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An average Optician in the United States can expect to take home roughly $14.78 per hour. Final cash compensation to Opticians varies from around $22K to approximately $49K; choice pay grades include potential for bonuses and profit sharing as high as $4K and $5K, respectively. Compensation for this group is mainly affected by geographic location, but years of experience and the particular employer are influential factors as well. Although over a third lack health benefits of any kind, a little less than one-half do enjoy medical insurance, and nearly one in four get dental coverage, too. Job satisfaction is high and work is enjoyable for most Opticians. Most Opticians survey respondents are women (77 percent). The data for this synopsis comes from respondents who took the PayScale salary survey.
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Opticians assist customers who require vision tests, prescriptions, repairs, and, in some cases, minor eye surgery; essentially, they helps customers determine which prescription they require and assist with any other questions or needs that they may have. Opticians use a piece of equipment called an phoropter to measure the depth of vision that each customer has, and then they are able to determine exactly which prescription the customer needs. Other equipment is also used, including a tonometer, which injects a small amount of air pressure into the eyeball to test for glaucoma. All opticians should be familiar with this equipment, and some may also be able to operate laser surgery machines for outpatient correction procedures.Read More...
Opticians also work in an administrative capacity in the clinic office and perform various other duties in the day-to-day running of a clinic. Most opticians will work during traditional business hours, although this will vary depending on the clinic's hours. Traditionally, an administrative assistant handles customers' appointments, but it's not unusual for an optician to schedule appointments, particularly in a smaller business. In most cases, opticians work inside a clinic where eye exams are performed. Some opticians may also work at the laboratory where the prescriptions are created and modified. Some, however, may work out in the field, particularly during wars, where soldiers may need eye care but do not have safe access to an optician's clinic.
An optician typically works with two types of staff: administrative staff and laboratory staff. The administrative staff work with the optician to schedule appointments and resolve scheduling conflicts in a timely manner; they may also help with billing and other financial concerns patients may have. Laboratory staff create the prescriptions and sometimes the frames that the customer ends up receiving as the final product.
To enter this career, potential opticians must first have a bachelors degree in optometry, and should also be certified by whichever optometry board governs their area of practice. Experience is also helpful.
Opticians flock to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, LensCrafters Inc., Visionworks, Pearle Vision Center, and U.S. Vision, Inc., highly regarded companies that employ a generous number of people in this profession. The biggest paychecks can be found at LensCrafters Inc. — the median salary there is $35K; however, employees are subject to a wide range in pay, with the lowest salaries sitting near $23K and highest ones in the neighborhood of $53K. Also paying near the top of the field are Visionworks at $35K, U.S. Vision, Inc. at $32K, and Sears Optical, where Opticians annually earn $31K.
Offering a median salary of only $25K, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc pays the least. Not only that, but the earnings range of $19K to $41K is pretty narrow, too. Shopko Eyecare Center, Texas State Optical, and Eye Care Center also scrape the bottom of the pay scale, with median earnings hovering around $26K, $27K, and $28K.
Survey results suggest that Opticians put a wide range of professional skills to use. Most notably, skills in Sales Management, optician, certified optician, and Sales are correlated to pay that is above average. Most people familiar with Customer Service also know Insurance.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Opticians with a lot of experience tend to enjoy higher earnings. The average worker who claims fewer than five years of experience earns around $26K. In contrast, however, individuals who report five to 10 years in this occupation see a much larger median of $32K. Opticians bring in $36K after working for 10 to 20 years. Big financial gains seem to result from working for more than two decades; veterans in this group report earning $40K on average.
Surpassing the national average by 51 percent, Opticians in San Francisco receive some of the highest pay in the country. Opticians can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like Seattle (+38 percent), New York (+35 percent), San Diego (+22 percent), and Denver (+13 percent). Trailing the national average by 16 percent, Indianapolis is the market with the smallest paychecks. Two other places where employers offer below-median salaries are Houston (12 percent less) and Chicago (9 percent less).
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"The dies for the first type ('wire rim') of the $10 were made from Saint-Gaudens's models delivered to the Mint in June 1907. Coins struck from the dies had a wire or knife rim and periods ('pellets') before and after the lettering on the reverse. The edge stars were crowded and of different sizes near one of the collar segment junctions, as if extra stars were added without thought to correct size and spacing ... In late August or early September, 500 were struck with normal-edge stars. On December 14, these were ordered to be transferred to the Treasury Department in Washington. Through December 30, a further 46 specimens were made, presumably of the same format."
The author goes on to note that most of the Wire Rim coins were distributed to well-connected Washingtonians and to dealers of the time, such as Henry Chapman. Further, "Seventy specimens were melted in 1915 as being damaged and unsaleable [sic]."
While this lingering offering suggests that the Wire Rim tens were slow sellers in their own time, examples are snapped up quickly today when the condition and price are right. This Select coin, housed in a second-generation holder with a "knife rim" of its own, has marvelous yellow-gold luster. Slight striking softness is noted in the centers and the fields show a handful of wispy abrasions, yet the overall eye appeal is impressive for the grade. In sum, a coin to be treasured.(Registry values: N4719) (NGC ID# 268B, PCGS# 8850)
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PopDev contributes to UN Women World Survey
PopDev is proud to announce the launch of the UN Women flagship report The World Survey of the Role of Women in Development: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development. The report has been presented to the UN General Assembly and translated into all six official UN languages. Betsy Hartmann and Anne Hendrixson of PopDev were the lead authors of the background paper on population that framed the report's chapter on Population, Sustainable Development and Gender Equality.
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Gifts for Women: 16 Designs She'll Show Off in Her Home
We've all heard the expression "home is where the heart is." But what does that mean to the special ladies in your life? We picked out 16 pieces that will add even more love to her home, and give her another reason to show off her decor this holiday season.


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Wendy Fry worked at the U-T covering the South Bay. She came to the U-T KNSD/39 television and KPBS radio in San Diego, where she covered everything from murders to probing the contents of the salmon you buy at the local grocery store. She worked on KPBS's multimedia Envision series. Wendy has won numerous journalism awards including a National Press Club award and Newspaper Publishers Association award.
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WatchdogDEA seeks records on local woman, company
Jun 23, 2012, 6:07 p.m.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking documents related to a San Diego security firm and a Coronado woman as ...
WatchdogSweetwater defendant back at work
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Sweetwater school board member Arlie Ricasa, who has pleaded not guilty to eight felony corruption charges, returned to work this ...
South CountyChula Vista voters approve measure to reduce role of city attorney
Updated Jun 6, 2012, 6:07 p.m.
Chula Vista A ballot initiative that takes aim at the elected city attorney scored a healthy 54 percent voter approval Tuesday. Proposition C imposes term limits on the city's top legal counsel, reduces the salary and establishes an independent Office of Legislative Counsel. The change effectively allows the City Council to turn to its own separate legal department when it perceives a conflict-of-interest in the city attorney's advice. Backed by wealthy landowner Earl Jentz, ...
South CountySalas, Wagner, Bensoussan and Breitfelder leading Chula Vista races
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Chula Vista Two Democrats are leading the race to replace termed-out City Councilman Steve Castaneda. Former Assemblywoman Mary Salas led with 48.7 percent of the early vote while Linda Wagner, a longtime City Hall staffer, pulled in 29 percent. Wagner, who served as Castaneda's council aide for eight years, may have blocked Salas from winning outright during the primary, if the early results hold through the remainder of the tally. The results so far ...
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An attorney defending Sweetwater school board member Arlie Ricasa against allegations of bribery and corruption requested Monday that San Diego ...
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Fitch, the New York bond-ratings agency, is warning that it may have to lower its A+ grades for some $230 million worth of bond offerings by the city of San Diego if voters approve Proposition A. The measure on the Tuesday election ballot asks voters whether to ban labor-friendly city construction contracts know as project-labor agreements. Such agreements set standards for wages, local hiring and health care coverage for workers on a project. If approved, ...
Watchdog'Mayoral Derby' gets compromised, closes
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District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is continuing to promote her prosecution of Sweetwater schools officials in her campaign for San Diego ...
WatchdogReport: Chula Vista tourism dollars blurred
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The San Diego County Grand Jury has found issues with the accounting methods of the Chula Vista Tourism Marketing District.
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May 16, 2012, 8:48 p.m.
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CHULA VISTA A blueprint has been laid out for financing, development and construction of infrastructure along the Chula Vista bayfront. The financing agreement sets a framework for future obligations between the city of Chula Vista and the San Diego Unified Port District. Approved at a May 8 meeting in Chula Vista, it lays the groundwork for the future Bayfront Master Plan, a waterfront development expected to generate $1.3 billion for the region's economy over ...
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The county program, operated by the Family Health Centers of San Diego, helped Nicole Jones build relationships with three people ...
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SOUTH COUNTY County Supervisor Greg Cox and his opponent, Brant Will, answered questions about rent control, infrastructure and redevelopment Wednesday evening in what turned out to be a mild-mannered discussion. Before a room of about 15 mostly Chula Vista residents, Cox and Will entertained questions from the audience and moderator Ken Wright at a Northwest Civic Association's candidate forum in the Civic Center library auditorium. Will, 38, of Point Loma has been a deputy ...
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A judge denied a request Wednesday by Sweetwater school board member John McCann for an order of protection to keep ...
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R.E.M. is playing at the New Orleans Voodoo Music Festival and I won't be there to see them. Will You? I certainly hope so. If you've never been to this musical event in New Orleans City Park you're missing out on a good ne. A collection of the big names with a sprinkling of up and comers and local talent all converging under the moss covered oaks of the greatest party city in the world. Need I say More?
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Ind. Modular Parts Maker To Invest, Add 110 New JobsApril 6, 2011 4:36 am | News | Comments
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana modular parts manufacturer will create 110 new jobs and invest more than $9 million to expand its operations in Columbia City. The company known as 80/20 Inc. announced Tuesday it will add more than 90,000 square feet. It now has more than 250 workers in a 135,000-square-foot plant.
Ill. Gov., CAT CEO Talk Business-Friendly PoliticsApril 6, 2011 4:32 am | by Zachary Colman, Associated Press | News | Comments
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Illinois is facing growing concerns among business leaders that its policies hurt the companies that drive its economy, the head of Caterpillar Inc. warned Tuesday as he met with Gov. Pat Quinn. The meeting was prompted by a letter that Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman sent to the governor about other states trying to lure his company after Illinois hiked its income tax.
Precision-Built Torque ToolsApril 5, 2011 6:06 am | Product Releases | Comments
Seekonk Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Pro Torque Tools (Atlanta, GA) are now offering Seekonk's line of Precision Torque wrenches, screwdrivers, and testers for delivery anywhere in the world. All of Seekonk torque products are manufactured in their Massachusetts facility, with an ISO 9001-certified commitment to quality.
Carry More With Modular BeltsApril 5, 2011 6:04 am | Product Releases | Comments
Duckbill LLC (Grand Rapids, MI) has designed the MobilityMax product line of ergonomic body-borne carrying gear, which allows for users to bring their hand tools, instruments, and devices with them in a modular fashion. The MobilityMax product is a system-based approach to upgrading new, or existing, fall protection harnesses that do not interfere with the ability to carry gear.
Replace Your Aging Bulb With LEDsApril 5, 2011 6:04 am IMPO Product Releases | Comments
Cooper Crouse-Hinds (Syracuse, NY) announced the introduction of its Vaporgard LED Series as a direct LED replacement for incandescent bulbs in industrial or hazardous applications. According to the company, these LEDs have 20 percent longer life than incandescent lamps, and reduce energy consumption by 85 percent.
Scissor Lifts Reach New HeightsApril 5, 2011 6:03 am | Product Releases | Comments
Genie (Redmond, WA), a Terex brand, is launching a new series of 69"-wide rough terrain scissor lifts, which includes three new models: GS™-2669 RT, GS™-3369 RT and GS™-4069 RT. According to the company, the redesign has increased capacity and improved jobsite performance.
Big 3 Could Gain Marketshare In Earthquake AftermathApril 5, 2011 4:47 am | News | Comments
NEW YORK (AP) — In a note to investors Monday, Barclay's Capital analyst Brian Johnson suggested that Detroit automakers could gain some sales in the coming months because of earthquake-related supply shortages at their Japanese rivals. THE OPINION: Johnson said Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co.
Pringles Snapped Up By Diamond Foods For $1.5 BillionApril 5, 2011 4:37 am | News | Comments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Diamond Foods Inc. is buying Procter & Gamble Co.'s Pringles chips business in a $1.5 billion deal, the biggest in a string that have given the maker of Pop Secret popcorn and Kettle chips a steadily growing share of the snack aisle. The deal also completes P&G's exit from all its major food businesses.
R.I., Manufacturers Team Up To Stop Texting While DrivingApril 5, 2011 4:35 am | by David Klepper, Associated Press | News | Comments
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island may enlist some high-tech help in the fight against texting while driving: a device that jams most cell phone capabilities when a vehicle's engine is running. A state lawmaker has proposed legislation to require those caught texting while driving to install such a device.
GM Rewards CEO Akerson With $1.3 Million In StockApril 5, 2011 4:33 am | News | Comments
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. is rewarding its top executive with shares currently worth more than $1.3 million. In a filing Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, GM said it gave Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson 42,360 stock units on March 31 as part of his compensation package.
Cummins Inc. To Hire 2,500 Workers This YearApril 5, 2011 4:30 am | News | Comments
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — Cummins Inc. says it plans to hire 2,500 workers in the U.S. this year. The Columbus-based engine manufacturer says it is hiring across the board to meet strong demand worldwide and in anticipation of an economic recovery. A company spokesman tells The Columbus Republic that it's too soon to know how many of the 2,500 jobs will be added in Columbus.
TI Buys National Semiconductor For $6.5 BillionApril 5, 2011 4:27 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Texas Instruments Inc. is buying National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion in a marriage of two of the world's premier makers of analog chips, which are widely used in electronics to transform signals such as sound into digital form that computers can understand. In scooping up National Semiconductor, TI is getting a storied Silicon Valley company whose history stretches back more than 50 years and is known for its power-...
The Overtime LieApril 4, 2011 10:55 am | by John Frehse, Chief Strategic Officer, Core Practice | Articles | Comments
Recently, I stood before a plant management team sharing labor strategies that could help resolve some serious cost problems associated with inefficient shift schedules. The plant manager talked about some of their greatest achievements. Number one was keeping their overtime below 5 percent. Corporate listed low overtime as a key performance indicator, and minimizing it was critical to plant bonuses.
Safety Proves Not-So-Tall OrderApril 4, 2011 8:22 am | by Pat McDevitt, Manager of Business Development, Snap-on Industrial | Articles | Comments
You work in one of the most sensitive production areas in a large chemical plant. The concern is that no contaminants be introduced into the work area, including stray tools and equipment. Or you're standing on the walkway above a large newspaper-printing press—and time is money.
Tidying Up TitletownApril 4, 2011 8:02 am | by Carrie Ellis, Editor, Chem.Info | Articles | Comments
Green Bay Packaging's Coated Products Operations division has implemented a strategy that not only makes environmental sense, but also financial cents. The Green Bay Packaging Inc. Coated Products Operations division coats, laminates, and slits pressure-sensitive label materials in Titletown—also known as Green Bay, WI (It was just in February that the Green Bay Packers football team won the Super Bowl, after all).
The Case For Working With Your HandsApril 4, 2011 7:41 am | Articles | Comments
As distasteful as it may seem to some students and parents, working with your hands may be a good alternative in this changing economy. When you look around, people still are needed to fix your car, rewire or paint your house, fix your broken power lines, teach you to play the piano, and bypass your clogged arteries.
The Art Of Slashing Lead TimesApril 4, 2011 7:06 am | by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Articles | Comments
One of the company's machining centers, which create precision parts for customers in a variety of markets. "People want product as soon as possible. The days of six, eight, 12-week lead times just don't exist any more. We have more customers knocking on our door saying, 'Okay, you said two weeks, but can we get it in a week?' That really changes things.
A Sight For Sore EyesApril 4, 2011 6:56 am | by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Articles | Comments
Imagine the following scenario: One of your plant floor employees has just had their eye or skin exposed to a caustic chemical, which needs to be immediately flushed from contact. Per OSHA regulations, you should already have an eye washing station or emergency shower on the plant floor, which the employee should be familiar with.
Q&A: Getting Quality BackApril 4, 2011 6:51 am | Articles | Comments
Once upon a time the term "Made in America" stood for something: pride, jobs, and quality. However, we have become a society of increasing consumer demand, which led to a notable decrease in quality at manufacturers worldwide. IMPO sat down with Dyadem president and CEO Kevin North for a look at what manufacturers can do to improve quality while remaining cost efficient.
Optimize ThisApril 4, 2011 6:48 am | Articles | Comments
Sometimes, things that seem factual are not exactly true. Here are a few examples relating to inventory: When I was a materials manager the auditors would declare that we had taken a "good inventory" at year-end when the amount of positive variances was counterbalanced by an equal amount of negative variances.


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At the California ProLife Legislative Banquet last week, Assemblywoman Shannon Grove told a roomful of advocates, activists, and clergy that "God has His hold on California."
Palin closed CPAC with a speech that demonstrated the right's women problem: It's hard to win women when you can't help insulting them.
"It's just a fake front issue to talk about abortion," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said of HR 7, the anti-choice bill passed just hours before Tuesday's State of the Union address. "What they're really talking about is contraception, family planning, the judgment of women."
Speaking in the Rules Committee, Rep. Alcee Hastings said, "I think men ought to butt out of this subject, and be about the business of respecting women and their rights."
Mike Huckabee to Premiere an Anti-Choice "Documentary" on Wednesday in Iowa, Courtesy of Citizens United
Mike Huckabee cannot resist the presidential stage even though he chose not to run this year to maintain his FOX News contract. Next month he brings an anti-choice propaganda documentary to 2012 election central.
The former Governor and presidential candidate will headline an anti-choice fundraiser.
Stephen Colbert creates #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement hashtag in response to Sen. Kyl's remarks on Planned Parenthood; NRLC won't score the budget; Huckabee supports "heartbeat" bill; and Alan Simpson rails on GOP social conservatives.
The Values Voters Summit weighs in: Mike Huckabee is the preferred GOP candidate for 2012 presidential run.
Michael Steele finds room in his tent for pro-choice Republicans, but others don't want to share their campsite; Mike Huckabee remains coy about his intentions for the next Presidential campaign, but he nonetheless played the politician/campaigner at the "Values Voter Summit" this past weekend in Washington, DC. And South Dakota receives a grant for facilitating adoption of children in foster care.
Jon Stewart's interview with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee sought to create "common ground" on the abortion issue, but Stewart was not at all equipped with the tools to refute Huckabee's main talking points.


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UND takes win over Wildcats
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GRAND FORKS â After most of Ralph Engelstad Arena cleared out Saturday night, a large man in the suites proceeded to take off his shirt, twirl it around his head and yell loudly.
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Website of the day: Letter from Santa
For many people, the next couple of weeks mean only one thing: half term. That means that the little ones are back in full force, without the daily exertions of the national curriculum to tire out their little brains. Some distractions are needed.
We have a good one here, especially for the very young: christmas.nspcc.org.uk. Your first job will be to get the junior members of your family to write to Santa. Then come back here, fill in all your details and then sit back and wait for a little bit of Christmas magic to really rock their world - a personalised letter from Santa Claus himself.
Each and every letter ordered gives a little bit of cash to a very worthy charity - one that will spend its Christmas trying to make children's lives safer and happier.
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Okay,first let me say that if there is already a thread for this I apologize, I looked but may have missed it. So for anyone who actually goes to wwe.com or pays attention to the ads in the corners you may have noticed advertisements for this, WWE Main Event. A new show debuting a week from this Wednesday on a network called ion. Now other than some nicely placed ads on facebook and an article on wwe.com, I have heard very little about this. I know only that it will be an hour long show like Superstarts and NXT.
A few question I have are why has this not been advertised more, and is this going to be beneficial to WWE? In my own opinion I think this show could work out well for the lower talent, who may not be featured as much, but there has to be a mix. If all you do is focus on the small talent you take a chance of the show suffering as Superstars did. However I do not want to see it become a RAW/Smackdown Recap show either. My question is what do you make of this new show, will it last? Or will it suffer the same fate as those that cam before it.


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Gran Turismo 6 versus the real world
Can our crack Playstation gamer beat GT Academy's finest round a dark Brands Hatch?
Posted: 28 Nov 2013
Krisztian's going quicker, though. With his 15 minutes of qualifying over, he steps from the pod with a smile on his face and a best lap time of 0:53.304 seconds. In the end, I throw caution to the wind and miraculously pull out my own 0:53, but it's much closer to a 0:54. Out on the track, the GT Academy cars put in 0:53.613 and 0:53.807. They're top of their class, but, with Krisztian's blistering time, we're on virtual pole. Score!


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Norman Pattiz, founder and chairman of the radio network Westwood One will be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame on Nov. 7 in Chicago.
Pattiz founded Westwood One in 1974 in a one-room office in the Westwood area of West Los Angeles, with one radio show and a single employee — himself. Since then, the company has become an industry leader in syndicated network radio programming and has acquired NBC radio networks, Metro Traffic and distribution agreements with CBS and CNN. It is widely considered a leading source for national news, sports, talk, entertainment and informational programming.
Pattiz is an accomplished local: He graduated from Hamilton High School and now supports the Hamilton Music Academy in addition to serving on the University of California Board of Regents. Pattiz is a well-known Democratic donor with strategic political alliances; both Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush appointed him to serve on the Broadcasting Board of Governors from 2000-2006, where he created and launched the U.S. government's radio and television services throughout all 22 countries in the Middle East.
In receiving the honor, Pattiz joins previous Hall of Fame inductees Larry King, Charles Osgood and Jim Bohannon, all of whom are Westwood One veterans. He is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy.
"I am honored and grateful to be included in a group of broadcasting icons that have been part of my lifelong love affair with radio," Pattiz said. "It's quite a feeling."
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Wiz Khalifa ft. Rick Ross, Nas & Schoolboy Q - We Dem Boyz (Remix II)
As Lil Wayne so often said, "It's the remix to the remix, baby." Ok, so maybe he didn't exactly say that, but how many times do you get a remix to a remix? After the original and the original-remix (featuring Diddy, Meek...Read More
Jeezy ft. Jay Z - Seen It All
Just when you thought that you've Seen It All, Young Jeezy makes the announcement that his new single, which is also the title track off his upcoming LP, features a little someone by the name of Shawn Carter. That should get...Read More
Lil Wayne - Krazy
Um...is it time to start getting seriously excited for Tha Carter V? The first two songs we've heard off Lil Wayne's upcoming album, Believe Me and D'usse, were bangers, and new joint Krazy might be the bangerest of them all....Read More
Mike WiLL Made It ft. Kendrick Lamar, Future & Lil Wayne - Buy the World
Rich as Mike WiLL Made It unquestionably is, I doubt that the superproducer has enough scratch to Buy the whole damn World. If he were to team up with a few fellow hip-hop high-rollers, however, it could be a different story....Read More
Busta Rhymes ft. Eminem - Calm Down
Calm Down, Booth readers! I know a fresh single from Busta Rhymes is a big deal, but it's tough to fully appreciate a piece of music while hyperventilating. Now that you've taken a few deep breaths, prepare for a blast from...Read More
Usher ft. Juicy J. - I Don't Mind
Some guys would feel insecure dating a woman who made a living working the pole as other men ogled her. Usher, on the other hand, isn't fazed in the slightest by that scenario. On I Don't Care, the latest single off his...Read More
Drake - 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
Drake's got a well-earned reputation for being emotional, and sure, Days in the East happened, but lately it feels the man's mostly been on his worst behavior. Enter new quasi-banger 0 to 100, which finds Drizzy at the...Read More
G-Unit - They Talked About Jesus
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WHEREAS, the establishment and appointment of a State Advisory Council for Emergency Medical Services for the purpose of evaluating State Emergency Medical Service Programs is a criterion developed pursuant to Standard 11 of the National Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1966 by the United States Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Omnibus State Reorganization At of 1974 has authorized the Governor to create by Executive Order such councils a- may be necessary to receive funds and to make such adjustments or modifications in the assignment of agency programs or operations as may be necessary to conform with federal law or regulations to receive federal funds; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN ASHCROFT, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, do hereby declare and direct that the "State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services" hereafter shall consist of eighteen members appointed by the Director of the Department of Health and assigned for administrative purposes to the Department of Health. Four of the members of the Council first appointed after the effective date of this Executive Order shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 1997. Six of the initial members of the Council shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 1988, and eight of the initial members of the Council shall be appointed for a term expiring December 31, 1989. At the expiration of these terms, each succeeding member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
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Little People Project
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The 'Little People Project' started in 2006. It involves the remodeling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which I then place, photograph and leave on the street. It is both a street art installation project and a photography project. The street-based side of my work plays with the notion of surprise and I aim to encourage city-dwellers to be more aware of their surroundings. The scenes I set up, more evident through the photography and the titles I […]
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SDN Staff Reports
Another family was left homeless late Thursday afternoon when a fire ripped through their mobile home at 1625 Blackjack Road near Blair Road in east Oktibbeha County.
Though part of the mobile home was left standing, smoke and heat damage from the blaze damaged it to the point of being uninhabitable, and flames caused more than half of the home to collapse, said Rosenhan.
One of the home's residents reported the fire shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, but fire officials could not confirm how many people were living there, Rosenhan said.
East Oktibbeha and District 5/Oktoc volunteer firefighters battled the blaze.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.


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Photo By LaToya Ruby FrazierLaToya Ruby Frazier's "Floral Comforter" from the "Momme Portrait" series is on view at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston.
Photo By LaToya Ruby FrazierOn view in "LaToya Ruby Frazier: WITNESS" at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston June 22-Oct. 13. Momme, 2008 Gelatin silver print 30 x 40 inches
Photo By LaToya Ruby FrazierOn view in "LaToya Ruby Frazier: WITNESS" at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston June 22-Oct. 13. Mom Making an Image of Me, 2008 Gelatin silver print 20 x 24 inches
Photo By James Nielsen/StaffRecoding artist Sabrina Antoinette for a portrait Friday, April 19, 2013, in Houston ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )
Photo By James Nielsen/StaffRecoding artist Sabrina Antoinette for a portrait Friday, April 19, 2013, in Houston ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )
Photo By James Nielsen/StaffRecoding artist Sabrina Antoinette for a portrait Friday, April 19, 2013, in Houston ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )
Photo By Yui Mok/SUBRobert Plant performs at The Roundhouse venue in Camden, north London, during the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms concert Friday Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo / Yui Mok, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES - EDITORIAL USE ONLY **
Photo By Yui Mok/SUBRobert Plant performs at The Roundhouse in Camden, north London, during the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms concert Friday Oct. 29, 2010. (AP Photo / Yui Mok, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES - EDITORIAL USE ONLY **
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Concert Mas Musica Festival 2013: Glossy rock outfit PXNDX, above, headlines three stages of rock music at the House of Blues complex. The lineup also includes locals Paulette, Vitera, Parrkos, La Sien and a "musica electronica" room. When: 6 p.m. Saturday; Where: House of Blues (Music Hall, Crossroads Stage and Foundation Room); Tickets: $25-$39.50; 888-402–5837 or hob.com/houston.
Karina Nistal combines languages and genres on new album Nistalgia. Her music boasts a hip-hop sensibility with Latin and pop flourishes
Photo By DeverasPhotographer: Deveras Houston singer Karina Nistal, whose second album, Nistalgia, is due in 2010. She combines hip-hop, pop, reggaeton and tropical rhythms with bilingual lyrics.
Houston singer Karina Nistal is working on Nistalgia, her follow-up to debut disc Nistyle. It should offer the same dazzling blend of genres and languages.
Photo By Sanjay Patel and Heatherly JacksPhoto by Sanjay Patel and Heatherly Jackson Houston singer Karina Nistal is currently working on Nistalgia, the follow up to her terrific, bilingual, electro-pop Nistyle record. She'll perform as part of the Latin Grammy series of free concerts.
Friday 21st
Road Show: Houston premiere of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 2008 musical inspired by the lives of the peripatetic Wilson and Addison Mizner, brother entrepreneurs and adventurers whose early 20th century exploits spanned the Alaska gold rush and the 1920s Florida real estate boom. When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through June 30; Where: Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway; Tickets: $21-$54; Info: 713-527-0123.
Twin Shadow: George Lewis Jr. took in a bunch of art-house movies and rode his Triumph motorcycle regularly before sunrise, all of which helped inform the dark pulsating album "Confess," the second he released under his Twin Shadow moniker. It was one of last year's most mesmerizing recordings, soulful, modern and sleek. With Elliphant. When: 8 p.m. Friday; Where: Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak; Tickets: $15; 713-862-3838 or www.fitzlivemusic.com.
Springboard South Music Festival: Billed as a networking event for independent musicians, this three-day event is really just a big ol' music festival. The lineup includes Paul Wall, Slim Thug and Brian Angel (Friday), Versecity, Sabrina Antoinette, right and Black Queen Speaks (Saturday) and Sarah Golden, Billy Dorsey, Ira Perez and Tyagaraja (Sunday). When: 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; Where: Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel; Tickets: $24.95-$34.95; 713-225-5483 or ware houselive.com.
Robert Plant: Plant has done it all, from metallic blues to edgy pop to rootsy Americana. No big surprise then that his new band is being billed as the Sensational Space Shifters, as they may have to span time and place and style to include songs from his long, winding career. He's joined by some Louisiana treasures, C.C. Adcock and the Lil' Band of Gold. When: 9 p.m. Friday; Where: Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas; Tickets: $70-$110; 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Frazier's social documentary photography is so hot the Village Voice refers to it as "combustible." After appearing in last year's Whitney Biennial, she has two solo shows this summer. One is at the Brooklyn Museum through Aug. 11. The other, "LaToya Ruby Frazier: WITNESS," opens 6:30-9 p.m. Friday at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, 5216 Montrose. Admission is free. So is a special event at 6 p.m. Saturday when Frazier speaks at the Eldorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin, co-presented by CAMH and Project Row Houses. The exhibit at CAMH is in view through Oct. 13. Details at www.camh.org.
Rainbow on the Green: The third annual party, in celebration of Houston's LGBT community, features a pair of '90s names: dance diva Crystal Waters, who scored big hits with "Gypsy Woman" and "100% Pure Love; and DJ Chris Cox, formerly of Thunderpuss. Also on the bill is Derrick Barry, known for his pitch-perfect Britney Spears impersonation. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday; Where: Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney; admission is free; 713-400-7336 or discoverygreen.com.
Saturday 22nd
Black Dog Records' Summer Chill Off: There are few better places to escape the heat in the middle of summer than a record store. They're cool, and they tend to have well-curated sounds. That's the rationale behind Black Dog Records' Summer Chill Off, which will include refreshments as well as live music by the Texas Devils, Kindred Spirits, Mo' Footin' and Ash Gray. When: 3 p.m. Saturday; Where: Black Dog Records, 4900 Bissonnet No. 102; free.
Cheap Trick: Before a power ballad turned the band into a flickering used-to-be Cheap Trick was one of the mightiest of guitar-heavy power pop bands on the strength of its crackling first four records and a definitive live album. More than three decades later, the band is still a juggernaut in concert. When: 8 p.m. Saturday; Where: Arena Theatre, 7326 Southwest Freeway; Tickets: $35-$55; 713-772-5900 or www.arenahouston.com.
Karina Nistal: The bilingual singer left us for California a few years ago. But she's back for a homecoming show that should feature new tunes and a few surprise guests. New single "Rumors" is a free download at karinanistal.bandcamp.com (along with several remixes). When: 8 p.m. Saturday; Where: Bohemeo's, 708 Telephone; admission is free; 713-923-4277 or bohemeos.com.
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Leon Russell: Before touching on the sideman thing, it's worth noting Russell wrote some of the best songs of the '70s and made a half dozen recordings that range from very good ("Carney") to exquisite ("Leon Russell"). And yes, the Oklahoma keyboardist was a member of Phil Spector's "Wrecking Crew" and also played on scores of landmark recordings by the likes of the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Delaney & Bonnie, the Rolling Stones and numerous others. He's a legend among legends and looks the part. When: 8 p.m. Wednesday; Where: House of Blues, 1204 Caroline; Tickets: $25-$35; 832-667-7733 or www.hob.com.


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The FDA launched a review on the use of front-of-pack labeling in October, suggesting the eventual use of standardized, science-based criteria on which any front-of-pack health claims would have to be based.
But nutrition experts Marion Nestle and David Ludwig wrote in a JAMA commentary that "such standards are inevitably arbitrary and subject to manipulation."
They wrote: "Front-of-package labels may so thoroughly mislead the public that another option deserves consideration – eliminate all nutrition and health claims from the front of processed food packages while strengthening the Nutrition Facts Panel."
In particular, they advocate a revision of portion size information on the Nutrition Facts panel, in order to better reflect actual consumption of a product, and better nutritional education encouraging people to eat whole and minimally processed foods. One of their concerns is based on FDA research suggesting that people are more likely to ignore the Nutrition Facts panel when front-of-pack labeling is present.
Nestle and Ludwig call current labeling programs misleading for several reasons including the ability to improve nutritional profiles to meet specific front-of-pack labeling criteria "with little meaningful improvement in nutritional quality", such as reducing fat content in snack foods with the use of starch. They also mention the difficulty of verifying companies' health claims, in comparison to the rigorous testing required of new drugs; and wrote that front-of-pack claims are selective in their focus on single nutrients rather than the entire nutritional profile of a food product.
In conclusion, Nestle and Ludwig tackle the question of whether the First Amendment should guarantee companies' rights to make health claims.
"Claims that sugar-sweetened products make children smarter or boost their immunity are reason enough for the FDA to take this issue back to court and for Congress to consider legislative remedies," they wrote.
The FDA's move to review front-of-pack labeling coincided with public furor over the use of the Smart Choices labeling program, which was widely criticized after it gave its green check mark to sugary cereals.
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Kevin Johnson will fly to New York to meet with the Maloofs and NBA to discuss the proposed downtown arena.
The Sacramento business community speaks out against the Maloofs.
Sacramento continues to move forward in its effort to build a new downtown arena despite seemingly wavering commitment from the Maloofs.
Mayor Johnson expressed indignation toward the Maloofs, who claimed last week they never agreed to pay for any pre-development costs toward the construction of the proposed downtown arena. Below are a few quotes from …
Could a minor snag create a major problem in the plans to build a new arena in Downtown Sacramento?
For the first time, potential arena operator AEG publicly addressed plans to build the proposed entertainment and sports complex.
The rookie point guard was one of the many who witnessed history made in California's capital city.
More details of the arena financing plan, which was publicly released yesterday.
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The 4 + 1 accelerated bachelor of science in engineering and master of science in engineering in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E./M.S.E. in EE) degree program will allow accelerated students the opportunity to obtain both a bachelor's (B.S.E.) and master's (M.S.E.) degree (non-thesis option only) from Electrical Engineering in 5 years. The master's degree provides additional technical depth and specialization that can lead to expanded career opportunities and responsibilities, as well as preparation for doctoral (Ph.D.) studies.
This program is designed to provide selected, high-achieving, ASU EE undergraduate students with the opportunity to combine advanced undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework and accelerate graduate degree completion. Students will be able to earn a B.S.E. and M.S.E. degree in five years by sharing up to nine credits of graduate-level coursework taken as technical electives for each program. Those credits will apply toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 is required to apply. The program is particularly suited for students with strong academic backgrounds. The credit hour requirements are 120 for the B.S.E. and 30 for the M.S.E.
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- A minimum of 75 credits applicable to an ASU EE B.S.E. degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.5/4 or better must be completed prior to applying for the 4 + 1 accelerated degree program.
- A minimum of 90 credit hours of coursework applicable to an ASU EE B.S.E. degree must be completed prior to enrollment in the accelerated program.
- Applicants to the 4 + 1 accelerated B.S.E./M.S.E. program are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or TOEFL exam.
- Other than the higher GPA requirements and omission of the GRE and TOEFL, the admission standards for the 4 + 1 accelerated degree will be consistent with normal Electrical Engineering admission criteria for the M.S.E. degree.
- Students must apply for admission to the 4 + 1 accelerated B.S.E./M.S.E. program through Electrical Engineering by submitting an application form for the 4 + 1 accelerated program to an Electrical Engineering undergraduate advisor. The students must also apply online for the M.S.E. program by submitting the Graduate admission application. Applications will be reviewed by the Electrical Engineering Graduate Program Chair who will make a recommendation to Graduate Education. Graduate Education will make the final admission decision.
- Only full-time Tempe campus B.S.E. students are eligible to apply.
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Students must satisfy the B.S.E. and M.S.E. degree requirements separately except that:
- A maximum of up to nine credit hours (as previously outlined) of M.S.E. course work can be used to fulfill nine credit hours of B.S.E. technical electives.
- Admission to the joint B.S.E./M.S.E. program in Electrical Engineering does not require completion of the bachelor's degree; however, admission to the M.S.E. degree will require completion of the bachelor's degree.
- The culminating experience is the Electrical Engineering M.S.E. Comprehensive exam described in the "BLUE GRADUATE STUDENT GUIDE".
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- Satisfactory progress in the joint program is achieved if the student remains in good standing while in the undergraduate program and maintains satisfactory academic progress. The Graduate Education standard for satisfactory academic progress is a minimum GPA of 3.0. Additional information on academic standards is described in the "BLUE GRADUATE STUDENT GUIDE."
- Students will be considered an undergraduate until all B.S.E degree requirements have been completed and the B.S.E. degree is posted. Undergraduate students enrolled in the 4 + 1 accelerated program will be eligible to take the nine credit hours of shared EEE coursework in their final year of study. Upon receipt of the B.S.E. degree, the advising staff will notify Graduate Education to change the student status from the joint B.S.E./M.S.E. to the graduate M.S.E. degree program. A faculty advisor will be assigned that will work with students on their course selection.
- Up to nine credit hours (as previously outlined) of course work, may be counted toward both the bachelor's and the master's degrees. Other restrictions on credit hours will be as detailed in the normal M.S.E. program for Electrical Engineering. All courses on the graduate Plan of Study (iPOS) must be taken at Arizona State University.
- Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment as a Tempe campus student throughout B.S.E. and M.S.E. with no break in enrollment.
- Monitoring and reporting the student's academic progress in the program will be the responsibility of the advising staff under the direction of the Graduate Program Chair. Prior to completion of the B.S.E. degree, the primary focus of this monitoring will be progression toward completion of the B.S.E. degree.
Students will be considered as undergraduates until the B.S.E. degree is posted, at which time the M.S.E. degree program will be activated. Students will not be counted as an undergraduate and graduate student simultaneously.
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> On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 03:53:49PM -0800, Robin Snyder wrote:
> [...]
> > The reason autops2 and exps2 failed is because I don't have either
> > installed. Fair enough. But why, now that my gpm.conf is back to
> > /dev/psaux, could the mouse not be initialized? I have a Gift....
Henry House:
> GPM's miscommunication with the mouse may have caused it to go
> wacko. Try a hard reboot (turn the machine off at the switch on the
> back and leave off for a minute or two). This trick has worked for
> me before (though not with mice= ).
I shut down using /sbin/shutdown -h now, turned the machine off, and
left it off for 5-10 min. The mouse still doesn't respond, and gpm
still says that mouse initialization failed:
/usr/sbin/gpm[275]: mouse initialization failed: Invalid argument
Here's my gpm.conf file:
# /etc/gpm.conf - configuration file for gpm(1)
# If mouse response seems to be to slow, try using
# responsiveness=15. append can contain any random arguments to be
# appended to the commandline.
# If you edit this file by hand, please be aware it is sourced by
# /etc/init.d/gpm and thus all shell meta characters must be
# protected from evaluation (i.e. by quoting them).
# This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm and can be modified by
# /usr/sbin/gpmconfig.
device=/dev/psaux works for Logitech
Suggestions? The current mouse is the Logitech Mouseman.
> > OT rambling: do speakers of other Germanic languages call computer mice by
> their native cognate of English 'mouse'? With root-mutating plural and all?
I can't tell you about German, but in French, a computer mouse is
indeed "souris," the French word for the small grey rodent.
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On Friday, Jan. 4 Queens RCMP responded to a call from the local fire department to assist with traffic control on Main Street.
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Emergency officials attempted to resuscitate a male who fell from a bicycle. The 52-year-old man did not survive. Further police investigation revealed the deceased man was involved in a dispute shortly before his death. An autopsy was performed by the Medical ExaminerŌĆÖs office.
Police are looking to speak to any witnesses who may have had contact or seen Anthony Bogotaj around this time. If you have any information, contact the Queens RCMP at (902) 354-5721.


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Daily Video: Weepies - World Spins Madly On / Thought of You/
The stunning "Thought of You" video came from animator Ryan Woodward's "desire to unite several of my passions into one art piece. Figurative works, 2d animation, EFX animation, and contemporary dance...(and) a theme centered around the complexities of intimate relationships." To find the right song to accompany the art, Woodward chose "World Spins Madly On" by The Weepies. What can we say? Just watch. After the jump, watch the "making of" video...and listen to the new Weepies song "Same Changes."
The Weepies - "Same Changes" (from the movie Morning Glory)


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'Ghost Whisperer': I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
This week on Ghost Whisperer, Jim(Sam) and Melinda go for a roadtrip to North Carolina to learn about Jim's past, and find Nicole, his almost-fiancee. Delia reconnects with some old, and some dead, friends, Eli flies solo, and Ned becomes a party guy. Well, almost.
Delia is throwing a dinner party with some old friends, Marla and Jodi. She's nervous about the whole affair, and she's not made it easier on herself by inviting Eli to join them. Melinda is trying to figure out how to crash Jim's roadtrip to Raleigh to find out about his old life. She's hoping to recreate the roadtrip experience that she and Jim (the real Jim) had together to continue his discovery of his past.
She tells Jim that she's bought some estate sale furniture that she needs to bring back north, but Jim isn't too keen on the idea. Having Melinda with him may not be the best impression on Nicole, but he's game. Even when he finds out she's rented a giant truck for them to drive down in. The truck has a hitchhiker attached though - a ghost with a bloody head wound who is excited that Melinda can see him. It seems we're going to have some ghost moments while on the road.
Delia's dinner party starts out well, with Marla and Jodi squealing over Ned and how they're so old now. Ned bags on dinner, though, and heads to Melinda's place to housesit for the evening. While he's there, his friends crash Melinda's house, dragging a keg and everything in. Party at the Ghost Whisperer's pad!
The hitchhiking ghost is Frank, who sits in between Melinda and Jim on the way down south. Frank starts putting two and two together, and figures out that Melinda's got some backstory at work with Jim. In order to talk to Frank without giving her ghostly powers away, Melinda pretends to be on her cell phone. We learn Frank was a coin collector who rented the truck for a show, when he was fixing a flat on the truck and the jack gave way. He's hanging around because he lost a rather valuable penny in the cargo area. He wants Melinda to find the penny and send it to his wife so she can get some extra money. Melinda agrees to help, and with that, Frank heads into the light. Jim just looks puzzled over the whole conversation.
Back at the dinner party, Delia's friends are real live wires and both Delia and Eli are growing tired of them. That's when an old friend shows up - a ghostly friend, Angie. Eli doesn't get a chance to say anything to Delia about her because seconds later, Delia gets a phone call from one of Melinda's neighbors, who tells her about the situation at Melinda's house. Furious, Delia assumes Ned was the party-planner, and hauls him back home after cleaning the kids out of Melinda's house. Angie the ghost is sticking around, though, and listens in on Delia freaking out on Ned for the party. Just before she fades away, she says "Delia Rayburn? The party animal? No way."
Early the next morning, Melinda and Jim show up at Nicole's house in Raleigh. She watches from the truck as Jim and a pretty girl embrace, and then she writes something on his arm. It turns out this girl is Nicole's old roommate; Nicole has moved out, and didn't want to see Jim again. He leaves a message at the number the roommate gave her.
Delia is still angry at Ned, but realizing that something, or someone, must be in her house - Angie won't let her open the shades. She's weirded out over that, and over the fact that she finds a joint with Ned's jacket. Eli comes over to help her figure out the joint, and the ghost. Delia says Angie was a big party girl from Delia's high school who was hit by a car their senior year. Delia wants her out of there, and is convinced Ned picked her up somehow, and she somehow planted the drugs in Ned's stuff. Angie, who remembers what Delia herself was like in high school, isn't pleased, and Eli tells Delia that Angie came in with Marla and Jody, not Ned, and that the joint might just be theirs.
Back in Raleigh, Jim and Melinda have arrived at the garage full of furniture to haul back to Grandview. Of course, there's a ghost in with the heirlooms. The woman wants to be buried with a specific brooch, and tells Melinda where her funeral is taking place. Before they can start hauling the stuff out, Jim gets a call from Nicole, who unceremoniously dumps him over the phone.
Well, that was anticlimatic.
Melinda drags Jim over to the ghost's funeral, using the excuse that she was a friend of her mom's. As she pins the brooch onto the woman, Jim watches her talk to thin air. Hmmmm.
Delia calls Marla and Jodi, who both deny the pot is theirs. Eli, however, thinks that Angie has attached herself to Delia because she may be a little more "simpatico" to her current state of affairs. He stole Delia's senior yearbook and has been reading the comments. Delia doesn't deny she was into the parties, but she grew out of it, and she doesn't want Ned to get involved in that scene. That evening, Delia confronts Ned about the party, and that if Ned was involved in any kind of drugs, he could talk to her about it. He denies the joint is his, and storms out. Angie remarks that it's all so Afterschool Special. True that.
Over Mexican food at a place Melinda is sure Jim will love, he asks her what was up with the moment at the casket. She brushes him off by insisting that he'll love the mole sauce at this place. He takes a bite, and has a vivid moment of recollection... just before breaking out in hives. Seems Jim might love mole, but Sam is allergic to something in it. While he's getting some Benadryl, Melinda strikes up a conversation with a Spanish-speaking ghost at the bar, and by repeating the Spanish the ghost feeds her, Melinda unknowingly tells the man sitting next to the ghost that his current girlfriend looks like hooker. Jim comes to her defense and gets socked in the jaw for his troubles.
Meanwhile, Angie is freaking Ned out by showing him Delia's old yearbook and playing a voicemail message for him from Marla. Turns out the joint was indeed hers. It fuels his anger over how Delia is treating him, and Delia freaks out and send him to his room without admitting that he's right.
At the hospital, getting stitches in his lip, Jim has an even more vivid moment - of his own death. His shoulder starts hurting again, and he tells Melinda that he remembers getting shot. On the drive back, Melinda tries to slowly work up to talking about his past life, and that there might be a whole different life inside him, the "Jim" inside him. He says that the key might be a place, or a person, and instead of turning to a willing Melinda, he calls Nicole. While he's on the phone, he reconsiders and hangs up. He then draws a now sleeping Melinda closer to him, as he drives.
Delia heads to see Eli, and Angie heads along with her. Eli tells Delia that Angie is mad that she's just like her parents now, and Delia says she's just trying to keep her son from ending up like her. Angie flashes home to Ned, who is texting and IMing his friends that he can't go out. She turns on Blondie's "One Way or Another" - her signature song - and opens the window for him to escape. When Delia and Eli get back home, they follow the IM directions to the party, and find it being busted by the cops. Angie is there, though, and tells Eli that Ned has gone home. Delia flies into the house over the top mad that Ned went down to the party in the first place. That's when Angie shows up and says that she'd still be alive if it weren't for her parents. Eli stops Delia and makes her listen to Angie. Turns out that she was walking back to the party the night she was killed - not walking home. She'd been locked out of the house because she'd busted curfew. Delia realizes that she's being too hard on Ned, even though a lot of how she's feeling is because of what happened to Angie. To help Angie out, Eli tells her that he's called her parents already to help them reconnect with each other, and Ned and Delia reconnect with each other too.
As they drive, Jim tells Melinda that she's kind of amazing, and a little strange. She tells him that he's amazing too. After they get home, Jim asks Melinda out on a date. As she opens her mouth to accept, a cab pulls up with Nicole in it.
Thoughts and musings...
- This episode made me remember what great chemistry Melinda and Jim have. It also made me think that if it's handled correctly, this "new" Jim could be interesting. It's definitely making for a better job for David Conrad. But I'm not 100% sold on it yet.
- Now that Teri Polo is playing Nicole, it should make things even more interesting. She's great.
- Go Eli, doing your own little Ghost Whisperer thing! That was great. And I really want Delia to have more of her own experiences.
What about you? Still not feeling the storyline? What do you think of this idea of "walk-ins" brought up by a reader last week? I still have to do some research on that...


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The South African Municipal Workers Union in Limpopo wishes to lend support to the call by our sister Union the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU). We agree with our sister Union that the irregular appointment of the former Head of Department responsible for Roads and Transport, as CEO of Great North Transport, be immediately reversed and those responsible be held accountable.
It has been SAMWU's contention that Government must stop recycling incompetent senior officials from one Municipality/Department to another. It is our belief that incompetent officials be permanently prohibited from holding any public position, as they contribute significantly to administrative deficiencies facing our Government.
We are calling on the African National Congress (ANC) in the province to close ranks as we prepare for the 2014 General Elections. The ANC led Alliance must send a clear message to people in the province that incompetency and mismanagement by government officials can no longer be tolerated nor accepted.
The South African Municipal Workers Union in Limpopo is ready to mobilize its members in support of our sister Union NEHAWU in their fight against corruption and maladministration in Government.
We are therefore calling upon the Premier of the Limpopo Province and the Chairperson of the ANC in the Province to urgently act on these issues.
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