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On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Richard Wallis <firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> wrote: Hi Gregg, Referencing the other current thread on this list about the purpose of Schema.org<http://Schema.org> and the breadth and purpose of the list itself, I am looking at this from the point of view of someone marking up their web pages. Using the additionalType property, I come up with something like this in Microdata: <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"<http://schema.org/Person%22>> <link itemprop="additionalType" href="http://schema.org/FictionalThing" /> Harry Potter Affiliation: Hogwarts <div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/FictionalThing"<http://schema.org/FictionalThing%22>> From the book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 Actually, I don't think you want to nest the "referencedIn" property within it's own item. I am deliberately resisting the urge to create a Character class, as it is an approach that will obviously not scale across all the fictitious things that we could come across. How is this different to saying that a thing we are describing is a schema:Book with an additionalType of schema:Offer so that we can so that we can describe both its creative work and product or sale properties. The reason I proposed a Character type is because I think that a missing property from Movie, TVEpisode and so-forth is, in fact, schema:character. To say that a Movie has a name, director and actors, but not characters, seems to be missing a big part about what people expect from movies, books or TV shows. After all, it's the characters that draw people to these things, it's just the actors that help realize it. Given the need for a character property, what is it's expected range? Thus, my proposal to add a Character class. I acknowledge that Character may be a special case that requires a type – after all we have a word in English to describe a fictitious person in a creative work, so it may well have enough extra importance to demand one. But using what is a special case to test a generic theory doesn't work very well – lets get generic right and then specialise if it is inadequate. I'm not really trying to solve a generic problem here, and I don't think that the schema.org<http://schema.org> maintainers are that interested in generic things. However, I do think that the vocabulary should be able to express them; adding a FictionalThing class that can be "mixed-in" seems to accomplish this generically. A bit of turtle always helps me see what I'm modelling, this is what I get for the above which would naturally map to RDFa: <http://example.com/people/1234> a <http://schema.org/Person>; a <http://schema.org/FictionalThing> ; schema:name "Harry Potter"; schema:affiliation "Hogwarts"; schema:referencedIn "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Except for the referencedIn I mentioned above, yes. From this perspective, a Character class isn't necessary, but as I mentioned above, if you think (as I do) that a character property is required, then you need a way to describe what the value of that property can be. I'm no RDFS expert so the nuances of your explanation are not fully clear – however many of our [web page markup] audience are not even aware of RDFS. The above feels like a simple solution to me (which may be simpler to use, than describe using OWL & RDFS). The RDFS Entailment stuff is more intended to motivate what the semantics of rangeIncludes and domainIncludes is. This is not something that should be exposed in the actual vocabulary, or anything that web developers need to know. But for those who want to reason over the vocabularies, we need a way of known precisely what is meant by rangeIncludes or domainIncludes. However, this is divergent from the main thrust of the proposal, but at some point we need to understand the meanings of these annotation properties. Gregg ~Richard. On 13/01/2013 09:05, "Gregg Kellogg" <firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> wrote: Hi Richard, On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:44 PM, Richard Wallis <email@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> wrote: Re: Modeling fictional characters in movies and TV Hi Gregg, Sorry for replying to this one out of sequence, I have been thinking about it and discussing it ;-) You say "From my understanding of RDFS, if I have a subject with two different types, then I'm really saying that the properties associated with this subject are the intersection of those two types." My understanding is that the result would be the union of the properties of the two types, thus achieving the result I was suggesting. Yes, of course you're right, I was confusing this with rdfs:subTypeOf. My concern is that if I wanted to describe properties on a fictional person, I would need to define a type which is the union of schema:Person and schema:FictionalThing, such as the following: :FictionalPerson a [ a owl:Class; owl:unionOf (schema:Person schema:FictionalThing)] . I am confused by your actor example, as an actor would not normally be a fictional Person, the character they portray would be. I was using schema:actor as a property of a schema:Character. When I was saying that schema:actor had the domain of wikia:Character, I was saying that a Character may have an associated Actor; I think this is okay. If I had used rdfs:range instead of rdfs:domain, then it would be a problem. To satisfy your example of an actor portraying a fictional character, I believe we may be looking for a type of Person 'Actor' that has a property of 'portrayed' or 'created' that would have an expected type of Person. When encoding your data you could then describe that person (your character) as being of type Person and of type FictionalThing. That "portrayed" is an appropriate inverse property of actor, as if a character has an Actor, an actor portrays a Character. To be successful we need to find a generic way of enabling any 'thing' to be described as a FictionalThing – picking off individual solutions for specific types of things such as a character simply won't scale. Yes, I think that having such a generic mechanism is a good idea, it's just that if you want to start to describe properties on the "mixin" of Person and FictionalThing, though, you need to be able to describe the union type. I believe that this is the intent of schema:rangeIncludes/domainIncludes. I think that appropriate rules for these could be the following (although expressing it formally will require some more work. For all classes ?c* which have a common subject and rdfs:rangeIncludes predicate, construct the following triples: _:rangeClass a owl:Class; owl:unionOf (?c*) . # same for domains Actually constructing these statements is challenging because owl:unionOf takes a list rather than multiple repeated statements for each object. Note that multiple properties having the same set of range/domainIncludes will result in multiple blank nodes, which entail each other, but are not equivalent nodes. Furthermore, actually using the property in a concrete instantiation uses an entailment rule that claims that the range is of an equivalent class <JamesTKirk> schema:actor <WilliamShatner> . would end up entailing <JamesTKirk> a [ owl:Class; owl:unionOf (schema:Person schema:FictionalThing) ]. due to rule rdfs2 If it is appropriate for schema.org<http://schema.org> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/>> to define a something like a character property (in addition to the Performance property suggested by Yves), then I think it does need to define a schema:Character class, so that properties such as schema:actor can be ascribed to it. For schema definition purposes, in the spirit of not getting all pedantic about using OWL to do this representation, it might require adding something like a schema:classIncludes annotation property, similar to rangeIncludes and domainIncludes so we could assert: schema:Character schema:classIncludes schema:Person, schema:FictionalThing . Gregg ~Richard. On 09/01/2013 21:14, "Gregg Kellogg" <firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> > wrote: Hi Richard, On Jan 9, 2013, at 1:38 AM, Richard Wallis <email@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> > wrote: Re: Modeling fictional characters in movies and TV Starting from the point of view that most of the 'real' types of things we want to describe could have fictional equivalents – fictional people (characters), fictional organisations, fictional places, fictional products, fictional automobiles, fictional planets, fictional fizzy drinks, fictional races, fictional religions, fictional songs, ...., .... I am thinking perhaps a more generic solution might be appropriate. What about a FictionalThing type. Probably a sub-type of Intangible, having createdIn and referencedIn properties both having an expected type of CreativeWork. To describe something as fictional you would only have to add FictionalThing as an alternativeType, or add a typeOf attribute in RDFa. That way we would not have to invent a new type for every new thing that we find a fictional instance for. I agree that there's a more general need here, and that anything could be fictional, but I think just adding another type doesn't really solve the problem. From my understanding of RDFS, if I have a subject with two different types, then I'm really saying that the properties associated with this subject are the intersection of those two types. It actually is sort of the reverse of this based on rdfs:domain and rdfs:range semantics. If I say the following: schema:actor a rdf:Property rdfs:domain schema:Person, schema:FictionalThing . What I'm saying is that the property is on _both_ schema:Person and schema:FictionalThing. In general, I don't want 'actor' to be a property of either schema:Person or schema:Thing. Dan's introduced the notion of schema:rangeIncludes to address this problem, but the semantics haven't entirely been worked out yet. This issue is, is there a similar schema:typeIncludes that uses something closer to owl:unionOf semantics. But, using schema:additionalType (or @typeof with RDFa) won't do this, AFAIK. The way I had actually modeled Character for Wikia was closer to the following: wikia:Character a owl:Class rdfs:subClassOf [ a owl:Class; owl:unionOf schema:CreativeWork, schema:Person ] . This basically allows me to define properties on wikia:Character that done "infect" schema:Person or schema:CreativeWork. Gregg ~Richard. On 09/01/2013 02:04, "Jason Douglas" <firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> > > wrote: On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Gregg Kellogg <firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> > > wrote: On Jan 8, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Jason Douglas <firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> > > wrote: > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Gregg Kellogg <email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com>> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> > > wrote: > TL:DR: propose adding schema:Character, schema:Location, and schema:FictionalLocation classes, along with a schema:character property. > > In the work I'm doing with Wikia, we're using extensions to schema.org<http://schema.org> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/>> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > to add structure to Wiki content. Wikia hosts hundreds of thousands of wiki's, mostly related to special-interest subjects. Important classes of these include sites about Movies, TV Shows/Series and Video Games. > > Cool!! > > > The schema.org<http://schema.org> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/>> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > vocabulary is pretty useful in doing this but lacks some important properties and types: > > Character class: a Character is a subclass of Person, which is intended to represent some fictional character. This could include fictional human characters, such as Sam Spade, as well as non-human characters, such as "The Cat in the Hat". As such, it could also be considered to be a union of schema:CreativeWork and schema:Person. Alternatively, it may simply be a sub-class of Creative Work which simply has some properties in common with Person (birthDate, colleague, gender, ...). Note that books can also have characters. > > Character property: An important characteristic of things such as movies, and TV shows is the characters that are in them. For instance, TVEpisode has actor, director, producer and so forth, but no way to indicate the characters that are in the show. Here is where having Character class comes in handy, so that you might have the following: > > <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Where_No_Man_Has_Gone_Before_(episode)> > a schema:TVEpisode; > schema:name "Where No Man Has Gone Before"@en; > schema:partOfTVSeries <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series>; > schema:character <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/James_T._Kirk>; > schema:actor <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/William_Shatner> . > > One downside of this is that when you have multiple characters you lose the ability to correlate the actor to the character. In the example below, I set schema:actor on the character ah, missed that. , but it's obviously loosing some temporal information. More complex modeling can be more accurate, but within the context of a single graph (e.g., for a specific episode), we can probably simplify it that there is a signal actor for each character, or at least a set of actors. > An alternative, that Freebase uses, is to create a class for Performance, that has the properties of character (expects Character has you defined) and actor (which works the same as actor on today). This is sort of like an Event, which acts to join various elements together (characters and actors in this case), perhaps along with elements such as scenes and locations. I like the idea of having a Performance class, but there may be times when simpler modeling works. > Connecting that to TVEpisode could be done with either a new "performance" property or by making actor accept Person or Performance. > > > <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/James_T._Kirk> a schema:Character > schema:name "James T. Kirk"; > schema:birthDate "2233-03-22"^^xsd:date; > schema:deathDate "2371"^^xsd:gYear; > schema:actor <http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/William_Shatner> . > > Another class of properties generally useful for works of media classes is Location. A schema:Location class could be a sub-class of schema:Place, intended to describe locations that might not be real, or not at least not having geographic coordinates you can get to using Goole Maps. A location could also be a Fictional Location, such as Middle Earth. > > Lastly, many wiki's concern themselves with Video Games, which have quite deep structure. Logically, a Video Game is probably a sub-class of schema:SoftwareApplication. Of course, there are many other things that could be modeled on video games, such as levels, objectives and weapons, but having a concrete class for describing them would be quite useful. > > Since the Wikia communities are the real domain experts here do you think there's any chance they could enumerate these in a public schema.org<http://schema.org> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/>> <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > <http://schema.org<http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> <http://schema.org/> > extension proposal? This post was an attempt to get that started, and the most obvious missing pieces are for Character and Location, along with the character relationship. Agreed, those are needed incremental additions. Video Games is a deeper subject, and we can share the work we're doing, but it will be a more substantive proposal. I'd really like to use it to get a conversation with other people who have worked on modeling games. Our current focus has been on linear first-person shooter style games, but much of the work carries over to open-world/parallel mission environments too. We'll come back with more on this in the future. Yeah, Video Games is where I was hoping for a more "substantive proposal" as you say. Sounds good. Gregg > -jason > > > Gregg Kellogg > firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com> <x-msg://email@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com> <x-msg://firstname.lastname@example.com<x-msg://email@example.com>> > > > >Received on Monday, 14 January 2013 10:25:07 UTC
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(Reuters) – Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this weekend.
Typically, Venus, the second-closest planet to the sun, and Jupiter, which orbits beyond Mars, are tens of millions of miles apart. But they have been cycling together while moving ever closer to each other this month, joined by the innermost planet Mercury.
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May 30, 2013 Romance, Vintage Films & TV Headline Library's June Theater Schedule
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The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will kick off June's film schedule with a tribute to the late Deanna Durbin, featuring the rarely screened 1940 musical "Spring Parade." The Library's Film Preservation Lab produced the new screening print.
The Packard Campus theater in Culpeper, Va., also will feature a series, "Another Bride, Another June," to celebrate the traditional month for weddings. Films include Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor in "Father of the Bride," Rob Reiner's enchanting fairytale "The Princess Bride," the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!," and James Cagney and Bette Davis in the comedy "The Bride Came C.O.D."
The focus of the continuing year-long series highlighting films from 1933 will be double features, marketed by theaters to attract audiences during the Depression. The Saturday night double feature for the month will be Universal titles—the mystery "The Kiss Before the Mirror" and the comedy "Her First Mate."
A silent film week, with three of the country's top accompanists, will include two evenings devoted to rare films at the Packard Theater and a special ticketed screening of the Buster Keaton comedy classic, "Sherlock Jr.," at Culpeper's historic State Theatre.
Special events include a program of early Wright Brothers aviation footage, presented by historian Paul Glenshaw, and an evening of "TV Women of the 1950s and 60s," hosted by author Cary O'Dell. The June schedule also includes the 1983 French romantic drama "Pauline at the Beach" and a Saturday matinee of the comic-book feature, "The Rocketeer."
Screenings are preceded by an informative slide presentation about each film, with music selected by the Library's Recorded Sound Section. Short subjects will be presented before select programs. Titles are subject to change without notice.
All Packard Campus programs are free and open to the public, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. For reservation information, call (540) 827-1079 ext. 79994 or (202) 707-9994 during business hours, beginning one week before any given screening. Reservations will be held until 10 minutes before showtime. In case of inclement weather, call the theater reservation line no more than three hours before showtime to confirm cancellations. For further information on the theater and film series, visit www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation is a state-of-the-art facility funded as a gift to the nation by the Packard Humanities Institute. The Packard Campus is the site where the nation's library acquires, preserves and provides access to the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of motion pictures, television programs, radio broadcasts and sound recordings (www.loc.gov/avconservation/). The Packard Campus is home to more than 6 million collection items, including nearly 3 million sound recordings. It provides staff support for the Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board, the National Recording Preservation Board, and the national registries for film and recorded sound.
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. It seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov.
Series Schedule
Saturday, June 1 (7:30 p.m.)
"Spring Parade" (Universal, 1940)
Soprano-actress Deanna Durbin stars in this Oscar-nominated musical as a Hungarian peasant woman who finds romance with a handsome army drummer (played by Robert Cummings) who secretly dreams of becoming a famous composer. Directed by Henry Koster, this new print is being shown as a tribute to Durbin, who passed away in April at the age of 91.
Thursday, June 6 (7:30 p.m.)
"Accidentally and Intentionally Preserved: A Showcase of Newly Preserved Silent Shorts From Archives Around The World" (Various, 1920s)
The program will include a short film featuring the famous French singer Mistinguett, who starred at the Moulin Rouge and was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. In addition to prints from contributing archives, other rare movies will be screened that exist as a result of collectors' passion for films. Andrew Simpson, Ben Model and Phil Carli will provide live musical accompaniment.
Friday, June 7 (7:30 p.m.)
"The Family Secret" (Universal, 1924)
"Baby Peggy," one of the leading child actors of the silent film era, stars in this heartwarming family melodrama, directed by William Seiter. A working-class man, secretly married to a rich man's daughter, is disliked by his father-in-law, who has him arrested as a burglar. While in prison, his wife, who has been told he is dead, gives birth to his daughter. Four years later, it is discovered that the charming young daughter (Baby Peggy, aka Diana Serra Cary) has problems of her own. Andrew Simpson, Ben Model and Phil Carli will provide live musical accompaniment.
Saturday, June 8 (7:30 p.m.)
"Pauline At The Beach" (Orion, 1983, R-rated*)
Teenager Pauline (Amanda Langlet) and her older divorced cousin Marion (Arielle Dombasle ) become involved in amorous escapades while vacationing at the beach. In this beautifully realized character study, directed by Eric Rohmer, Pauline grows to maturity from her summertime experiences. The film is produced in French with English subtitles.
* No one under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian.
Saturday, June 8 (7:30 p.m.) -- Special Screening at the State Theatre
"Sherlock Jr." (Metro, 1924)
Buster Keaton plays a hapless projectionist who walks right into the screen and takes part in the imaginary detective drama unfolding in this imaginative and hilarious comedy. This screening will be held at Culpeper's historic State Theatre with a $10 admission charge. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling the State Theatre at (540) 829-0292.
Thursday, June 13 (7:30 p.m.)
"Father of the Bride" (MGM, 1950)
Spencer Tracy stars as the title character Stanley Banks, an established middle-class lawyer, who has his life turned upside down after his pretty young daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) announces her engagement. His wife Ellie (Joan Bennett) wants Kay to have the kind of formal wedding that she and Stanley never had. Vincente Minnelli directed this classic romantic comedy.
Friday, June 14 (7:30 p.m.)
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (Paramount, 1989)
The eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) searches for his father (played by Sean Connery), a Holy Grail scholar who has been kidnapped by Nazis. Steven Spielberg directed this third installment in the blockbuster action adventure series.
Saturday, June 15 (7:30 p.m.)
"The First Aviation Documentary - The Wright Brothers and the First Military Airplane"
The Wright brothers made history at Fort Myer, Va., in July 1909, by successfully demonstrating the first military airplane in the final requirement for their contract with the U.S. Army. Writer, educator, and filmmaker Paul Glenshaw has gathered all known footage of the event and meticulously re-edited it into the original filming sequence, placing the viewer as an eyewitness to the birth of military aviation. The film will be presented with live narration.
Thursday, June 20 (7:30 p.m.)
"The Princess Bride" (20th Century-Fox, 1987)
A grandfather reads a fairy tale to his sick grandson about stable boy-turned-pirate Westley and his journey to rescue his true love Buttercup from the evil Prince Humperdinck. Directed by Rob Reiner, this family fantasy-adventure stars Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest and Mandy Patinkin.
Friday, June 21 (7:30 p.m.)
"Mamma Mia!" (Universal, 2008)
Longing to discover the identity of her true father before she exchanges her wedding vows, the daughter of a once-rebellious single mother secretly invites a trio of paternal candidates to her upcoming wedding. Phyllida Lloyd directed this feature adaptation of the stage musical based on songs by ABBA. It stars Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Julie Walters.
Saturday, June 22 (2 p.m.)
"The Rocketeer" (Disney/Buena Vista, 1991)
Set in 1938 Los Angeles, "The Rocketeer" tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) who discovers a jet pack that enables him to fly. His heroic deeds attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, as well as sadistic Nazi operatives. Joe Johnston directed this family action-adventure, which is based on the comic book hero of the same name. The film features Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin and Timothy Dalton.
Thursday, June 27 (7:30 p.m.)
"The Bride Came C.O.D." (Warner Bros., 1941)
James Cagney stars as a financially strapped charter pilot who agrees to help a bandleader (Jack Carson) and an heiress (Bette Davis) elope. He then contacts the heiress' father, offering to prevent the marriage and deliver her to him in exchange for enough money to get out of debt. William Keighley directed this romantic comedy.
Friday, June 28 (7:30 p.m.)
"Feminine Visions: TV Women of the 50s and 60s"
Based upon his recently published book, "June Cleaver Was a Feminist!," Packard Campus specialist Cary O'Dell will discuss the topic of women's roles on television from the 1950s through the 1980s. Along with his presentation, O'Dell will also screen entire episodes from the vintage TV series "Annie Oakley" (1954) and "The Eve Arden Show" (1958).
Saturday, June 29 (7:30 p.m.)
A 1933 Double Feature
"The Kiss Before the Mirror" (Universal, 1933)
James Whale directed this suspense tale starring Frank Morgan in a rare dramatic role as a famous doctor who kills his adulterous wife. He is defended by his attorney and best friend (Paul Lukas), who begins to suspect that his own wife is having an affair. The film also stars Nancy Carroll and Gloria Stuart.
"Her First Mate" (Universal, 1933)
ZaSu Pitts stars as the secretary wife of a peanut vendor on the Albany night boat (Slim Summerville) who tries to scrimp together enough money to buy his own ferryboat. Along the way, the couple gets mixed up with a comic bootlegger and a pair of doltish lovebirds. William Wyler directed this comedy, which also features Henry Armetta, Una Merkel and Warren Hymer.


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NEWPORT NEWS — Despite objections from the seafood industry, Virginia regulators canceled the winter dredging of blue crabs for the fourth consecutive year.
The move, part of an effort to rebuild stocks of the Chesapeake Bay delicacy, will have little effect on the availability and price of crab cakes and other food.
But opponents argue it will leave dozens of watermen without steady work for months and further sour relations between the state's second most lucrative commercial fishery and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
"Virginia needs the economics of this fishery," said Ty Farrington, one of the 53 watermen involved in the century-old practice of using a steel-toothed basket to scoop up hibernating crabs. Critics say the dredges kill too many pregnant females.
The commission based its decision on a report issued in August that states at least 215 million adult female blue crabs are needed to ensure the fishery does not collapse. The previous target, established in 2008 amid sweeping regulations that angered the industry, had been 200 million adult crabs.
Having met the initial goal for three consecutive years, the industry hoped the commission would reopen the dredge season or loosen other restrictions. Joseph Palmer, an associate commissioner and waterman, said the industry believes the new target is unfair and ill-timed.
The comment drew a pointed response from Commissioner Steven Bowman, who said: "The rules changed because sometimes science changes." He added that the new regulations should ensure the crab population remains stable enough to support the fishery.
Using $3.5 million from the federal government, the state paid out-of-work watermen the past three winters to retrieve lost crab pots that catch and kill crabs and other marine life. There is only enough money for a partial program this winter.
"These watermen have to go seek employment elsewhere over the winter time," said Kim Huskey, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Seafood Council.
The decision not to reopen the dredge season was supported by numerous environmental groups, including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Chris Moore, a staff scientist at the foundation's Norfolk office, said improved water quality will help boost crab numbers.
The commission also opted not to reinstate 320 crabbing licenses it suspended in 2008 due to inactivity.
Bryan Plumlee and Whitt Sessoms III, both associate commissioners, joined Palmer in trying to reinstate the licenses of 14 watermen who are active in other fisheries. They were overruled out of concerns the commission would be showing favoritism to select watermen.
The commission also re-established a blue crab sanctuary zone, which includes a large section of the middle of the bay that is off limits to crab harvesting.


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- Yield
- Serves 8
- a 12- to 14-pound turkey, the neck and giblets (excluding the liver) reserved for making turkey giblet stock
- 1 recipe chestnut stuffing
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup turkey giblet stock or chicken broth
- For the gravy
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups turkey giblet stock
- sage, rosemary, and thyme sprigs for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Rinse the turkey, pat it dry, and season it inside and out with salt and pepper. Pack the neck cavity loosely with some of the stuffing, fold the neck skin under the body, and fasten it with a skewer. Pack the body cavity loosely with some of the remaining stuffing and truss the turkey. Transfer the remiaining stuffing to a buttered 3-quart baking dish and reserve it, covered and chilled.
- Spread the turkey with the butter and roast it on a rack in a roasting pan in the over for 30 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 325°F., baste the turkey with the pan juices, and add the water to the pan. Roast the turkey, basting it every 20 minutes, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours more, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of the thigh registers 180°F. and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced. During the last 1 1/2 hours of roasting, drizzle the reserved stuffing with the stock or broth, bake it, covered, in the 325°F. over for 1 hour, and bake it, uncovered, for 30 minutes more. Transfer the turkey to a heated platter, reserving the juices in the roasting pan, discard the string, and keep the turkey warm, covered loosely with foil.
- Make the gravy:
- Skim all the fat from the roasting pan juices, reserving 1/3 cup of the fat, and add the cider and the vinegar to the pan. Deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and boil the mixture until it is reduced by half. In a saucepan combine the reserved fat and the flour and cook the roux over moderately low heat, whisking, for 3 minutes. Add the cider mixture and the stock in a stream, whisking, bring the mixture to a boil, whisking, and simmer the gravy, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Season the gravy with salt and pepper and transfer it to a heated sauceboat.
- Garnish the turkey with the herb sprigs and serve it with the gravy and the stuffing.


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Eric Ortiz of the Sacramento Bee wrote an article today (http://www.sacbee.com/music/story/2419848.html) about what the next decade might hold for classical music. He wrote, "The winds of economic and social change are leaving an indelible stamp on classical music. The art form, including opera, is becoming more international in focus. And orchestras and presenters are growing more attentive to what audiences want, as opposed to deciding what they want to give an audience." Ortiz identified four trends in classical music that he thinks will shape the future:
1) the increasing influence of China,
2) the use of orchestras in video game music may introduce new audiences to symphonic music,
3) the increasing influence of video presentations of opera, and
4) the rediscovery of music from Latin America.
I'm not sure about numbers two and three because of my unfamiliarity with those two fields, but I think Ortiz is right on with is first and fourth predictions. Piano superstar Lang-Lang is credited with already inspiring more than 25 million young Chinese to take up the piano. As many studies have shown, playing an instrument as a child is one of the top predictors of arts participation and enjoyment in adulthood. That many young people playing piano will make an impact in ways we can't even imagine. Recent data suggests that after years of decline, American adults are now playing musical instruments in larger numbers. While there are some predictions of the future marginalization of classical music, these trends suggest doomsday predictions may be premature.
Latin America has produced several leading composers in the mid-twentieth century including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alberto Ginastera and Carlos Chávez. Today Argentinean-born composer Osvaldo Golijov is one of the hottest names in classical music. The San Antonio Symphony is playing a work of his on May 21 and 22 with soprano superstar Dawn Upshaw, one of Golijov's greatest advocates.
In much of Latin American music, tonal melody and harmony are more prevalent than in the atonal-influenced music of Europe. This more accessible harmonic language, coupled with exciting rhythms of Latin American music, has created a compelling style that is gaining a strong following in the United States. Another important trend from Latin America is El Sistema–the amazing music education system from Venezuela. Sir Simon Rattle, the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, has called El Sistema the most important development in classical music. Will El Sistema ever transform America like it is transforming Venezuela?
One subject that Eric Ortiz did not discuss is the titanic changes in electronic distribution of music. The CD is dying and downloading is now King. A huge new on-line audience is consuming classical music in ways that avoid the traditional distribution channels. Will this new audience ever develop an appreciation of live symphonic music? Or will the "cocooning" of America continue until live public concerts of any style become as rare as public symphony concerts were in the 18th century?
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Sayville flea market closes after 31 years
After 31 years in business, Sayville's iconic Attias Flea Market has closed to make way for a discount department store.
The cavernous warehouse off Sunrise Highway had a post-apocalyptic air Saturday as the last of owner Amram Attias' 150 vendors boxed up their wares.
Eager shoppers poked their heads in, hoping for one last weekend bargain, only to be told the flea market was closed for good.
What Attias proudly called Suffolk County's first bazaar is now poised for demolition to make way for a Target. The market closed to the public a week ago.
Reme Rowland, 39, knew that the place where he'd roller-skated as a kid and bought jewelry for girlfriends as an adult was closing. He stopped by anyway to snap a picture and say goodbye.
"Every time you walked in the door here, you got the sense that nothing ever changed," he said. "It's a change of times . . . I feel bad for all the vendors in here. Where are they going?"
Attias said the market was profitable for many years -- until the recession struck and some of his vendors disappeared.
The 74-year-old native of Morocco, who went to college in France and eventually settled in Northport, got the idea for his bargain-shopping mecca from Middle Eastern open-air marketplaces, or souqs, that he frequented as a child.
Attias said representatives of big-box stores dogged him for years to lease or sell the site. He finally relented, feeling he had no choice.
"It bothers me that all the people that are here -- they are here 25 years, 30 years," he said. "I saw them sending their children to college, buying houses, and it's sad for me personally."
Attias said he is leasing a smaller flea market space in Westbury and expects about 50 vendors to follow.
Other merchants fear losing their loyal eastern Suffolk customers.
That was a factor for Boris Mosh, of Queens, who is moving his family-run shoe store to Sun-Vet Mall in Holbrook after 11 years with Attias.
"Everyone is like family, and he was like the father of the family," Mosh said. "We had a beautiful store over here, but it's closed. What can you do?"


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These days, people regularly ask us -- every day, really -- whether the restaurant industry is likely to be blown away by the current economic storms. The short answer is "no."
That's not to say, of course, that these aren't hard times for many restaurants. People are eating at less expensive places and cutting back on the extras -- that $100 bottle of wine is a thing of the past. And those extravagant parties given by large banks? Verboten.
So why do we predict continuing growth in the industry? Because the demographics that produced a long-term restaurant revolution and shaped today's dining-out habits haven't changed.
Layoffs notwithstanding, two-career couples are still the norm, and neither partner has the time to regularly shop, cook, and clean up afterwards (not to mention that restaurant chefs mostly cook better, too). And the explosion in ethnic restaurants and casual neighborhood places means that dining out can often be as cheap as eating at home. In fact, long-term inflation in restaurant prices is less than half of the Consumer Price Index, or CPI.
On the business front, extravagant parties may still be on hold, but companies are still subsidizing plenty of restaurant meals -- whether for purposes of wooing clients or fueling staffers who work long hours. The fact that tax laws favor eating out doesn't hurt, either.
And finally, dining out has become a part of our cultural fabric, with the Internet, TV shows, films, magazines, and blogs all fueling consumer interest. Chefs are the new media stars, and restaurants are their arena.
The economy may cause you to put off buying a new car or take a fancy holiday trip, but let's get real. We always have to eat.
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Well my friends, I've been having some personal problems lately and I haven't been able to write as much as I would have liked, but anyway, I'm back! As you may know by now, this weekend we had the pleasure to attend Golden Demon 2009 in Paris. We had a great time there, it was my third time there and I think that, concerning the fun we had, probably the best of the three trips. We had a real bohemian french weekend, eating french cheese, french bakery, french wine, crèpes, croissants... oui! oui! great time there! We couldn't party because we didn't have much sleep because of the painting, but we will compensate it on Madrid!
About the contest, great figures over there. I would say that more or less the same amount of geniuses as usual, but maybe less participation on the average level as past years. Because of my personal troubles, I couldn't finish my planned entry, a Malus Darkblade, nearly full scratch, for single Fantasy. Instead I had to enter an Éowyn on Lord of the Rings, which I'm very proud of because of its story (which I will tell when the time is right :P). The bad thing is that I didn't get any awards, just a finalist, and I am becoming very used to not getting anything in french GDs (the only GDs i've ever been to and never got any award are all the french). Anyways, my spanish friends came back with a lot of awards, I list them here (spanish in bold):
Young Blood :
Gold : Sylvain Rousseau (Eldar Avenger)
Silver : Grégoire De Bernouis (Space Marine)
Bronze : Théo Lamury (Slaanesh Champion on foot)
Warhammer Single :
Gold : Jérôme Otremba (Orchestre Chaman)
Silver : Axel De Mohrenschield (Slaanesh Champion on foot)
Bronze : Georg Damm (High Elf)
WH40K Single :
Gold : Diego Esteban Perez (Space Wolf Terminator)
Silver : Nicholas Ferrière (Kroot)
Bronze : David Petit (Winged Slaanesh Champion)
LotR :
Gold : Bruno Levalee (Aragorn)
Silver : Jérôme Otremba (Arwen)
Bronze : Vivien Chesnel (Legolas on horseback)
Monster or Cavalerie :
Gold : Ben Komets (MazdaMundi)
Silver : Rémy Tremblay (Giant)
Bronze : Frédéric Duclos (Khorne Champion on Juggernaut)
Warhammer machine or vehicle :
Gold : Steve Party (Black Coach)
Silver : Guillaume Hémery (Orkut Truck)
Bronze : Xavier Payet (IG FW Tank)
Warhammer Regiment :
Gold : Denis Bouvet (Dwarves)
Silver : Georg Damm (Dark Elves)
Bronze : Julien Casses (Dark Elf Knights on Cold Ones)
WH40K Squad :
Gold : Guillaume Hémery (Badauds Moon Orks)
Silver : Pablo Lopez-Jimeno (Khorne Berzerkers)
Bronze : Jorge Valdes-Alvarez (Space Marines)
Diorama :
Gold : Matt Cexwish (The Puppet Show)
Silver : Bruno Lavallée (LotR : Defeat of the Witch King)
Bronze : Mickaël Denis (a big Tyranid in an IG holding cell)
Open :
Gold : Jose Manuel Palomes Nunez (Sigmar Priest vs Chaos Warrior)
Silver : Alfonso Giraldes-Borbon Bermejo (Catachan Ogre)
Bronze : Rémy Tremblay (High Elf)
Forge World Best of Swow : Milan Jespers (Krieg Officer)
Slayer Sword : Ben Komets (Mazda Mundi)
You can look for photos and links for more info on the Spanish Team forum.
Congrats to all the winners, specially my spanish friends which I'm very proud of, and also to my friends Matt Cexwish (for the motherfucking best diorama story ever) and Ben Komets (3 swords on a row?? who does that???).
Be prepared for Spain, I will be taking my Éowyn and who knows what else!


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Lady Lynx let 2nd-half lead slip away, fall to IVCC
By Justin Tierney
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[November 16, 2012]
In some ways, the Lincoln
College women's basketball team failed to execute their game plan.
One way or the other, the Lady Lynx forfeited an 11-point
second-half lead in Thursday night's game with Illinois Valley
Community College at Jack Nutt Arena, losing 65-62.
It was a hard loss for coach Carol Wilson to explain, in part
because, truth be told, her team played fairly well.
Just not well enough.
"I thought we played pretty hard tonight. Considering the
mismatches we had tonight, with their athleticism, I thought we did
a good job against them," said Wilson. "We just struggled at about
the four-minute mark.
"We had a few turnovers in a row, didn't run our offense or
didn't get it to the right person. There were times we could have
scored off the break, but we weren't looking for the ball and were
just looking for spots."
Things were looking up for LC when LCHS graduate Edraniel Tookes
converted an old-fashioned three-point play with three minutes left,
putting LC ahead 62-57.
But, Tookes' basket would wind up being the final points for the
Lady Lynx.
A potential game-tying 3-point attempt by sophomore Ally Friday
narrowly missed as the buzzer sounded.
Wilson attributed her team's struggles in the final minutes to
"We got a little frazzled there in the last few minutes. We
started rushing things, instead of getting the right people the ball
and take advantage of our lead," said Wilson. "But it's a young,
inexperienced team. Hopefully, they learn from it.
"I thought we played a great game. I just feel bad that we lost."
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Perhaps the biggest factor in the game came at the free-throw
line. The Eagles, who aggressively attacked the basket throughout
the game and especially in the second half, had 31 free-throw
attempts, while LC attempted only 11 shots from the free-throw
"It's been that way all year long," said Wilson. "We were
reaching. It's a bad habit we have. We'd rather reach than move our
feet and contain outside the lane. We've just given up way too many
free throws when you look at our season statistics. We've given up
60 more free throws than we shot."
The Lady Lynx were led in scoring by Friday, who had 14 points.
Ariel Williams added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Tookes and Cassidy
Jennings each had eight points for LC, with Tookes also adding five
The loss dropped the Lady Lynx to 4-3 in the season.
[By JUSTIN TIERNEY]
College women's basketball
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Prescription drug abuse: An addict's journey to recovery
Maine broke pharmacy robbery record in 2012
Last year, Maine broke a record in the number of pharmacy robberies, highlighting the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in the state.
In 2012 there were 56 pharmacy robberies, compared to 24 in 2011.
What fuels an addict's desperation to get their hands on prescription drugs?
Click here for a look at the prescription drug abuse problem by the numbers.
News 8 spoke with three Mainers who are recovering Oxycontin addicts.
"Your addiction just overrides every logical thought that you have in your head," said Dave Burden of Augusta.
"When you're not high, you want more and you'll pretty much do anything to get it," said Gwynne Dunphy of Madison
"There was no limit my addiction knew that I would not cross," said Sayra Small of Durham.
Small, 33, grew up in the city of Bath.
She said she first tried Oxycontin at age 19, because she said she didn't know any better.
"At a party one day, somebody said they had this pill that would make you feel drunk so I took it. I had no idea the road of pain and misery 12 years later I was going to be going down," said Small.
It's a road that led Sayra to heroin use. She said she would shoot up 30-40 times a day, to the point where she had trouble finding a vein.
"I would set my alarm a half-hour before I wanted to get up, because I'd take some Tylenol, because it thins out your blood, and then I'd get in the shower, because if you warm up your veins, they come up to the surface," said Small.
Dunphy said growing up, she had always been the good girl.
"I would never have thought I would do some of those things," said Dunphy.
She said she first started abusing prescription drugs at age 22.
To support her habit, she stole from family and friends and was arrested for shoplifting.
"Probably most of these people wouldn't be doing these things if they weren't addicted to drugs," said Dunphy.
Now clean and sober at 33, Dunphy hopes none of her three children go down the path she did.
I worry it could happen. I mean, it happened to me. It happens to a lot of people. It happens to the best of people," said Dunphy.
Burden, 37, said he got hooked on Oxycontin after he got hurt on the job.
"Started out with just a small amount of narcotic pain medication and it quickly escalated to just an absurd amount," said Burden.
It was a $1,000 a day habit he said he had to struggle to feed.
"I had a couple friends that had been arrested and convicted of robbing a pharmacy in my hometown, and I had pretty much said I'll never be that person and, within four or five years, I had pretty much become that person -- just short of robbing pharmacies," said Burden.
One of his darkest moments came in Augusta 2010.
"I was driving a vehicle and passed out at the wheel and crossed the center lane and ended up hitting a woman and her three kids -- her three grandkids -- head-on," said Burden.
Everyone survived, but Burden spent four months in jail.
He said that wasn't enough for him to get sober, but overdosing in late 2011 was.
Burden said he remembers waking up in the hospital and seeing his twin daughters.
"The look on their face was enough to make me want to make a change," said Burden.
Dunphy hit rock bottom after being arrested twice in one month.
"Thinking back on life before drugs and how it really wasn't me and I couldn't keep going on like that," said Dunphy.
Small quit using after she found out she was pregnant with her son.
"I didn't like who I was. I knew I couldn't live that way any longer so I was done," said Small.
All three said the way to stop prescription drug addiction in Maine is not to attack the supply, but to attack the demand.


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PLANT: 'Bloomsdale Long Standing' Spinach
A quality Heirloom variety that remains especially notable for its high yield. Dark green vigorous leaves are large, heavy and handsomely crinkled. Because they are held erect, they remain cleaner than those of other varieties that lie flat on the ground. Slow to bolt. A very popular variety for the home garden.
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I sowed my first ever spinach seeds today. I laid a bamboo cane across the soil and pressed it down to create a drill 1.5cm deep and then I planted 1 seed every 3cm. The space I've allocated in the raised bed for the spinach is 33cm x 25cm. It's not exactly a square foot but I'm hoping to follow the principle of square foot gardening and so I'm hoping to plant 3 rows of spinach successionally. I'm not sure how this is going to turn out, so it will be a bit of an experiment! After watering the seeds I covered them with a large propagator lid to protect them from being dug up.
I was really surprised to find one of the spinach seeds had sprouted already!
I wasn't expecting anything to happen for at least 10 days. I guess the conditions were pretty perfect for it to germinate as we've had quite a bit of sunshine lately, but it's still quite cool at night.
I think the propagator lid must have helped too by trapping any warmth so it was like a mini greenhouse for the seeds.
Hopefully the rest of the seeds will quickly follow suit and I'll be chomping on fresh spinach in no time!
I have a little confession to make. That first seed that sprouted on the 11th doesn't seem to be spinach at all, as 2 new seeds have sprouted and they look nothing like the other one which had small round leaves (a lot like the Rocket and Little Gem seedlings). So I feel a little silly at my over-excitement, as surely nothing can sprout overnight?! It's probably just a weed, which is a problem as I'm not very good at identifying the weeds and I have a tendency to scatter seeds at random. But I'm 99.9% sure that these 2 seedlings are spinach as they're both in the correct row! I sowed some more seeds yesterday in another row about 10cm from the first, as I got a bit impatient. I'm mainly growing the spinach to use in salads, so I don't mind if they don't grow too big, hence the small space between rows.
The weather has been glorious lately and the combination of lots of sun (and a little rain) has made a lot of things grow.
My first sowing of spinach is doing really well as nearly all the seeds germinated and are growing quite quickly now. A lot of the seeds from the second sowing I made on the 19th have also sprouted so I think I'll have quite a lot of spinach in a few weeks time! But that's all good as I'll use them in salads as I managed to sneak some baby spinach leaves into Steve's salad the other day and it turns out he quite liked them.
I'm still keeping the spinach covered with one of my large propagator lids, mainly to prevent anything digging up the seedlings, but it seems to be doing a great job of acting like a mini greenhouse.
I didn't expect to be doing a blog post about the spinach so soon, but I was excited that the new leaves are spinach shaped, which means I should be able to start picking them soon!
My Dad has started attending gardening classes and he said they planted potatoes, onions and spinach, so hopefully he can give me some tips and we can compare progress.
may 26th:
Well the spinach has come on leaps and bounds since I last posted and is now ready for eating! With the first harvest I'll probably make a nice salad with my first cutting of my Rocket leaves. I might have to dig up a couple of spinach plants because the beetroot seeds I sowed in the available space next to the spinach have now sprouted and need more space. I will definitely grow spinach again as it's so easy and grows really quickly.


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That point was underscored Wednesday, when House leaders met with irate representatives from New York and New Jersey who felt they had been ignored by House Speaker John Boehner when he scrapped a planned vote late Tuesday on a massive aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims.
"We're getting what New York and New Jersey need, and that's all that counts," Rep. Peter King, R-New York, told reporters after emerging from a 20-minute meeting with Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. "We're all big boys; we understand that all that counts is the bottom line."
A vote on $9 billion for immediate aid is now set for Friday, with the balance of $51 billion due for consideration January 15.
For its part, the Senate plans to vote by unanimous consent on Friday on the $9 billion but is waiting to see what is in the larger package before announcing a plan for that, a Senate Democratic leadership aide said.
"On the second tranche, we will need to see more details before we decide how to proceed," the aide said. "As the Senate has shown by passing our bipartisan bill, we consider getting aid to the victims of Sandy a superlative priority, but we need to know more about the contents of the bill before deciding on a path forward."
Democrats were less mollified.
"While it would have been far better had they passed the Senate's bill today, at least this provides a path to produce the needed $60 billion for New York and New Jersey by the end of the month," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, in a statement.
"It's really unbelievable how Speaker Boehner and his party could just walk away," said Christine Quinn, speaker of the New York City Council. "To promise us a vote weeks from now? Why should we believe him at all? It's just shocking."
In a statement, Boehner and Cantor said "critical aid" to storm victims should be the first priority of the new Congress, which convenes Thursday.
The comity contrasted sharply with the outrage that had exploded earlier in the day over Congress' inaction on the package, pitting even fellow Republicans against Boehner.
It was "disappointing and disgusting to watch," said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, blaming "the toxic internal politics of the House majority."
"New Jersey deserves better than the duplicity we saw on display," he said, adding, "shame on Congress."
Christie, a Republican, said he had tried to reach Boehner on Tuesday night after the latter canceled a vote on the aid bill, which had already been approved by the Senate. "He did not take my calls," said Christie.
In a news conference, Christie said he joined people of his state in feeling "betrayed" and added that the move summarizes "why the American people hate Congress."
In a statement, Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote: "This failure to come to the aid of Americans following a severe and devastating natural disaster is unprecedented. The fact that days continue to go by while people suffer, families are out of their homes, and men and women remain jobless and struggling during these harsh winter months is a dereliction of duty. "
Boehner did not make public remarks and did not post about the issue on social media.
GOP leadership sources said Boehner was worried it would be a bad political move for him to allow a vote on the new federal spending after a long day of getting pummeled by his own House Republicans for not demanding enough spending cuts in the fiscal cliff bill.
Civility was restored late in the afternoon. "As far as I'm concerned, that was a lifetime ago," King said. "I know it was last night, but the bottom line is we're going forward getting what we believe is necessary."
Earlier, King had slammed his own party. "The Republican Party has said it's the party of 'family values.' Last night, it turned its back on the most essential value of all, and that's to provide food, shelter, clothing and relief for people who have been hit by a natural disaster," King told CNN.
King said he chased Boehner "all over the House last night" and that Boehner had said everything would be taken care of after the vote on the fiscal cliff. But Boehner left.
King called the House leadership's move a "knife in the back."
"Anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee should have their head examined," King said. It's very rare for a lawmaker to call on anyone not to support his own party.
But on Wednesday afternoon, King said he would vote for Boehner in leadership elections scheduled for Thursday.
A senior GOP leadership aide said Boehner will make a Sandy aid package "his first priority in the new Congress," which begins its term Thursday.
When a new Congress begins, both chambers have to begin from scratch with legislation, so the Senate's passage of a previous bill will be moot.
Michael Steel, Boehner's spokesman, said the speaker is "committed to getting this bill passed this month."
Before the House adjourned Wednesday, President Barack Obama urged a vote.
"It has only been two months since Hurricane Sandy devastated communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as well as other Eastern states. Our citizens are still trying to put their lives back together," Obama said in a statement.
"When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need. I urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today, and pass it without delay for our fellow Americans," Obama said.
Some of the harshest comments came from King.
Scott Mandel, vice president of New York's Long Beach City Council, told CNN, "The money was needed yesterday, and the fact that there's an obstacle in the way for whatever reason and a vote wasn't allowed to go forward was inexcusable."
The money would improve the city's ability to withstand damage from winter storms, Mandel said.


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The 2014 Webby Award nominations were announced this week, and one particular nomination stood out. Because once again, in the Online Film & Video: Variety category, TED is pitted against Kid President. And once again, we're so conflicted.
If you are too, vote for TED where you can; we'll understand. Here are all of TED's nominations in the People's Voice ballot. Sign in to vote in support of TED.com, TED-Ed or one of the other amazing nominees:
TED.com is nominated in Social: Education & Discovery and in Online Film & Video: Events & Live Webcasts, as well as the hotly contested Online Film & Video: Variety.
Our app is nominated in Mobile & Apps: Education & Reference, and the iTunes audio podcast series is nominated in Mobile & Apps: Podcasts.
Meanwhile, TED-Ed is up for the Web: Education category.
Voting is open until April 24, and winners will be announced April 29.
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Rumpo Rampage
Rumpo Rampage is a side mission in Grand Theft Auto III. It involves guiding an explosives-rigged RC Bandit around Wichita Gardens in an attempt to destroy gang cars, in this case, Hoods Rumpo XLs, in an allotted amount of time. To start the mission you must enter a TOYZ van which is located within Wichita Gardens, literally around the corner from your safe house. You can activate the bomb by using the fire button, or by driving into the wheels of the target car.
During the mission, you are exempt from police attention, so you can also kill bystanders, including cops without gaining a wanted level. However, any wanted level you had prior to starting the mission is reinstated, so it's best not to start this one with four stars or more; the van also isn't the best getaway car and will go on fire from a few hits in the back!
- This is the only Toyz mission that takes place in Shoreside Vale.
- Rumpo Rampage is also the last encountered Toyz mission in GTA III.
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JOIN THE HANGOUT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22nd
Tomorrow night please join the hang studio hang out where we go over last weeks assignment to shoot a red wine bottle. Alex Koloskov & Dave Nitsche have been hosting a weekly google hangout. This will be the 6th one. It starts at 10pm EST.
Here is my take on the assignment from last weeks hangout. After 2.5 hours I finally got the shot I was hoping for. I thought I'd give light painting a try as I hadn't tried this type of photography before. This shot was done in complete darkness and lit only with a maglite and I used my iphone LED to light the background. Each shot was a 30 second exposure. I also had my long exposure noise reduction turned on in my camera which meant for each 30 second exposure I had another 30 seconds of processing in the camera before it transferred to my computer. I took about 20 shots before I got one that I was happy enough with. With an additional 20 minutes in Photoshop to clean it up I think I finally was happy.
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{Where do you find cute tights for your girls?}
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Window shopping for Fall -- TIGHTS edition
4 comments:
- Jenny said...
How adorable!!!!! Girls ARE so....much fun aren't they!
- September 16, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- boltefamily said...
For Hope's first winter...last year I just went out and bought all kinds of cute tights...and she never wore them because I had NO clothes to go with them. :) This year I am wising up...I just got out her fall wardrobe and am taking inventory of her clothes and dresses and am going to buy tights based on her current wardrobe. UGH Girls ARE fun, but it sometimes makes me buy things on impulse! :)
- September 16, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Kim in NJ said...
I had the same problem as the pp. I would buy all these adorable tights, but have nothing to pair them with. I get nervous mixing the different patterns of tights with anything other than a solid color dress. I'm not very fashion forward.
My youngest daughter is 5, (and a half, she would add here), and we're having a really good time with skirt/dress and knee socks. Sooo cute with a pair of Mary Janes.
I like Gymboree, Old Navy, GAP Children's Place, and Target for tights. I like them even better as hand me downs :) I wish they'd had those cute ballet slipper ones when my girls were younger!
- September 16, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Amanda Hoyt said...
LOVE that last pair (pink with black polkas with little "shoes")!
I usually can find some dresses that come with tights at target :)
Love you,
- September 17, 2010 at 3:41 PM


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Writing Prompt Wednesday
It's Wednesday and you know what that means...Writing Prompt!!
Every now and again we all need a little creativity boost. It doesn't matter that you aren't a writer. We all need that extra incentive now and again and a writing prompt is a good way to get your mind to open up and have some fun.
How does this work?
I post the beginning of a sentence and you finish it. You can write one sentence, a paragraph, or even a page if you like. Just let your mind go and write whatever comes into it. You'd be amazed at the results. My 5th novel, Phish NET Stalkings came from a writing prompt.
Today's writing prompt - He slammed. . .
Now all you have to do is write. Finish the sentence and if you feel like sharing we would love to see what you come up with. It's amazing to see how we all go in different directions.
Most of all Have fun!


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Now that you've already seen the Jedi mind tactics from the mustached psychic soldier George Clooney, take a look at his hand to hand combat skills as he almost breaks Ewan McGregor's arm. Secret Government warrior monks are hilarious.
The film was inspired by Jon Ronson's non-fiction book about a secret government program to create a psychic military team that could read peoples minds, walk through walls, and kill a goat by staring at it, among other useful brain powers. They were called the First Earth Battalion and McGregor plays a reporter following around the greatest mind Jedi, Clooney, for the story. It moves at the speed of a Coen Brothers flick, and has Jeff Bridges in it. So chances are we'll be staring at Goats too.
Men Who Stare At Goats will be released into theaters on November 6th.


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The Central Connecticut women's soccer team fell to UConn by a final score of 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in Storrs, CT. The Blue Devils' record drops to 0-2 with the loss while the Huskies improve to 2-2 with the win. Senior goalkeeper Nikola Deiter posted 11 saves on the day.
The Huskies got off to a quick start, notching the first goal of the game in just the third minute of play. Connecticut increased their lead with another goal from inside the box to put the Blue Devils behind 2-0. After a third goal deflected off of a CCSU defender, the two teams headed into the locker room with UCONN leading 3-0 at the half.
The second half remained scoreless, despite multiple close calls from Central, including a final horn shot by freshman Morgan Santoro that bounced off the post as the clock expired.
UConn outshot CCSU 32-14. The Huskies landed 14 shots on goal compared to just four for CCSU. Senior Rachel Cerrone and juniors Tori Sousa, Kerriann Welch and Danica Foglio each posted one shot on goal for Central. UConn registered eight corner kicks compared to three for the Blue Devils.
CCSU will return home for their next match-up of the season on Friday, Sept. 6. The Blue Devils will host St. John's (NY) with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.


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