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Evaporator section of the cooling system - Consists of two coils shaped like the letter "A"
Thermal Boundary
A line or plane where insulation and air barriers exist in order to resist thermal transmission and air leakage throu or within a building shell
Sacrificial Anode
Metallic anode which is meant to be dissolved to protect other metallic components
White powdery deposit left by water that moves through masonry and leaves minerals from mortar or soild behind as it evaporates
Rise-Run Rate for vent connectors
1/4" rise over 1' run (Allows combustion gases to rise through the vent and prevent condensation from pooling & rusting the vent)
Heating Degree Days
Degrees when average temperature is below 65F ex: average temperature today is 50F=15HDD)
Segment of a three-dimensinal shape fabricated from a two-dimensional material (the parts of a duct elbow)
E=emissivity refers to building materials designed to reduce heat transfer through thermal conductivity
Dense Packing
Shoving cellulosic insulation in at a rate of 3.5-4lbs per cubic foot, usually done on exterior walls
Balloon Framing
Long, continuous framing members that run from sill plate to eave line with intermediate floor structures nailed to them.
Backer Rod
Usuallly an extruded foam rod placed into voids to insulate and allow a backing for application sealant
Net free area
The actual amount of area in a vent that is not the material itself (metal grills and louvers have have 60-75% net free area, wodden ones only 20-25%)
pocket door cavity
Where pocket cavities extend to exterior walls, shove strips of fiberglass into the door opening with a broom handle shallow enough so that door can close
Stack Effect
The movement of air into and out of a building due to indoor/outdoor air density differences and natural bouyency
IFGC confined space
A room containing 1 or more combustion appliances that has less than 50 cubic fee of volume for every 1000 BTU/H of appliance output
Cold water dip tube
a plastic tube below the cold port of a water heater-carries cold water to the bottom of the tank & keeps it separated from the already-heated water at the top of the tank.
Overall heat transfer coefficient-describes how well a building element conducts heat (smaller the value the better)
A loop of wire wrapped around a metal core which produces a magnetic field when electricity runs through it (usually used in switches)
the process of ensuring that systems are designed, installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained to perform to design intent.
Standard for acceptable IAQ 15 CF/M or outdoor air per person or .35 air changes per hour
First law of thermodynamics
Energy is neither created nor destroyed, but merely moves from place to place and changes form.
Second law of thermodynamics
Heat moves from high temperature regions to low temperature regions-never the reverse
capillary action
The ability of water to move through materials, even upward against gravity through small tubes or spaces
capillary barrier
A material or air space designed to stop capillary acton from carrying water into a building
Coefficient of Performance A heat pump or air conditioner's output in whatt-hours of heat moved divided by watt-hours of electrical input
Waterproof matterial used to prevent leakage at intersections between the roof surface at wall penetrations
Oxygen Depletion Sensor
A safety device for unvented combustion heaters that shuts gas off when oxygen is depleted
Framing members that sit on top of rafters, perpendicular to them, designed to spread support to roofing materials
A combustion appliance that draws combustion air from outdoors and has a sealed exhaust system
Shading Coefficient
A decimal describing how much solar energy is transmitted through a window, compared to a clear, single glass, which has an SC of 1.0
Solar Gain
Heat from the sun that is absorbed by a building and contributes to the need for cooling
Solar Heat-Gain Coefficient
The rato of solar heat gain through a window to incident solar heat. Includes both transmitted heat and absorbed and reradiated heat.
Specific Heat
The ratio of a material's heat storage capacity to the heat storage capacity of water
An air conditioner that has the condenser and compressor outdoors and the evaporator indoors
The number of degrees Fahrenheit that a scondenser and nearby piping ools the liquid refrigerant below its saturation temperature
Thermal Bridging
Rapid heat conduction resulting from direct contact between very thermally conductive materials like metal and glass
Thermal Conductivity
How much heat in BTUs flows through a 1" thick by 1' square foot slab of that material per hour when there is a 1-degree-Fahrenheit temperature difference between the slab's two surfaces
Design Temperature
The temperature equaled or exceeded 97.5% of the time during the three coldest months: Dec, Jan & Feb
Scissor Trusses
A roof truss in which the braces cross like scissors. Usually used for cathedral ceilings
Drainage Plane
A space that allows water storage and drainage in a wall cavity, adjacent to or part of the weather-resistant barrier.
Thermal Barrier
A sheeting material that protects the materials behind it from reaching a temperature of 250F during a fire.
Fire Partition
A fire barrier that prevents the spread of fire between rooms on one level of a building.
A structural fire barrier between buildings that is designed to remain intact and standing in, during and after a fire
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
The ratio of solar heat passing through the glass to solar heat falling on the glass at a 90 degree angle.
Shading Coefficient
Compares the solar transmittance of a glass assembly compared single-pane glass which has a SC of 1. Always less than 1
The force that brings combustion air into the combustion chamber and propels the combustion gases out through the venting system.
Delivered Efficiency
The percentage of the fuel's potential energy that actually heats the living space.
High Limit Control
Bimetal element attached to a switch in the burner's control circuit. Extinguishes the burner in the event of overheating.
Small Electric generator powered by heat from the pilot light or gas appliance. If the pilot light goes out, the current stops and the spring-loaded valve closes shutting off the gas.
Hydronic Heat Pump
Uses the refrigeration cycle to move heat from the earth or a body of water into the home through a hydronic distribution system
Vent Damper
Reduces the heat loss from a furnace or boiler by closing off the chimney when the burner isn't operating.
Evaporative Cooler
Device for cooling homes in dry climates that cools the incoming air by humidifying it.
Manual J
Method developed by the air conditioning Contractors of America to size heating and cooling equipment.
Tankless Water Heater
heats water as it flows through the heater, eliminating the need for a storage tank
Heat Traps
Valves or loops of pipe that stop convection of hot water into the ht and cold water pipes ablove the storage water heater or external storage tank.
The part of a foundation system that actually transfers the weight of the building to the ground
Fill Tube
A plastic or metal tube used for its stiffness to blow insulation inside a building cavity
An ambiguous term meaning either hot-water space heating or both hot water and steam space heating
a piece of lumber installed horizontally to which the vertical studs in a wall frame are attached
Return Air
Air circulating back to the furnace from the house, to be heated by the furnace and supplied to the rooms.
Service Wires
the wires coming from the utility transformer to the service equipment of the building
Short Circuit
A malfunction in an electrical circuit, where electricity is flowing through conductors without going through an electrical load like a light or motor.
A double coil of wire that reduces or increses voltage from a primary circuit to a secondary circuit
Window Films
Plastic films, coated wiith a metallized reflective surface, that are adhered to window glass to reflect heat rays from the sun
a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
A colorless, odorless inert gas sometimes used in the spaces between the panes in energy efficient windows.
Circuit Breaker
Safety device which opens (breaks) an electric circuit automatically when it becomes overloaded
A monumental projecting porch with a roof supported by columns, often placed at the entrance of a building
Beams that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves making the main body of the roof's framework
Concrete floor placed directly on earth or a gravel base and usually about four inches thick.
A fine plaster used for interior decoration and fine work also used for rough outside wall coverings
sill plate
The first component of the framing, bolted to the foundation walls, supports the building while anchoring it to the foundation.
energy recovery ventilator
A ventilator that recovers latent and sensible energy from the exhaust airstream and imparts it to the incoming airstream.
Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
Rating for heat pumps describing how many BTUs they provide per watt-hour of electricity consumed
heat pump
Apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings
Must be worn when working in areas with mold, asbestos, lead, fiberglass or formaldehyde
Hydronic Heaters
Includes baseboard heaters (convectors) and radiant flooring that uses warm water as the heat source.
Stem Wall
water-resistant wall built on top of a foundation and designed to lift vulnerable wall materials away from insects and water
Water-resistant column built on top of a foundation and designed to lift vulnerable materials away from insects and water.
disable or have it repaired
What should you do about the CO producing appliance before proceeding with additional diagnostics or inspections
combustion appliance safety inspection
CO test, draft measurement, spillage evaluation and worst case depressurization of CAS
attic leakage
When considering air sealing a house, which part should you give the highest priority?
Whenever changes to a building shell require a blower door test, what first needs to be calculated?
mechanical ventilation
What is the correct action if final CFM50 is LOWER than BAS and less than .7XBAS
word relating to the space between walls in balloon framing where there can be convection currents.
Level 1 action for oven: recommend CO detector & a service call should be taken if SSE CO levels are:
300PPM or more
Level 2 Action for oven: unit must be serviced and if no improvements, install an exhause fan at 250 CFM if SSE CO levels are:
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With a frontline of Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, the Detroit Pistons needed some backcourt help.
Mission accomplished with the eighth overall pick Thursday night, as Detroit selected Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard.
Caldwell-Pope averaged 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore this season for Georgia, and shot 37 percent from behind the three-point line.
"Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is a specialist. He is a shooter. And he's a jump shooter," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said.
"Seventy-five percent of his shots are jump shots and he knocks down a very good percentage of them. He's got size, he's got length to get that shot off. He's got a quick trigger. He gets it off quickly with a nice stroke."
Caldwell-Pope likely will be paired with Brandon Knight in the Pistons backcourt.
Knight spent time at both point guard and shooting guard last season, and with the selection of Caldwell-Pope, it appears new coach Maurice Cheeks would like Knight to be his point guard.
As for Caldwell-Pope, Bilas says he has some attributes other than shooting.
"He's not a big-time athlete. But he's got really good speed," Bilas said. "North-south, he can really run. What he does is shoot and I think he's got a chance to be a decent defender."
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This game was played in round 3 of quad #27, and was the only game I played the week of January 21-27. For instructive purposes, I'd much rather analyze one of my losses than one of my wins, but I do believe there is something to learn from every game played, regardless of the outcome. In this game I learned that I need to work on my technique. I was a ahead most of the game but missed some big chances to put it away. Yucca did a good job of staying in the game, and really made me work for this one. Here is our game:
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Thanks for the game Strickland, good example of the offensive use of castling for one thing and great tactics, constantly testing my safety awareness. I made so many mistakes here, but that's all part of the process. Hope to give you a better match in the final round of the Quad.
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I have, but my youngest graduated in 2007, so it's been awhile!
If their are no limits or hidden tricks, I would purchase, but you have to purchase something else to get the discounted stuff. I usually stick with Target or Walmart.
I made this for a local group of friends but it may help compare prices. (it's a pdf file) The prices in red are valid til 8/02
Kmart, Target, RiteAid, CVS, Dollar General and Kroger aren't listed. They had sales but the prices were the same or better at other stores.
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Once the marquee rivalry of women's college basketball, the Connecticut-Rutgers matchup has turned into a one-sided mismatch, and a questionable coaching strategy by coach C. Vivian Stringer appears to have contributed to the Scarlet Knights' latest drubbing.
When the Knights went toe-to-toe with the Huskies, they did so sparked by their vaunted "55" press, which has left countless opponents in disarray over the years. And the Huskies have shown to be vulnerable to the pressure this season: Georgetown forced 21 UConn turnovers Sunday and notched 26 takeaways earlier this year.
Yet, Stringer once again didn't unleash her tried-and-true blueprint — or as she said, the players refused to execute it — and the result was another embarrassing loss for the Knights: a 75-51 thumping tonight in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament at the XL Center.
"I'm ticked because we did know to press,'' said Stringer, whose team forced only 11 turnovers. "How can it be that that's what you do and you forget to get there? If you can't be alert for a game of this magnitude ... I love to press. We'd already made a decision to do it. We were going to press at the beginning of the game.
"If we could've gotten to the free-throw line (the Knights shot just four foul shots to 24 for Connecticut), we could've triggered it off the free throws. (But) when we did press, there were breakdowns. When you press there are two people in the best receiving position, but we pressed just one. Why that happened is beyond me."
It was top-seeded and No. 1 ranked Connecticut's (31-1) seventh straight victory over fourth-seeded Rutgers (19-12), snapping the Knights' five-game winning streak.
Rutgers, with an RPI of 21, remains a virtual lock to get its ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth.
Huskies forward Maya Moore, who the Knights didn't double-team, scored 17 first-half points and finished with 22 — making only a second-half cameo — as Connecticut sprinted to a 39-20 halftime lead and Rutgers never recovered. Sophomore guard Kelly Faris added 19 points as Connecticut shot 49.0 percent (25-of-51) and out-rebounded Rutgers 39-26.
"Nobody knew where Maya Moore was," an exasperated Stringer said. "We have to take responsibility."
Conversely, Rutgers sharpshooting forward April Sykes scored just nine points on 4-of-10 shooting. Guard Erica Wheeler scored 17 points to lead the Knights, who shot just 37.5 percent (21 of 56).
"I played horrible," Sykes said. "I apologize to my teammates."
Early on, the Knights repeatedly tried to go inside to center Monique Oilver (four points on 2-of-5 shooting) and Chelsey Lee (zero points on 0-of-8 shooting before fouling out) despite the presence of the Huskies' 6-5 freshman center Stephanie Dolson.
"A lot of teams think they can beat me with their quickness, but I've gotten a lot better," said Dolson, who finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
Even so, Rutgers' inability to press was a game-changer. And unlike earlier in the season, Stringer has enough bodies to press with a nine-player rotation.
"We're going to win or lose the game based upon the way I said you're going to play it," Stringer said. "We have to come in here right. That's totally ridiculous."
With the loss, the Knights are 0-7 against Top-10 teams this season -- Connecticut (twice), Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and DePaul -- and have lost by an average of 21 points.
The contest was decided at the midway point of the first half.
With the Knights threatening to make it a game at 18-14 with 9:07 left in the opening half, Connecticut unleashed a 21-6 blitz before halftime.
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Below is a chart highlighting the year-to-date performance of the S&P 500 and its 10 sectors. At +10.27%, the S&P 500 has already eclipsed the consensus full-year gain that Wall Street strategists were expecting. But who knew that it would be three defensive sectors leading the way? As shown, Healthcare, Consumer Staples, and Utilities are the three sectors up the most year to date. Healthcare has gone parabolic recently and is now up 17.07% on the year. Consumer Staples is up second most at +14.98%, while Utilities is up 12.05%.
The only two cyclical sectors that are outperforming the market as a whole are Consumer Discretionary (+11.86%) and Financials (+11.09%), but the margin is not very big. Every sector is currently up year to date, but the 2.58% gain for Materials and the 3.94% gain for Technology look pitiful compared to the rest of the market.
Below is a one-year trading range chart for the S&P 500. The blue shading in the chart represents the S&P 500's "normal" trading range, which is between one standard deviation above and below its 50-day moving average. The red zone represents between one and two standard deviations above its 50-day, and vice versa for the green zone. Moves into or above the red zone are considered overbought, while moves into or below the green zone are considered oversold. As shown, the S&P 500 has not been in oversold territory since last November, which was more than four months ago. Rest assured that there will be a day in the future when we are oversold again!
We mentioned earlier that sectors like Healthcare and Consumer Staples have had big moves lately, and you can really see them well in the trading range charts of the 10 sectors below. Utilities looks the same way. Moves higher like this just can't be sustained for long periods of time. On the other hand, most cyclical sectors are trading either in the neutral zone or just into overbought territory.


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As of December 18th, Ladybug Organic Coffee Company is open 7 days a week from 7am to 6pm. No more Sunday evening game night, although games are still readily available for impromptu fun.
There is also a new, large farmhouse-style table in the middle of the beautiful space for those folks who want to enjoy the company of more than the four-per-table seating available at the other tables. Great idea for a place that attracts people who have small meetings!
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Daily log, March 13
Tiffin reports
A 300-block Wentz Street woman reported Monday night a man whom she named broke into her apartment. Robert S. Lee II, 44, of Tiffin, was charged with criminal damaging.
Aaron J. Russell, 23, of Tiffin, was charged with possession of marijuana Monday.
A person from Old Fort Bank, 634 W. Market St., went to the station Monday afternoon to report a theft.
County reports
A 17000-block East TR 14 man reported Monday evening someone was threatening him with a farm tool.
Fostoria reports
A 600-block Broadway Street woman reported Monday afternoon her neighbor was stalking her.
A man reported Tuesday morning his wife's cell phone was stolen from an office in the 500 block of Van Buren Street. The phone was retrieved from a man who requested a reward. The man was not given a reward.
Tiffin accident
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday night at South Washington Street and Riverside Drive. The report indicates no one was injured.
Tiffin EMS had two squad runs Monday evening, one squad run Monday night and two squad runs early Tuesday morning.
Green Springs fire and Republic EMS had a squad run Monday evening.
Attica-Venice-Reed fire and Attica EMS had a squad run Monday evening.
NBs fire and New Riegel EMS had a squad run Tuesday afternoon.
Fostoria Municipal Court
Brian R. Dube, 333 W. South St., preliminary waiver on breaking and entering, bond continued, bound over to Seneca County Common Pleas Court.
Brian L. Sensabaugh, 1521 N. Countyline, Lot 18, possession of drug case dismissed, costs to defendant; pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, 60 days jail, 50 days suspended, 10 days credit, two years probation non-reporting, $437.


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Hawkins on waivers, Hampton throws and other Astros news
Astros relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins, who was reportedly claimed off waivers recently before being pulled back by the Astros, said he was unaware he had been put on waivers. The majority of players are put on waivers this time of year and those pulled back can't be traded until the season is over.
Upon being told he had reportedly been pulled back off waivers, Hawkins, who will be a free agent at season's end, started text messaging Wesley Wright, currently pitching to Triple-A Round Rock, to jokingly tell him he was stuck with Hawkins for the rest of the season.
Astros general manager Ed Wade doesn't comment on specific players and the waiver process, but it's safe to assume that nearly every Astros player has been on waivers at some point this year.
Left-hander Mike Hampton, who's been on the disabled list since Aug. 14 with a left shoulder strain, threw a baseball Thursday for the first time in 12 days and said he felt somewhat better. Hampton has said that if his shoulder isn't drastically improved by the end of the road trip next week, he'll have season-ending surgery.
"I didn't expect to feel great, but I'll probably try it again in Arizona [this weekend] and see how I feel," he said. "I threw probably 50 throws, just trying to get it going. Some felt good and some didn't. We'll give it a couple of more days and see how we'll feel and go from there."
The Astros met Thursday morning and voted to approved Michael Weiner to replace Donald Fehr as the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Weiner was appointed last month, pending a vote of the entire MLBPA membership.
Fehr announced his intention to retire on June 22 and recommended Weiner get the job. A clerk to a federal judge who became the top lawyer to union head Marvin Miller in August 1977, Fehr took over as acting executive director in December 1983 and got the job permanently two years later.
T.J. Burton, right-handed pitcher at Double A Corpus Christi, collapsed Wednesday in the clubhouse in Corpus Christi. He was taken to the hospital and admitted into the ICU with a possible viral infection. He is still undergoing tests and remains in the ICU.
Overworked bullpen worries Cooper
The Astros were ranked 25th in baseball in the number of innings thrown by their starting pitchers prior to Friday. Astros starters had thrown 646 innings, which was just ahead of the 644 1/3 thrown by the Brewers starters.
Astros starting pitchers went exactly five innings in all four games of the series against the Marlins in Florida, putting a big strain on relief pitchers. The bullpen, which was one of the Astros' strengths last year, has been ravaged by injuries and overuse.
Jose Valverde, Doug Brocail, LaTroy Hawkins, Chris Sampson, Geoff Geary and Wesley Wright have all spent time on the disabled list year, forcing others into roles they wouldn't have been in otherwise. Jeff Fulchino and Alberto Arias have been called upon more, but even they haven't pitched as well as they did earlier.
"We need two or three days in a row of seven innings [from a starting pitcher] and we'll be in pretty good shape," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "It hasn't happened too often here lately for us."
Cooper was undoubtedly cringing when Wandy Rodriguez gave up eight runs in the first inning Friday. He threw seven innings in his previous start Sunday before the run of four consecutive five-inning outings by the starters.
Cooper said trying to identify a pitcher to work in long relief has been difficult. The addition of Yorman Bazardo will help, but the Astros will have to keep him back in case Mike Hampton can't make his next start.
"Last year, we had Geary and we had Sampson and they both would flip-flop every other day, and they were both strong and did a good job for us," he said. "This year we had to press Arias into some spots we wouldn't have used him, as well as Fulchino. Geary's not here and Sampson was good in the first half and has struggled lately.
"It's been a little struggle to keep it all mapped out, but that's still not an excuse. We have to go out and get it done."
Sampson was sent to Triple-A Round Rock following Thursday's rough outing in Florida, and Cooper reiterated that he was told by Sampson and the training staff that the right-hander was healthy. Sampson says he hasn't been 100 percent since coming off the disabled list.
Still, Cooper admitted that perhaps he could have not used him as much.
"I wish we could have given him more rest, maybe, early on and tried to avoid some of this," he said.
Astros slowly getting healthy
The news was very good for the Astros in the health department on Friday. Wandy Rodriguez, Roy Oswalt and LaTroy Hawkins each threw successful bullpen sessions and are close to returning.
Rodriguez, who left his last start Saturday in St. Louis with a hamstring strain, will start Sunday's series finale against the Brewers. Oswalt, who hasn't pitched since straining his lower back July 28, will return to the rotation Tuesday against Florida, assuming all goes well with his scheduled bullpen Sunday.
And then there's Hawkins, who appears like he'll be able to come off the disabled list when scheduled on Wednesday. Good thing, too, because Doug Brocail went on the DL for the third time this season Friday, this time with a shoulder strain. Could we have seen the last of Brocail? I hope not, but considering his age (42) and medical history (15 DL trips) he could be done.
That brings us to Lance Berkman. Big Puma is still nursing a sore left calf, but said Friday he feels he could play. The Astros, however, are taking a more cautious approach, but based on his comments Friday, it appears Berkman could return by Monday.
If Rodriguez, Oswalt and Berkman return, stay healthy and perform like they did before they got injured, the Astros still have a chance. They're five games out with 53 to play, so there is no time to waste for the local nine.
Recapping a wild night at Wrigley
The Astros' 100th game of the season was anything but ordinary. They lost Roy Oswalt to a lower back strain in the second inning and watched relievers Wesley Wright and Jeff Fulchino each give up three runs in relief. Thanks to 17 hits and big games from Michael Bourn, Jeff Keppinger and Miguel Tejada, they still thumped the Cubs, 11-6.
The win moved them to within 2 1/2 games of first place, which is now occupied by St. Louis. The Cubs are one-half back and the Astros are in third place with two games remaining at Wrigley before moving onto Busch Stadium.
Here's a quick rundown of all the things that went on Tuesday with the Astros:
— RHP LaTroy Hawkins was placed on the 15-day disabled list prior to the game with shingles, which has been causing back pain. Hawkins is a mess. He can barely stand up and can't sit at all, which means he's doing a lot of laying on his back.
— RHP Doug Brocail was activated from the disabled list to take Hawkins' spot on the roster. Brocail, who hasn't pitched since May 4 because of a right hamstring strain, made four of his six scheduled Minor League rehab starts before having his stint cut short at Double-A Corpus Christi. He will join the team in Chicago on Wednesday.
— LHP Wesley Wright was taken to the hospital following Tuesday's game with possible appendicitis. Wright pitched 2 1/3 innings after Roy Oswalt left the game (more on that below) and had a crisp inning before walking five batters and giving up three runs in one inning. No word on his condition.
— RHP Roy Oswalt will fly home to Houston on Wednesday after leaving Tuesday's game after 1 2/3 innings with a strained left lower back. He said the back bothered him slightly in his previous start five days earlier against St. Louis and it flared up again in the bullpen two days later. Oswalt was on the DL in 2006 with a mid-back sparin and last year with a left hip abductor strain. An MRI of Oswalt's back taken last July showed a small disc protrusion.
— RHP Jeff Fulchino and LHP Wesley Wright each picked up their first Major League hits. Wright singled to left in his first Major League plate appearance, becoming the Astros pitcher to do that since Brad Lidge in 2002. Fulchino also got a ball stuck in his jersey on a ball hit by Kosuke Fukudome.
— 2B Jeff Keppinger started in place of Kaz Matsui and had four hits. I don't know about you, but I'm ready so see Keppinger play more than Matsui. Money aside, Keppinger is just a better hitter. He started and succeeded Tuesday and wasn't facing a lefty, which is how he's been used so often.Keppinger is hitting .283 with a .362 on-base percentage, and Matsui is hitting .244 with a .300 on-base percentage.
— RHP Bud Norris, the No. 2 ranked prospect in the Astros' system by Baseball America, was called up following Tuesday's game and will join the team Wednesday. Norris said he was charting pitches in stands during Round Rock's game in Memphis, Tenn., when the clubhouse attendant fetched him and told him trainer Mike Freer wanted to see him. Freer told him to pack his bags for Chicago.
Norris is a starter, but could be used as a reliever. There are questions surrounding the health of both Roy Oswalt (back) and Wesley Wright (possible appendicitis), so Norris' role is yet to be determined. He was 4-9 with a 2.63 ERA in 19 starts for the Express.
Astros expect quiet deadline
Astros general manager Ed Wade reiterated his stance Saturday that he doesn't see his club making an impact trade before the July 31 deadline.
Wade said the Astros don't want to give up prospects and aren't in position to add salary. Also, Houston entered play Sunday three games out of first place in the NL Central.
"We'll have conversations with clubs," he said. "I just don't want to raise undo expectations that we're going to really be active at the trading deadline because that's not going to be the case. We're not going to be in a position to make a deal of significance.
"We've talked about where our payroll is at this point in time and we're going to be very reluctant to give up a lot of young players. But we'll continue to have conversations if there's ways to improve."
The kinds of things Wade anticipates doing are more along the lines of adding inexpensive pieces like Chris Coste, who was claimed off waivers July 10. Relievers Chris Sampson and Doug Brocail could also return from the disabled list soon.
"A year ago at this time we had a real pressing need for starting pitching and bullpen help and we went out and got [Randy] Wolf and [LaTroy] Hawkins," Wade said. "The way Roy [Oswalt] and Wandy [Rodriguez] are pitching at the top of the rotation and the way the other three guys have gotten us deep enough into games, puts us in a position where we're not in dire need to go out and add starting pitching."


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I served in the military for 13 years. At each duty station I was assigned to, there were gay military personnel.
The presence of gay service members was never an issue. All that mattered was that they knew how to do their jobs and that they could be depended on in combat. There have always been gay clergy, gay educators, gay politicians, gay civil-servants, gay doctors, lawyers, and candle-stick makers. There have always been gay military personnel. It is only an issue when people make it so.
For those who point to the handful of Bible texts that seem to be against homosexuality, I draw attention to the other passages that are ignored by most Christians. According to scripture, an unruly son is to be taken by his parents to the town elders and stoned to death. Scripture assumes slavery to be a normal part of the social order, yet few, if any, Christians are working to bring slavery back to America.
According to Malachi, failure to tithe is the same as stealing from God. If one finds their neighbor picking up sticks on the Sabbath, said neighbor is to be put to death.
The five passages in the Bible treating divorce seems to be against it, but American Christians ignore that. Jesus said that if your eye causes you to sin, you should pluck it out; if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off and likewise with your foot. There are many other provisions in the Bible, like not eating shellfish or pork, not wearing blended fabrics or mix-ing crops in a field. I could go on at length, but that is not the point.
The point is this: If Christians are going to quote scripture to anyone, gay or otherwise, they need first to clarify their canon and their hermeneutic. Are all the scriptures authoritative or only some? Who makes the determination and how? Should that be a matter of personal preference? If I am against homosexuality, are those texts authoritative? If I like ham with my eggs are those without authority? (As an aside, last fall I did see my neighbor picking up sticks but I decided not to kill her in spite of what the Bible says.)
Those who claim the Bible as the authoritative word of God often have their own personal limits. I have never met a Bible-believing Christian who has cut off their hand because it caused them to sin. If we are going to share the Bible with those we love, we might share all of it and apply it as strictly to ourselves as others. Now, if I can just figure out how to keep my wife silent and submissive, I will be in business!


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The event, hosted by the New Jersey Devils, honored nine players, three coaches, three contributors to the game and three teams.
"This is a great honor," Dowd, the only player in New Jersey history to win a state championship, an NCAA title and a Stanley Cup, said. "I grew up here and I love New Jersey high school hockey. Getting this award is right up there with everything else. This is what made me."
Dowd, who played at Lake Superior State, had 189 goals and 186 assists in his career. He won a Stanley Cup with the Devils in 1995.
Maguire, acknowledged by many as the best defenseman in state history, led Delbarton to four Mennen Cup titles before playing for four years at Harvard and being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens.
"I am humbled deeply by this honor," Maguire, who totaled 110 goals with 132 assists in his career at Delbarton, said. "My four years of high school hockey in New Jersey had a big effect on my entire life. Today was the culmination of one of the most important times of my life."
Joining Dowd and Maguire as player inductees were Alex Westlund (Chatham, Lawrenceville), Mike Acosta (Toms River North), Ned Crotty (Delbarton), Max Middendorf (Ramapo, St. Joseph Montvale), Joe Tracy (Livingston), Peter Herms (Seton Hall Prep) and Randy Deresky (Morris Hills). The coaches honored were Bob Auriemma (Brick), John Warchol (Seton Hall Prep) and Harvey Cohen (Chatham). Contributors to the game inductees were Paul McInnis, Tony Del Tufo and Msgr. Michael Kelly, Headmaster at Seton Hall Prep.
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The practice of Dr. Bradley Dykstra, Hudsonville Dental Associates, will host its first Dentistry From The Heart (DFTH) event beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13.
Dr. Dykstra and his team of dentists, volunteers and sponsors will provide the first 100 patients with a free extraction, filling or cleaning. Come early, as services will be offered on a first-come, first served basis throughout the day.
Since its inception in 2001, Dentistry From The Heart has grown to include over 200 annual events nation and provided more than 45,000 people with free dental care services.
"It all comes down to wanting to provide something greater to my community," said Dr. Dykstra "The services provided by Dentistry From The Heart help more than just a patients teeth, it gives them a renewed reason to smile."
The event will be located at Hudsonville Dental Associates, 3250 Central Blvd. Hudsonville, MI 49426. For more information please visit the website.


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A 63-year-old Port Angeles man was killed by an aggressive mountain goat Saturday afternoon while hiking near Klahhane Ridge with his wife and their friend.
Robert H. Boardman was trying to shoo the full-grown buck away to protect his wife, Susan Chadd, and their friend Pat Willits, hikers said. The trio had stopped for lunch.
The mountain goat gored Boardman in the thigh and stood over the injured man until a group of hikers finally were able to scare it away, witnesses said.
Park staff were on the scene shortly after the incident and provided emergency medical assistance until a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived, park spokeswoman Barb Maynes said.
Boardman was airlifted to Olympic Medical Center, where he was
pronounced dead, she said.
Park rangers found the mountain goat, which had blood on it, and shot it. The mountain goat was transported to Monroe where it was examined by a veterinary pathologist, Maynes said.
Maynes said people have reported a mountain goat following or approaching them in the area but it isn't known if all the reports could be attributed to the same mountain goat that killed Boardman.
The attack is believed to be the first time a person died from an animal in the park's 72-year history, she said.
Klahhane Ridge is located near Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, about 17 miles south of Port Angeles.
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Recently my daughter Rachel has been very busy with Young Marines. She had the Young Marine ball on October 20, and had a great time with her date Braxton Ogletree. She has been madly "in love" with Braxton since she joined Young Marines back in January. So, this was the highlight of her life so far, when she was his date. She even got to dance with Braxton. She is heartbroken over the fact that her best friend, Tayah, (Braxtons sister) will be moving in March of 2008.
On Saturday November 3, 2007, Rachel was in the Jacksonville, N.C. parade with her Young Marine Unit. Happy Veterans Day to all the Veterans!


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Sea alumnus Jim Donovan, Class of 1984, of CBS News, served as master of ceremonies. Michael Reagan, son of the late President Ronald Reagan, was the keynote speaker.
Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to Kathleen Kellehas, on behalf of the first graduating class of 1967; City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore), Class of 1992, and Laura Simonetti, Class of 1999, of FOX Business News.
Sea presented its "Founders Awards" to Monsignor Joseph C. Ansaldi, who served the school for more than 30 years as a teacher and principal; posthumously to the late Monsignor Thomas Gaffney, the school's first priest-principal, and the Sisters of Charity, who built and initially staffed the school. Sister Mary Carmel Craig and Sister Jane Iannucelli who both taught at Sea during the early 1970s and later were part of the administration, represented the Sisters of Charity. Both have served on the school's board of trustees.
Additionally, 10 seniors, out of 300 in the graduating Class of 2013, were cited to receive the inaugural "Student of Excellence Award" by the current faculty, based on a criteria combining academics, school spirit, leadership ability, athletics, service and extracurricular activities. They are Kenneth Bertosen, Frank Cardaci, Jeremiah D'Anna, Thomas DiSanto, Thomas Grimaldi, Christina Dellaventura, Alexandra Love, Kristin Mowbray, Cristina Nardulli and Samantha Quaglia.
Tables of guests, including past and present faculty members and administrators; parents and alumni from all years, mingled and enjoyed cocktails, dinner and dancing during the elegant evening, which served as the culminating event of the year-long celebration.
The Rev. Michael Reilly, Sea's current principal, paid tribute to the school's history and its founders.
That the school is open and thriving today – Sea has a co-ed enrollment of more than 1,200 students – is a tribute to the foresight of the late Cardinal Terence Cook.
In 1963, the Sisters of Charity – the religious congregation founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – opened what was then a state-of-the art school they built, set back on a tract of wooded land just off Hylan Boulevard and adjacent to Arbutus Lake. The sisters named their new school St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School for Girls, partially because the new building offered a sweeping view of Raritan Bay from its upper floor.
The school, which was built in anticipation of the population boom on Staten Island that would come with the opening of the Verrazano Bridge the following year, thrived as an all-girls high school for about a decade, until the early 1970s, when students and parents were suddenly informed of financial problems that would put Sea on the verge of closing. Students, families, community leaders and Staten Island Catholics immediately mobilized to try to save the school, appealing to the cardinal himself.
Cardinal Cooke decided he would take the school under his wing. He directed his secretary of education for the archdiocese to work out a plan to get the school back on track. Monsignor Gaffney was named to serve as supervising principal. Under their guidance, along with that of Principal Sister Margaret Mary Hayes (who died in 1993), Sea expanded from an all-girls school to a co-educational facility.
During the 27-year tenure of Monsignor Ansaldi, who served as principal from 1982 to 2009, Sea became financially stable, doubled in enrollment and added a number of new additions to its campus, including a gymnasium, an 11-acre athletic complex, and a theater and band wing for its performing arts programs.


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NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune is proud to announce the Inaugural Fan Prep Soccer Awards for boys and girls. While we will assist in the nomination process, the winners will be entirely selected by the fans.
Nominations for the individual awards will be accepted via email until 11:59 p.m. next Thursday (Feb. 14). Then Friday, the voting commences, running through the following Sunday (Feb. 24).
Finally, we'll announce the boys winners on Monday, Feb. 25, and the girls the following day. All winners will receive a NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune gift pack that includes a framed certificate.
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BURTON, MI -- IMA Brookwood Golf Club has hired PGA professional Joe Simpson as its new full-time Director of Instruction and Player Development. Simpson has a long track record of working with PGA of America and is considered one of the Flint-area's top golf instructors.
"Last season Joe split his time between Brookwood and Davison Country Club running The First Tee Junior Golf Academy at IMA Brookwood Golf Club as well as providing private and group lessons and running several learn-to-play programs at the course," said Jeff Sabolish, president of the IMA Recreation Association and Brookwood Golf Club. "Our golf programs at Brookwood have become so large with Joe's help and expertise that we really needed him here exclusively to help retain and grow these programs. (Simpson) is an outstanding golf instructor and has extensive experience in golf instruction and player development for all levels of play."
Simpson will oversee the day-to-day planning and implementation of the golf instruction programs at Brookwood and also be in charge of the Get Golf Ready program, which is designed to teach new golfers everything they need to know about the game before hitting the course for the first time.
According to a press release sent out by Brookwood Golf Club, the Get Golf Ready classes include instruction on various basic golf skills, how to get around the clubhouse and practice areas, the different golf clubs and why there are different clubs in the bag, where to drive the golf cart, rules and keeping score, putting, chipping, pitching, full swing, warming up and stretching, caring for the golf course and the social benefits both on and off the course.
Another program Simpson will be involved in is a new program known as Youth Quest, which is managed by the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Youth Quest program will provide golf instruction to over 1,500 area school children in their after school enrichment program. Simpson will begin instruction in those area schools on Dec. 3 and will continue to provide instruction through the middle of April.
"I am very excited about being part of the IMA Brookwood team," Simpson said. "I look forward to working with Ron Mitchell and Chris Allard at the course and with all of the golfers both new and old that play at IMA Brookwood. This is a great opportunity for me and my family and I look forward to a successful 2013 season."
For more information on IMA Brookwood or its programs, which include leagues, outings and open play, contact Diane Wojciechowski at (810) 249-7060 or email email@example.com.
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Singing cowboy Roy Rogers will be the subject of a new Broadway musical. Oscar, Tony and Olivier Award winner screenwriter and playwright Marshall Brickman (Annie Hall, Jersey Boys) will lead the creative team. The show, which is yet to be titled, plans for a Broadway opening in late 2014-early 2015.
Probably best known today as the namesake of a chain of fast-food restaurants, Rogers, along with his wife Dale Evans and his horse Trigger, starred in over 100 western films and The Roy Rogers Show which ran on ABC from 1951 to 1957. He moved to Hollywood in 1930 to pursue a singing career and formed his own group The Sons of the Pioneers which recorded such hits as "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and appeared in the film Rhythm on the Range with Bing Crosby and Martha Raye. He made his first film as a soloist and star in 1938 with Under Western Stars. One of the most heavily merchandised stars ever, he was second only to Walt Disney in the amount of commercial items featuring his name.
"I'm excited to be able to introduceRogersto a new generation—and to re-introduce him to his older fans," said Brickman in a statement. "At the height of his popularity,Royhad millions of fans worldwide and reigned for decades as the embodiment of simple, honest American values. It will be interesting to contrast that ideal with the current environment of ambivalence and moral uncertainty."


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For the fifth year in a row, Tulane University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for its commitment to volunteering and civic activity. The designation came from the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that oversees organizations with about 5 million volunteers.
Tulane is one of 17 American schools to receive this accolade at least five times, spokesman Mike Strecker said.
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The battle building over a Newberry Twp. golf course between a developer and the community is likely to play out more often in central Pennsylvania.
After years of steady growth, space is at a premium, especially in the immediate Harrisburg suburbs. But before municipal officials jump at more development, they should do what Newberry Twp. is doing and consider the bigger picture.
Valley Green Golf Course in Newberry Twp. probably never will be on the PGA tour, but it means a lot to the community and it should stay a green space for the foreseeable future.
Prior generations zoned Valley Green as "open space" for a reason. They valued keeping that area green and mostly accessible to the public. It is the only official open space designation on the Newberry map.
The township supervisors would have to vote to rezone the land to residential for any building to be done there. It would be a mistake — and a slap in the face to the foresight of past leaders.
More than 100 local residents showed up at a Newberry Twp. supervisors meeting last week, many with signs that said "Keep the course." No one favored developing it. That's a lot of community support in an era when most municipal meetings barely get half a dozen people to show up and be engaged in local affairs.
Newberry Twp. residents and officials are asking the right questions. Is there really demand for more than 300 homes in this economy? While the midstate housing market has not suffered as much as that in other parts of the country, one only needs to drive around to see numerous housing developments that are stalled.
In fact, McNaughton Homes, the builder pushing to rezone the golf course, has developments in Newberry Twp. that it hasn't finished. Surely it should be further along at other sites before embarking on one in a prime location.
While new development helps keep taxes down, open space is what makes an area attractive and pleasurable to live in. Ample parks and recreation opportunities helped propel central Pennsylvania to the top of the state's list of healthiest counties and the national Forbes.com rankings of best places to live. There is tangible value to open space. It draws people to live in a community, much like good schools do.
Township supervisors and zoning boards — especially in eastern Cumberland County and western Dauphin County — have to start taking a closer look at balancing development with preserving open space.
There might come a day when Valley Green Golf Course will have to be sold or turned into a community park. But that day shouldn't be soon.
McNaughton Homes has nearby land it should develop first, and there's little sign of immediate housing need in this economy.
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If you're looking for a fully-featured cloud storage service, Box and Dropbox offer usability your end users want along with enterprise security features admins need. The question is, which is the better option for your business?
The cloud is getting crowded. There's SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, StaaS, and more. In each of these arenas, there's no shortage of companies vying for enterprises' affections -- not to mention big, fat contracts. Who wouldn't want a slice of that pie?
Dropbox and Box are a couple of examples of cloud storage providers that both have free plans for desktop users; but satisfying the needs of businesses is a whole different ballgame than providing average Joes and Janes with a few gigabytes of online storage. Each of these companies can claim billion-dollar valuations, but that doesn't mean much if they can't fulfill enterprise demands.
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Before we launch into our discussion of Dropbox and Box's enterprise storage options, we feel it's important to bring Heartbleed into the discussion. The OpenSSL bug sent shockwaves across the web, touching almost every corner of the Internet. Dropbox and Box didn't escape unscathed, as both reported their systems were affected by Heartbleed. More on Heartbleed Security Updates
Now, we're not singling out Dropbox and Box for punishment, especially considering all of the web services that were exposed to the Heartbleed flaw. However, Heartbleed underscores a very real truth about your data: It's only as safe as the company you entrust it with. Keep that in mind before you migrate to any cloud storage provider, not just Dropbox or Box.
Choosing Between Box and Dropbox
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Charles Cooke, a 6-foot-6 guard transferring from James Madison, has the Spartans among three finalists, according to a Friday report from CBS Sports. Rhode Island and Dayton are the other two.
Cooke averaged 14.3 points, five rebounds and 1.7 assists last season for the Colonial Athletic Association program, playing more than 35 minutes per game.
He would need to sit out for a season after transferring, then would have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
The Spartans currently have two scholarships available for next season, one from the departure of Gary Harris to the NBA and one from the transfer of Russell Byrd announced this week.
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Cooke is one of three transfers the Spartans have reportedly shown interest in. Eron Harris, an Indianapolis native transferring from West Virginia, said earlier this month that the Spartans are in his final three, along with Michigan and Purdue. He said earlier this week that he has yet to set up a visit to either Michigan State or Michigan.
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The American Heart Association's My Heart. My Life. healthy living initiative helps people understand what it means to be healthy and empowers them to take action. A Washington man shares the family history which drives his dedication to the Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, coming up on Oct. 26 in Seattle.
Azziem Hassan Underwood's commitment to the American Heart Association took on added meaning this summer. As he was gearing up for a second year as a Team Captain for the Puget Sound Heart and Stroke Walk, his identical twin brother Azzad suffered a massive heart attack.
Their father died from congenital heart disease at the age of 53 and Azziem originally became involved in the Walk to honor his memory. "I lost my father at such a young age," he says. "I knew that by supporting the Walk I could help other families touched by heart disease. And then my twin suffers a major heart attack with 100 percent blockage."
He explains, "Azzad received cardiopulmonary resuscitation for over 45 minutes and his heart was shocked eight times. Only one percent of people that have this type of attack survive. He is recovering now after surgery with a long road ahead of him and he is doing better than expected. He has beaten all odds and has doctors shaking their heads."
His family history drives Azziem's Heart Walk dedication. He leads the KCIT Got Heart team formed by his colleagues in the King County Information Technology Department and last year was a Top Walker raising $1,123. In addition to his fund-raising efforts, Azziem posts heart-health videos on YouTube.
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September Dawn
Movie Review
September Dawn
by Eric D. Snider
Grade: D
Released: August 24, 2007
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This much is beyond question: In 1857, a band of Mormons killed 120 men, women, and children who were passing through southern Utah on their way to California. The attack was unprovoked and unjustified. Despite the direct involvement of numerous Mormon men, only one was ever convicted and executed for it.
Those are the facts. The big question is: Were the Mormons acting on Brigham Young's orders? Was this an official church-endorsed activity, or were the murderers rogue agents who acted independently of their leaders' instructions?
Historians have debated both sides of that issue for 150 years and will probably continue to do so for another 150. But as far as director Christopher Cain is concerned, the matter is closed. In "September Dawn," his asinine chunk of Mormonsploitation that mixes historical fact with fictional romance and bald-faced anti-Mormon prejudice, he declares that Brigham Young knew of the attack, endorsed the attack, and later lied about it under oath.
Cain's justification for thinking this is all over the film. Of course the Mormons would do this, because that's the kind of people the Mormons are! Paranoid, secretive, benighted, violent, and spacey. There is no indication that the Mormons at hand were simply a misguided subsection, a zealous and murderous anomaly. Instead, Cain portrays all Mormons -- at least the ones in 1857; no telling what he thinks of them now -- as delusional, brainwashed, and just plain weird.
What he has done, with a screenplay he co-wrote with Carole Whang Schutter, is to take a factual structure and fill it with completely wrong details. The basics -- the massacre, some of the character names -- are accurate. The smaller points -- the motives, the reasons, the doctrine -- are all wrong. The Mormons portrayed here don't act, talk, or pray the way real Mormons do or ever did. The local bishop, Jacob Samuelson (Jon Voight), is stern and emotionless, dedicated to seeking out evil and punishing those who indulge in it. Every indication is that this is how Mormon bishops are supposed to be: His own son, upon hearing of a Protestant minister who is kindly and loving, can't fathom such behavior from an ecclesiastical leader.
Now, I'm not going to say there's never been a bishop like Jacob Samuelson. There are aberrations in any system. But someone as coldly, hilariously evil as this guy would obviously be the exception, not the rule. I have to think a non-Mormon watching this film would realize that. I mean, you'd have to have had NO contact with Mormons EVER to think that this is really what they're all about.
And that's how Cain has shot himself in the foot. Here he wanted to make a movie with which to share his hatred of Mormonism. (At least I assume that was his purpose. Watching the film, I really can't see any other motive.) But then he goes overboard with the demonizing -- the creepy unison chanting, the strange and unseemly religious practices -- and turns it into an unintentional farce that surely will not be taken seriously by anyone.
It doesn't help that the acting, dialogue, and story structure are really bad, too.
Cain centers the film around a Romeo-and-Juliet romance between Jonathan Samuelson (Trent Ford) the bishop's son, and Emily Hudson (Tamara Hope) the preacher's daughter. She's with the wagon train heading to California that has stopped in Mormon territory for a couple weeks to rest and gather supplies.
Bishop Samuelson has charged Jonathan and his brother, Micah (Taylor Handley), with keeping an eye on the strangers. Bishop is suspicious of them for two reasons: Some of them are from Missouri, where the Mormons faced a lot of unjust persecution; and one of their women is wearing pants. On the first night of the visitors' stay in Mountain Meadows, Cain cuts back and forth between the camp's evening prayers and Bishop Samuelson's family's prayers. The travelers, true Christians indeed, are giving thanks for the Mormons being so kind as to let them stay a couple weeks. Samuelson, meanwhile, is saying, "Curse these children of Satan" and "May they burn in hell."
Somehow, Cain expected me to watch this bizarre and absurd juxtaposition without laughing out loud. I'm sorry to report that I have failed him in that regard.
Jonathan gets cozy with Emily through his being a horse whisperer, which enables him -- in a subplot that takes up way more time than it should -- to tame a previously untamable horse owned by the travelers. But being fond of Emily puts him in conflict when his dad announces that, well, all the town's men are gonna have to get together and murder every last one of those varmints.
His rationale for this, seemingly shared by every single faithful Mormon, is that since these people aren't Mormons, that means they are wicked, and people who are wicked must be put to death. Some sins aren't covered by Christ's atonement and must be paid for in the sinner's own blood. This principle of "blood atonement" is portrayed as being taught by Brigham Young (who, as played by Terence Stamp, for some reason has a British accent), who says the Mormons have "an obligation to avenge the blood of the prophet" Joseph Smith. Since non-Mormons killed Joseph Smith, that means ... we have to kill all non-Mormons in revenge? I guess? So these people's unpardonable sin is that they are not Mormons?
I'm not really clear on the thinking here, and neither is Cain -- and that's fine with him. He doesn't need to provide the Mormons with lucid, logical reasons for their murdering; they're insane zealots, remember?! This is just how they ARE!
There's some nonsense between Jonathan and his dad over the fact that Jonathan's mother was killed years ago by some of those "blood atonement" avengers. This was her punishment for not wanting to go be someone else's polygamous wife. The avengers are hardcore like that. There's one flashback sequence where they drag an adulterous man outside, cut off his testicles, and nail them to a wall. Cain briefly shows the ball-laden scrotum hanging from the knifepoint, and my only question is why, if he was going to show it, didn't he find a set of fake gonads that looked more realistic and less like a rubber novelty item? I mean, if it were me, and I wanted to include a pair of severed testicles in my movie -- and why wouldn't I, really? -- and this was the best the props department could find, I think that's where I would start to question just how integral this particular shot was to my overall vision. "Hmm," I would think. "It's really, really vital that my film include the image of someone's ball sac stuck to a wall with a knife. But the only thing my people could produce is comically oversized and disturbingly hairless. What would Spielberg do in this situation?"
But that's just me. I am not the director here! The director here is Christopher Cain. You will remember him as also having directed such fine films as "Gone Fishin'," "The Next Karate Kid," and "Young Guns."
In closing, I offer my impression of the way this movie establishes its characters and their beliefs:
MORMON: Hey, fellow Mormon, how many wives do you have? I think you should have even more!
JONATHAN: My father has 18 wives! The prophet Brigham Young has 27! We sure do like having many wives, we Mormons do! This is because we are strange and cultish.
BISHOP: All the people who are not Mormons like us deserve to die, because that is God's will. God is crazy like that.
JONATHAN: What happened to my mother when I was very young? I want to know the truth! Even though it has nothing to do with what we were just talking about, I demand that you discuss this with me now!
MICAH: I marry many wives just because I like having sex with them! I am not in love with any of them. Mormon men do not believe in love. It is one of the many things that makes us so weird.
MORMON: Let's go to the temple and perform bizarre, outlandish rituals that bear only a passing resemblance to the actual ceremonies of actual Mormons!
EMILY: I am an innocent Christian person who is passing through Utah. I sing Christian hymns at night while the Mormons are cursing me and wishing damnation upon me.
DUMB PERSON WATCHING THE MOVIE: The date of the massacre is September 11, 1857. Oooh... spooky... September 11... OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH ... This is ironic, but only because I don't know what "ironic" means. The word I'm really looking for is "coincidental." But I can't help it! I'm dumb! Those Mormons sure are creepy!
Grade: D
Rated R, a lot of moderately graphic violence, brief partial nudity
1 hr., 50 min.
Copyright © Eric D. Snider.
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