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Pennsylvania Republicans just blasted away local control over oil and gas drilling—potentially jeopardizing residential neighborhoods, watersheds, and even school zones.
Pennsylvania's fracking front lines have just been redrawn.
At first glance, the sweeping new law signed this month may seem a good deal for local communities. Over the next 15 years, the state is projected to rake in between $190,000 to $355,000 per gas well; 60 percent of that will go back to counties and municipalities, with the rest going to a state-managed fund for infrastructure projects. Proponents in the Republican-controlled Legislature insist that the law levels the playing field for industry, while rewarding counties.
But fracking can be a messy and dangerous business, and locals complain that the law takes control away from citizens who have battled hard for local decision-making.
Watch the video and you'll see a tale of two Pennsylvanias: The first one, recognizable from Josh Fox's documentary Gasland, is Susquehanna County, bordering New York state. It is dotted with wells—the result of minimal local zoning laws. The second Pennsylvania is Dallas Township, where disputes, protests, and citizen engagement have kept most fracking development at bay. For now.

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text: How to Create a More Effective Debt Pay-Down PlanMiranda Marquit3/04/14 6:05amFiled to: moneydebtpersonal financerepublished285EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWith the new year well under way, and with many still reeling from holiday debt, it's no surprise that many resolutions revolve around paying off debt. If you are among those who want to pay down debt in 2014, you should make a plan. A good plan can help you pay off debt faster, and save you money overall—especially in interest.AdvertisementThis post originally appeared on Quizzle Wire. Here are the steps to creating a more effective debt pay down plan:Look at Your Monthly Cash Flow"First, take stock of your personal monthly cash flow," says Anthony Manganiello, a financial literacy expert and author of The Debt-Free Millionaire: Winning Strategies to Creating Great Credit and Retiring Rich.Manganiello recommends that you gather all of your monthly bills and deduct them from your total monthly income. "I mean all of your bills," he says. "Utilities, food, gas, debt payments, credit card statements, everything. Include those you pay quarterly or bi-annually, like insurance."If you aren't sure what to expect, he says to look over your checkbook register or online bank statement for the last quarter of the previous year. This can help you find payments and expenses you might have forgotten. "After you've deducted everything from your expected income, you'll have a number that will help you recover," Manganiello says. "Be sure this number is reasonable and reliable as possible."AdvertisementAdvertisementThe idea is to take the amount of money you have available and apply it to your debt so that you can use "regular" cash you already have to reduce your debt.Order Your DebtsManganiello, like many personal finance experts, suggests that you order your debts from smallest to largest, regardless of interest rate. This is because, psychologically, you gain a quick victory that can keep you going. It's more about progress and motivation than it is about speed and saving on interest.However, if you want to pay less in interest over time, you'll order your debts so that the loan with the highest interest rate is tackled first. Apply the money you've identified in your budget to the first debt on your list. Apply it on top of the minimum balance. Keep paying the minimum balance on all of your other debts.Once you have the first debt paid off, Manganiello says that you should take the entire amount (extra payment plus minimum) and put it toward the next debt on your list, on top of its minimum payment. As you proceed, you'll accelerate your debt payoff. And, if you started with the highest-rate debt, you'll pay off the lower-interest debts even faster as you move through the list. It's a great way to stay motivated and pay less over time.Find Ways to Put More Money Toward Debt ReductionPaying more that minimum is the key to paying down your debt. The most effective debt repayment plans involve paying much more than minimum. The first two steps are a good start.AdvertisementSponsoredIf you really want to put your efforts into overdrive, though, you need to find even more money to add. Denise Winston is a financial expert with 25 years of experience in the banking industry. 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From pastry to French and California fusion cuisine, Michel Richard has incorporated texture and presentation into every bite of his creations. Known as one of the best chefs of his time, Richard has established award-winning restaurants spanning the East and West Coasts of the country.
Born in Brittany, France, Richard began an apprenticeship at a pâtisserie in Champagne when he was 14 years old. Three years later, the young chef moved to Paris, where he worked his way up the ladder at Gaston Lenotre's acclaimed pastry shop. When Lenotre opened a pastry shop in the U.S., Richard took the opportunity to move with it.
In 1977, Richard moved to Los Angeles and opened his first restaurant, specializing in French cuisine. The self-named Michel Richard became an instant success. Ten years later, he opened Citrus and began to fuse his French background with his California surroundings. Citrus was voted Best Restaurant in the United States by Traveler magazine in 1987. Citronelle, offering a menu similar to Citrus, opened a year later in Santa Barbara, and then added further locations in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tokyo, and Georgetown. Richard considers the D.C. Michel Richard Citronelle, where he cooks full time, to be his flagship restaurant.
Michel has authored Michel Richard's Home Cooking with a French Accent and Happy in the Kitchen. He has done numerous television appearances, and lends his culinary genius to many publications, including Bon Appétit and the New York Times. The chef has won numerous accolades, including Outstanding Chef 2007, Outstanding Wine Service 2007, and Best New Restaurant 2008 for Michel Richard Citronelle by the James Beard Foundation.


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Pâté vs. Terrine
lain and simple, pâté is a mixture of ground meat and fat that is cooked in a vessel called a terrine. And though it might seem intimidating to make at home, it's actually quite easy. For a pâté, scraps and organ meats are ground up with muscle meat to create a beautiful little meat loaf—for that is ultimately what pâté is. It just sounds better in French, doesn't it?
What Kind of Meat?
Pâté is often made of pig meat and parts, but wild game like snipe, partridge, venison or wild boar can be cooked into a pâté, as can farm-raised duck, rabbit or pheasant. Even vegetables can be made into pâté. Lean meats might require the addition of some pork fat to keep the pâté from drying out in the oven. Often, pâté is cooked in a crust or pie, in which case it is called pâté en croûte—meaning "in a crust." In England, a workaday version of this pâté is found in every pub—but they call it pork pie. More often pâté is cooked in a special metal or porcelain loaf pan, and this mold is called a terrine. You might hear pâté referred to as terrine; if it's cooked in a terrine, it can correctly be called a terrine.
Pâté or Terrine?
Sometimes served hot, but more usually cold, pâté in France refers to the coarsely ground version of the rustic meat dish. Savory herbs and onions, and sometimes Cognac, Armagnac or wine round out most pâté recipes, though pistachios, dried cherries, and prunes might stud the meat, too. As you can see below, at D'Artagnan we use the term "terrine" to refer to our coarse meat pâtés. The casual use of the two terms interchangeably is now more acceptable in French culinary circles. And we also refer to silky-smooth foie gras cooked in a terrine as a "terrine."
Serving and Eating Pâté
Our selection of pâtés is described below. Click through to learn how to incorporate them in a charcuterie board.
Pâté de Campagne (com-pon-yah) – literally meaning country pâté, this is a pork-based pâté made with liver and usually pork shoulder, onions, garlic and parsley. Sometimes the loaf is cooked with bacon wrapped around it, or caul fat. Best when served with grainy mustard, cornichons and a fresh baguette or boule loaf, though pâté de campagne would be perfect in a banh mi sandwich.
Pheasant Terrine Herbette – another example of the coarse, rustic style of pate, this one is made from pheasant meat, with pork mixed in to add fat and improve texture. A classic recipe, this pâté is distinctive for the pastis (anise liquor much beloved in France) used in the recipe, and the generous blanket of whole fennel seeds on the top. Note that this one is called a terrine, after the mold it is baked in.
Duck Terrine Mousquetaire (moose-kuh-tear) - This classic country-style terrine uses all the Gascony trinity of flavors: duck, prunes and Armagnac. The sweetness of the prunes plays well with the rich duck meat in this savory recipe. The name is inspired by the musketeers (most famous among them a certain D'Artagnan) as mousquetaire is the French version of the word.
You can also make foie gras in a terrine, which is the ultimate, purist version of prepared foie gras, since the whole liver is packed into a terrine mold and cooked at low temperature in a water bath. More on that here.
A Final Thought on Pâté
Though we have concentrated on the French contributions in the world of pâtés, let's not forget that other cultures have also made pâtés, in terrines or otherwise. In Germany and Austria, liverwurst, that soft, spreadable sausage shaped pâté is popular, and the recipe came to the United States with immigrants from that region. But the charms of pâté in various guises are well known to the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Sweden and Great Britain. Whichever way you slice it, spread it, or serve it, pâté is a treat that everyone seems to enjoy.


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Style Class
Enables the sharing of properties, resources, and event handlers between instances of a type.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
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Style() | Initializes a new instance of the Style class. | |
Style(Type) | Initializes a new instance of the Style class to use on the specified Type. | |
Style(Type, Style) | Initializes a new instance of the Style class to use on the specified Type and based on the specified Style. |
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BasedOn | Gets or sets a defined style that is the basis of the current style. | |
Dispatcher | Gets the Dispatcher this DispatcherObject is associated with. (Inherited from DispatcherObject.) | |
IsSealed | Gets a value that indicates whether the style is read-only and cannot be changed. | |
Resources | Gets or sets the collection of resources that can be used within the scope of this style. | |
Setters | Gets a collection of Setter and EventSetter objects. | |
TargetType | Gets or sets the type for which this style is intended. | |
Triggers | Gets a collection of TriggerBase objects that apply property values based on specified conditions. |
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CheckAccess() | Determines whether the calling thread has access to this DispatcherObject.(Inherited from DispatcherObject.) | |
Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) | |
Finalize() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode() | Returns the hash code for this Style. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().) | |
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RegisterName(String, Object) | Registers a new name-object pair in the current namescope. | |
Seal() | Locks this style and all factories and triggers so they cannot be changed. | |
ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) | |
UnregisterName(String) | Removes a name-object mapping from the namescope. | |
VerifyAccess() | Enforces that the calling thread has access to this DispatcherObject.(Inherited from DispatcherObject.) |
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IAddChild.AddChild(Object) | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Adds a child object. | |
IAddChild.AddText(String) | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Adds the text content of a node to the object. | |
INameScope.FindName(String) | This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Returns an object that has the provided identifying name. | |
IQueryAmbient.IsAmbientPropertyAvailable(String) | Queries whether a specified ambient property is available in the current scope. |
You can set a Style on any element that derives from FrameworkElement or FrameworkContentElement. A style is most commonly declared as a resource inside the Resources section. Because styles are resources, they obey the same scoping rules that apply to all resources, so where you declare a style affects where it can be applied. If, for instance, you declare the style in the root element of your application definition XAML file, the style can be used anywhere in your application. If you are creating a navigation application and declare the style in one of the application's XAML files, the style can be used only in that XAML file. For more information on scoping rules for resources, see XAML Resources.
The style declaration consists of a Style object that contains a collection of one or more Setter objects. Each Setter consists of a Property and a Value. The property is the name of the property of the element the style is to apply to. After the style is declared as a resource, it can then be referenced just like any other resource.
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The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) styling and templating model allows maintenance and sharing of a look as well as the separation of presentation and logic. The styling and templating model includes a suite of features that enable you to customize your UI. This suite of features includes the Style class as well as the following:
For more information, see Styling and Templating.
The following example shows a style declaration that will affect the Background property of a Control.
<Style x:Key="Style1"> <Setter Property="Control.Background" Value="Yellow"/> </Style>
To apply the above style, do the following:
<Label Content="Yellow Background" Style="{StaticResource Style1}" />
You can also apply styles to all elements of a given type by using the TargetType property. Adding the target type to the style means that you no longer have to fully qualify the property you are setting with the ClassName.PropertyName syntax. The following example defines a style that will be applied to every TextBlock element.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}"> <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe Black" /> <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" /> <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="12pt" /> <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="#777777" /> </Style>
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The medical profession in Ontario has been granted a great degree of authority by provincial law, and that authority is exercised through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. One of the responsibilities of regulation undertaken by the College is to issue certificates of registration to physicians, allowing them to practise medicine in Ontario. All doctors in Ontario must be members of the College.
Applications and Credentials Department College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario 80 College Street Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 2E2 Telephone: 416-967-2617 1-800-268-7096 ext. 221 Fax: 416-967-2623 Email: email@example.com
Le service téléphonique dans la langue française est disponible sur demande. Les candidats peuvent téléphoner, écrire ou envoyer un courriel firstname.lastname@example.com pour le service de langue française par téléphone.
Physicians Practising in Canada
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MINNEAPOLIS—The mayor of Minneapolis is hitting the road to promote the state's new gay marriage law.
Mayor R.T. Rybak is hoping to generate tourism revenue by inviting same-sex couples from other states to wed in Minneapolis. Rybak travels to Chicago this week to launch an ad campaign. He also plans visits to Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., and Denver, Colo.
The mayor says he hopes people in Illinois will get the same rights gay couples do in Minnesota, but until then, Rybak says Minneapolis is more than happy to have their business. Illinois lawmakers are expected to consider a same-sex marriage law this fall.
Minnesota Public Radio News ( http://bit.ly/17qWEWK) says the Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association is co-sponsor of Rybak's "Marry in Minneapolis" campaign. It's offering free wedding planning services.
Information from: Minnesota Public Radio News, http://www.mpr.org


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hello list,
for a jitter project i want to open a poly voice inside a bpatcher. at the end i have about 100voices and i want to be able to load the "voice patcher" inside a bpatcher to adjust the property of the voice.
without bpatcher it is possible, but not very comfortable. so i have to care about the patcher windows and i have window bar …. i have a patcher attached to demonstrate the problem
does anybody has a hint for me to open a voice inside a bpatcher or another workaround ? i also tried pcontrol without success :-(
thanks in advance, yonfell
poly~ provides a regular window and bpatcher, as well as any other kind patcher, can not contain a window because it is a window itself.
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The first thing I noticed was the high quality components that Shakespeare employed including Graphite Fuji reel seats with reinforced steel hoods. These were able to grip this medium sized reel very tightly.
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Once I started fishing with the Tiger I was surprised by the strength of the rod butt paired with a rather fast tip. The Tiger uses a proven construction called the "Howald Process" which features a graphite core coated with a e-glass outer layer. I could feel the unique strength and sensitivity that comes from the implementation of this technology. Interestingly if you look closely enough you can actually distinguish the graphite wrap under the e-glass coating. I was able to clearly feel hits from fish over 200ft down with quick vibrations in the tip that transferred into the base. The rod is able to increase sensitivity to the angler by extending the blank through the entire handle.
Dual and triple hookups from 200 feet down cause anglers to appreciate the strength of the Ugly Stick (notice how rigid the lower portion of the rod remains)
When I started hooking fish and pulling them hundreds of feet to the surface the Tiger's base barely flexed. Even the rod tip remained arced nicely and seemed to feel no stress. One of the reasons that the rod feels so stable is because Shakespeare opted for a nine stainless steel guides close together. The second reason anglers feel at ease using the Tiger is because of the oversized EVA foam grips that provide ample cushioning to the hands and arms even with strong vibration of fish fighting on the other end of the line.
This rod is incredibly durable. At one point I snagged on the bottom of the ocean and was tugging and pulling on the rod in a violent frenzy in an attempt to break free of the snag. At no point did the rod feel like it was at maximum tension. It is no coincidence that the Ugly Stik is the number one rod for tackle rentals on land and on charters....these things are built "Ugly Tough!"
An affordable price and outstanding durability makes the Tiger a real favorite for charter rental gear
While definitely not a rod for finesse fishing I could find no fault in the tried and true design that makes the Ugly Stik what it is today. The combination of a powerful base and a fast and strong tip make a lethal combination for tackling big game fish. One thing that makes the rod even more appealing is what Shakespeare calls the "Ugly Back" guarantee which 60 day/five year warranty on all rods.
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Conclusion: What makes the Ugly Stiks so popular? A timeless construction that to this day still performs well and a great price make the Tiger the rod to beat, and the bar by which all newer saltwater rods are measured by. The Tiger continues to be a dominating force in the world of big game fishing, but the flexibility of this rod can easily be carried over to live bait fishing for catfish and stripers. At such a low price every serious angler should have one of these in their collection as a primary rig or as proven backup solution.
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ew York City's public school system, with its chronic and widespread low performance, is more than enough to shave a few years off a black parent's life. But some schools are significantly better than others — if not excellent — and not all of them are dominated by wealthy whites.
When the city last graded all public schools — for the 2009-2010 school year — more than two dozen majority black schools came out on top. Twenty-seven majority black New York City public schools earned an overall "A" and nothing less than a "B" on all measures. Seven of those schools earned a quadruple-A, i.e. an "A" on every measure.
Moreover, nearly all the high-performing schools are really poor and overwhelmingly black. Seventy-nine percent of students at the median school received free or reduced price lunch. Eighty-five percent of students at the median school were black.
The annual grade each New York City public school receives is published in its annual progress report. The scores range from "A" to "F" and are based on student progress (60%), student performance (25%), and school environment (15%). The scores rank the schools relative to schools with similar demographics and relative to all schools citywide.
The progress reports definitely aren't perfect indicators of school performance. At a New School forum last year, a DOE official admitted as much, but said the reports are necessary. Partly because of the reports, "for the first time in New York City, we're actually seeing the kind of improvement we want to see in our schools," said Shael Polakow-Suransky, then the city's deputy chancellor for performance and accountability.
The city plans to improve the 2010-2011 reports. Until then, let's use the data to help pick our children's schools and help motivate the rest of our schools to improve. If these 27 schools can do it, with all their challenges, the rest can too.


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L. Richard Martin, Jr. via FlickrTravel + Leisure recently released its annual list of the top 10 island destinations on earth, and Santorini, a whitewashed Greek isle in the heart of the Mediterranean, ranked first, receiving a score of 90.61 out of 100.
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For one week in June 1967, Sounds Like was able to break the Monkees' 31-week hammerlock on the number one slot on the charts -- just two weeks before the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper took over and changed the world. This shows, lest you forget -- and many have -- just how popular Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass were, still spanning the generations during the Summer of Love, still putting out records as fresh and musical and downright joyous as this one. Though not as jazz-flavored as S.R.O., Sounds Like does preserve the feeling, particularly in the extended vamps on an updated slave song, "Wade in the Water" (a hit single). "Gotta Lotta Livin' to Do" settles you into the record with nothing but a long vamp -- a daring production decision. Yet Alpert was on a roll; everything he tried in the TJB's heyday seemed to work. The lesser-known tunes back-loaded on side two are a string of pearls -- John Pisano's appropriately titled bossa nova "The Charmer," Roger Nichols' tense "Treasure of San Miguel," Ervan Coleman's catchy "Miss Frenchy Brown." Finally, Alpert takes a flyer and concludes the LP with an extravagant Burt Bacharach orchestration of his theme from the film Casino Royale -- an artifact of '60s pop culture, to be sure, but still a perfectly structured record. ~ Richard S. Ginell


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Well technically the correct subcategory would be general IT for a thread like this since it is not related to BackTrack in any way. I do not have any personal experience of the two programs you mention, but unless they are able to save captured packets in a file format suitable for aircrack-ng you are out of luck.
The Windows version of aircrack does not come with a installer, you simply need to unzip the downloaded file and run the Aircrack-ng GUI.exe file.


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Community Lounge, Introductions and General Discussion Discussion, New Member Intro: in General Discussion; Greetings and Salutations Cadillac Forum members. After years of meticulous care to my Silver 2000 Audi A4 2.8L V-6, Avant ...
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Greetings and Salutations Cadillac Forum members. After years of meticulous care to my Silver 2000 Audi A4 2.8L V-6, Avant Quattro (Wagon), I sold it; rather I ran screaming from the car. Audi parts entered the realm of Porsche. Every time the Avant sneezed, it cost more than the car was worth. How to replace the essence and niche that car filled without being German or Swedish?
From Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams movie..."If you build it, they will come..." I had never seen a Cadillac CTS "Sport Wagon" until my motorsports friend John brought it to my attention and consideration. The CTS Sport Wagon was just about love at first sight. A test drive and a look into the engine bay of the 3.6L with the prominent aluminum "girder" that joins the shock towers just slapped me in the face with "This is meant to be a serious driver's car." Found me a red one. Here I am. the rest will be history. My forum name? Why yes, I am a bagpiper...
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Hoot mon! My Scottish Terrier and I welcome you to the Forums! I too am a survivor of an Audi experience. I too had an Audi Avant, a 1985 5000S. Never again! It was sweet design, and lured me into seven years (kept having to drive the cost of repairs, but never did) aside from being a Volkswagen with Porsche illusions and expenses, the quality of the car's components were so bad that I had to replace many of them two and three times in only sixty thousand miles.
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US Navy- Vessel Accounts, Assistant Paymaster Franklin Page Sackett, 1899-1903 | State Archives Catalog
Franklin Page Sackett was born in Providence, Rhode Island, July 6, 1875, the fifth child of Frederick Moseley Sackett (1840 – 1913) & Emma L. Paine (1842 – 1922). A graduate of Brown University, class of 1897 he was Commissioned Captain with the Rhode Island Militia April 28, 1898 and served as Assistant Adjutant General & Assistant Paymaster until April 8, 1899 when discharged by General Order #7. June 1899, entered service with the United States Navy Pay Corps as Assistant Paymaster, promoted to Lieutenant Commander 1910 & Commander, 1917. Resigned Oct. 11, 1919. Married Marion Edgar Leech at Boston, MA, Oct. 25, 1902 & died at Haverford, PA, Nov. 18, 1920, age 45 of purpura hemorrhagica with burial at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. (State Birth Register, Vol. 1875, p. 428; Providence Deaths, 1920, Vol. 27, p. 119; Records of the Rhode Island Adjutant General, Orders Issued 1899; Register of the Commissioned & Warrant Officers of the United States Navy & Marine Corps, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1920, p. 459; http://www.sackettfamily.info)
1894-1921 USS Castine, the second of two 1177-ton Machias class gunboats built at Bath, Maine, was launched in May 1892. However, stability problems necessitated lengthening the ship, and she was not placed in commission until October 1894. Between February and October 1895 she crossed the Atlantic, passed through the Mediterranean Sea and Suez Canal and cruised around Africa to Brazil. For the next three years Castine operated in South American waters and in the West Indies, including service off Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In December 1898, some four months after the end of that conflict, Castine began the long voyage to the Far East, again transiting the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal. The gunboat operated in Philippines, and briefly off China, until mid-1901, when she retraced her route back through Suez to return to the U.S. East Coast. Laid up between October 1901 and November 1903, Castine then had an active tour of duty off South America, in the Mediterranean and in the Caribbean that lasted until September 1905. Following another three years out of commission, in October 1908 she commenced service as a submarine tender for the Atlantic Fleet. From mid-1913 until mid-1917 Castine again operated in the Caribbean area. She barely avoided disaster on 29 August 1916, when a powerful tsunami struck her anchorage off Santo Domingo. With the greatest difficulty the little gunboat fought her way through towering waves to the relative safety of the open sea. The First World War sent Castine back across the Atlantic to Gibraltar, where she was employed on patrol work from August 1917 until late in 1918. After brief service in the Gulf of Mexico in the first part of 1919, USS Castine was decommissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, in August 1919. She was sold two years later.
USS Wheeling, a 990-ton gunboat built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned in August 1897. Her first years of service were spent in the eastern Pacific, on the Asiatic Sation and at Samoa. Transferred to the Atlantic in 1910, she was active in the Caribbean area until World War I. Wheeling was then employed on combat patrol and escort duties in the Azores and Gibraltar areas. She decommissioned in October 1919 and became a Naval Reserve training ship. Redesignated IX-28 in 1921, her training support mission continued through World War II. She was sold in October 1946. This page features an early photograph of USS Wheeling
USS Abarenda, a 6680-ton collier, was built for commercial use in 1892 at Newcastle, England. Acquired by the Navy for Spanish-American War service, she was commissioned in May 1898 and transported coal and supplies to warships serving off Cuba. For nearly three decades after 1898, Abarenda supported Navy operations World-wide as a collier, supply ship and, occasionally, as a station ship. She was designated AC-13 in 1920 and AG-14 in 1924. Abarenda was decommissioned in January 1926 and sold the following month. This page features a selected view of USS Abarenda. http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html
An island in the southwest Philippines renamed Palawan in 1905. Paragua, an iron-hulled, schooner-rigged, twin screw gunboat, was laid down by Manila Ship Co., Cavite, P.I. in March 1887 and launched for the Spanish Navy in January 1888. Taken over by the U.S. Navy, she commissioned 29 May 1899 and assumed duties as a patrol vessel. Paragua and other units worked closely with the American Army, patrolling Philippine waters in an effort to prevent arms shipments to the Philippine insurgents. Inter-island trade was policed and piracy suppressed. The Navy provided active coastal support in the Philippine archipelago throughout the accomplishment of pacification and beyond. The Secretary of the Navy commented favorably upon the valuable services rendered by small gunboats such as Paragua and praised her as an example of inter-service cooperation. Paragua decommissioned 19 April 1911 at Cavite, P.I., was struck from the Navy List 17 June, and sold.
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Rolando Villazón: One night in Berlin
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In front of an excited audience in Berlin, a colourful recital by the Mexican tenor.
Rolando Villazón is a tornado, however, he is a kindly tornado that destroys nothing on its path but spreads happiness. His fans are fortunate: the Mexican tenor is intent on giving his best to them, with a generosity resembling the quality of his voice full of sunshine. "What I'm looking for in a concert is the human experience. I want people to leave taking something inside along with them."
The audience at the recital he gave in Berlin, in the Philharmonic concert hall, was very enthusiastic. In the film we see Villazón perform arias from the Bel Canto by Donizetti, Cilea and Mascagni. He also let himself be filmed (in his shower!) and interviewed backstage where we see him, like a caged lion, waiting for the second part of the performance.
Few artists are as spontaneous and natural. "I wanted to perform ever since I was a small child. But the stage, for me, is also life. The instrument of a singer is his voice, his body, his being even." And he invests all of these fully.
Rolando Villazón
Movie directors : Alexander Lück, Daniel Finkernagel
Collection : Classical Latin American Music
Playlists : Musics from the Americas, The World's Greatest Concert Halls, The Greatest Voices
Music genres : Voice, Orchestral music
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Location : Berlin Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany)
Production date : 2006
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anyone know where I can get them ?
any games will do (I have to many)
but skyrim is on the top of my list
I'm pretty sure most games already have lossless sound.
How would you get them? The sfx from the game are the "original recording" already, so how much higher quality can you go?
err well not lossless, but better sounding then the crap most games have
TBH I have the skyrim OST and it has much better music then in the game
maybe I should find a way to replace the games music with it
I know M&B does not have lossless music (128kbs ogg)
I found some of its music in 320kps ogg ect
That sounds like an interesting project. But that would only work for music--we're stuck with whatever sfx that's in the game, unless the devs release the "higher quality files" (assuming they even exist).
It is a fact, however, that game audio just isn't as high quality as recorded music. You may be looking at a timesink with very little reward.
ya I can see me wasting too much time on this
I wish games still used midi's and mod files, all you need to do is up the instrument libs to get better sound.
HAH! Back in those days the sound was pretty bad to begin with, so...
I think the most significant thing a gamer can do for sound, is get surround sound. And maybe a virtual surround device (like the MixAmp or DSS) for headphones.
In a rather ironic twist, game recording samples have increased in quality (to the point where they're at least 44100 KHz instead of 22050 KHz, not factoring redbook CD audio), but game positional audio has taken a steep nosedive ever since XAudio2 + X3DAudio and FMOD Ex became dominant. I'm still rather bitter about that, especially because we might still have proper 3D audio in games today if Aureal didn't get sued, bankrupted, and eaten by Creative.
As for mods to improve audio, there's an Old Unreal Multimedia Patch for the original Unreal (including Gold) and Unreal Tournament that adds OpenAL and FMOD audio renderers, so you don't need to futz around with DirectSound3D wrappers like ALchemy to get good sound.
The recent patches for Thief 1/Gold, Thief 2, and System Shock 2 also add native OpenAL support. These games need it even more because their DirectSound3D implementation really doesn't like non-hardware audio devices (so Creative's USB audio devices and other software OpenAL devices don't work properly with these games when wrapped through ALchemy).
These community patches won't improve the source audio any, but native OpenAL helps a lot with getting proper 3D positional audio under Windows Vista onward, after Microsoft stupidly axed DirectSound3D.
A Gravis Ultrasound PnP? Lucky son of a...I want one of those, even if few games really leveraged it due to the Sound Blaster architecture taking more of the market.
However, the likes of Unreal, Thief, and System Shock 2 were made in the Aureal Vortex/Sound Blaster Live! era, so you'd need one of those cards or better to get the most out of their audio. The late 1990s was quite the advancement for PC gaming audio thanks to 3D sound being the next big thing...(and to think we've given that up for mere 5.1/7.1 surround!)
I'm well aware that UnrealEngine1 games used tracker music, but I'm pretty sure it's software-synthesized and wouldn't utilize the GUS architecture directly.
Also, they use DirectSound3D (OpenAL with the Old Unreal multimedia patches), which I don't recall any DOS-era ISA sound cards supporting natively like the Aureal, Creative, and Crystal Semiconductor cards of the day.
Not so much music, but Skyrim has the "Sounds of Skyrim" mod series that adds additional sound effects (animal noises, ambient sound, etc) to the game. You can find them on Steam Workshop. Given that this exists, I'd say that it's possible to add more/better music using the Creation Kit.
Indeed GUS cards were quite good, for the games that supported them. A relatively close second was AWE32 cards for games with wavetable synthesis support. It's not unheard of games that had far better in-game music by replacing the music packed with the game with official (sometimes even unofficial) OSTs. Haven't checked for Skyrim mods yet, though. Also, IIRC, GUS cards had Soundblaster Pro compatibility, not Soundblaster 16, which reduces sound quality due to lack of channels and lower sampling rates. It's interesting that even on such legacy hardware, the Pro moniker didn't equate higher quality audio, something that's replicated on the current Creative USB devices that have regular and Pro versions, with Pro versions underperforming when compared to regular models.


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5 Metrics You May Not Know About, But Should
Keeping up with web analytics and what metrics you should worry about is tough, almost as tough as trying to keep up with what's in fashion now or who's dating who in the celeb world. And web analytics shouldn't be looked at as just something else to keep up with like Facebook, Twitter, Tout or any of the other many new social networks. It can be somewhat daunting at first, but it is definitely one thing that should be worked into everyone's schedule on an at least a monthly, if not weekly, basis.
Everyone should be familiar with the basic metrics like visitors, page views, bounce rates, time on site, etc., but I want to share with you five metrics that you might want to start paying more attention to.
1. Page Load Speed:
You may already know about Pingdom's Page Load Tool which gives you the ability to input a webpage to see how long it takes to load. This is a great tool for SEOs, developers and designers, but it's not very scalable when you want to know about a large number of pages on your site. Well, say hello to 'Site Speed' in Google Analytics. I won't go into large detail on how to implement this since Google has done a good job at that already. Having access to the average load times for all of your pages is extremely powerful. You can now easily pinpoint pages that take an extreme amount of time to load, and correct any issues on those pages. Keeping track of this metric should become a priority now that Google and Bing have acknowledged that they consider load speed in their ranking algorithms.
2. Site Search:
Site search isn't a super new metric, but it does give you a glance into your customer's and user's minds. Many Content Management Systems like Drupal, WordPress and Joomla can track your site search so you will know what people are searching. Google Analytics can also track your site's search terms just like your CMS, but what your CMS doesn't give you, Google Analytics does. Google Analytics gives you the ability to see when and where in your user's path they used your search. This can give you two huge advantages. First, it will give you all the terms users are searching, which you can then take and create specific landing pages targeted to those terms. Second, you will be able to see where the users are stumbling in their path through your site, which will allow you to add focused calls-to-action on those stumbling block pages.
3. New vs. Returning Visitors:
Again, this isn't a brand spanking new metric that you haven't been privy to, but it is a metric that you should keep tabs on frequently. Don't be surprised to see your 'Returning Visitors' numbers continually climbing toward the stratosphere. This is a normal occurrence with sites that have a recognizable and memorable brand name, but don't become complacent with just having return customers. You can't let your main traffic source be returning customers. You must continue to advertise your products or services outside of your brand name so your customer base doesn't become stagnant.
4. Number of Tweets, Shares and Likes:
Social media is here to stay and it is becoming more and more popular with Google and Bing. They both have said that they use social signals in their ranking algorithms. Of course, they say that it is a small factor now, but it will undoubtedly become a larger factor in the near future. There are many tools that can keep track of how active you are in the social realm: HootSuite, Raven Tools and SocialMention are just a few. Knowing who likes you, shares you and tweets you on Facebook and Twitter isn't just for SEO, it is a huge branding tool. Getting your brand out to the masses is half the battle, and keeping track of your social campaigns is a necessity.
5. Click Density:
Getting people to your site may not be an issue for you, but what about keeping them on your site? What about getting them to click through to other pages? Once you have people on a targeted landing page, where are they clicking? Are they clicking on what you think they want, or are they clicking on something completely different than you expected? Google Analytics has a great built in 'Site Overlay' tool that gives you click density data as a visual overlay on your site. You can see exactly where people are clicking, and this gives you the opportunity to make informed decisions on what should be front and center and what your customers really want.
Ideally, every metric and every little bit of data is useful to someone, but choosing the right metrics for you to focus on depends on what is best for your business. Hopefully at least one of these metrics will give you an advantage on your competition along with a better understanding of your customers and how they interact with your website.
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I use to pull some thistle from the woods to check the wind; with this in mind, I decided to make a holder. A holder that will keep the thistle dry and handy. It is nice to have some thistle available any time of the year.
You only need a few thistles down (aka fluff) to find the wind direction and speed for kite flying, archery, fly-fishing. Just pull it out of holder, throw it up, and watch the direction it floats and rate at which it flies away. Cattail and milkweed seeds can also be used
I started with some used ½ copper water pipe (other sizes could be used). Start with a piece greater than 2 inches.


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Bubbles makes a long journey home
Janie Albright, 4, of Asheboro woke up the day after Christmas to find her kitten Bubbles was missing.
While Janie and her grandmother Deborah Albright must have looked for him all over the neighborhood, they never could have imagined he was already 200 miles away in Waynesville.
Billy Thorne of Waynesville was going through the drive-thru window at Hardee's on the same day when he saw a cat sitting just underneath the window.
"He just looked like he was standing there waiting for his food," Thorne joked. "He was hungry and no one would feed him."
Thorne picked the cat up and found he had a collar and a tag with a phone number. He took the cat home and called the number, which ended up being a veterinarian in Asheboro.
After tracking down the owner, the Albrights figured out how the mischievous Bubbles traveled so far overnight.
The Albrights' neighbor Faith Taylor said she was packing her car early in the morning and left the trunk of her car open. Unbeknownst to her, Bubbles must have tagged along on her trip to Waynesville.
"Bubbles and the other Albrights' cats would always come greet me at my car and I'd pick them up and love on them and put them back down," she said. "I was packing in the dark and I guess that's when he got in."
Bubbles rode quietly all the way to Waynesville without Taylor being aware of him and he must have jumped out when she stopped to get breakfast at Hardee's.
Lucky for Bubbles, Thorne was happy to take care of Bubbles at his home until he could make plans to get him home.
Taylor, who is in the process of moving back to her hometown of Waynesville, met Thorne at PetSmart on Saturday to return him to Asheboro. Bubbles has an appointment with the vet when he returns home to be neutered — perhaps the reason why he tried to run away.
Taylor said Janie was just heartbroken and was praying every day for Bubbles to return. She was so happy to hear that he was safe and would return soon.
I sure hope that Bubbles gets a microchip in the very near future. Glad she had a collar with ID, but most cats will not keep a collar on for long. A microchip stays there for life and can be scanned at any vets office or animal shelter. Watch for Haywood Spay/Neuter's next microchip clinic in Haywood County and get your pets chipped.


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Craig Dickson, a 1985 graduate of Evergreen High School, was recently inducted into the Adams State Athletics Hall of Fame. Dickson won the national NAIA Cross Country Championship in 1986, was a member of three national championship teams and was an eight-time all-America in cross country and track.
The Mountain Area Science Fair was held Feb. 10-11 at Evergreen Country Day School. Entries were judged in two divisions: second and third grade, and fourth through sixth grade.
Schools participating this year were Bergen, Carlson, Dear Creek, Elk Creek, Evergreen Country Day, Marshdale, Parmalee, Ralston, West Jeff and Wilmot. More than 200 projects were judged.
Leslie MacPherson proudly announces the engagement of her daughter, Stephanie Winther, to Nathan Hawley.
Winther was a 2004 graduate of Evergreen High School and attended the University of San Diego, where she graduated with a degree in accounting. She currently is a certified public accountant for Hein and Associates in Denver.
Hawley grew up in Saxonburg, Pa., and attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he received a master's in accountancy.
Alicia Brummer and Duncan Dotterrer of Denver will marry Sept 29 at Chatauqua Park in Boulder. Brummer is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Brummer of Baltimore, Md., and Dotterrer is the son of Ilona Dotterrer or Boulder and Bill Dotterrer of Commerce City.
On Sept. 22, two Wilmot Elementary School classes helped the Mountain Rendezvous Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate Constitution Week by ringing the school bell near the old schoolhouse.
In addition, the Sunday school children at Church of Transfiguration rang the church's bell on Sept. 18. Bells were rung to celebrate the signing of the Constitution 224 years ago. The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was started by the Daughters of the American Revolution and signed into law in 1956.
Justin Ray, son of David and Mary Jane Ray of Evergreen, is engaged to Robin Gilmer, daughter of Claud and Tracy Gilmer of San Antonio, Texas.
Morgan Nielsen displays her winning entry in this year's Evergreen Jazz Festival poster contest. Morgan's work was selected from more than 30 posters designed by graphic arts students of Evergreen High School teacher Andrew Spears.
Most of their creations can currently be seen at Center for the Arts Evergreen and at the Jazz Festival beginning July 29. Morgan is heading into her junior year at EHS and looks forward to a career in some area of graphic arts. She is the daughter of Clark and Kris Nielsen of Evergreen.
Jim Stobie, who was born and raised in Evergreen and graduated from Evergreen High School, has made a feature length film, "Attack of the Stobie Hobo," to be shown on Channel 12, on Thursday, July 21.
Have you noticed the new shine on familiar sculptures around Evergreen? On Friday, May 27, fifth-graders from Evergreen Country Day School paired with Art for the Mountain Community to clean and re-wax 10 of the permanent sculptures around town.
As part of a community service day, the fifth-graders spent their last full day of school learning about AMC's permanent and temporary sculptures, touring the 2010-11 sculpture walk, and washing and waxing their assigned sculptures.
The second-grade Brownies of Troop 3922 designated Evergreen Christian Outreach food bank as their "Home Town Hero" and sold Girl Scout cookies to people willing to donate them to the food bank.


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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban Philadelphia hotel on the Cooper River
Riverfront address
Just six miles southeast of downtown Philadelphia and 14 miles from Philadelphia international Airport, this hotel is next to Route 70 and overlooks the Cooper River.
Olympic-sized seasonal pool on site
Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill offers a large outdoor seasonal pool, a 24-hour fitness room with cardio and weight machines, and a staffed business center.
Picture windows
The 408 guestrooms at Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill provide picture windows, marble-topped vanities, premium cable TV with pay movies, and free wireless Internet access.
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Hotel Amenities
Located four miles from New Jersey Aquarium and 14 miles from the Philadelphia airport, Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill offers an impressive outdoor seasonal pool . A small, 24-hour fitness area offers two treadmills, two stationary bikes, two stair climbers, weight machines, and free weights. Guests can also jog or walk along the trail on the adjacent Cooper River, also a great spot to just watch rowers and sailboats.
A business center with a fax machine, a copier, a printer, and computers with high-speed Internet access is staffed during business hours Monday through Friday, and is accessible by guestroom keycard 24 hours daily.
This Philadelphia-area Crowne Plaza offers more than 40,000 square feet of meeting space and complimentary wireless Internet access in the lobby area and free self-parking. This is a no-smoking property, fines apply for smoke-free violations.
- Free WiFi
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Meeting rooms 13
- ATM/banking
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 14
- Bar/lounge
- Wedding services
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 400
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 42000
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 3780
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Embers Wood Fired Grill - Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The Corner Café -Serves breakfast and lunch.
Embers Lounge - Serves drinks and boasts an extensive wine list.
Room Service - Available from early morning until late evening.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel offers an outdoor seasonal swimming pool and a 24-hour fitness area. A child must be accompanied by an adult to access the fitness facilities and the swimming pool.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time ends at midnight
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County May Sue State To Retain Tobacco-Tax Money
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Aired 5/12/11
San Diego County is considering suing the state to prevent a take-away of tobacco-tax money that funds early childhood programs. The county's First 5 Commission stands to lose more than $88 million.
SAN DIEGO San Diego County is considering suing the state to prevent a take-away of tobacco tax money that funds early childhood programs. Some of these programs offer hearing and vision screenings for children up to age 5, and dental services to kids and pregnant women.
The county's First 5 Commission stands to lose more than 88-million dollars.
Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed a law to help plug California's budget gap. It requires all First 5 commissions to send half of their revenues back to the state.
As a result, San Diego's commission says it has to cut spending on health and learning programs that benefit young children.
County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price chairs the local commission. She said all of the money should be spent on what it was intended for.
"This was never intended to provide money for state programs," Slater-Price said. "This was not supposed to come in and back-fill existing programs that the state put in place."
A number of other counties have filed suit to prevent the state from taking the money. Slater-Price said San Diego may take similar action.
Over the last five years, San Diego's First 5 Commission has spent nearly $250 million on efforts to improve the health of young children.
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Ruben | May 12, 2011 at 12:53 p.m. ― 5 years, 10 months ago
First 5 already gave them $133 million to pay for these or similar services last year, so there is a clear precedent for the move of funds and hence these reductions.
But here's what every voter should know about the First 5 system: Unlike EVERY OTHER organization in CA, First 5 has a legal exception to the conflict of interest law - that means people sitting on their Commission Boards can and generally DO receive the lion's share of the funds (Oh yes they DO!!!). That's why they are suing. It's not to preserve what they claim the voters intended, it's to preserve their own personal pet programs.
"Karen Scott, executive director of First 5 San Bernardino, said her commission has no litigation plans." Why?... perhaps this quote from another Executive Director is why: From Contra Costa's February minutes: " Sean Casey: We don't have any real argument against it which is why we're really stressing the other piece. Sure, take the money..."
So add to that Rob Reiner, the originator of Prop 10, supports the $1 billion move - if he thought it were illegal, he'd be up in arms (and he is not) so why sue since the law allows the move?
Well, suing means the commissioners get to spend as much OF THE TAXPAYERS' money as they want to try to save funds for mainly THEIR OWN agencies.
This IS what happens when you write into a law that the foxes can guard and eat from the hen house - and the Prop 10 law does just that.
At least the state is not willing to let poor kids DIE.
On the other hand, at those First 5's who have joined the lawsuit, the Commissioners are fighting to do just that.


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Three More Actresses Return to All My Children
The "All My Children" farewell reunion tour is bringing back three more fan favorites. TV Guide reports that Jennifer Bassey (Marian), Melissa Claire Egan (Annie) and Kate Collins (Janet) will appear the week of July 25th. Pine Valley's three wildest and craziest gals are currently residing at Oakhaven mental hospital. It turns out that Dixie (Cady McClain) is being held their with them. I guess the poisoned pancakes drove her insane instead of killing her. The four women will team up to escape from the psych ward. I am thrilled with this development because it rights one of the great AMC wrongs of the past few years: Marian trying to shoot Kendall and being committed after Stuart's death. It was such an undignified, out-of-character exit for a resilient, vibrant character. Of course, that still leaves the greater travesty of Stuart's demise. I don't think there's any way out of it — short of a long lost Chandler triplet actually being killed — but it would be nice to see the Chandler twins reunited before the series ends.
This storyline reminds of one of my favorite AMC plots: when the women of Pine Valley teamed up to go after dastardly Dr. Kinder. I hope this journey out of cukoo's nest is jut as much fun. All of these women have unfinished business. Annie loves (and in my opinion belongs with) J.R. (Jacob Young). Janet needs to visit her daughter Amanda (Chrishelle Stause and help her through her marital drama. Marian, similarly, needs to spend some time with Liza (Jamie Luner.) Dixie (Cady McClain), of course needs to reunite with the love of her life, Tad (Michael Knight.) It is so bittersweet that AMC is getting so good now that it's too late. Dare I say that it may be the first soap to actually have a satisfying, though unjustly premature, ending.
Noel Maxam and Greg Meng Named "Days of Our Lives" Co-Executive Producers
"Days of Our Lives" announced Tuesday that Noel Maxam and Greg Meng have been promoted to co-executive producers of the soap opera, replacing the departing Gary Tomlin. Their appointments are part of a complete overhaul of the show that includes new headwriters, and numerous cast changes. Maxam has been a producer and director on the show for the past four years. He previously was a director and producer on "The Young & the Restless." Meng has been DOOL's Executive in Charge of Production for over a decade. Given their backgrounds, it seems likely that Maxam will be responsible for the physical production of the show while Meng will handle the business aspects of producing the long running drama. Meng stated in a press release, ""The new writing team has already generated much excitement with the compelling stories they have written, and we plan to translate those stories to the screen with a refreshed look."
Executive Producer Ken Corday revealed more of his vision to revitalize the show, stating, "It's time to make a more positive, romantic, and intriguing show driven by the power of heroic love. I'm very excited about the new adventure we are about to take which is based on the show that my parents created 45 years ago." This sounds exactly like the DOOL I want to see. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Corday's vision of heroic love matches mine.
Beyond Redemption Indeed
Is it just me, or were Monday's Luke (Tony Geary) and Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) scenes on "General Hospital" incredibly meta? (It goes without saying that the acting was brilliant. So was the dialogue. Luke's alcoholism storyline would make a great play, even though it's not working as a soap storyline.) Fans often debate whether characters who have committed heinous acts are beyond redemption. Luke decided to make subtext into text.
Luke: When I killed Jake, it moved me up and beyond redemption. It liberated me in a way I have never been before.
Lucky: I'll make sure I understand what you're saying. Running down my son… was liberating? For you?
Luke: Yes. Yes, it was. Because, you see, a man who kills a child can never be forgiven. There's no redemption. A man who kills a child can never say "I'm sorry" enough to put a dent in all the pain and all the devastation that he's caused. I am finally, finally beyond redemption. I am… irredeemable.
Well, if you say so Luke. Go on throwing yourself a self-pity party complete with hookers and booze. The numerous soap characters who have survived intentionally killing people, committing sexual assault, lying, and cheating might disagree. Given that Luke spent the rest of the episode again proclaiming how much he resented falling deeply in love, getting married, and having children, I would argue that Luke is less irredeemable and more having the world's most melodramatic midlife crisis. The way Luke acts like his family was thrust upon him, rather than something he actively chose, the obsession with reliving his youth, having sex with a much younger prostitute who he deludes himself actually enjoys it — the only way he could be more stereotypical is if he bought a sportscar. Luke, you have become the one thing you swore you never would be: a cliche.
I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
Daytime Emmy Mania
It's Emmy time again. This weekend, I will head to Vegas for the festivities. Saturday, I'll be covering the action in the gifting suite. Sunday, I'll be liveblogging from the press room during the ceremony. Log in and get the immediate scoop on what the winners are saying after they leave the stage. Between the impending cancellations of "All My Children" and "One Life To Live" and the new regimes at "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives," there's a good chance that people are going to speak their minds. This year, what happens in Vegas won't stay there.


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OOIDA Takes Legal Action Against DOT
Independent truckers want Mexican pilot program delayed
Sep 07, 2007, 01:00 ET from Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed a petition today asking for a review of the Department of Transportation's cross-border trucking program and a stay on the program pending that review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Association contends the DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in its zeal to open all U.S. highways to Mexico-domiciled trucks, did not follow congressional directives and legal requirements. "We believe we have a strong case against what is being called a pilot program, but is actually a stealthily implemented, pre-ordained plan to fully open our highways to Mexican trucks. This is all done in the name of global economics and cheap labor," said Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President of OOIDA. Yesterday, Spencer stood alongside several members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging members of the Senate to pick up the work started by the House back in July. The House approved an amendment to its transportation funding bill from Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-OR, to prohibit the use of federal funds to implement the Administration's pilot program to allow Mexican-domiciled trucks into the U.S. The Senate has not taken any action yet on the matter, but the Senate Transportation Appropriations bill is expected to be on the Senate floor next week. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is the national trade association representing the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers. OOIDA was established in 1973 and is headquartered in the greater Kansas City, MO, area. The Association currently has more than 155,000 members from all 50 states and Canada.
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A Centerville man was arrested Thursday by Centerville police after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl during a nine-month period last year.
Walter Lutes, 52, of 107 National Pike, is charged with three counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors.
Police were notified in February by Washington County Children and Youth Services regarding the alleged sexual assault of the girl. He is accused of having inappropriate contact with the girl.
A forensic interview was conducted with the girl. She told investigators that on three occasions between spring break and Thanksgiving, Lutes had the inappropriate contact with her.
Lutes was arraigned before District Judge Joshua Kanalis and placed in Washington County jail on $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday in Central Court.