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Wow, I feel like you just stepped into my world! I haven't been with them long and I am beginning to notice a lot of inconsistencies in policy just like you mentioned. I thought I was just being overly sensitive. I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, but if things don't change soon I will have to leave.
Oh no, I am not nasty and rude! I posed a comment like that because it is true! Would you seriously work at this job if you could only do 41 lines per hour? Even 80 lines per hour?
I never mentioned how many lines I type per hour, therefore never *puffing myself up* as you said.
The pay in this profession is certainly not what it used to be but even if the OP was making 13 cpl, at 41 lines per hour, that is only 5.33 an hour! Come on. We are supposed to be here to help other MTs. I am helping her by stating this job is not for her. It is obvious!
Get your panites unbunched and get over yourself!
I also had issues with getting paid what was owed to me. I kept their equipment and then they threatened me with a civil suit. When it came almost time to go, I called Sherry Ponder, the OSi HR Manager, and she gave me what I was owed. Then, I sent their equipment back.
and have never had a single problem. My first paycheck even got direct deposited. They are wonderful to work for and have a ton of work! I say go for it!!
I posted earlier in the week about Medware withholding salary and not sending that money to MetLife for my 401(k). I have contacted the Dept. of Labor and they are investigating. Anyone who had salary withheld and those funds were not put in 401(k) is entitled to compensation for lost investment income.
I appreciate you sharing. Any other insight would be great too.
But the idea that someone would fall under that level just twice in an entire year and get cut 1 cpl in pay seems a bit offputting. I normally do about 20,000 lines a pay period, so that would be a substantial cut in pay.
I am sure it is a great company for some. I'm not knocking them per se. I am just saying that the pay cut policy is enough to make me look elsewhere. No doubt they will not mourn my loss. (smile)
I am on RadNet and things have been horrible for the last 2 weeks. I've been bouncing back and forth between our help desk and their help desk like a ping pong ball. Unpaid, of course. I was unpaid Monday and Tuesday, yet my supervisor requested I stay chained to the computer and keep checking it over and over to see if it worked yet. When it finally did, my Comcast went down!
Last night, with the system finally working, the client's help desk called to see how it was doing, then proceed to tell me they have no clue how it got fixed, it seems to have miraculously fixed itself, so if there are more problems in the future they won't know how to fix them.
I was able to work last night, but then there was no work to type! Three days left in the work week...today and tomorrow are my scheduled days off, I am 12 hours in the hole so I'll try to make it up IF there's any work. I haven't had an actualy day off where I didn't have to fire up my computer and deal with technical issues since September 7th!
I am really hoping this is just a bad spell, because if it continues like this I'm not going to be able to stand it.


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Senior editorial writer Collin Levy on a union lawsuit to overturn a Louisiana voucher law for poor kids attending failing schools. Photos: Getty Images
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live on Jason Riley in my next guest ... is editorial page writer Collin Levy to talk about why teachers unions in Louisiana are posing ... a new law that allows low income kids escape failing schools welcome column ... and isn't ... so Louisiana has this new school choice program it's pretty popular ... if your kid goes to a school ... but the teachers unions well it's time to be ... acting in the interest of the children ... are are fighting this law cracked ... and then phase it in and this is the really interesting situation as ... Louisiana's doing here is is that really is a revolutionary idea ... and said that any student ... who comes from a family ... on ... that makes two hundred and ten he said ... two hundred and fifty percent ... or more of putting them in the stock in a school that is gets a grade from the Fed from the State Department education CEO acknowledges that could be the ear school ... canteen ... I ... there is ... Alpha and think and taken to non public schools ... ALM so this is allowed in past years this this this law was passed ... earlier this year ... of sell out about five thousand ... students in Louisiana to get a chance at education that would have otherwise and from ... the States at the school system which has been a mean it's just a ... disaster ... in his eighty one number to get ... a sense of how to run these programs potential could be ... either of about twelve hundred ... public schools is about nine hundred and that fall into this category of thing I mean that's just a disastrous situation he outgrew the other ... that's what the ... the iam ... that were interesting fact here is that there are a lot of failing schools ... in Louisiana there they there's there's a reason ... of state lawmakers in the governor wanted to pass the slides to address the real problem I thought they did that that thirty six percent of the state schools received the DEA or half last year ... Collin so so this is that this is a problem ... on what grounds ... the opponents of a challenging the law ... she ... is really a matter what you had a they're basically trying to take on a ... particular ... aspect of the way in the schools get their funding ... without going into too much t tell here ... I'm basically there is a bore to allocate the funding and they're saying the teachers unions are saying ... that ... this program is an honor in appropriately siphoning money on public schools Some ... into these private schools ... but there's nothing in the Louisiana Constitution that specifically said is ... a random and Hess ago it only said that Louisiana's Tuesday to be educated and ask what's happening ... here was interesting and she says because it may just thresholds and ... is this a category only by a year and a failing school ... the teachers unions really happy doing on my way to get rid of ... in August or at ... Amy and the CIA and get as close to ponder if their schools becoming a school or the school and students in the school ... only ... I'm so what they're really in the euro here is introducing competition to what's long been a very powerful and roasted union monotonous a bright and that and that explains a lot they don't want these failing schools closed so I mean ... and and that's because this is really about jobs for the adults in the system and not about what the kids ... are actually learning because on those grounds when the kids are learning you can possibly defend keeping the schools open level in keeping the kids stuff there I mean this is really about ... about jobs for the adults in the system and that is the primary interest ... of these teachers unions column and we should note that it's that this obviously is not limited ... to Louisiana ... nearby ... Georgia ... up past of referendum on election day to expand school choice and that stable form of charter schools ... that laws also being challenge by unions and union interests and lawmakers to take money ... from the teachers unions ALM so it's not something limited ... to ALM ... to Louisiana dilemmas over the vouchers ... net assets in a season and he now I'm trying to think as ... if you know what's going on in Georgia and potentially interesting way to convert to come down for ... a foreign ally measures if you look at some low income at cheekily African American areas of the state to support for that admission was extraordinarily high was over sixty percent ... and those aren't parents and students who really need these ... I ... know who really need these changes happen ... and so into a rehab a hat alleges that lack of pants ... on in the state ... trying to find this an alliance of the union over one cm over many people consider to


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Cartoonist Jorge Cham and physicist Daniel Whiteson visit Google to discuss their new book "We Have No Idea". Cham is known for his comic "Piled Higher and Deeper. Whiteson is a Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the University of California Irvine.
A fun and informative guide to the biggest unanswered questions in the Universe.
PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson team up to explain everything we DON'T know about the Universe, from Cosmic Rays and Dark Matter to time travel and the Big Bang. Filled with their popular infographics, cartoons, and clear and entertaining explanations, this book is perfect for anyone who's curious about science and all the big questions we still haven't answered.


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A man was seriously burned early Saturday morning after his car caught on fire.
Police said a man pulled into a gas station on Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville, Md., shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday and filled up two portable gas tanks. He put the tanks in his trunk and drove away.
Shortly thereafter, the driver noticed his trunk was on fire and stopped his vehicle. Police said he opened his trunk to try to stop the fire and an explosion occurred.
U.S. & World
Police said the man survived, but was very badly burned. He was flown to a local hospital and is listed in critical condition.


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Anna Kournikova Gossip
Anna Kournikova gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Still Skinny… Still Married
Despite rumours earlier this year that they had split, Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias are clearly still together and appear to be going strong. Used to abhor their public fondling sessions. Now, having seen everyone else's bare cooch one too many times, actually kinda miss the sight of them grinding off each other in bold daylight. Full Story


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Brendan Fraser Gossip
Brendan Fraser gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Show Your Work: Comeback actors, Olympics, and Janelle Monae
We begin this week's podcast with a discussion about what Duana and Megan Fox have in common. There's a scientific name for it too – even though the name sounds ridiculously made up and not real at all: Brachydactyly Type D, pronounced "bracky-dact-ily". Come ON! From there, we move to Encino Man, Brendan Fraser. Full Story
Tom Cruise Runs From The Mummy
Do you remember when The Mummy was an Indiana Jones-ish action-adventure about a smart librarian outwitting a mummy? You know, back when Brendon Fraser looked like this Full Story
Tom Cruise vs. The Mummy
Wenn, Splash News
We have a little bit of a trade war going on over Tom Cruise. Yesterday, Variety reported that Cruise was in talks to star in a reboot of the Brendan Fraser Full Story
Best of 2010: Brendan Fraser claps at the Globes
Brendan Fraser provided two great moments worth coming back to this year. Have you forgotten him at the Globes? Dude, they made music videos out of what he did at the Globes. Here. Let me remind you. Maybe it's just me. But if I'm, like, making a salad or something, and this visual suddenly pops into my mind, I'm straight up laughing. Full Story
He was on your Five List
There was a time, many years ago, when Brendan Fraser was on your Freebie Five. And now Brendan Fraser is walking around New York with his new hair firmly plugged wearing bright blue grandpa sweaters and ... I'm just curious what you think now. Photos from Jackson Lee/Splashnewsonline.com Full Story
Hair Club for No One
It's Brendan Fraser. The title should be self explanatory, non? Fraser was spotted shopping at Samy Cameras yesterday in LA spending some of that Mummy money on photography. And he needs another Mummy movie soon. Because lately Brendan Fraser has been for sh-t at the box office. Fraser can currently be seen in theatres in a movie called Furry Vengeance. Full Story
Best Globes Spastic: Brendan Fraser
I was all over it during our live blog on Sunday night and then totally forgot in the rush of getting out the photos yesterday. Then my friend L emailed and it all came back. This moment, like WHO's NATALIE????????????????????, totally made my Globes. It's the small gifts in life. Remember when Brendan Fraser was spastic? No? You missed it? Thanks God Full Story
Work those hips
Gerard Butler need not worry. About his career, yes. But about his pants problem? Not as much as Brendan Fraser. Last week I posited that Gerry's pants were the most embarrassing in the business. That was before Brendan arrived at LAX looking like this. His are the mature version of Robert Pattinson's mothering hips. Full Story
Why him?
It's not like he's the new Jack Nicholson. And he's ass too look at so… Why Brendan Fraser? Don't get it. It was announced yesterday that Fraser has been cast alongside Harrison Ford in a new medical movie based on Pulitzer prize winning book The Cure. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Britney is better…but not that much better. So the court will likely extend her father's conservatorship today, even though the vast improvement has been remarkable. Good move. She also apparently has a new man in her life: her bodyguard. Of course. It's the only man who's been allowed near her for any extended period of time in a long time. Sigh. Why does there always HAVE to be a man? Why can't girls like Britney stay single?
And I don't remember…was Brendan Fraser EVER attractive? Dude has never quivered my loins. And he certainly isn't quivering ANY loins anymore. But even if he did in the past, doesn't this severe a fall from grace negate any past hotness, real or imagined?
Brendan was in New York yesterday, making the talk show rounds in support of the Mummy movie, almost alarmingly wired up for every interview. Like he was about to come out the tv and shout at you in your living room. Freak.
Thursday, all day blogging, refresh, refresh, refresh!
Yours in gossip,
Brendan Fraser Has No Friends
Because If he had friends, true friends, they would tell him straight up – dude, don't fight it man. Just go bald. Clearly Brendan has no friends. And he no longer has a wife either. Maybe that's why he's trying to save his manhood by faking his hair. Or maybe this is what prompted her to leave. Full Story


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Highway Code cracked - more than 40 rules changed
Highway Code cracked - more than 40 rules changed
The changes made to the Highway Code vary from the mundane to the fundamental. There are many new rules for cyclists on the use of crossings and for taking care around tramways. Others offer advice on whether cyclists should use cycle facilities.
New rules 61 and 63 were those that aroused the greatest ire amongst cyclists. A discussion of how these rules and how they changed can be found here.
Some of the most useful rules, other than 61 and 63, are paraphrased below:
Rule 60 (old rule 46) - this formalises previous Government regulations that allow flashing lights on cycles as legal when used alone.
Rule 77 (old rule 62) - this suggests that cyclists may find it just as safe to ride around a roundabout as walk around it. Previously the rule had assumed cyclists would walk round.
Rule 147 (old 125) - now includes a plea for drivers not to throw things on the road because it potentially endangers other road-users, especially cyclists and motorcyclists.
Rule 151 (old 129) - in slow moving traffic... "be aware of cyclists and motorcyclists who may be passing on either side" ... has been added.
Rule 156 (old 133) - single-track roads... "slow down when passing pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders" ... has been added.
Rule 167 (old 143) - overtaking... Now includes "stay behind if you are following a cyclist approaching a roundabout or junction, and you intend to turn left."
Rule 181 (old 157) - "look out for cyclists when turning right in a junction."
Rule 211 (old 187) - "When turning right across a line of slow-moving or stationary traffic, look out for cyclists or motorcyclists on the inside of the traffic you are crossing. Be especially careful when turning, and when changing direction or lane. Be sure to check mirrors and blind spots carefully" has been added.
Rule 227 (old 202) - Driving in wet weather... "take extra care around pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders" ... has been added.
Rules 281 - 287 (old 255 - 261) - We argued successfully that "accidents" be renamed "incidents".
Rule 288 (old 262) - Road works... Added: "take extra care near cyclists and motorcyclists as they are vulnerable to skidding on grit, mud or other debris at road works"
There is also a new paragraph on cycle training in the section entitled "You and your bicycle".


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Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Ríodoce, Mexico
Acceptance Speech
CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2011
November 22, 2011
Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City
Good evening. Many thanks to the Committee to Protect Journalists for this distinction, which for me is unparalleled.
I have nourished my withered soul with expressions in the streets, embraces and handshakes, and words in which I have taken shelter. This International Press Freedom Award is the finely aged and nutritious sum of all those embraces. When Carlos Lauría informed me I thought it was a cruel dream and now I don't want to be woken up.
I have been a journalist these past 21 years and never before have I suffered or enjoyed it this intensely, nor with so many dangers. Where I work, Culiacán, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, it is dangerous to be alive, and to do journalism is to walk on an invisible line drawn by the bad guys--who are in drug trafficking and in the government--in a field strewn with explosives. This is what most of the country is living through. One must protect oneself from everything and everyone, and there do not seem to be options or salvation, and often there is no one to turn to.
Thus it is important to count on family and friends, journalists and media outlets like the newspaper La Jornada, for which I am a correspondent, and the weekly Ríodoce, of which I am a founder.
In my books Miss Narco and The Kids of the Drug Trade, published
by Aguilar, I have told of the tragedy
This is a war, yes,
but one for control by the narcos, but we the citizens are providing the
deaths, and the governments of
I dedicate this award to the brave journalists, and to the children and youths who are living a slow death. I have preferred to give a face and a name to the victims, to create a portrait of this sad and desolate panorama, these leaps and bounds and short cuts towards the Apocalypse, instead of counting deaths and reducing them to numbers.
This award is like a lighthouse on the other side of the storm, a safe harbor beyond the tempest. At Ríodoce, we have experienced a macabre solitude because nothing that we publish has reverberations or follow-up. And that desolation makes us more vulnerable. Despite all of this, with all of you, and this award, I can say that I have somewhere to take shelter, and to feel less alone.
More on the Awards
• The ceremony • Press release • Awardees • Al-Jamri, Bahrain • Radina, Belarus • Valdez, Mexico • Cheema, Pakistan • Rather, Benjamin Award


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(New York, NY) Tanana, Alaska – just 60 miles from the Arctic Circle. For the 200 people who live there, life is always lived on the edge. They face frigid temperatures, a shortage of animals they depend on for food and a harsh existence that pushes villagers to the limit of human strength and will.
Last season, people faced an epically brutal winter. Now they are racing against falling temperatures and dwindling daylight. Will the villagers of Tanana be ready when fall suddenly turns into a winter of darkness and ice? Find out when Discovery's hit YUKON MEN returns with all-new episodes on Friday, February 22at 10pm ET/PT, and don't miss the special YUKON MEN PRE-SHOW on Tuesday, February 19 at 10pm ET/PT.
Joining the Yukon Men (and women) this season are newcomers Dustin and Sam. Dustin comes to Tanana from North Carolina, after answering a newspaper ad for a dog handler. Dustin may be able to handle the dogs, but can he handle a brutal winter in Alaska? Sam, an Alaskan native, hopes his family will be accepted in the town of only 200. Newcomers are always a bit suspect. Sam is forced to prove to the Tanana community that he is there to contribute – and not take precious resources.
Living off the land in a remote Alaskan village with no roads in or out is a constant struggle. Last winter was one of the coldest winter's to-date with temperatures dropping to a record 60 degrees below freezing. Now almost a year later, it's fall in Tanana and the villagers are on a race against time to hunt and gather all the necessities needed to survive another extreme Alaskan winter. It hits with a punch, like a snowball to the face. Autumn here is a critical time. There is so much for the villagers to do before winter, but barely enough time to get it done. Winter arrives without warning. And making it even worse, the upcoming winter is predicted to be even colder than the last.
It's important for the residents of this tiny village stock up with essentials before it's too late. A freezer full of meat is imperative for survival, but can they protect themselves from the hungry predators across rough terrain?
Last winter was incredibly tough for this town. The battles against Mother Nature…and sometimes each other…are just beginning.
YUKON MEN is produced for Discovery Channel by Paper Route Productions, Inc. Alan LaGarde is executive producer for Paper Route Productions, Inc and French Horwitz is executive producer for Discovery Channel.
About Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.1 million U.S. homes, can be seen in over 180 countries, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit http://www.discovery.com.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. For more information, please visit http://www.discoverycommunications.com.


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PolitiFact Rhode Island's Top 10 for 2012
Over the last 12 months, PolitiFact Rhode Island issued 117 Truth-O-Meter rulings, on claims ranging from Obamacare to school prayer to foreign aid.
All had some Rhode Island connection, but many of the most-read items -- based on traffic on our PolitiFact Rhode Island website -- focused on issues far beyond the state's borders.
Thanks to the reach of the Internet, many have remained popular long after publication, in part because PolitiFact, with affiliates in 11 states, has become a go-to reference for people seeking to separate fact from fiction.
So as a farewell to the year, we thought we'd share with you the PolitiFact Rhode Island Top Ten Most Widely Read rulings for 2012:


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The September 2010 Daring Cooks' challenge was hosted by John of Eat4Fun. John chose to challenge The Daring Cooks to learn about food preservation, and challenged everyone to make a recipe and preserve it by either canning or freezing it. John's source for food preservation information was from The National Center for Home Food Preservation.
Fig Lemon Thyme Confiture
from Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Kitchen
updated September 2013
4 lbs. fresh figs
1 lemon
½ c honey
Scant 3 c sugar
3 to 4 sprigs of thyme, tied together in a small piece of cheesecloth (optional)*
1. Pour boiling water over the figs, allow to stand for 10 minutes and then drain. Quarter the figs, then place them in a large non-reactive pan. I love my sturdy and pretty #26 Le Creuset pot.
2. Wash the lemon well and slice very thin with a mandoline or a sharp knife, and then cut into quarter slices.* Remove the seeds. Add the lemons, honey, sugar and thyme to the figs.
3. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Take off of the heat, cool slightly, cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight to develop the flavors.
4. When you're ready to can, remove the thyme and bring the jam to a full rolling boil, and boil vigorously for five minutes, stirring constantly to avoid burning the jam. For a thicker jam, add one packet of liquid pectin before bringing to a boil.
5. Pour hot jam into hot sterilized jars and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
This gorgeous jam is the perfect accompaniment for a lovely cheese course, an unusual condiment for a grilled cheese sandwich, roast chicken or just spread over a piece of thick and crusty baguette, made all the more decadent with a slather of butter.
*The first time I made this I left the lemon slices whole, and did not use the pectin. I found the resulting jam too "chunky" for my liking, but also not "jammy" enough. Also be careful with how much thyme you use. The flavour can be overwhelming for the delicate figs.


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10-4 Episode 26: Creating Extensible Applications with the Managed Extensibility Framework
In this episode of 10-4, we take a look at a new library in .NET Framework 4 and how it helps developers write applications that are more extensible and easier to maintain than before.
For more information on the Managed Extensibility Framework, make sure to check out its home on Codeplex: http://www.codeplex.com/mef.
Source code for demo:
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10-4! Over and out!
The Discussion
Nice intro! I had a question, and I tried looking around the CodePlex documentation first, and did not find the answer.
This is more of a problem with my documentation reading skills than the authors document writing ability.
Anyways, back to the question, if I have two or more equivalent exports, that have their imports satisfied, how is the import resolved? First in wins? I think it has something to do with the catalog.
Very nice, especially the part about the NetworkCatalog.
So you mention that the source is (will be?) available online. But I cannot find a link or attachment?
It was in the post comments... http://www.codeplex.com/mef
That's the MEF site. I mean the source from this presentation/example application. (or is this included in MEF Samples?)
Sorry for the delay! The code can be found at http://cid-1b51ad25aad8fc86.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/ManagedExtensibilityFramework.zip
Please let me know if that doesn't work!
In that situation, we will throw an error because we were expecting to only find one, and we found two. This is the only real "deterministic" way to behave for us.
Very good explanation of MEF. I was looking into Spring.Net. How is MEF compared to Spring. Is it configurable using XML files or is it done through code.
Why not Spring.Net?
Just want to hear your take on it; I'm new to Dependency Injection.
Omg, this is very cool.. great episode..
I was wondering if there are any performance implication when linking dependencies to all objects?
Also, if you can talk more on further episodes about what other features like this will come in .net framework 4 that help us follow other best practices, patterns or SOLID principles easily.
Again, great job!
Excellent. Simple and cool stuff to use in the real world.
Spring is an IoC container while MEF is for plugins. An IoC is used when you know your dependencies at design time and typically deals with "one" dependency (for that area of the app) while MEF deals with many.
For example, with IoC, at design/debug time you may inject a simple console logger for your app or even a mock logger while at production/runtime you will replace it with a proper logger that writes to a file or database but with MEF at runtime you are looking to discover "all loggers" that are available and call them (of course you can just pick up a single logger using the catalog) so your output can be piped to many.
You could use MEF to wire dependencies like an IoC but it is not meant for or optimized for such behavior. MEF also has advantages with the way stuff is exported and imported in that it is not tied to types which means that your app can be opened up to plugins written in dynamically typed languages.
Favorite part:
"Hey are you a plumber? can you satisfy my needs?"
I LOL'd
Great video, too bad the quality of the video made it imposible for me to read the code.


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Motorcycle racer from Fla. crashes at 260 mph on runway in Maine while trying to top 300 mph
LIMESTONE, Maine (AP) � A Florida motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph has lost control and crashed on a runway at an annual speed trial race in northern Maine.
WCSH-TV reports that Bill Warner of Wimauma, Fla., crashed Sunday at the Maine Event, which is sanctioned by the Loring Timing Association. The race is held at the former Loring Air Force Base.
The TV station reports that Warner was traveling 260 mph when he lost control. It says he was conscious and talking as he was taken from the scene.
Cary Medical Center had no immediate word on his condition.
Warner rides a modified turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa. He previously hit 311 mph on the same course in 2011, using 1.5 miles of pavement to do so.


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The grill has been my happy place the last few weeks. I decided it'd be a good idea to make some chicken in the flavor profile that is my absolute favorite: pollo a la brasa. This isn't technically pollo a la brasa because it's not cooked rotisserie style AND it's cooked over a gas open fire not wood of any kind. I gotta keep it real, hence the reason why the word "style" is important.
Regardless this chicken is SO good. It is so flavorful and juicy and delicious. Thighs are already on the juicier side but when you marinate them in this combination of ingredients, you're met with a chicken that is spicy (not too spicy!), a little ginger-y and absolutely delicious.
I marinated these overnight once and then the next time I made them, they only marinated for about 2 hours. Both times were bomb! So it's really up to you! What does your schedule look like? It might be easier to have it marinate overnight.
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Harvey Kneeslapper appeared on Sesame Street as a mad practical joker, always pulling pranks on others. Usually, his pranks involved either letters or numbers, which he would slap onto his victims (whom were usually made from Fat Blue Anything Muppets). In most of his skits, he played his prank well on his victims but, on rare occasions, Harvey's pranks backfired on him, such as the time he filled up an entire closet and waited for somebody to open the door. Harvey's pranks mostly have backfired on him whenever he explains his prank to the audience.
He once appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch, where he made a prank call about somebody standing out in a snowstorm.
Eventually, his raucous laugh became too hard on Frank Oz's throat, and Harvey, who was always considered a one-joke character, was dropped from the show. Even after Harvey stopped appearing in new segments, his existing segments continued to be used in new episodes up until Season 32.
Harvey later made a comeback appearance in a 2010 episode, where he slaps a "7" on a seal's beach ball.
|Earliest Known Appearance
|Do You Want Me To Keep An Eye On Your Hat?
|Episode 0288
|Harvey asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
|Wanna see something funny?
|Episode 0343
|In the park, Harvey comes up behind a man, asks him, "Wanna see something funny?" and then holds a mirror up. The man sees nothing funny... until he looks at Harvey!
|Do You Know Where I Wanna Be?
|Episode 0355
|Harvey asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B here!", and then slaps a B onto the victim's chest.
|X Marks the Spot
|Episode 0560
|Harvey says, "X marks the spot!". A man asks, "What spot?" Harvey puts a spot and a letter X on the man.
|Robin Hood's Merry Men
|Episode 0729
|Ernie, performing as Robin Hood, is interviewing some potential new "merry men". After the first two applicants turn out to be sad and angry, respectively, Ernie hires the third (Harvey) on the spot because he seems suitably merry... only to fire him just as quickly after he goes overboard rattling off one-liner jokes.
|News Flash: Man In Snowstorm
|Episode 0750
|Part 1: Kermit has received a phone call which tells him that there is someone who has been standing out in a terrible snow storm for a long time. Kermit asks everyone who passes by if they are that person, but everyone he asks has only been out in the snow for a short time. Kermit refuses to give up, however, and tells us to stay tuned.
Part 2: Kermit, now shivering a little, is still looking for the person who's been standing out in the snow for a long time. He even asks Farley, who has been out for only a short time. Still no success yet.
|Harvey Kneeslapper and The Pogo Stick
|Episode 0796
|Harvey is bouncing on a pogo stick. He asks a man if he'd like to try it, and the man replies, "I'd love to!" Harvey then slaps a big number 2 on the man's shirt.
|Three Sticks
|Episode 0938
|Harvey is looking down and saying "Three sticks!" A man asks "Three sticks where?" Then Harvey says "3 sticks right here!" and sticks a number 3 on the man's head.
|Harvey Gets his #5
|Episode 0991
|Harvey explains to the audience that he is holding a joy buzzer in his hand and plans on asking somebody to give him five, shocking his victim's hand. However, when he asks a victim to "Gimme five!", the other man slaps a number 5 on him.
|Episode 1129
|Harvey sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey!
|Tell a Joke
|Episode 1190
|Luis is feeling glum, Susan is feeling a bit tired, and Bob is feeling terriffic. However, Bob informs them that they'll all feel worse in a moment, because he sees Harvey Kneeslapper coming by. Harvey wants to tell them a great joke, but they aren't in the mood for jokes, which Harvey says is the best time for jokes, as he sings a song about telling jokes. During the song he tells a number of jokes, which make the others leave, one by one, before the song is finished.
|Picture of U
|Episode 1197
|Harvey goes to a man and asks, "Do you mind if I take a picture of you?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey asks, "What's down there?" When the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of the man's head and takes a picture of it.
|Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
|Episode 2477
|Harvey asks a passerby if he has an A on him. The passerby doesn't, so Harvey puts one on him.
|Episode 2608
|Harvey approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps the letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
|Wanna C?
|Episode 2612
|Harvey Kneeslapper looks inside a paper bag and laughs and asks his next victim, "Wanna see?" The man says yes, so Harvey puts a letter C on him.
|Would You Like One?
|Episode 2623
|Harvey holds a cookie and asks his next victim if he wants one. He answers "Sure", and Harvey sticks a number 1 onto his shirt.
|Harvey and the Mailman
|Episode 3110
|Harvey tells the Fat Blue mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R!
(Note: A similar practical joke was pulled in The Muppet Show episode 115, which also included the letter R and was pulled by another Frank Oz character, Fozzie Bear.)
|Season 40 appearance
|Episode 4209
|Harvey Kneeslapper's comeback appearance in 2010 from Season 40.
|Away From
|In his first appearance, salesman Harvey asks Tony if he gets attacked by monsters and run over by crowds. Herry Monster attacks him and a crowd walks all over him, so the answer is yes. Harvey has a simple solution for Tony: AWAY FROM! The next time those things happen to Tony, he can get AWAY FROM them.
|OPEN the Door
|Part 1: Harvey hangs an "OPEN" sign on a closet and has filled it with so many toys that when somebody opens it, all of the toys in the closet will fall on that person. A girl opens the closet, but none of the toys fall out. When Harvey opens it after she leaves, they fall all over him.
Part 2: Harvey has refilled the closet. A boy tries to open it, but the door is stuck. When the boy has left, Harvey opens the closet, and the toys land on him again.
|Sticky Four
|Harvey Kneeslapper tells a man that "stickys" are really useful. The man asks, "What's a sticky for?". Then Harvey slaps a number 4 on the man's chest and says, "This is sticky, and it's a four!".
|Hee Hee Ha Ha
|Harvey Kneeslapper appears with Big Bird and Herry Monster in the song "Hee Hee Ha Ha"


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Paris Latsis Gossip
Paris Latsis gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Don't underrate the face
***See note at base of article re: photo use*** You have to have a great face to pull off this hair. She suits the hair, totally. But this hair on a lesser face would be disastrous. It's a testament to how f-cking pretty she is that she can work her face while working this hair. These are new photos of Kristen Stewart shopping with Elizabeth Reaser and Nikki Reed and her Ebola infected by association boyfriend Paris Latsis. Full Story
SO much better than that busted wig
***See note at base of article re: photo use*** Kristen Stewart's hair. Her real hair. Still wearing the Joan Jett mullet. Love. It is a wig, see? It's a wig with a dumbass hairline they put on every day for "Bella" instead of extensions. Given Stewart's reputation for no frills, she would probably hate extensions. Full Story
Infection in Vancouver
Am all over Nikki Reed. Was all over her friends with benefits relationship with Robert Pattinson. But am definitely not all over her relationship with Paris Latsis. How long does Ebola Infection last? Some say it can last a lifetime. Paris Latsis was once engaged to that piece of sh-t f-cking diseased Ebola Paris Hilton. Full Story
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Hilaria and Alec Baldwin have welcomed their third child.
The famous duo made the announcement on Instagram by posting a photo of the newborn snuggled up with his mother.
"We are so pleased to introduce you to our new baby, Leonardo Ángel Charles Baldwin," Hilaria wrote alongside the sweet family pic. "It was such a special day bringing him into this world."
Back in March, the two shared the news that they were expanding their family in a similar fashion.
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"Ireland, Carmen, Rafael, Alec, and I are excited to share with you that we are going to have another addition to our family," the mother of three captioned the post. "A little boy coming this fall #366daysoflivingclearly #HilariaLCM."
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Is Chris Brown Worried About Rihanna's Drinking?
Rihanna is known for her wild, party-filled lifestyle, and now her ex, Chris Brown, is reportedly worried that the 'We Found Love' singer may be drinking too much. RiRi's beloved grandmother passed away two weeks ago and a source close to Breezy claims he is concerned she may be trying to numb the pain.
The singer tweeted a photo of herself drinking after her grandmother's death, even apologizing for doing so. It was a vulnerable moment. A Breezy insider told Hollywood Life, "Chris was really, really worried about her when he [heard] she was up drinking and partying by herself, so he just wanted to reach out to her and show and little support, you know?"
Brown reportedly texted her, writing: "Cut out all [that] drinking." The source close to the sitch says Ri has yet to reply. Said source confirmed that Brown is "just being a man and being responsible" by making sure she is alright, suggesting it's nothing more than that.
For her part, RiRi admitted in her Harper's Bazaar cover story that she was devastated by what went down with her and Breezy — oh, you know, that whole Grammy beating — since she was desperately in love with him. He attacked her and they subsequently split, changing her on a molecular level. Her words indicate that she was crazy in love with Breezy.
"When I was in love, I fell so hard. I was really, really, really in love," RiRi lamented. "The way it made me feel was priceless. And in a blink of an eye my whole life changed. Everything that I knew was different. I never thought I'd feel that pain in my life. I'm afraid of feeling that again."
Poor Ri. We hope she isn't staring down the neck of a bottle to seek comfort during tough times!
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Gershwin got it right, and Minton did, too. The Fort Worth home of Dana and David Porter and their three boys is "a rhapsody in blue," modestly agrees Texas interior design maestro Joseph Minton, "a big Gershwin fan" who embraces any association with the iconic composer.
Blue was a natural for the subtle seaside theme in the Porters' 1920s-era classic New England-style home. Minton orchestrated the beach theme with blue tones, sandy notes on the millwork and sisal rugs, and carefully arranged seashells collected by Dana. "My husband is from Maine, and every summer we vacation on Fisher Island," says Dana, a native Texan. "We love our time on the beach, and we wanted to capture that experience in our Fort Worth home. Most of the artwork consists of seascapes we've collected on our summer vacations."
Before her marriage to David, Dana favored jewel tones—vivid ruby and emerald. "David was the blue person," she says. "I never envisioned myself liking it or living with it." An interior built on blues wasn't a marital concession, though. "Through David, blue actually became my favorite color. I can't get enough blue-and-white Chinese porcelain. Even David says, 'Overkill, Dana.' "
Blue's most exquisite application is on the living room walls. "It's a soft Wedgwood blue paint, very pale," Minton notes, "the kind of hue that really reads subtle." Even moldings on the plaster walls are covered in uninterrupted blue to envelop the space in the fragile color. Instead of the expected high-contrast bright white, the ceiling and millwork are painted pale tan that suggests the beach. "We entertain a lot, and guests feel extremely comfortable in this soft-colored room," says Dana.
An additional neutral color drifts underfoot on the room's geometric-patterned sisal rug. "I love sisal," enthuses Minton. "I've been using it for close to 40 years and never tire of it. It takes down very elegant furnishings and makes them unpretentious, and it never becomes dated." Sisal, in fact, is the rug of choice in his own Dallas home, providing a counterpoint to his gilt-laden furniture. Sisal also grounds the Porters' dining room as well as a couple of areas of their roomy kitchen.
Sisal's casual balancing act works its magic with the Porters' pedigreed furnishings. The living room's 18th-century Georgian secretary and the dining room's rich blue-and-sand Fortuny chair fabrics are rendered less precious and more livable. Dana's seashells strike a similar balance sprinkled among her collection of both old and new Chinese porcelains, taking them down a notch. "We wanted a design that's appropriate for a very active family of three boys and dogs," says Minton. "Parents and children alike all have busy social lives."
Thankfully, the original architecture meets those needs. In addition to the formal rooms, the floor plan provides ample casual public spaces for easy living, and an open flow that was ahead of its time. Most important are a pair of informal sun-drenched spaces that beckon through open doorways in both the living and dining rooms, teasing the eye—and feet—to travel farther.
The living room flows into a sunroom that is flooded in natural light streaming through a wall of tall French doors. Comfortable bergères and a handsome fireplace complete the coziness. A portal in the elegant dining room leads to a sunny conservatory. A glass table that is the conservatory's focal point comes in handy for entertaining, and the room provides convenient storage for extra dining room chairs.
"All the wonderful natural light from these glass-walled rooms makes it almost impossible for the living and dining rooms to feel stuffy," Minton observes. He dressed the French doors unobtrusively in sandy-tone sheer panels that continue the beach theme. "The sheers are the color of nude panty hose," injects Minton's associate, Michelle Wade, who, with Paula Lowes, assisted with the house's interior design.
A change in flooring denotes the casual spaces. While the living and dining rooms feature wood floors topped with area rugs, the sunroom and conservatory are paved in the same Italian marble painstakingly selected for the entry. "We looked at a bazillion marbles before we got it right," says Minton. "We wanted one that didn't have a lot of striation and that wasn't a pure white." Honed black granite cabochons accent the marble in a classical manner.
Casual spaces aren't the only ones that are comfy. Sink-down bliss awaits in the living room's rolled-arm sofa, which is covered in a biscuit linen velvet with a waterfall skirt. "It's durable for an active family," Minton promises.
Exuding elegance, the dining room is all about entertaining. Walls in a hand-painted de Gournay Chinese-patterned paper needed "three or four strike-offs before we got the colors right," says Minton. A Georgian broken-pediment china cabinet, a gilt Regency-style girandole candlestand, a chinoiserie demilune commode, and oodles of Fortuny appeal to an adult aesthetic. "Our family celebrates holidays here, but we usually eat in the kitchen," says Dana.
The Porters only had two sons when they bought the house, and its original three bedrooms were adequate. When their youngest, David, was born in 2004, they recruited architect Randy Walton to design a fourth bedroom and an additional bath on the third floor. "The two older boys still share a room, but eventually they'll want one of their own," Dana explains. Until that time, they share a space that celebrates adventure and travel with a globe at their fingertips and an ode to the sea in the form of model ships perched on shelves.
A third-floor playroom is the boys' main hangout. "This is home to the Wii," Dana says. The siren song of the video-game system, however troubling to parents at times, is a great guarantee that active boys keep their feet off the Fortuny. Even this strikes a harmonious chord in a home that resonates with classic style and beautiful blues.
Photography: Emily Minton Redfield
Architect: Randall Walton, Walton & Walton Architecture & Interior Design, P.O. Box 1990, Fort Worth, TX 76101; 817/732-1536, waltonwalton.com
Interior design: Joseph Minton, with Paula Lowes and Michelle M. Wade, Joseph Minton Inc., 2623 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107; 817/332-3111, josephminton.com. Joseph Minton Antiques, Kevin Peavy, director, 1410 Slocum, Dallas, TX 75207; 214/744-3111, josephmintonantiques.com
Slipper chairs from E.C. Dicken at the fireplace wear a Christopher Hyland geometric print. The pillows on the slipper chairs and the ottoman are lively in Clarence House's "Dragon Empress" fabric. A painting of Monhegan Island above the mantel is a reminder of David Porter's Maine roots.
Wall paint (custom color); ceiling and trim paint ("White Sand" #OC-10): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
Armless chairs flanking mantel: E.C. Dicken Inc., 214/651-7369, ecdicken.com. Chair fabric ("Damasco Fiamm Giglio" #CT29621): Christopher Hyland Inc., 212/688-6121, christopherhyland.com
Pillows on chairs; ottoman fabric ("Dragon Empress"/Blue, Beige #32696-2): Clarence House, 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com
Art over mantel (by Guy Corriero): Dowling Walsh Gallery, 207/596-0084, dowlingwalsh.com
Paintings by piano: purchased at auction from William Doyle Galleries, 212/427-2730, doylenewyork.com
Sconces; plates on mantel; blue armchair by sofa (antique); secretary; chair by secretary: owner's collection.
A Rose Tarlow linen velvet on the sofa is the color of sand. Blue Fortuny joins a mix of sofa pillows and covers an armchair near the sunroom.
Sofa: Kisabeth Furniture, 214/745-1340, kisabethfurniture.com
Sofa and pillow fabric ("Velours Monchalet"/Biscuit #2030/1): Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, 323/651-2202, rosetarlow.com
Sofa cord ("Ann"): Hampton House Fabrics & Textiles, 888/424-0014, hamptonhousefabrics.com
Sofa tape trim (#32248): Houlès, 310/652-0855.
Coffee table: Dennis & Leen, 310/652-0855, dennisandleen.com
Table beside sofa (purchased at auction): owner's collection.
Glass balls on sofa side table: The Mews, 214/748-9070.
A portrait hangs above some of Dana's Chinese porcelain. Their home's blue and gold motif is even detailed in the living room's curtains, and molding on the walls and ceiling ensure that no surface is left uncelebrated.
Another view of the living room shows the easy access to the library. Wide thresholds and entryways add to the home's comfortable and welcoming atmosphere.
A Chinese silk embroidery hangs above a settee in the entry, where a new marble-and-granite floor wraps into the conservatory and sunroom.
Upholstered settee; blue-and-white urns: owner's collection.
Patterned pillow fabric ("Dragon Empress"/Blue, Beige #32696-2): Clarence House, 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com
Art behind settee (antique, Chinese silk embroidery): purchased at auction from Sotheby's New York, 212/606-7000, sothebys.com
Pedestals: Legacy Antiques, 214/748-4606, legacyantiques.com
Glaze on pedestal (custom): Joseph Minton Inc., 817/332-3111, josephminton.com
Hanging lantern (French bronze lantern, c. 1910): The Pittet Co., 214/748-8999, pittet.com
Wall paint ("Shaker Beige" #HC-45); ceiling and trim paint ("White Sand" #OC-10): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
This sunny space off the living room practically cues up a pitcher of fresh lemonade on a hot Texas day. Lit from grand windows on two sides, it is the perfect spot to admire the gardens outside.
The dining room's George III mahogany china cupboard displays Dana's Chinese porcelain collection. Curtains are blue silk from Bauer Design & Drapery. The deGournay wallpaper's palette is derived from the Fortuny fabric on the custom chairs.
Wall covering ("Askew," raw silk): De Gournay, 917/855-4401, degournay.com
Table; sisal rug: owner's collection.
Dining chairs (custom): Joseph Minton Inc., 817/332-3111, josephminton.com
Chair-seat fabric ("Campanelle"/Blue, Silvery Gold #5318): Fortuny Fabrics, 212/753-7153.
Chandelier (antique): Debris, 214/752-8855, debrisantiques.com
Drapery (blue silk): fabricated by Bauer Design & Drapery, 817/922-0055.
China cabinet ("George III"/mahogany): Joseph Minton Antiques, 214/744-3111, josephmintonantiques.com
Porcelain jars on china cabinet (Jiangjun jars c. 1796-1850): The Gathering, 214/741-4888.
Art (After the Storm, by Thomas Birch): purchased at auction from William Doyle Galleries, 212/427-2730, doylenewyork.com
In a corner of the dining room, an ebony desk holds Dana's treasures from the ocean. "We love our time on the beach and wanted to capture that experience in our home," she says. "The artwork consists mostly of seascapes."
Demilune cabinet ("George III Style"/black lacquer #8535): Burton-Ching Ltd., 415/522-5520, burtonching.com.
Mirror above demilune cabinet: Henson McAlister, 817/332-1297, hensonmcalister.com.
Coral on demilune cabinet: The House of Tuscany, 817/377-9013, houseoftuscany.com.
Art (After the Storm, by Thomas Birch): purchased at auction from William Doyle Galleries, 212/427-2730, doylenewyork.com.
Built-in shelves and a window seat set a cozy stage in the library, accented by a colorful "Tree of Life" fabric from Lee Jofa at the windows. Clarence House's "Velour Irelande" is on the window-seat cushion.
Window-treatment fabric ("Tree of Life"/Multi #667069): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com
Wall color: custom.
Pillow fabric on window seat ("Velour Irelande"/Vert, Or #32315-1): Clarence House, 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com
Pillow trim ("Paddington Wool Pompom"/Marakesh #985-39890-20): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com
Upholstered stool: owner's collection.
Camelback sofa (antique): Joseph Minton Antiques, 214/744-3111, josephmintonantiques.com
Sofa fabric ("Carlton"/Espresso): Robert Allen Design, 800/333-3777, robertallendesign.com
Sewing table (antique); needlepoint pillows (antique): The Mews, 214/748-9070.
In the sunroom, a Jansen Regency-style table, circa 1940, is teamed with vintage faux bamboo chairs with cushions in a Nancy Corzine fabric.
Table (Regency-style, c. 1940, by Jansen): Joseph Minton Antiques, 214/744-3111, josephmintonantiques.com
Chairs at table: Pease-Cobb Antiques Inc., 817/763-5108.
Chair-seat fabric ("Cavallo"/Azure #NCO596-101): Nancy Corzine, 212/223-8340, nancycorzine.com
Hanging lantern ("Mottisfont Porch Lantern" #CLA30/BZ): Vaughan Designs, 212/319-7070, vaughandesigns.com
Chairs flanking mantel (French Louis XVI-style bergère): Philip Maia Antiques, 214/939-5200, philipmaia.com
Chair fabric ("Orta"/Sabbia #10254-000, by Fadini Borghi): Pierre Frey, 866/707-1524, pierrefrey.com
Table in front of mantel (black lacquered Chinese-style end tables): Burton-Ching Ltd., 415/522-5520, burtonching.com
Mirror above mantel ("Giltwood Bullseye Mirror"): Joseph Minton Antiques, 214/744-3111, josephmintonantiques.com
Drapery ("Celeste"/Sand #7688-03, by Larsen): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com
Drapery trim ("1 3/8-inch Richmond Fan Braid"/Off White, Natural #977-32883-01): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com
Drapery hardware: Bauer Design & Drapery, 817/922-0055.
Wall paint ("Shaker Beige" #HC-45); ceiling and trim paint ("White Sand" #OC-10): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
"The boys eat a lot of their meals at the bar," says Dana, but a table with modern metal Windsor-style chairs near the island is also available for everyday family dining. The sunroom is visible through the doorway.
Cabinetry; countertop ("Absolute Black Honed Granite"); sink; faucet; range; flooring: owner's collection.
Bar stools (discontinued): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com
Damask from Coraggio Textiles covers the headboard and windows in the master bedroom. A vintage Georgian-style secretary and a Niermann Weeks dresser topped with a Mecox Gardens mirror flank the custom bed. A Kisabeth tufted-back settee is covered in fawn velvet. One of a pair, the Regency period cane-back chair features chinoiserie on the frame.
Bed: Joseph Minton Inc., 817/332-3111, josephminton.com
Headboard and drapery fabric ("Basilica Damask"/Buttermilk #U04532): Coraggio Textiles, 800/624-2420, coraggio.com
Secretary (Georgian-style): Legacy Antiques, 214/748-4606.
Chair by secretary: owner's collection. Chair-seat fabric ("Campanelle" #5318): Fortuny Fabrics, 212/753-7153.
Dresser ("Swan Commode" #40-01286-4320): Niermann Weeks, 212/319-7979, niermannweeks.com
Mirror over dresser (mother of pearl): Mecox Gardens, 800/487-4854, mecoxgardens.com
Lamp on dresser: owner's collection.
Carpet ("Stria Diamond" #21605- 15700/739): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com
Settee (custom): Kisabeth Furniture, 214/745-1340, kisabethfurniture.com
Settee fabric ("Brussels Velvet"/Fawn #4920-021): through Joseph Minton Inc., 817/332-3111, josephminton.com
Pillows on settee ("Benard"/Beige #401843, by Travers): Zimmer + Rohde, 203/327-1400, zimmer-rohde.com
Wall paint (Shaker Beige" #HC-45); ceiling and trim paint ("White Sand" #OC-10): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
The blue-and-sand palette continues with a striped fauteil and a floor designed with Waterworks tile. More of Dana's seashell collection is displayed on shelves. Wool crepe sheer café curtains are from Coraggio. The nickel lantern is from McLean.
Sheers ("Wool Muslin Crepe"/Palladian" #C21501): Coraggio Textiles, 800/624-2420, coraggio.com
Fabrication and hardware: Bauer Design & Drapery, 817/922-0055.
Hanging lantern ("Liechester"): McLean Lighting Works, 336/294-6994, for retail, 336/273-8758, mcleanlighting.com
Tub; tub fixtures; floor tile: Waterworks, 800/899-6757, waterworks.com
Upholstered chair: The Mews, 214/748-9070.
For William and Andrew, the two older Porter boys, Donghia's "Krazy Quilt" pattern is used for coverlets. The windows and duvet covers sport a map-motif fabric from Travers.
Bed; bed skirt and pillow fabric (discontinued): owner's collection.
Duvet and shade fabric (by Travers): Zimmer + Rohde, 203/327-1400, zimmer-rohde.com
Bed coverlet ("Krazy Quilt"/Cornmeal #5840 03): Donghia, 914/662-2377, donghia.com
Sailboats; faux zebra rug: owner's collection.
Millwork and shelves: Joseph Minton Inc., 817/332-3111, josephminton.com
Play table and chair (custom painted): Furniture in the Raw, 972/681-1528.
Wall paint (custom); trim paint ("White Sand" #OC-10): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
Appropriate for David, the Porters' youngest son, a Cowtan & Tout animal fabric featuring giraffes canopies the bed and shades the window. A mustard leather saddle bench by Edward Ferrell is parked at the foot of the bed. "Wool Trensa" carpet in dark brown is from Patterson Flynn and Martin.
Bed; canopy, interior stripe fabric: owner's collection.
Canopy, exterior ("Calliope"/Red, Green, Sand #10718-02): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com
Fabrication: Bauer Design & Drapery, 817/922-0055.
Hanging lantern: owner's collection.
Leather bench ("Saddle Bench" #BE309, by Edward Ferrell): Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman, 336/841-3028, ef-lm.com
Carpet ("Wool Trensa"/Dark Brown #13129): Patterson Flynn & Martin, 212/688-7700, pattersonflynnmartin.com
Upholstered chair and ottoman: owner's collection.
Floor lamp (by Visual Comfort): Circa Lighting, 877/762-2323, circalighting.com
Bedside table: owner's collection.
Wall paint (custom); ceiling paint ("Quiet Moments" #1563): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
The Porters' 1920s-era hilltop home is in a neighborhood of architectural gems.
The exterior of the house allows for ample outdoor gathering spaces. Lush greenery isn't so dense that it blocks out the natural light that streams in through the home's many windows.
The Porter family in the library: Andrew; William; Dana and David; and young David.


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The Gish Guitar
A mid-70s Strat with flush pole pickups a large headstock, the Gish Guitar defined that early Pumpkins sound and kicked off Billy's longtime love affair with Fender. Billy bought it from Jimmy, although how Jimmy came to possess is up for debate. "At some point some guy came up to me and said, 'Jimmy stole my guitar!' So that's probably the guitar he sold me," laughs Billy. "But the great irony is that guitar got stolen from me. I offered a $10,000 reward for it, but I never got it back. I'll get it back someday."
The Clapton Strats
First manufactured in 1988, the Eric Clapton Stratocaster was Fender's first signature release, and was modeled after Clapton's late-50s era "Blackie" and "Brownie" guitars. While the Lace Sensor pickups didn't sound very good clean, they had a very distinctive sound when cranked and distorted. It was this fuzzy and ferocious tone that helped shape the Siamese Dream sound.
The Bat Strat
Though his cabinets changed from Siamese Dream to Mellon Collie, Billy continued to use the Clapton reissue Fenders with the Lace Sensor pickups, but one in particular stood out from all the others: a silver model that Billy decorated with bat stickers. "If you said, 'What's the guitar you'd want to be buried with?' I'd have to say the Bat Strat. It's just beat to living hell. Jimmy keeps telling me to take it back out, so maybe we'll bring it out for the 20th Anniversary Tour."
The Mayonnaise Guitar
Bought for $60 at a Madison, Wisconsin pawnshop down the street from Butch Vig's Smart Studios, the Mayonnaise Guitar—make and model unknown—shows up, of course, on Siamese Dream's "Mayonnaise," and was most recently used on Zeitgeist. The guitar's super sensitive microphonic pickups only enhanced the already visceral effects of Billy's penchant for tracking in front of his amps.
The Tonight, Tonight Guitar
This semi-hollow body, 1972 Gibson ES-335 was used on "Tonight, Tonight," one of the Pumpkins' most popular and unique songs. "It's got this weird thing on it where you can split the Humbucker," says Billy, possibly referring to a coil tap switch on some models that allowed the dual Humbuckers to produce a single-coil sound.
The Billy Corgan Stratocaster
Every guitar hero needs his own guitar. The Billy Corgan Stratocaster was created for maximum versatility, and features a DiMarzio Chopper pickup in the middle along with specially designed Humbuckers on the neck and bridge. Like his long lost Gish Guitar, this model has the large, 70's style headstock and logo, and comes with an extra fancy satin nitrocellulose lacquer body finish. Both black body/white pick-guard and white body/black pick-guard styles are available, and it comes in a vintage tweed case.


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Cycling BC Youth Team Reaches 370 New Riders with Grass Velodrome Program
By Cycling BC Youth Coach, Dan Proulx
Blue Mountain School in Maple Ridge, BC hosted the 9th Cycling BC Youth Team event of the season. Special thanks goes to Principal Linda Dyck and the Parent's Advisory Council who were instrumental in getting this event off the ground.
Blue Mountain integrated the Youth Team program into their regular class schedule for the day. Grades were divided among 4 divisions. Each group enjoyed 40 minutes of racing instruction ˆhighlighted by a series of very competitive races. It was incredible to see kids pick up so many skills in such a short lesson. In addition to the racing, the students were also given a refresher course in bicycle handling and road safety skills ˆessential for the summer holidays ahead.
The highlight of the day was the final group which was given a special 90 minute block of time for their cycling lesson. These students improved more than any others in the Youth Team program to date. In one lesson they advanced through pacelines, pack racing skills and right into some fast racing. In their paceline work they spontaneously started to create breakaways by learning to jump into any available gap in the line. Soon there were two groups, with one group chasing the other and all riders taking half lap pulls. It was pretty amazing to see a bunch of Grade 6 students learn a few track racing skills and then adapt them to new situations.
In total, 120 students participated in today's event. Since January, the Cycling BC Youth Team program has taught cycling to 370 students from across British Columbia.
The next Youth Team event will take place on June 2-6 in the Queen Charlotte Islands. 4 schools are participating. The clinic will hosted by the Queen Charlotte Recreation Commission.
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