's shares, for example, have gained around 20 percent this year and close to 50 percent over the past year, outperforming Saudi Arabia's benchmark index.
"The government is willing to spend a lot of money here…in this sector. We are really in the right spot," Al Shelash explained.
"If you were going regionally where would you be looking at? Looking at the situation in the UAE and Kuwait, there is oversupply. It's much better in Saudi Arabia, where there is demand and the competition is much less in terms of other players that are there," Saleem Khokhar, head of equities at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), told CNBC.
There are other characteristics that could boost housing demand in the country. According to NCB Capital, "cultural changes coupled with rising per capita income" will cause a drop in the average household size to 5.28 persons per occupied housing unit by the end of the decade.
But it is not only the real estate market that is witnessing change. Gaining access to the region's largest economy with a political future that is vague at best has always been bit tricky, and often arduous, for foreign investors. Al Shelash for one felt the country's attitude as a whole was shifting.
"I think now there is a serious plan to open this country to the market. But as usual, the Saudi government takes these steps slowly. I hope it will not take that much time".
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On November 20, 2015, a North Texas federal jury convicted two brothers of felony visa fraud based on their conspiracy to secure a low-cost workforce at Dibon Solutions, their North Texas information technology consulting company, from March 2005 to February 2011.
Atul Nanda and Jiten Nanda were each convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, one count of conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens, and four counts of wire fraud. The conspiracy to commit visa fraud count carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. The conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. Each wire fraud count carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
The government presented evidence at trial that as part of their scheme, the Nanda brothers recruited foreign workers with expertise who wanted to work in the U.S. The brothers sponsored the workers' H-1B visas with the stated purpose of working at Dibon headquarters in Carrolton, Texas. In fact, however, the business did not have an actual position at the time that the workers were recruited. The brothers knew the workers would ultimately provide consulting services to third-party companies located throughout the U.S. Contrary to representations made by the conspirators to the workers, Jiten and Atul Nanda directed that the workers only be paid for time spent working at a third-party company and only if the third-party company actually first paid Dibon for the workers' services. Additionally, in Dibon's visa paperwork, the brothers falsely represented that the workers had full-time positions and were paid an annual salary, as required by regulation to secure the H-1B visas.
This scheme provided the conspirators with a labor pool of inexpensive, skilled foreign workers who could be used on an as-needed basis. The scheme was profitable because it required minimal overhead, and Dibon could charge significant hourly rates for a computer consultant's services. Thus, the Nandas earned a substantial profit margin when a consultant was assigned to a project and incurred few costs when a worker was without billable work. This scheme is known as "benching."
The government presented further evidence that the Nandas required the H-1B visa candidates to pay the processing fees that the law requires to be paid by the company. The evidence presented at trial showed that the Nandas attempted to hide this by having the H-1B candidates pay the fees directly to Dibon either with cash or a check written to "Dibon Training Center."
These convictions are prime examples of the criminal penalties that one can receive for H-1B fraud. They also add "fire" to arguments raised by Senator Charles Grassley of the abuses in the H-1B visas.


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The twin plagues of economic hardship and low academic attainment turn out to be an inflammatory problem, not just for society but for the human bodies beset by them. And for many, including those in minority groups who disproportionately experience stunted economic and academic prospects, high rates of Type 2 diabetes are the common result, a new study says.
The new research, based on a long-running study of British government workers, offers a partial explanation for a trend that is firmly established in industrialized democracies -- that where calories are plentifully available, those clinging to the lower rungs of the economic ladder are most likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. The study was published Tuesday in the open-access journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine.
The "Whitehall II" study tracked 6,387 London-based civil servants, who were between 35 and 55 years old when they were recruited, for as long as 24 years starting in 1985. In the study phase that began between 1991-93, none had diabetes. Roughly every two years thereafter, researchers weighed subjects, administered glucose tolerance tests, inquired about diabetes diagnoses and health behaviors, and drew blood samples to test levels of the inflammatory markers Interleuken-6 and C-reactive protein.
The researchers also set out to characterize participants' socio-economic "life course." They gauged participants' socio-economic status in childhood from their accounts of the work their fathers did. A few years into the study, researchers classified each participant's employment grade -- from clerical/support up to the most senior civil servants. And 10 years into the study, they asked about a participant's highest level of educational attainment. The resulting answers established where subjects fell on the socio-economic ladder, and whether their status had risen or fallen over the course of their lives.
True to past research, those on the lower rungs of the societal ladder were more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes during the study period than those with more education and rosier economic circumstances. They also had poorer health behaviors that would help explain their higher diabetes rates: Compared to those in higher positions with more education, they were more likely to smoke, to be sedentary, to be obese, and to have an unhealthy diet.
But irrespective of such behaviors, the participants with lower lifetime socio-economic status also showed higher levels of inflammation in their blood. And even after researchers adjusted for the effects of smoking, lack of exercise and bad diets (all of which would push inflammatory levels up), higher levels of inflammation among those on society's lower rungs explained close to a third of the diabetes cases that developed over the years.
Upward social mobility (yes, even in London) certainly helped: Among those who had grown up in constrained economic circumstances but attained high educational levels and bettered their fathers' occupational standing, inflammation levels came down, and diabetes rates fell below that of peers who'd been advantaged since birth. Downward social mobility left participants a little healthier than those who'd spent a lifetime low on the ladder, but not much.
"Our results suggest that tackling socio-economic differences in inflammation, especially among the most disadvantaged groups, might reduce social inequalities in Type 2 diabetes," the authors wrote. Those might include weight management, physical activity and smoking cessation programs, and possibly anti-inflammatory drugs.
Notably not suggested were reforms that could improve the educational prospects of children from low-income families, worker benefits that could give clerical and support workers more flexibility and control over their work lives, and tax policies that fostered social mobility. (Those might appear in a different journal.)


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As a fitness instructor, nothing infuriates me more than hearing stories of women getting creeped on in the gym.
NOT OKAY. And you don't have to take it. This is not a fact of life. This is harassment.
The gym is a place where you should feel safe, supported and empowered. If that's not how you feel at your gym, it may be time to shop around.
Please consider the following:
1) There is absolutely never an excuse for you to tolerate harassment when you are PAYING for services. In a gym setting, it is the management's JOB to keep you safe and make you feel welcome.
2) If it feels creepy, it is creepy. Don't waste your time and energy playing the, "Is it in my head? Maybe he's trying to be nice…" game. Life is short. You are busy. You know a creeper when you see one and it's not your mission in life to take care of their feelings.
3) Businesses should have sexual harassment policies in place to protect both their employees and their customers. At my , our instructors watch to make sure that students treat one another with respect. When students approach any of us with concerns about classmates' behavior, we take immediate action to deal with the situation in a way that makes the person who has been harassed the most comfortable. Usually this has involved having a conversation with the person whose behavior is inappropriate.
Once, a young man tried to bond with one of our male kickboxing instructors by saying, "I'm only here to pick up girls. I tried it before with yoga but that didn't work out so I thought I'd give this a try." The instructor firmly stated that the women at our studio were here to work out and that they were not interested in that kind of attention. He explained that "pick up" behavior is distracting, uncomfortable and inappropriate in this setting. The young man stopped attending classes shortly after that, and we were 100% satisfied with the outcome. We would rather lose one customer than have several people feeling uncomfortable.
Steps to take if you experience creeping or other harassment at your gym or class:
1) Report the incident to the instructor/manager. Ask if they have a harassment policy. If not, be clear about what you would like to see happen from this action. "Will someone from the gym please talk to this person and ask him not to stare at other members? Please let me know when that conversation has happened."
If the behavior continues…
2) Try again. "You know, on (date of last complaint) someone told me they would address this situation. Did that happen? I'm still experiencing harassment and that's not something I should have to deal with as a paying customer."
If the behavior continues…
3) Last chance. "I've now complained twice about this issue and it has not been resolved. If this is not addressed I will be leaving this gym (and telling everyone I know exactly why I left)."
OR you could take the shortcut and deal directly with the creeper.
"Hey! Stop staring at me."


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A call came into emergency communications Thursday afternoon regarding a guitar-strumming musician who refused to leave his spot on Main Street. The caller said he was blocking a business' entryway.
A call came into emergency communications Thursday afternoon regarding a guitar-strumming musician who refused to leave his spot on Main Street. The caller said he was blocking a business' entryway.
It's a call the city's police department has become accustomed to, and merchants have asked for help.
Hours after the call, Hendersonville City Council cracked down on street performers at its regular meeting, voting to approve new regulations which limit where they can perform and when.
"In response to a noted increase in the number of street performers this year and concerns raised particularly by a few of the merchants on Main Street, a number of us on staff met a number of times to try to forge some sort of consensus on a way to deal with this," city attorney Sam Fritschner told the board.
They came up with new rules, which went into effect after council's approval Thursday night. The ordinance limits the "stages" of performers to street corners, which will be marked as zones where they can perform.
Not all corners, however, will be open to entertainers.
"There are some street corners where there is just no place to be," Fritschner said. "But we found spots for entertainment on every street corner that would not block access crossing the street in either direction, including for people who are disabled. And they would have a place where one or more entertainers could be…"
Street performers, also known as buskers, must not encroach the "stages" of other entertainers and are required to make way for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. They will not be allowed to sell goods without a license.
Street entertainers will now be banned from performing within 25 feet of Main Street during any special event, unless the event's organizer designates them as part of the show. Buskers are also now subject to applicable laws relating to noise or criminal trespassing on private property.
The new ordinance only applies to stationary performers.
"We have some talented people," said Mayor Pro tem Ron Stephens.
"See, this is a good problem to have. We've never had this problem before," said Councilman Steve Caraker. He moved that the council adopt the ordinance. It passed unanimously.
Certified Public Accountant Ron Carland, of Carland & Andersen Inc., presented the city's annual audit to the council with praise for the city's frugality.
The following financial highlights were presented in his report:
-The assets and deferred outflows of the city exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows of resources at the close of the fiscal year on June 30 by $101,402,049.
-The city's total net position increased by $1,953,333, primarily due to an increase in the municipality's business-type activities, which include water and sewer.
-As of the close of the current fiscal year, the city's governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $13,590,810, an increase of $4,510,852 or 44 percent in comparison with last fiscal year. About 47 percent of this total amount ($6,410,105) is available for spending at the government's discretion.
-At the end of the current fiscal year, unassigned fund balance for the general fund was $6,410,105, or 55.6 percent of total general fund expenditures for the fiscal year.
-The city's total outstanding long-term debt, less reductions for annual principal payments, increased by $3,790,824, or 13 percent, during the current fiscal year. The key factor in this increase was a loan in the amount of $6 million for construction of a new fire station, acquisition of a new fire engine and construction of phase three of the city's Main Street rehabilitation project.
-Hendersonville maintained its bond rating of AA2 with Moody's Investor Service and AA- with Standard & Poor's.
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-Council approved revisions to the city's small-water-meter access program which opened up the accessibility of meter boxes to certified plumbers beyond the purpose of installing exterior shut-off values
-The city of Hendersonville has been honored with the YMCA's Champion of Community Health Award for 2013. The city partnered with the YMCA to operate the FitKit website, and the two agencies have worked together to make city employees and the Hendersonville community healthier. The city was recognized as a model for other agency employee health programs. The city's Wellness Committee members received the award at the YMCA's annual meeting on Nov. 7.
-The council held a final public hearing to close out a Community Development Block Grant awarded to the Housing Assistance Corporation and used to develop the Oak Haven project, a 56-unit apartment complex for seniors and the disabled, off of Old Spartanburg Road. The grant funds provided the public infrastructure (streets and sidewalks) for the development. No one spoke at the public hearing.
-Council voted to add vehicle repair and service without outdoor operations to the list of conditional uses allowed in the city's Central Mixed Use Zoning District classification. Stuart Rubin had requested the addition, which was recommended to the council by the city's planning and zoning board. Vehicle repair shops with or without outdoor operations and storage are currently permitted in the city's Industrial Zoning District and as a special use in the city's Planned Manufacturing Zoning District. "Service stations" are permitted in several districts. City staff interprets vehicle repair to include the repair of motorcycles, boats, ATVs, trailers, recreational vehicles and automobiles.
-The council learned that a window for businesses to apply for special tax credits under the city's expiring designation as an Urban Progress Zone is closing Jan. 1. The city's designation sunsets Jan. 1. Operating in a state-certified Urban Progress Zone allowed businesses to apply for tax credits to offset state income and franchise tax liabilities. The tax credits were offered to businesses that create jobs or invest in business property such as machinery or other equipment necessary for business operations.
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Brazil look increasingly unlikely to win the World Cup on home soil next summer after another disappointing performance on Wednesday resulted in the squad being booed by their own supporters.
A Brazil squad comprised of domestic-based players met Chile in a friendly on Wednesday night to celebrate the re-opening of the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, but their performance on the pitch was far from satisfactory.
An estimated 53,000 spectators filled the stands yet were left unsatisfied almost immediately when Chile's Marc Gonzalez knocked in a rebound from close range to give the away side the lead on eight minutes.
Despite Brazil taking the lead in the second half through young superstar, Neymar, the overall team performance was less than satisfactory and Eduardo Vargas' wonderful effort from distance earned Chile a draw and gave Brazil boss, Luis Felipe, Scolari another headache.
The boos that rang out across the stadium at full time are unlikely to disappear unless Brazil start winning games and sadly they have found this hard to come by, much like England, who need more home wins.
Because they will host the 2014 World Cup, they do not need to qualify for the tournament, meaning for the past two years they haven't played a competitive match.
Friendlies, sadly, still account for your FIFA ranking and, with two defeats and four draws from their past seven games, Brazil find themselves at a record low 19th place.
Of course, the ranking system is skewed by the fact Brazil are playing friendlies and therefore the desire to win is not so great – while all opposing teams want to beat the Samba Boys – yet there is nevertheless a growing discontent in the country regarding the team's performances.
Scolari is pressured with managing the expectations of a nation ahead of the World Cup and nothing but victory will satisfy the Brazil fans. It is a tough ask and not one many Betfair football pundits think he can achieve, for the team are struggling simply to eke out meaningless wins a year before the finals.


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My Checkup
I've seen both my doctors in the past week and they both say that I am looking good. None of my medications had to be switched and I don't have to go back to my Psychiatrist for 6 months! (Unless I need him)
I was so happy to hear him say that.
My husband and I got the stove taken apart the other day and put back together and cleaned. Now I am not afraid to cook. I celebrated by making French fries and chicken nuggets.
I am so happy that my medications are working. I feel like I'm finally moving forward instead of back and forth. There are only a few things I notice but aren't that bothersome. Like, sometimes if my husband touches me I have an urge to hit his hand away. I just don't like to be touched sometimes and I don't know why. Sometimes I find myself in a stare and in my own thoughts, but I usually snap out of it. None of it is worrisome to me, I'm just glad I feel better.


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My Party: Isla
This rabbit isn't in a hurry; she's enjoying her first birthday party. Her mom Natalie describes: For my daughter's first birthday party I wanted something unique, fun, and girly. Something that would make for great photographs. I've always loved tea so I had the idea to do a mad hatter tea party and dubbed the event "Isla in ONEderland".
This party was my inspiration. I am a single mom and my budget is tight so I knew I had to do it on the cheap. I contacted Parks and Recreation for permission to use my favorite park in the area (Aragon Park). I was surprised when they approved because the park is in a private, upscale neighborhood. And all it cost me was a little of my time and effort.
The paper lanterns I ordered online for a grand total of $18. I hung them over the table. The table coverings I got from a local party supply store for $10. And the teacups, pots, and saucers I picked up for pennies at Goodwill and garage sales. My dear friend Paula helped me paint the mismatched tea set with acrylic glass paint.
Because the majority of the guests still used sippy cups, I decided to fill the teacups with candy (wrapped in white tulle to illustrate steam from "tea") and give them as party favors. I also got a couple of white rabbit ear headbands for $1 each at Target.
I covered Isla's high chair in a purple crushed velvet fabric, like the chair where Ailce sits in the cartoon.
I made the cupcake stand from some round cake boards that I spray painted pink and gorilla glued to some interestingly shaped cups from Goodwill. I also made her blue dress out of a silk taffeta from Joanns.
I kept the food simple. Cupcakes from Walmart, brownies I baked, a fruit tray, a veggie tray, water, sweet tea, and soda. I made Isla's giant smash cupcake myself.
Aragon Park is equipped with an adorable playground. Instead of games we just let the kids run around and play.
Thanks Natalie! Readers, want to see more of this ONEderland party? Find more at Queen of Whirled.
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but I really don't think it should or does make any difference for the compiler tools.
My worry is that it may cause problems for such things as Inline.pm or ExtUtils::MakeMaker or various other cpan packages that involve compiling (some packages will try to compile little C snippets to see if your C compiler is available). Not all of these packages are smart enough to handle the various cross platform issues that come up, especially not spaces in the install paths.
I _strongly_ recommend that you install as much as possible in paths with no spaces for this reason. For instance I usually install Visual Studio dotNet in E:\dotNet and not in the MS recommended ditrectories. Ive never had a problem as long as I did this. However every time i forget about this (when I build a new machine for instance) and I always end up getting bitten and having to junction or reinstall. So while im sure a lot of stuff will work fine, i think the safest plan, and the lowest stress is to avoid them. After all its always when you have 6 minutes to get something done that a CPAN install blows up and starts wining about not being able to find the compiler that is most definately there. :-)
OTOH, im not going to get too strung out about it, after all Ive already installed them in directories without spaces in their names so it wont be me getting bitten. :-p
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Surprise — it's a girl for Mira Sorvino!
The actress, 44, gave birth to her fourth child, daughter Lucia, on Thursday, May 3 in Los Angeles, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
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1. Re: text flow between pages.Michael Gianino Apr 4, 2012 10:50 PM (in response to TheNewbie1956)1 person found this helpful
Since you have chosen the name TheNewbie1956 for the forum, I assume you are actually a newbie to InDesign, so please allow me to suggest that you pick up a copy of Sandee Cohen's Visual QuickStart Guide for InDesign. I can help you with this issue, but it's pretty basic, and people on online forums are pretty quick to accuse newbies of not doing their homework.
A text frame has an in port and an out port. If you have overset text, the out port will have a red + in it. If you click on the out port with the Selection tool (black arrow), the cursor will change to look like part of a page, with an upper left corner. If you click on the page, the overset text will be placed into a new text frame that will be linked to the one with the out port you just clicked on. The text will fill the page from the vertical spot where you clicked to the bottom margin (provided there is enough text) and from the left to right margins. If, before you click, you move the cursor to the top left corner margins, the black wedge of the paragraph icon will change to a white wedge, indicating that the new text frame will take up the whole page (within the margins). If you hold the Shift key before you make that click into the top left margin, the cursor will contain a squiggly line with an arrow, indicating that if the end of the page is reached, and there is more overset text to place, new pages will be created, with new text frames to contain the text. This is similar to the way word processors work—similar, but not the same, in that pages do not disappear when text is contracted.
So, instead of cutting overset text from the story editor and pasting it into a separate text frame, you can have linked text frames if you like. And if you want to create a new text frames in advance, and then fill them with the overset text from a text frame you already have, just click the out port on the overset frame and into the middle of the empty frame.
2. Re: text flow between pages.wjnp2000 Apr 5, 2012 5:04 AM (in response to Michael Gianino)1 person found this helpful
Hi TheNewbie1956,
Just to upgrade Michael, in your template go to Master pages that you use.
Create a blank frames. Drawing frames with the Text tool, in acord with your page layout. Take right down port of this frame and place in other page, if you are working with faccing pages.
So, next time you place a new story text inside the page, the pages will be create automactily for the whole story text.
Good luck!
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3. Re: text flow between pages.Michael Gianino Apr 5, 2012 7:45 AM (in response to wjnp2000)
You don't need master text frames for that.
4. Re: text flow between pages.TheNewbie1956 Apr 5, 2012 8:41 AM (in response to TheNewbie1956)
Thanks for the answers. I am making great progress with InDesign but there are certain issues. I want to do my homework but I find it utterly frustruating that certain books, online references will say something and my software of course do/show a completely different thing...let me demonstrate with a following;
I read this in my book and online - "
Use Smart Text Reflow
You can use the Smart Text Reflow feature to add or remove pages when you're typing or editing text. This feature is useful when you're using InDesign as a text editor and you want a new page to be added whenever you type more text than can fit on the current page. It's also useful in avoiding overset text or empty pages for situations in which the text flow changes due to editing text, showing or hiding conditional text, or making other changes to the text flow.
By default, Smart Text Reflow is limited to master text frames — text frames that are on a master page. If the document includes facing pages, master text frames must appear on both left and right master pages, and the master text frames must be threaded for Smart Text Reflow to work.
You can change settings to allow pages to be added or removed when working in text frames that aren't based on master pages. However, a text frame must be threaded to at least one other text frame on a different page for Smart Text Reflow to work.
Smart Text Reflow settings appear in Type preferences. These settings apply to the current document. To change default settings for all new documents, close all documents and specify the settings.
- Choose Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Type (Mac OS).
- Select Smart Text Reflow.
- Select any of the following options and then click OK.
Well guesss what! My preferences do not show this option at all
5. Re: text flow between pages.Steve Werner Apr 5, 2012 8:47 AM (in response to TheNewbie1956)
It's probably because you're using an older version of InDesign. I think that was added in InDesign CS4 or 5. Can't remember which.
6. Re: text flow between pages.TheNewbie1956 Apr 5, 2012 8:53 AM (in response to Steve Werner)
Nope. I got the latest CS5), just bought it [obviously...] I am still in the learning mode....
7. Re: text flow between pages.Michael Gianino Apr 5, 2012 8:58 AM (in response to TheNewbie1956)
I haven't used Smart Text Reflow, so I can't help you with that. Maybe someone who has used it can help you. It would be helpful to know what version of InDesign you are using (CS4, CS5, CS5.5, etc.), and on what OS (XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.).
EDIT: Oops, looks like you were telling us what version of ID you have while I was typing.
8. Re: text flow between pages.Mary Posner Apr 5, 2012 9:54 AM (in response to TheNewbie1956)
9. Re: text flow between pages.wflex Jul 17, 2015 9:26 AM (in response to TheNewbie1956)
I learned you also can't have any placeholder/dummy text in the Master Page text frame, or InDesign won't thread to new pages.


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Over the course of the past two decades, Thomasville's John Gore has seen the devastation of the country's worst natural disasters.
Over the course of the past two decades, Thomasville's John Gore has seen the devastation of the country's worst natural disasters.
He says Hurricane Sandy was one of the worst.
"It ranks right up there with Katrina," says Gore, 77, who is able to make a comparison because he has seen the aftermath of both storms.
As a volunteer with the North Carolina Baptist Men Disaster Relief Team, Gore spent two weeks this month helping remove walls and floorings from water-damaged homes along the New Jersey coast.
"There's so many bays and fingers along the coastline," Gore explained. "Water flooded every house on that coastline. It's a mess. There's a lot of devastation there. There are still a lot of people in shelters. It's going to be a long time before this gets straightened out," he said last week from a work site in Allenwood, N.J.
In some cases, the "tear-out" relief team had to rip everything from the interior of the homes, including all the Sheetrock and sub-flooring.
Gore and wife Peggy drove up in a motor home a day after Sandy made landfall Oct. 29. They returned home Monday.
"A lot of the volunteers are retired," explained Gore, who himself is a retired sales representative. "There will be a lot more volunteers coming in during the Thanksgiving holiday."
Gore was a site commander for his team of approximately 100. The Baptist volunteers were housed in churches and in most cases slept on the floor. In addition to Allenwood, they also worked in Piscataway.
Gore said because the N.C. Baptist group was experienced with disaster relief, it oversaw two other volunteer teams, one from South Carolina and another from Oklahoma. "We're used to this," he said. "We've done a lot of it."
According to NCBM communications, volunteers will likely be needed in New Jersey and New York for up to six months. NCBM Disaster Relief has already provided more than 250,000 hot meals in field kitchens in New Jersey, including Toms River, Piscataway and the Meadowlands, with about 2,500 volunteer days given to this response.
Recovery teams are focused on tear-out work and a few tree jobs. They are also working at Graffiti Church on New York City's lower east side.
The mass feeding and recovery effort is being supported by a number of teams.
Gore says as long as he is able, he will continue to volunteer his services.
"I have a passion for people that have been through disasters or people that are in need. I have been so blessed that I feel the need to go give and pray for these people. We can share the love of Jesus and bring some hope to them. I have been retired 18 years and have worked in disaster relief for 20 years. I love helping people and will do it as long as I can."
The Associated Press reported this week that the average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy. Some of New Jersey's famous beaches lost half their sand. The shore town of Mantoloking, one of the hardest-hit communities, lost 150 feet of beach,
The hurricane caused at least 34 deaths in New Jersey and left 2.76 million residents without power, the AP reported.
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It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films.
"I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with all these little knobbles. So I built myself in," he later said, and added a "highly intelligent" flourish by incorporating Albert Einstein's furrowed face.
A self-taught wizard of greasepaint and gadgets, Freeborn crafted the diminutive Yoda partly out of wire, electronic circuits and bubbly latex skin. He also devised such "Star Wars" creatures as Chewbacca and the Ewoks and built Jabba the Hutt out of a blubbery mass of latex.
Freeborn, whose pioneering career spanned seven decades, died Tuesday in London from ailments related to old age. He was 98.
In a statement from LucasFilm confirming Freeborn's death, filmmaker George Lucas said, "Stuart was already a makeup legend when he started on 'Star Wars.' "
"He brought with him not only decades of experience, but boundless creative energy," Lucas said. "His artistry and craftsmanship will live on forever in the characters he created."
In the 1960s, Freeborn's skill was showcased in two Stanley Kubrick films. The makeup artist came up with the three faces of Peter Sellers for the satire "Dr. Strangelove" and the ape-like creatures in "The Dawn of Man" sequence for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
The six months Freeborn expected to spend on "2001" stretched to two years and resulted in groundbreaking innovations. They included a technique that enabled simian-suited actors to use their facial muscles to move their masks.
The film "catapulted Stuart from 'distinguished artist' to 'deity,' " Nick Maley, a former makeup assistant, wrote in an online tribute. "It was the movie that would single him out as a true innovator."
Michael Key, editor in chief of Make-Up Artist Magazine, called Freeborn "one of the greatest pioneers of movie makeup."
"He invented many of the techniques that are standard today," Key told The Times on Friday. "One reason for Stuart's great success was that he was a superb problem-solver."
Born Sept. 5, 1914, in London, Freeborn was the son of an insurance broker who pressured him to go into insurance. Nurtured by "thrice weekly escapes to the picture palace," young Stuart aspired to a career in movie makeup, he said last year in a BBC documentary.
At 21, he broke into the movie business by impersonating Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
The Times of London had reported that Selassie had been seen driving a car around London but it was actually Freeborn in makeup, according to Maley. When the escapade received news coverage, Freeborn sent the reports along with photographs of his work to Britain's newly established Denham Studios, which hired him.
His first on-screen makeup was for 1936's "Wings of the Morning," the first British film shot in full Technicolor.
When World War II broke out, the newly married Freeborn trained to be a fighter pilot but was waylaid by serious illness. He turned to studying engineering and design, and worked on early radio controls for the military.
After the war, Freeborn gained notoriety, as well as accolades, for his work on the 1948 film "Oliver Twist."
Because producers wanted to remain true to the "cartoon depictions" in the book by Charles Dickens, Freeborn designed an exaggerated nose for Sir Alec Guinness, who portrayed the Jewish character Fagin in the film.
The oversized nose led to protests against the movie, and as recently as last year, Freeborn expressed regret that something he created also offended people. He also would mention that he was "part Jewish."
While making the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Freeborn nearly died when a car in which he and crew members were riding was struck by a truck in Sri Lanka. Thrown from the car, he was the only survivor.
Freeborn's dozens of movie projects including transforming Tony Randall into Hercule Poirot for "The Alphabet Murders" (1965) and concocting fiberglass and foam-rubber dogs covered in fake fur for "The Omen" (1976). He also worked on four "Superman" films, beginning in 1978.
When a "young fellow" showed up at Freeborn's workplace, Freeborn later said he thought: "He's got a lot of nerve."
He introduced himself as George Lucas and said, "I've written a script for a film called 'Star Wars,'" Freeborn told the BBC last year. "He was so genuine, I believed in him. I thought I'll do what I can for him."
Freeborn's wife, Kay, and son, Graham, were makeup artists who worked with him on "Star Wars" and other films. Graham's daughter, Michelle Freeborn, also is a makeup artist.
His wife died in 2012. He also outlived Graham and his two other sons, Roger and Ray.
Freeborn is survived by several grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.


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Do you control your desire? Or do you allow it to control you? The elusive devil can be a sensory – and involuntary – appetite starting with a gleam in the eye. So when a leather-clad Dougray Scott walks out of a dimly lit diner, temptation of course awaits.
The Scottish actor aspired to make billions as Ethan Hunt's nemesis in Mission Impossible 2 and he's been both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He's played at being a sadistic killer (New Town Killers), a chef falling in love (Love's Kitchen), and is scheduled to be Dr. Godfrey in the soon to be released goth-horror Hemlock Grove. In this short video directed by Antony Hofman, we find Scott behind a gleaming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
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