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Jason Collins has been compared to Jackie Robinson. And Neil Armstrong.
Courageous? Absolutely.
True pioneer? Not exactly.
Now that we've had a few days to reflect on what it means for Collins to come out as gay, it's time to recognize what this really was — a significant step, to be sure, but hardly a slam-dunk leap toward an equal playing field.
To be clear, I'm pulling hard for Collins to be on an NBA roster next season, to get a chance to show all the doubters and nay-sayers that a gay man can be just another guy in a pro sports locker room.
But even if Collins does land another contract — hardly a sure thing, given he's a 34-year-old journeyman center who barely played this season for the woeful Washington Wizards and is now a free agent — I'm not convinced this will be as groundbreaking as so many are making it out to be.
For starters, anyone who plays with Collins will have a whole summer to prepare for the inevitable, annoying questions, to bury their beliefs or prejudices so deep there's no chance of getting them to reveal how they really feel. They'll know that Collins likely will be around for one more year, so they can keep smiling and saying how proud they are to have him as a teammate. Very soon, he'll be gone.
Even if another team gives Collins a chance to play, he isn't going to be on the court very much. A 7-footer with limited offensive skills, he's logged an average of 34 games over the last five seasons. Those rare spots he did get in, he averaged less than 11 minutes of playing time.
At best, maybe there's a handful of games, most likely when his team faces one of the league's few imposing centers, like Dwight Howard and Roy Hibbert.
At worst, he comes off as a token, a player whose career would have been over had he not come out, who gets a job because the league or a team wants to look progressive.
As former Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder said on his radio show in Miami, Collins' revelation isn't going to have the same impact as a younger player who is either a starter or at least a significant contributor, whose best years are ahead.
"Him being the low-end player he is, it's not going to open enough minds," said Crowder, who also said he respects Collins for taking such a bold step.
Others went way, way overboard in the heat of the moment.
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers made comparisons to Robinson, who became the first black major leaguer in 1947. TV pundit Star Jones referenced Rosa Parks, who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott of the 1950s, a landmark event in the civil rights movement. Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, who came out after his diving career ended, looked to the heavens for the appropriate analogy.
"It is almost like Neil Armstrong on the moon," Louganis said. "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind."
While the praise for Collins was generally universal, a sign of how much the country has moved in the right direction on issues of sexuality, there are still plenty of reasons to be skeptical of just how much the macho world of pro sports will be accepting of a gay teammate.
One doesn't have to spend long hanging out in a baseball clubhouse or a football or basketball locker room to hear gay slurs casually thrown around. A player who gives up a home run, or fails to make a tackle, or gets dunked on, is often referred to as "gay" — meant to describe weakness, someone who isn't as good as the next guy.
Despite the efforts of athletes like NFL players Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo, who have spoken passionately in support of gay marriage, the guess is more players feel like San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver and Miami Dolphins receiver Mike Wallace.
Culliver stirred debate before the Super Bowl when he proclaimed that none of his teammates was gay and he wouldn't want to play with a homosexual. Wallace tweeted after the Collins announcement that he didn't understand how someone could be gay — "All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH (shaking my head)."
Wallace had to backtrack from, delete and eventually apologize for two tweets; Culliver also apologized and underwent sensitivity training. Nevertheless, Ayanbadejo estimates that at least half the NFL players feel the same way.
I got an idea of how a locker room works a few years ago while working on a story about this very subject: whether pro sports was ready to accept an active player coming out as gay. Now-retired pitcher John Smoltz made it clear he was opposed to homosexuality on religious grounds, even asking derisively, "What's next? Marrying an animal?"
Eddie Perez, then a catcher and now a Braves coach, said he would be uncomfortable showering and changing clothes in front of someone he knew was gay.
All of these point to what Collins or any gay athlete must overcome.
The machismo. The lack of understanding. The religious beliefs. The wariness of being in an intimate setting (though a locker room might be the least sexual place on the planet).
A highly respected player and teammate, Collins has helped chip away at some of those barriers. But if he doesn't play next season — or even if he does — he's just the next rung on the ladder, right above former NBA center John Amaechi, who revealed he was gay after his career was over.
More likely, Collins will be remembered as the guy whose courage helped persuade someone with more impact to come out, someone who can help us move even closer to the kind of world that Louganis would like to see.
"Our sexuality does not define us," the Olympic champion said. "It is just a part of us, like being left-handed or 5-foot-9."
We're getting closer, but Collins isn't the guy to get us there.
Hopefully, the next person will be.
Paul Newberry is a national writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org or www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963
AP Sports Writers Pat Graham in Denver and Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this report.


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Coming up this week on 'UPFRONT with Mike Gousha'
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This week on "UPFRONT with Mike Gousha," big federal spending cuts are set to take effect next week. What's the effect of the sequester on the national economy, and what's the likelihood Congress will act to stop it? "UPFRONT" asks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin.
Then, Gov. Scott Walker proposes a big expansion of the school voucher program into nine more districts. Mike Gousha asks state Sen. Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, if the Republican-led Senate will go along with it.
It's all this Sunday on "UPFRONT with Mike Gousha."

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Always an impressive dish, a whole bird (eaten without the skin) provides plenty of protein, little saturated fat, and good amounts of B vitamins and zinc.
Juicy whole chicken roasted or cooked on a rotiserrie. It still remains a popular street food in the Phillipines. It's best to give time for marinating so that the flavour melds together. Serve it with lechon sauce.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Northern Illinois defensive coordinator Jay Niemann has seen his defense improve over the course of the season.
It's a testament to the foundation the 15th-ranked Huskies (12-1) set into motion this past spring and continued through the year, Niemann, who is in his second season, concluded.
"Our kids have taken a lot of pride in that process," Niemann said at NIU's defensive press conference on Friday. "The players have done everything that we've asked of them in order to get to where they are right now and have done a great job throughout [the] spring, summer and fall and have put together a good year."
Despite winning 11 games last year and the first of two consecutive MAC conference titles, NIU's defense was rated 88th in the nation. The Huskies were giving up 415.2 yards per game along with over 30 points. Over the course of this season, the team now ranks in the Top 40 in total defense and has shed 11 points in opposing team scoring.
NIU's 12 wins this season broke the school record for most wins in a season and sends off the senior class as the winningest class in school history with 41 wins. With experience comes results and up front, seniors Sean Progar, Nabal Jefferson and Alan Baxter have played in over 50 games during their careers.
The Huskies recorded 40 sacks this season, which ranks second in team history. Baxter ranks 31st in the country with nine sacks and Progar has recorded 8.5.
"We've done a good job of trying to pressure the quarterback with four guys," Niemann said. "There's a learning curve there that you have to go through, and I think you've seen the curve go from kind of the infancy stages [during the first year] to where we're really polished at what we're doing now."
As many as eight Floridians on the NIU roster will start in the Orange Bowl versus Florida State, including locals sophomore Jamaal Bass and seniors Demetrius Stone and Victor Jacques.
The Huskies face a Seminoles' offense that averages nearly 40 points per game and 465.9 yards of total per contest. Senior quarterback E.J. Manuel is FSU's career-leader in completion percentage (66.8) and passed for 3,101 yards with 22 touchdowns. NIU's secondary is led by junior Jimmie Ward. Ward has a team-best 90 tackles with three interceptions and 10 pass break ups.
FSU's offensive line averages 319 pounds which has allowed the Seminoles to have one of their better offensive season in years. The Seminoles share the national lead in averaging 7.01 yards per play.
While the size difference between FSU's offensive line and the Huskies defensive front will be factor on Tuesday, NIU's Progar says the team isn't worried about that tangible.
"We are going to worry about what we can do," Progar said. "We're going to execute our game plan and hopefully that gets us to where we need to be."
The Huskies have embraced the underdog mentality with several pointing out the pressure isn't on them.
"This is a great opportunity for us to show off what we can do," Ward said. "I think my team can play with anybody, we just have to prove it."
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The cold and snow have arrived across Ohio. As many people run inside to hide for the winter months, plow operators head outside to battle the snow and ice.
The cold and snow have arrived across Ohio.
As many people run inside to hide for the winter months, plow operators head outside to battle the snow and ice. Snow creates a challenge for motorists and pedestrians, and plow operators have their work cut out for them to maintain the roads.
Every snow event is different and requires a different plan of attack to clear the streets.
"We use five city trucks along with two Summit County trucks under contract with the city to clear the snow," New Franklin Service Director Jeffrey Olson said.
New Franklin has a contract with Summit County to use its trucks and drivers to remove snow on primary roads throughout the city. Two primary routes and five residential routes make up New Franklin. Springfield Township Road Superintendent Ted Weinsheimer said Springfield has five drivers that clear five routes throughout the township during a snow event.
Green has a new multipurpose truck it hopes will help aid in snow removal thanks to its versatility. The city purchased a new 2013 International Tandem 10-ton swap loader truck with Epoke Virtus brine unit, Epoke Combi spreader and stainless-steel bed at a cost of $320,000.
"The new swap loader dump truck is used for both spraying brine and spreading pre-wet salt, making one truck chassis used for two purposes in snow and ice," Green Deputy Service Director Paul Oberdorfer said. "The truck also has a standard dump bed that is used for highway maintenance."
In Lake Township, the fleet consists of 11 trucks used to clear most of the roads throughout the township. There also are several smaller trucks used to clear alleys. This year, the township purchased three brine tanks and a pumping station, and Lake Road Superintendent Daniel Kamerer said the township plans to mix ecofriendly brine with road salt. Green also increased its brine storage from 5,500 gallons to 47,500 gallons this winter.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has 21 trucks in Summit County and 22 in Stark County that clear the highways and state routes in each county. Drivers work 12-hour shifts during snow events to keep the roads clear.
"Our goal is to have two drivers for every route, and this total is around 40 drivers per county made up from full-time and seasonal employees," ODOT District 4 Public Information Specialist Brent Kovacs said.
Each community focuses on clearing the main routes first before clearing residential streets. There is no concern of a salt shortage in this area, as many road departments are prepared to purchase more salt if their stock runs low.
Coventry Township has set aside $65,000 for salt compared to $72,000 from last year.
"We are seeing a price break I believe due to low demand after two mild winters," Coventry Road Superintendent Lael Stouffer said.
Challenges vary among departments, but New Franklin's biggest battle is deciding how to schedule enough men to work two shifts.
"You have to let them go home for eight hours at some point as we try to figure out when they are needed most to do the snow removal," Olson said.
It can be an uphill challenge for many road departments when snowfall rates increase and snow covers the roads before a plow driver can make another pass on the route.
"We receive calls where residents state that a truck never cleared their road, when in reality is that the truck was there, but the road covered over before the driver returned to that point in the route," Oberdorfer said.
Often during a snow event, roads can remain covered despite plowing and salting. Drivers are encouraged to stay back and give plow drivers room to operate. Oberdorfer said drivers should stay back a minimum of 50 feet, but recommended 100 feet.
"I would just like to remind the public to give the guys room to operate because it is very hard to see cars from in a truck," Olson said.


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Leetema Daniels' family negotiated with police 25 feet from where his body lay in a West Side gangway just after midnight Saturday morning.
Their faces – the tears, the strained looks, the tension in their throats and cheeks before they screamed – showed that they knew he was dead. But they wanted to get close to the body, wanted to see.
They cajoled, begged, tried to slide under crime scene tape and peek from an apartment-building porch three stories above the scene in the 400 block of North Central Avenue at the fourth Austin neighborhood homicide victim within a week. But the police, doing what they do as they processed the crime scene, limited access as they gathered evidence before removing the body.
Only a closer look at the 17-year-old's body – marked with a puzzle-piece facial tattoo and wearing a pair of Timberland boots relatives described as unlucky – would suffice for family.
"We just wanna know (that it's him), they just letting him lay in the doorway, lay in the doorway like a (expletive) dog," his aunt Tawana Sanders said. "How could they just lay him out there?"
Police said Daniels and the 18-year-old boy wounded in the same attack did not have documented gang affiliations. The pair was on the sidewalk with other young men when two others approached and opened fire with handguns before melting back into the Austin neighborhood.
Daniels was shot twice in the head, and he died where he fell. His friend was shot once in the chest and is in Mount Sinai Hospital, where police said his condition had stabilized.
Sanders stood on a Central Avenue sidewalk near the gangway where Daniels fell and explained the hurt of seeing the young man on the ground, only his feet visible under a blanket. An ambulance sounded sirens to clear through traffic heading south as she spoke.
"I guess they're coming to finally get him," she said as it approached and watched in silence as the vehicle continued south under the Lake Street "L" and Union Pacific Railroad viaduct at Central Avenue.
In a nearby alley littered with bricks and railroad ties and decorated with a yellowed sign reading "Target: Rats" stapled to a light pole crowned by a broken streetlamp, a detective – standing at least a full foot taller than Daniels' mother – promised her closure. They stood under a spider web of phone, cable and electric wiring strung between brick buildings, illuminated by a full moon on a clear and chilly night, with a passing freight train carrying cargo and colorful graffiti providing background noise that drowned out the neighborhood sounds.
"I'm not going to let you go from here without you knowing," he said.
A crowd gathered across Central Avenue, leaning against an iron fence that surrounds Austin Town Hall Park. Daniels' mother, who walked from inside the crime scene toward the group, shouted at nobody in particular:
"They wanna play gangsta, we can play gangsta," his mother shouted, her cries echoing off the brick buildings that loomed over the alley. "They wanna play clique, they wanna play gang, we can do that!"
His family said Leetema Daniels lived several miles east of the place where he was killed but was in the neighborhood hanging out with high school friends from Austin Career Academy.
Daniels was named for his father and inherited his parents' height. One aunt said the 5-foot-4-inch teen dabbled in boxing and loved sports, rap music and his 11-year-old sister, but wasn't tall enough to hoop.
His father paced Central Avenue, wearing a large T-shirt and a flat-brimmed Chicago Bulls hat, trying to figure out how anyone knew for sure his son was dead.
"Did you see him dead," the elder Daniels half-lectured and half-asked. "How do they know it's exactly my son?"
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Fire can't halt celebration of couple's burning love
LAURA Williams and Martin McKendrick will never forget their wedding day, and not for the usual reasons.
After a seven-year engagement, the Ipswich couple decided to tie the knot in front of family and friends at Lake Cooroibah on Noosa North Shore on Saturday.
But a raging bushfire close by had something to say about that.
The blaze, which has been burning since Thursday, almost ruined their big moment when they were told to evacuate by Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers, who were backburning.
But the bride-to-be was not about to let that stop the most important day of her life.
"It threw a bit of a spanner in the works," Laura said.
"But everyone just came together and moved all the chairs and things back up to the Noosa North Shore Retreat. It was a beautiful setting through, it really was. We got some great pictures with the smoke billowing in the background."
Laura praised the retreat's events manager, Melissa Byram, for her quick response.
Shortly after the ceremony, Laura and her party were asked to leave the area again due to the fire, but not without a souvenir photo.
"We got a photo with the rangers," she said.
"I'll never forget our wedding day."
The wedding capped off a dramatic time for the couple. They lost everything when floods tore through their Ipswich home last year.
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A Wyoming teenager has lost hunting and fishing rights for life after pleading guilty to felony poaching for killing deer out of season.
Colton Lapp, 19, of Worland, is the first person in Wyoming to become a felon for poaching. He was charged with killing three antlered deer out of season.
"I think this is the exact case of why we pursued this legislation," said Scott Werbelow, game warden supervisor in the Cody region who has dealt with parts of the Lapp case.
"He literally went out and poached five more deer within a couple of days after his previous conviction of a couple of other deer."
Part of the agreement means Lapp cannot fish or hunt in 37 states and Wyoming for the rest of his life. He was sentenced to a "boot camp" program for one of the three counts and probation for the other two. Failure to successfully complete boot camp or probation could result in time in prison.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.; actor/director Ben Affleck.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Reps. Peter King, R-N.Y., and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.; Dave Cote, chairman and CEO of Honeywell International Inc.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Annual books and authors show.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.; Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts has teamed up with Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat, to introduce bipartisan legislation to create a U.S. Senate Committee to Reduce Government Waste to locate and eliminate ineffective, outdated or duplicative federal programs.
The proposed committee, composed of six Republican and six Democratic senators, would continually review federal programs and propose legislative and administrative reforms each year to cut wasteful spending and reduce the deficit.
"American taxpayers hear time and again how Congress is serious about reducing our nation's staggering deficit and debt, but see little to no results in the end," Roberts said. "Our legislation would actually produce a mechanism that would force the Senate to vote on eliminating wasteful, inefficient or redundant government programs. Our bill would add much needed 'teeth' to an idea that has yet to lead to real reductions."
"Creating a committee wholly dedicated to finding and eliminating wasteful government spending is a simple step we can take to reduce our federal budget deficit and assure taxpayers that they are getting the best bang for their buck," Udall said. "Slashing ineffective and duplicative spending should be a no-brainer as we work to get our fiscal house in order and the deficit in check. I am proud to re-introduce this common-sense, bipartisan bill with Sen. Roberts to make the federal government more accountable and fair to Coloradans and all Americans."
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) is an original cosponsor.
Udall introduced similar legislation in 2011 with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). The Udall-Roberts bill, like the Udall-Hatch proposal, is based on a program implemented after World War II, which cut billions of dollars in wasteful spending over just three years.


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Second Day Of Kiwanis Jamboree Ends With Two Shutouts And A Tie
Tigers Shut Out Bulldogs
The Breaux Bridge shut down Jennings misdirection offense while two 1st half touchdowns helped them roll by the score of 12-0.
Jr. RB Edward Batiste got the Tigers on the scoreboard with a 40-yard touchdown run, followed by a 35-yd. TD pass from Sr. QB Lane Landry to fellow senior Nick Belaire to give BBHS a 12-0 halftime lead, which was all they needed.
The Tigers then took the 2nd half kickoff deep into Bulldogs territory, taking off over 7 minutes of clock time. Despite coming up with no points, it didn't leave much time for Jennings to come back from a two-score deficit. It was in the 2nd half that BBHS was able to get a lot of work in for their backup players.
Batiste took home MVP honors for Breaux Bridge, while DB Ronnie Courville won MVP honors for Jennings.
The Tigers will play host to New Iberia in their season opener, while Jennings will travel to St. Martinville.
Battle Between Acadiana And St. Thomas More Ends In Tie
In a battle of two of the top teams in the Acadiana area, a 45-yard field goal in the final seconds left fans with a stalemate.
Acadiana jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on a long TD run by Sr. RB Elijah Ledet, who took home MVP honors for the Wreckin' Rams. But STM responded with a balanced drive that ended with RB Justin Suire's TD run. The PAT failed for the Cougars, though, who still trailed 7-6.
AHS Sr. QB De'Edward Cormier and the Wreckin' Rams came right back at the Cougars, though, as Cormier ran for a 60-yard TD. The PAT failed, leaving AHS up 13-7, which ended up being the halftime score.
In the 2nd Half, STM forced an Acadiana fumble. It was recovered by LB John Corry, who returned it for a TD, helping tie the score at 13.
After a long drive for the Wreckin' Rams ended up with a field goal, STM drove down the field, setting up Sr. kicker Gunnar Raborn's game-tying kick, which he nailed, to provide the 16-16 final score. Raborn took home MVP honors for the Cougars.
Acadiana opens up their season at home against Northside, while St. Thomas More travels to Sulphur.
Teurlings Pulls Away In Shutout Of Comeaux
After the 1st half between the Rebels and the Spartans, it looked as if fans were in store for a close game. But the second half, and penalties, led to Comeaux's undoing in a 15-0 loss to Teurlings.
After alternating drives ended with failed 4th down conversions, Rebels Sr. QB Brye Latiolais got the Rebels on the scoreboard with a TD run from inside the 5-yard line. In the drive, TCHS completed a 4th down play near midfield, then were helped by back-to-back unsportsmanlike penalties committed by Comeaux.
After alternating possessions, the Spartans drove deep into Rebels' territory before missing a field goal right before the half, leaving the score at 6-0.
In the 2nd half, a Comeaux turnover led to a Teurlings field goal and a 9-0 lead. After a Spartans' drive ended with nothing, Teurlings Jr. Jacob Landry scored a rushing TD, making the final margin 15-0.
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Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm.
That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc., includes film and television studio Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony Music Entertainment.
The proposal also raised the specter of a possible Sony alliance — perhaps with CBS Corp., whose CEO Leslie Moonves has long dreamed of running a movie studio.
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"Many casual observers would be surprised to learn that while Sony is electronics, much of its current value is derived from a hidden gem — Sony's Entertainment division," wrote Daniel Loeb, the founder of Third Point, which holds $1.1 billion worth of Sony shares.
Brian Wieser, a senior analyst at Pivotal Research Group, said that there is "good value inside of Sony Pictures," but noted that some investors may not be aware of the strengths of the company because it is part of a large corporation.
"Most investors don't like the movie business because it is too volatile, too hard to predict," Wieser said. "But you don't have to like the movie business to like SPE. A substantial share of the profitability is coming from outside the film studio," from divisions that cover home entertainment and television programming.
Last week Sony Corp. announced its first annual profit since 2008. A big part of the success was Sony Pictures. The division posted operating income of $509 million, up 40% from a year earlier. Sony attributed the improvement in part to blockbusters "Skyfall" and "The Amazing Spider-Man."
Under the terms of Loeb's proposal, Sony would retain a majority stake in Sony Entertainment, which is headed by Chief Executive Michael Lynton.
Sony spokesman Shiro Kambe said that investment in the company is welcome — before adding that Sony Entertainment is not for sale.
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A CBS spokesman declined to comment. But CBS has said in the past that it would certainly look at any significant entertainment assets that become available.
Many people see a nearly perfect marriage in a tie-up between Sony's entertainment assets and CBS, which, despite being one of the smallest of the major media companies, has among the largest ambitions.
Moonves, who has had aspirations of running a major studio, launched a boutique label CBS Films. Sony, meanwhile, owns many television jewels, which would complement CBS' robust television operations and its well-stocked library of classic TV shows, including "I Love Lucy" and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Sony Pictures Television produces current prime-time shows such as the quirky comedy "Community" and the critically acclaimed "Breaking Bad." Sony also has the syndication juggernauts "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune."
CBS has its own thriving syndication business, churning out shows such as "Judge Judy," "Dr. Phil" and "Entertainment Tonight."
The combination of CBS and Sony Pictures would create a media conglomerate on the scale of NBCUniversal, Time Warner Inc., News Corp and Walt Disney Co.
Unlike CBS, Sony does not own a broadcast network. U.S. communications rules forbid substantial foreign ownership of TV stations, a law that has stymied Sony's U.S. television distribution in the past.
However, Sony's library includes 50,000 episodes from 275 television series, Wieser noted, including the classics "I Dream of Jeannie," "Bewitched" and "All in the Family," which ran on CBS. Sony Pictures also retains significant rights to the "Seinfeld" library.
Sony has interest in 124 television channels in more than 159 countries, with particular strength in Latin America and Asia. It co-owns the Game Show Network, a cable channel, and owns Crackle, a video streaming service that needs more valuable content.
"By controlling Sony Pictures Entertainment, CBS could improve its exposure to revenue streams from the TV business in key territories, and many of SPE's international channels offer programming which fit well with CBS' existing content," Wieser wrote.
Sony shares Tuesday rose $1.87, or 10%, to $20.76. CBS is trading near its 52-week high. Its shares rose $1.05, or 2%, to $50.03.
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Horoscopes for week of April 22, 2004
Got enough clues to chew on for a while, Aries? If you need more, give yourself the luxury of your Expanded Audio Horoscope for the coming week. The reading costs $6.
Your most important accomplishment this year has been a deepening of your capacity for love. That alone should inspire you to leap up in the air and sing a song of joy. More and more you understand that in order to get the passionate affection you want, you simply have to give the passionate affection you want. If you continue to expand your generosity in the coming months, Taurus, you will receive a flood of evidence about how beautiful you really are. That, in turn, will ensure that the influences you want to bring into your life will also be good for you.
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It's molting time, Gemini. If you were a bird, you'd lose your worn-out feathers and sprout a fresh batch. If you were a snake, you'd shed your old skin to make way for the new. If you were a lobster, you'd slough off your exoskeleton because it was constraining your ability to grow, then replace it with a bigger version. So what's your personal version of molting? Maybe some aspect of your persona needs to be cast off. Or maybe some armor that previously shielded you has begun to cramp your style. It won't happen overnight, and you'll feel vulnerable during the transition. But the process is perfectly normal; indeed, it's essential for your health.
What greater adventure is there than exploring the enigmas of your unique destiny, Gemini? For more hints about the week ahead, listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
The DuPont company has patents on 17 varieties of corn. Yoga teacher Bikram Choudhury has copyrighted and trademarked his poses and breathing techniques. Corporations are acquiring private ownership of fresh water that once belonged to local communities. McDonald's virtually owns the prefix "Mc," and sues new businesses with names that begin with those two letters. In the entrepreneurial spirit of these big thinkers, and by the authority of the planetary gods, I hereby present you Cancerians with full possession of the Dionysian spirit, good for the next four weeks. Now go party harder and smarter than you've ever dared.
How much do you want to know about your destiny in the coming week, Cancerian? How far do you dare to go? For more insight into your shimmering, undulating fate, tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope for the coming week. The reading costs $6.
Artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol was, like you, born under the sign of Leo. One of his goals in life was to blur the distinction between fine art and pop culture. The fact that his paintings of Campbell's soup cans hang in prestigious museums proves he succeeded. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you'd be wise to imitate his method this week. In whatever way is most fun for you, bring high and low together; blend what's sophisticated and casual; do experiments that synthesize the sublime and the ordinary.
No one knows you better than you do, Leo. But maybe you'll be inspired to dig up even more self-knowledge in the coming week if you tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
You have two options to choose from, Virgo. The contrast between them reminds me of the difference between two singers, Norah Jones and Ani DiFranco. Jones's work is "tasteful and listenable," said the New York Times, though "Nothing much happens in her songs." ShakingThrough.net wrote that though Jones can be maudlin and subdued, she creates "a winning collection of polished (albeit innocuous) gems." About Ani DiFranco, the New York Times noted that "It's worth putting up with a few overbearing moments to hear someone so willing to take chances." Billboard said DiFranco's latest CD is "raw -- for better (the immediacy of the performance) and worse (traces of off-key harmonies)." So which way will you go, Virgo: bland and classy like Jones, or rough and stimulating like DiFranco?
Hungry for more inspiration, Virgo? Curious about the unfolding mysteries? For more juicy details about your destiny in the coming week, check out your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
It's time to rise up and fight back, Libra. Maybe there used to be semi-good reasons for you to endure the abuse, but they have become irrelevant. Draw inspiration from the Brazilian crowds that beat up the sharks that were stalking swimmers at a Rio de Janeiro beach. Be as fierce as the Philadelphia schoolgirls who pursued and pummeled the pervert who'd been exposing himself to them.
Your destiny is a gorgeous mystery, Libra. Your soul is awakening more every day. The secrets of life are ripening right in front of your eyes. For more clues, consider checking out your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
Back in 1987, my life in Santa Cruz was carefree. I loved being an unemployed bohemian with lots of leisure time to write poetry and play music. One summer day, while working on a new song, I heard my doorbell ring. Opening the door, I found a man in a hooded trench coat aiming a slingshot at me. As my knees collapsed and my heart raced, he lowered the slingshot, removed his hood, and chuckled, "Made you flinch!" It was my Scorpio pal, Fred, the poet who loved to play practical jokes to keep his friends on their toes. He said he couldn't stay -- had just come by to make sure I wasn't getting too comfortable. When he left, I went into a creative frenzy and wrote three songs in an hour. In the coming week, I foresee you encountering a milder version of Fred's style of inspiration, which will unleash a similar burst of productive energy.
What greater adventure is there than exploring the enigmas of your unique destiny, Scorpio? For more hints about the week ahead, listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
It's time to update that pessimistic set of formulas known as Murphy's Laws. In the old version, the rule was: "If anything can go wrong, it will." The new, improved version, which you will soon exemplify, is "If anything can go wrong, it will, but in correcting it you will stumble upon a lucky break you wouldn't have encountered otherwise." Here are other Murphy's Laws to revise, Sagittarius. Old version: "Everything takes longer than you think." New version: "Everything takes longer than you think, which is a good thing, because if it took only as long as you thought, you wouldn't be doing it right." Old version: "You will always find something in the last place you look." New version: "You will often find something in the last place you look, but along the way you'll discover a valuable item you didn't realize was missing."
Where do you want to go in the coming week, Sagittarius? Who do you want to be? For more clues, tune in to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
If you're average, 90 industrial compounds and pollutants are circulating through your body. You also have the residues of 20 million advertisements and 200,000 televised acts of violence stored in your brain. That's the bad news, Capricorn. The good news is that you'll soon have an abundance of experiences that are highly effective at neutralizing toxins. I'm referring to encounters with play, delight, and love. Rejoice in the fact that every time you grin, giggle, or chuckle in the coming weeks, you'll purge a nasty influence that had been sapping your energy. A single belly laugh could flush out 50,000 commercials.
Life will bring you entertaining revelations in the coming week, Capricorn. To explore even deeper, dive into your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
John Goldhammer is a psychotherapist who specializes in working with patients' dreams. Over the course of 25 years, he has concluded that there is one sure way to free yourself from a recurring nightmare: Stop running away from the monster that's chasing you. The moment you're able to change your behavior in the dream -- to turn and face the monster, maybe even embrace it or give it a gift -- the haunting will end; you'll never have the nightmare again. I'd like you to apply this approach in your waking life, Aquarius: Turn and face the uncomfortable truth that's plaguing you. Maybe even express your love and gratitude for it.
Want more clues, Aquarius? Need further insight? I discuss your coming week in greater depth in your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
Geminis often get credited with being the most versatile sign of the zodiac, but you Pisceans are strong competitors for the title. These days, in fact, your patron saint is the recently deceased George Plimpton. That chameleon-like bon vivant, who had four planets in Pisces, was not only a writer. He also performed as a circus trapeze artist and stand-up comedian, played percussion in a symphony, drove racecars, acted in movies and TV, and competed in exhibition games with professional boxers and football players. Are you ready to claim more of your astrological potential with a Plimpton-like exuberance?
Need a few more whacks applied to your mental blocks in the coming week, Pisces? A few more caresses administered to your growing edge? Cruise on over to your Expanded Audio Horoscope. The reading costs $6.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says Mitt Romney knows what makes America exceptional.
Rubio told the GOP convention Thursday night that Romney understands prosperity doesn't happen because the government spends more money, that it happens because people use their own money to open businesses.
Rubio says the problem with President Barack Obama isn't that he's a bad person — it's that he's a bad president who favors tired ideas like big government.
The first-term senator and Cuban-American is a rising GOP star and a tea party favorite. He was reported to be among Romney's running mate choices.
Republicans hope Rubio can boost Romney, who is having a tough time winning over Latino voters.
Rubio introduced Romney as the former Massachusetts governor prepared to formally accept his party's presidential nomination.


text: Student Profiles Dan Hall '05 Dan Hall '05 Hometown: Derry, New Hampshire Major: Biology and Physics, with a minor in Chemistry Why did you come to Bowdoin? I really wanted to stay in New England, and I feel like I'm going to end up in the city for a while with medical school, so I thought it would be nice to be in a small town and have small classes. It seemed like there was a lot of athletics and intramurals, so that was [appealing]. How did you decide on your major? Biology is part of the pre-med thing, the generic, "If you're going pre-med, you do Biology." Obviously I like Biology, also. I did Physics because I had to take a bunch of the classes for pre-med, and the classes are really interesting. Almost all of the [physics] classes I've had have had about six people, and the professors are really great. What has been your favorite class at Bowdoin? I took a sociology class on families with Professor [Nancy] Riley and I really enjoyed that. The reading was really thought provoking. I eventually would like to go into pediatrics, so learning about families and women and children in different cultures was really interesting. She's a great professor. As far as sciences go, I've taken a couple of classes with Professor [Bruce] Kohorn, and he is just very clear [in] his lectures. He teaches cell biology. The classes I've taken with him have been applicable to every other biology class I've taken, and I feel like his classes are the classes that I've definitely learned the most in. Have you done any independent studies? I'm doing an honors project right now. I'm working with the developmental biology professor, [Assistant Professor of Biology Nicole Theodosiou]. My project is working with stingray skates and looking at how their digestive tract develops, because they don't have a normal digestive tube tract like mammals do, they have a spiral valve - it's basically a tube that has a corkscrew down it. So we're looking how that formed and how it relates to what we usually think of as the small intestine. What extracurricular activities do you participate in? Do you have an on-campus job? I run track and cross country. I'm a distance runner, so it's basically one long season throughout the year. I think that's been one of the best experiences I've had here. [The team is] a funny group of kids. Every time it's snowing and sleeting and raining, we're putting on our snow suits and hats and gloves [to go] out running. Everyone else is waiting in line to get into the Fitness Center, [and] here we are, the idiots you see running down the middle of the road when it hasn't been plowed yet. The track team's so nice because the men's and women's teams do pretty much everything together, so you're not just hanging out with the same group of guys everyday. It's 80 or 90 people, men and women, and people come from all over the country, so it ends up being a really nice way to get to know different people. I don't think I would have become as good friends with as many people through regular interactions. And I'm a student manager at [Thorne] Dining Hall. The employees in the dining hall are just the greatest group of people. Plus you get to see both sides of being served the food and then serving the food to everybody else. It kind of puts in perspective how nice it is to have this school providing for you. I do a lot of community service. I led an [Alternative] Spring Break trip to Harlem this year [with] Jocelyn Foulke ['05]. Ten of us [participated in the service trip]. During the day, we volunteered in Teach for America classrooms, so everybody split up and went to different classrooms, and then in the afternoon we were at a Boys and Girls Club. We just hung out with the kids there and we brought down cookies and did cookie decorating with them and decorated t-shirts. I was in a seventh-grade math class with my teacher, which was in the middle of Harlem, and it was pretty wild. Just having another couple of people in this classroom to give kids personal attention and help them with their work - it was unreal the difference it made. By the end of the week, the teacher said, "You know, I got more work done this week than we get done in a month in a normal classroom." And I think pretty much everyone had that experience. I volunteer at Midcoast Hospital, which is a lot of fun. I'm in the emergency room. I've been doing that for two years. I read at a pre-school in the mornings with a program called Success by Six. I go out to Bath every week. I've been doing it all year. I look forward all week to reading to these kids. After spending all night studying organic chemistry or something like that, then you go in and you're reading these kids books about barnyard animals pooping. They're just laughing, rolling around on the floor, holding their stomachs, cracking up - it's hilarious. A lot of the parents are from the Brunswick community, so I'll see these kids in Hannaford [Supermarket] and they remember my name and they give me a big hug. Working with those kids is awesome. What is your best Bowdoin memory? My best Bowdoin memory is a suite of memories. I've lived with the same three kids for three years, and there's one kid in the group of the four of us that we always pull pranks on, so it's been three years of pushing this kid's buttons constantly. We'll do things like go into his room and stuff newspaper into every nook and cranny. We bought these huge boxing gloves, and when he'd be working in the computer lab, we'd run in and [whack him] with the boxing gloves. Basically we've been pranking this one kid for four years. Those are definitely some of the funniest memories I've had at Bowdoin. It kind of represents the relationship with my friends - it's just been goofing around and having fun for four years. What are your plans after graduation? I'm applying to medical school this summer to go in 2006, and for the next year, I'm going to be here working at the Community Service Resource Center. The Community Service Resource Center and the school district that includes Harpswell and the islands have come together and sponsored this AmeriCorps VISTA position that involves getting more mentors into the Harpswell schools and also improving the Bowdoin mentoring programs. So I'll get to spend half my day out at the superintendent's office and then half my day [at Bowdoin]. That should be fun. I'm looking forward to being back here. I was hesitant to do it at first, but I feel like it will still be rewarding to work here. It's a neat project because there's really not a whole lot that's done with mentoring, so I get to define where I want to go with the project, and whatever sort of improvements I can make [will be] great. What advice would you give to a first year about the Bowdoin experience? I would definitely recommend to do the best you can to not get too wrapped up in academics. I'm glad that I did what I did with academics, but being on a sports team and the connections I've made with people in the community are by far the most rewarding aspect [of my time at Bowdoin]. I think in the long run, those are what had the most effect on making me a better person in general. So I recommend doing schoolwork, but [also] taking the opportunity while you're here to utilize the Community Service Resource Center and the chances you have to interact with other people. Story posted on July 25, 2005 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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- Inspired by the type elements of 17th century Dutch mapmaking, Boncaire Titling provides you with a historic yet adventurous look for your library. This addition from insigne™ found its muse in a map of Curacao by Dutch cartographer Gerard Van Keulen, a member of the prosperous Van Keulen family from Amsterdam, who were engaged in the manufacture of maps for seafaring. Much thanks on this project goes to The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, housed at the Boston Public Library. Through the center's kindness, I was able to view a number of period maps in person and to meet with curators, who explained more about the Van Keulen family and the way maps of the period were created. While I studied the maps, I narrowed in on some of the original type's unique idiosyncrasies. For instance, the long, exaggerated serifs, which give the forms a sense of stability, aid in the face's legibility--largely a byproduct of the engraving method that was used to create the metal plates for manufacturing these maps. In creating Boncaire Titling, I decided to capture these unique idiosyncrasies, embracing the character of the engravings rather than removing them entirely through "over-refining" the forms. The result is an elegant family with far more than seafaring potential. This font has a full range of six weights, from thin to black. It also includes a wide variety of OpenType alternates. All insigne™ fonts are fully loaded with OpenType features. Boncaire Titling is also equipped for complex professional typography, including alternates, smaller titling caps and plenty of alts, including "normalized" capitals and lowercase letters. There are over 30 autoreplacing ligatures, and the face includes a number of numeral sets, including fractions, old-style and lining figures with superiors and inferiors. OpenType capable applications such as Quark or the Adobe suite can take full advantage of automatically replacing ligatures and alternates. You can find these features demonstrated in the .pdf brochure. Boncaire Titling also includes the glyphs to support a wide range of languages, including Central, Eastern and Western European languages. In all, Boncaire Titling supports over 40 languages that use the extended Latin script, making the new addition a great choice for multi-lingual publications and packaging. Maps are fascinating; they come with the promise of treasure to be uncovered. Examining the map itself, too, you can find great wealth in the details so artfully condensed to that single piece of paper--details carried over into this new insigne font. For your next project, explore the imagination potential in Boncaire Titling.
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This artwork was especially fun to do. I had clear idea of what I want to achieve, and used couple of Photoshop tricks to do that. To start, take your old jeans (new will not do :-) and scan them. Here is what I got in scanned image.
Even though my jeans are dark-brown, scanned image is way too light. To make it darker, select layer with scanned image, duplicate it, set new layer blend mode to 'Multiply' and opacity to about 50%.
It is a bit darker now but not enough! Simply duplicate layer again and again, until jeans texture is dark enough. From my screenshot, you can see there are 10 copies of original layer, all with blend mode set to Multiply. Do not forget to 'Merge' layers (Ctrl-Shift-E) - we'll need this image as single layer.
This jeans texture is our background, now find some other jeans with different color. For this new texture, repeat the same steps to make it dark enough - but a bit lighter than our very first background jeans. Copy this image to your original file, so that first jeans is one layer and this second jeans is another layer in same file.
Now, create new layer, and with hard black brush, draw the silhouette of an object - for me, it was a cat. Do not be very careful drawing straight lines - in fact, we are going to make them quite rough! Then, use Magic Wand tool (W key) to select the layer content.
Now tricky part - delete layer with black silhouette (but keep selection!), make sure layer with 2nd jeans is selected, then go to Layer menu - Layer Mark - Reveal selection. Now we have the cat made of jeans on surface of another jeans! not bad but more needs to be done...
Go to Layer - Layer style - Blending Options, and apply the following effects: Drop shadow (black, with size = 8px), Outer glow (black, blend mode = Multiply, size = 3), Bevel and Emboss (settings as shown on screenshot).
Our cat still looks not too realistic, because something cut from jeans cannot have straight edges - we need to add some threads here and there. To make them, set white foreground color, select Brush tool (B), then open Brushes tool window, and from default brushes, select 4th brush from the end (it has 100px default diameter, but we need to make is about 50px).
Now, the shape of cat is stored in layer mask, so we need to draw with white brush inside the mask. click mask icon, to make sure you will draw mask, not actual layer.
Then, with small, chaotic movements, draw on edges of the cat - and look! threads start to fall out of jeans!
One more thing we need is nice shadow. Create new layer UNDER layer with cat, set its blend mode to Soft light, change color to black, and draw shadow as you like (keep layer with cat visible, it is hidden on screenshot so that you can see the shadow I made).
Voila! :-)
Scan jeans button, cut it with Round Selection tool (Shift-M), and resize (Ctrl-Shift-I) so that it is small enough.
Then, paste to our original file, and apply the following layer effects: Drop Shadow (black), Outer glow (also black, little opacity), Color overlay (light brown, blend mode = multiply).
Here goes the trickiest part - the threads that actually stitch! Choose the color (I chose orange), and with hard round brush, paint the threads (be careful this time! draw slowly curved lines)
For these threads, we also need jeans texture. Open recently scanned image, make it greyscale (Ctrl-Shift-U), and apply Auto Levels (Ctrl-Shift-L).
Then, select all, and in Edit menu, choose Define Pattern. Click OK in opened dialog window, then you can close this image without saving. Return to our original file.
Make sure layer with threads is selected, open its Layer style, check Pattern overlay, set pattern blend mode to Overlay, then open Pattern selection dropdown list, and choose the very last one - it is the one that you just created!
More layer effects for this layer: Bevel and Emboss (blend mode = overlay), Outer Glow (black, blend mode = multiply).
Create new layer, set foreground color to black, select Soft brush, and put dotes on ends of each thread.
Go to Layer menu - Create Clipping Mask (Ctrl-Shift-G), so that black dots are 'masked' by the layer under them.
Shadows are very important in this image, so create new layer below the layer with threads, and put more black dots where threads are supposed to touch the jeans.
Create another new layer, set its blend mode to Soft light, and with the same black brush, draw shadow that falls from threads.
Ta-da! Our cat is ready! The steps to draw girl, moon and stars are exactly the same.
Once again, pay attention to the shadows, you can use shadows here to make objects appear higher - for example, see this screenshot, where the girl holds the thread with her arm.
One more example of using layer mask to achieve rough" look of cutten jeans. To make a star
Then, I pasted it to my file, and added Layer mask to it (Layer menu - Layer mask - Hide all). Then I selected the Rough Round Bristle" brush (see screenshot) - if I used this brush to draw inside actua LAYER - it would look like this screenshot ... "
But when I draw with this brush inside layer MASK - I reveal or hide parts of image with black or white brush! Here is the result.
Lastly, I scanned another piece of jeans, and used it for top and bottom. That's all! Thanks for reading!
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NEW YORK (AP) — The theater spoof revue "Forbidden Broadway" wasn't kidding when it titled its latest edition "Comes Out Swinging." Its jabs leave few Broadway stars unbloodied and even a shiny Tony Award doesn't get you immunity.
The always-glorious show, which this year feels a little more deliciously harsher, opened Sunday at the Davenport Theatre on 45th Street, offering a lovely spicy bonbon after the ho-hum Broadway season. It is a must-see for anyone who loves to hate the pretensions of the Great White Way.
Creator and writer Gerard Alessandrini merrily tweaks the Broadway shows that have opened since "Forbidden Broadway" took a hiatus last spring. That means a talented cast of four sing the shows' famous numbers, with lyrics scrambled to satirize. Alessandrini's word play deserves its own standing ovation.
So a cast member playing director Matthew Warchus sings "I love exploiting children/I love exploiting shows/I whip their little hineys and line them up in rows" to the tune of "Revolting Children" from his "Matilda the Musical." And "Idina Menzel" sings "Let It Go" from "Frozen" but actually sings "Let it blow/Let it blow/Blow your chords out with a roar."
This season's other targets include Jason Robert Brown, Woody Allen, Susan Stroman, Andy Karl, Sylvester Stallone, Fran Drescher, Patina Miller and Liza Minnelli. The guys behind "Aladdin," ''Jersey Boys," ''Les Miserables," ''The Book of Mormon" and "Once" also get goofed on.
Carrie Underwood, who was widely criticized for the live TV version of "The Sound of Music," doesn't escape here. "A star with a voice/But with no sex appeal" she confesses about herself to Audra MacDonald in "Climb Every Mountain." And Mandy Patinkin has his own manic number in which he sings, "Super-frantic-hyperactive-self-indulgent Mandy/When I get hysterical/The critics say I'm dandy."
Co-directed by Alessandrini and Phillip George, the show stars Scott Richard Foster, Carter Calvert, Marcus Stevens and Mia Gentile. What they manage to pack into a 1-hour-45 minute show is stunning. Stevens' Patinkin and Brown are caricatures of sheer genius, Gentile's Menzel is breath-taking (literally), Calvert's Minnelli is hysterical and Foster's Alan Cumming is spot-on.
Interestingly, two of Broadway biggest Tony nominee-getters this year — "After Midnight" and "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" — scarcely get mentioned, reflecting the fact that no single song from those shows has captured the imagination. Similarly, the musical "Rocky," ripe for skewering, has to reply on a riff from "Gonna Fly Now" from the movie. It always helps if you can see as many musicals as you can before going to "Forbidden Broadway" or risk not getting the joke. But this year has been thin on hits.
Alessandrini may be after laughs — and gets them — but his shows are more than mere joke-fests. Underneath the humor is a sadness that new, tricky musicals are eclipsed by dusty revivals and that the increasing corporatization of Broadway means all the shows start sounding alike.
The return this season of "Cabaret" and "Les Miserables" has sparked some of Alessandrini's funniest moments, with Gentile, playing Michelle Williams, singing the title song of "Cabaret," ''What good is sitting/Through something that's new?/New shows don't always pay/So they do 'Cabaret' ol' chum/Let's bring back 'Cabaret.'"
And "Les Miz" gets no less than four songs, including the lines "The public doesn't mind the fact/This crusty show has been shellacked." The French revolutionary musical also yields a joke on Broadway's reliance on projections — complete with the cast using an overhead projection — as well as Eponine singing "On My Phone" (instead of "On My Own") and a number in which the whole cast is dressed as stage turntables, lamenting this latest version's lack of one.
So let the punches keep flying. "Forbidden Broadway," unlike a lot of Broadway this season, is both memorable and smart. It's simply dandy.
Online: http://www.forbiddenbroadway.com


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Nothing like a bold color to turn heads. This bebe dress features a luxe wrapped design and a gorgeous neckline. Try yours with a statement necklace and your highest pair of heels to create a sexy going-out look.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Amkurtz86 from Sexy, classy dress I love this dress. I wore it in Vegas with my husband and it stood out amongst a crowd of cocktail dresses. It is true to the website picture color, a very vibrant, bright, almost orangish red. Material drapes beautifully, but seamless undergarments are a must. I myself am 5'8", 130lbs, 36DD, and I got a medium and it fit perfect. Yes, it's snug in the rib area, but it makes the bust look better, so who cares. Very low cut. Very sexy. Love it. If it came in other colors I would ABSOLUTELY buy it again.
Date published: 2013-06-27
Rated 3 out of 5 by KalikaSlg18 from Waist fits weird I agree with the reviewers on that where the zipper zips up near the rib cage it is drastically tighter. The neckline is a bit lower than I wanted and the straps are beautiful. I love this dress I would keep it but I don't love the fit. It is fit for someone who has a very tiny waist line. I normally wear a xsmall in bebe but even the small was just simply to tight. The medium I would be drowning in the neckline and length. I'm 5'5" and 110pds I really wanted this one to be a winner.
Date published: 2013-06-02
Rated 4 out of 5 by Nikki620x from Love it, but it is tricky! I loved this dress when I saw it online. Got it in store today because everyone said the sizes were off. I'm 5'4, 124lbs, 34D. It IS tight on the waist band. I have a tiny waist, and it's a tight fit. It took some struggle to get the zipper up.. not because it was too tight, but because the zipper is itself is horrible. The SA came in the fitting room to literally yank it up. The color is more like the original picture, not the catalog. I wish it was a deeper red, but it will look great with a tan. I love cleavage.. so that was fine. Length was good! I definitely have to find a seamless thong.. my panties shown right through the fabric. Besides that I have three weeks to lose a couple lbs so the waist fits better, I like the dress. Wearing it for my birthday :)
Date published: 2013-05-30
Rated 1 out of 5 by Juliann from Poor quality product Did not like this dress at all, the material is, feels and looks very cheap.
Date published: 2013-05-26
Rated 3 out of 5 by horselady13 from not as pretty in person I ordered this dress online in a size medium. I was quit let down when I saw that the red was not the deeper red as shown in the look book. The neckline was more plunging than I liked. It show quite more cleavage than shown on the model. Lastly, the band that goes around the ribcage was very tight. I was sad to return this bit it was a miss all around.
Date published: 2013-05-26
Rated 2 out of 5 by LorLLor234 from Bringing this one back The dress color was a metallic red color that really looked trashy. The fit was very loose, I ordered an XS as I am 5'3 103lbs and other bebe dresses that were XXS were way too small. The last few lines from bebe have not been my style, I like classy dresses compared to the racy new looks, please bring back some options that can be worn around family!
Date published: 2013-05-17
Rated 4 out of 5 by sbrya28 from Sexy! I first got this in a Small, and it was a bit snug in the waist, which is quite fitted, so I had to go up to a Medium. I love the feel of the material, and how the skirt has a tulip-like quality with helps hug your curves. The braids give it a differential detail too. I took one star away because of the chest area; the neck does plunge a bit, especially on the small, but with the Medium the fabric does cover a bit more, which is good. This will be worn with gold/black strappy heels!
Date published: 2013-05-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by iwonka from love just received this dress in mail , runs true to size and the color is like the model wears on line not the catalog . the v neck is perfect ,not to deep-reveiling ,did not find any zipper issues with mine , love it !!!
Date published: 2013-05-11


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Alexa Top Sites is a web service that provides lists of web sites, ordered by Alexa Traffic Rank. Using this web service, developers can page through lists of top sites and incorporate traffic data into their applications.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Vermont Department of Health announced July 19 that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected on July 10 from a trap in Leicester. This is the first detection of West Nile virus this year in Vermont.
The Vermont Department of Health announced July 19 that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected on July 10 from a trap in Leicester. This is the first detection of West Nile virus this year in Vermont.
Eastern equine encephalitis virus has not been detected so far in 2013.
West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, and three people became ill with the infection in 2012.
"Although West Nile virus tends to be less severe than Eastern equine encephalitis, it can still cause significant illness," said Erica Berl, an epidemiologist for the Health Department.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets has been trapping mosquitoes in southern Addison and northern Rutland Counties since the middle of June. Mosquito surveillance has been increased this summer in response to the two fatal human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis that occurred in 2012.
A total of 110 batches of mosquitoes have been tested for both viruses so far this year. Limited trapping and testing is also being done in Franklin County.
The state will also help arrange testing for people or horses with symptoms consistent with a West Nile virus infection. Since Vermont's first human case of West Nile virus was reported in 2002, the virus has been detected in mosquito pools in every county in the state.
The Health Department recommends that all Vermonters take precautions to avoid mosquito bites:
·Wear long sleeves and pants and avoid outdoor activities at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are active.
· Reduce mosquito breeding habitats by getting rid of standing water, and by draining areas where water can pool such as rain gutters, wading pools, and old tires.
·Use insect repellents that are safe and effective against mosquitoes. Products with a registration number from the Environmental Protection Agency on the label have been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. Repellents containing DEET in concentrations up to 30%, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535 can be used to prevent mosquito bites.
·Install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
There is a vaccine for horses, and horse owners should discuss vaccination with their veterinarians.
Symptoms of West Nile virus are often mild, but can include high fever, muscle aches, headache and fatigue. Approximately 1 percent of people who are infected develop severe illness affecting the central nervous system, which can be fatal.


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Congratulations! You have been selected to be among the first to use Family Tree on FamilySearch.org.Should I try out this "new" program? (I hope you recognize my sarcasm). Apparently I was sent this "invitation" because:
Now you can access your family tree and the largest collection of genealogy resources in the world from a single website—FamilySearch.org.
Why you? Because you have previously used new.FamilySearch.org. Family Tree, which represents a new approach to researching and organizing your family tree, will be replacing new.FamilySearch.org in the coming months. Early access allows you to experience Family Tree using your own tree data on a live system. You can also invite other users of new.FamilySearch.org to work with you. (They will just need to follow the activation instructions provided below.)Does this mean virtually everyone who is presently on New.FamilySearch.org got this same invitation? If so, the honeymoon is over. All of my relatives who have been putting interesting things into New.FamilySearch.org can now show up in FamilyTree and duplicate their contributions, such as showing my grandfather as the son of his second wife and other such nonsense.
The long invitation has some interesting comments. One is a helpful suggestion to download the entire 127 page manual from the FamilySearch Help Center. I notice that the manual has been upgraded to the date of 10 July 2012, but is out-of-date with the operation of the program. Right at the beginning of the manual, it states that the feature of adding new individuals is not yet available, however the program provides for adding people. There is a feature lag between the manual and the program. I should note, that the Manual goes on to explain how to add people to the file. So the disconnect is likely just an editing error.
The Manual states,
The Family Tree is currently being tested and is not yet available to everyone who currently uses new.familysearch.org. If you do not see the Family Tree link, it means either that you are not authorized to use Family Tree or that you have not signed in.Who is not authorized to use Family Tree? I thought everyone was invited to use the program?
The invitation concludes with the statement:
During the initial stages of the Family Tree, your experiences, insights, and ideas will help us to refine the process. Please take the time to share your thoughts by clicking the orange Feedback tab on the top right of the web page. You'll also be able to view the comments of other users.Remember to use the Feedback tab and report all the problems you are having with the program.
How many people will take up FamilySearch's invitation? Any guesses?


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Watch The Oscars 2017 are just days away, and if you can't make the trip to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, you can still join in on all the red-carpet action.
Watch the PEOPLE & EW Red Carpet Oscars 2017 Live pre-show on Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the app on your favorite device. Then watch our Red Carpet Fashion Wrap-Up after the Oscars!
DirecTV subscribers can also view the Oscars 2017 Live Stream in additional cities, including Albuquerque, Boston, Fort Smith/Fayetteville in Arkansas, Jackson in Mississippi, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Monterey-Salinas in California, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Portland-Auburn in Maine, Savannah and West Palm Beach.
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This is helpful if you've a network involving a Windows host that you want to be able to resolve the hostname of your Linux hosts.
For Debian based distros, Ubuntu etc:
apt-get install libnss-winbind winbind samba
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This is helpful if you've a network involving a Windows host that you want to be able to resolve the hostname of your Linux hosts.
For Debian based distros, Ubuntu etc:
apt-get install libnss-winbind winbind samba
To add to my post on unit testing code that calls System.exit() I've wrote a little JUnit @Rule that allows you to set expectations in a simplified way.
The code is available on github.com/kay/assert-exit
It sometimes comes up in the course of unit testing where a unit of code calls System.exit(status). If you've a sane codebase this is normally within a main class. Consider an insane codebase:
public class DisgruntledPenguin { public static boolean happy() { System.exit(5); } }
Looking through the unanswered Python questions on StackOverflow, I found one that seemed interesting.. "Python Get Screen Pixel Value in OS X" - how to access screen pixel values, without the overhead of calling the
screencapture command, then loading the resulting image.
After a bit of searching, the best supported way of grabbing a screenshot is provided by the CoreGraphics API, part of Quartz, specifically
Since CoreGraphics is a C-based API, the code map almost directly to Python function calls. It's also simplified a bit, because PyObjC handles most of the memory-management (when the wrapping Python object goes out of scope, the underlying object is freed)
Memory leaks are difficult to trace down. A nice description of finding one is "A server memory leak", a story about tracing a memory leak in a Django application.
I'm trying to work out why a server process is slowly using more and more memory. The server parses a stream of text, and shoves stuff into a database. It's written in Python, and about the only external code it uses is SQLAlchemy
I found a combination of Meliae and objgraph useful. Pympler also seems useful (the tracker class particularly). Dowser also looks useful, and might have made things a bit easier..
A common problem we all have to deal with is fixing memory leaks. In garbage collecting languages like Java we typically expect not to ever need to worry about memory management. However the limitations of how a garbage collector works means that we can still create leaks. Which defeats the advantage of a garbage collector.
How do leaks get formed?
The Java GC determines which objects to collect by looking for references to the object. If there is no references, then the object is no longer in use and can be safely destroyed without making the application unstable. If an object is now unused but still referenced, a leak occurs. Let's create a leak:
There are four distinct forms of references in the JVM, and indeed many of these apply to other garbage collected languages.
It's important to know the differences, what affect they have on the collector and when you should be using them.
I like to organise my files by when they were taken. So I wrote a script to do it for me. You will need the
jhead tool installed. On Debian/Ubuntu/etc this is in the
jhead package.
#!/bin/bash rm renameJPEG.restore.sh for file in *.jpg *.jpeg *.JPG *.JPEG; do if [ ! -e "$file" ]; then continue fi echo "Inspecting $file" DateTime=`jhead "$file" | grep "Date/Time"` FoundCount=`jhead "$file" | grep "Date/Time" | wc -l` if [ $FoundCount -gt 1 ]; then echo "Found too many results for: $file" continue elif [ $FoundCount -eq 0 ]; then echo "No valid headers found." continue else BaseFile=`echo $DateTime | awk '{ print $3 }' | tr ':' '-'` for i in `seq 1000`; do if [ ! -e "$BaseFile - $i.jpg" ]; then echo "New file: $BaseFile - $i.jpg" mv "$file" "$BaseFile - $i.jpg" echo "mv '$BaseFile - $i.jpg' '$file'" >> renameJPEG.restore.sh break fi done fi done
This will rename all the files to the format
YY-MM-DD - i.jpg where
i is a uniquifier. Note that if you've some files with bad headers then you will get the wrong output.
Over the past month, my colleague Kurtis and I have been engineering a fully automated deployment system for all of our projects at work. This system was created to remove the painful deployment process from our development environment. This article discusses the requirements that we had for our deployment system. I eventually hope to discuss the entire thing, how we built it, and what revisions we make.
Most programmers hate deploying code. I certainly did until this past year. Deploying code is (often times) much harder than writing the code itself. Deploying requires a great deal of knowledge: OS configuration and setup, cloud provider APIs or physical server installation quirks, numerous software components, system monitoring, access lists, and a lot of other things.
It's a pain.


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INTERFLO 450 & 250 - Trafikverket, Sweden
Bombardier Transportation received a contract from Trafikverket to supply an INTERFLO 450 ERTMS Level 2 solution for Hyllie and Triangeln (the Citytunnel) and an INTERFLO 250 ERTMS Level 1 solution for Malmö Central Interim solution with legacy ATC-2 wayside system until all installations on trains for the region are ready.
Central and Citytunnel, Sweden has 14 km electrified double/multi track (6 km in tunnel and a 3 km multi track station)
The project involved rebuilding of the Malmö Central station and new stations at Triangeln and Hyllie. The system was ready for operation in December 2010, with additional stages completed in 2011. ERTMS will be commissioned earliest in 2014.
The solution comprises of the following:
- 2 EBI Lock 950 computer based interlocking systems
- 1 EBI Com
- System updates in existing Traffic Management Centre
- 74 Object controller cabinets
- 600 Euro Balises (+900 SerialBalises in ATC-2 solution)
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After the coffee. Before a long morning of earnings calls.
The Skinny: I got through the season finale of "The Following" last night. It wasn't easy. Fortunately, afterward I watched the premiere of Comedy Central's "Inside Amy," which was a tad raunchy but had its moments. Wednesday's stories include a look at the likely next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and quarterly results from Viacom, Time Warner and Comcast. If you are interested in receiving an email alert when the Morning Fix is live please send me a note.
Daily Dose: AMC did something a little different this past Sunday. Hoping to build attention for "Rectify," which is on its sister Sundance channel, the network ran a repeat of it after Sunday night's "Mad Men." The hope is to build awareness for Sundance, which does not have nearly the audience of AMC.
Wheeling and dealing and regulating. Tom Wheeler, a venture capitalist and Washington insider, is going to be tapped by the White House as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler, whose career includes stints as the top lobbyist for both the cable television and the cellular phone industries, was the leading candidate pretty much from the moment current Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his plans to resign. Some policy watchdogs are concerned about Wheeler's close ties to companies he will be regulating. More on Wheeler from the Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal.
PHOTOS: Hollywood backlot moments
Totally awesome. DreamWorks Animation is in talks to buy YouTube channel AwesomenessTV, according to All Things Digital. Started by actor turned producer Brian Robbins, AwesomenessTV targets kids and young teens and has close to half a million subscribers. DreamWorks Animation has talked about starting its own cable network and AwesomenessTV could fit into those plans. DreamWorks Animation also released its first quarter results, which were better than expected, per the Los Angeles Times.
Number crunching. Three big media companies -- Time Warner, Viacom and Comcast -- all released quarterly results early this morning followed by analysts calls. Time Warner, parent of Warner Bros., HBO, CNN and TNT, posted a profit of $720 million, a gain of almost 20% compared with the same period a year ago. More on its results from Bloomberg. Viacom, whose properties include Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks, reported a profit of $481 million, a decline of 37%. Details on Viacom's results from Reuters. Comcast said profit increased by 20% to $1.44 billion despite all the problems from NBC. Coverage of Comcast results from the Philadelphia Inquirer. We'll have more on the calls later
No reason to cry. "Two and a Half Men" costar Jon Cryer is getting a raise to return to the hit CBS sitcom to more than $600,000 per episode. Ashton Kutcher did not get a bump in pay. But he's making around $700,000 so don't feel too bad. More on the salaries from the Hollywood Reporter.
Bad news is good ratings. The horrific bombings in Boston brought viewers back to CNN as the cable news network saw its audience grow by 80% in April. Fox News also had slight gains while MSNBC actually saw its audience shrink. More on the numbers from the New York Times.
Inside the Los Angeles Times: Maria Shriver is returning to NBC News. TV and movie production in Vancouver fell in the first quarter as Georgia and North Carolina made gains.
Follow me on Twitter. I need all the encouragement I can get. @JBFlint.
The Daily Dose item of today's column was updated to reflect that it was AMC aired an encore episode of "Rectify," not the Sundance Channel.
ON LOCATION: People and places behind what's onscreen PHOTOS: Biggest box office flops of 2013 PHOTOS: Celebrity production companies
ON LOCATION: People and places behind what's onscreen
PHOTOS: Biggest box office flops of 2013
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Sometimes in life, events occur that fracture the very foundation on which we stand. Our life, as we have known it, is forever changed and we find ourselves in an unexpected struggle, first just to survive and then to move forward.
The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors provides healing support for people coping with the shock, excruciating grief and complex emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one to suicide. We hope that you will find resources here to help you deal with, and eventually heal from, what may well be the worst pain you will ever feel.
It is important to know that people can and do survive loss by suicide. They are forever altered and may never stop missing their loved ones, but they do survive and go on to lead meaningful and contributory lives.
This site was designed by survivors for survivors. The culture here as well as on our forum is one that recognizes and respects the courage and resilience of suicide survivors at all stages of their personal journeys.
We invite you to join our supportive community of survivors from across the world. You will find many friends here.
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Pay nothing until after you have used Sitters - guaranteed. A booking
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Debbie is amazing and will always be our first choice. We hired her for the whole day and evening so we could attend a wedding. This was the first time our 3 year old son had been left with someone else for so long, and Debbie was absolutely fantastic. Our son instantly bonded with her and was not at all phased by us leaving. This was entirely down to the way Debbie engaged with him when she arrived, and she was fun, approachable and kind. My son absolutely loved her and talked about her after she left, and he clearly had a fantastic day with her. We can't wait to get her back!
Josephine has sat for us a couple of times now and we have been delighted with her. We leave the house feeling happy that our children will be well looked after. We now have a 5 month old daughter as well as our 3 year old boy and she settled her happily when she woke up, even feeding her some milk as requested by us. By the time we came home, both children were sound asleep. I would really recommend her, she even sent a text while we were out to let us know things were fine.
Thankyou ever so much for sending Katarina. Her communication and keeping us informed was absolutely perfect from beginning to end. She was totally at ease with my children and it's the first time in a long time I've been able to go out feeling 100% at ease. My children loved her so much that this morning they were still talking about her. I feel like I have been sent an angel and can only hope that everytime we need her, she is available. Many thanks again. Jo, MK42 6AG.


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We've added some enhancements to search that some of you may have noticed and used already. Even if they're already familiar tools, you may not have noticed all of them, so here's a quick rundown.
First up are search shortcuts. For nearly as long as we've been up on the web, we've offered auto-complete in the search box for common searches, typically show titles. Those searches have always taken you to our regular search results page and will continue to do so, but we've now added some shortcut links as well in our autocomplete list.
Start typing a show title in our search box, and we'll start to show potential matches as you type, but beneath the most likely show title match, we now offer other quick links depending on the show.
For current shows, we know from studying search navigation behavior and from our own usage of Hulu that many users who type in a show title are simply looking to watch the latest episode, so we've added a quick link to current shows takes you directly to the latest episode, saving you from having to navigate to the search results page and then clicking on the latest episode.
For all shows, current or not, we've also added a shortcut which reads "go to show page" for those of you who want to visit our overview for that show, including a list of all our episodes and clips, user reviews, discussion forums, show descriptions and cast lists, availability notes, and more. We've also added related searches to the autocomplete dropdown, set off below a grey horizontal line. All of these should make our search box a bit more functional and help you get you where you need to go sooner.
With that same goal in mind, we've also launched support for a series of search operators for those of you comfortable with formulating more complex and directed queries. For a full list of those, visit our new search tips page. The search operators we've added are:
- show
- season
- episode
- type
- date
- site
- people
- title
Most of these operators do what you'd expect them to do based on their name, but a few warrant further explanation. To use any of these search operators, put them in your search query followed directly by a colon and then a value. Use quotation marks to specify multi-word values.
If you employ multiple search operators, we'll treat it as an "AND" and try to satisfy all of the operators. For example, let's say you'd like to watch every pilot episode for every TV show on our site. You could type the following search query:
season:1 episode:1 type:episode
Voila — every pilot we index, including those that aren't streamed directly on Hulu. Until I conducted that search, I didn't realize just how many we track, over 700 at present.
Let's say you only wish to see episodes we stream on Hulu.com, though, and you're curious about which of those pilots aired during the 1990's, the height of your TV-viewing youth (I'd use the dates from my TV-viewing youth, but I've already taken enough of a beating about my age from my youthful coworkers). Take the original query and modify it like so:
season:1 episode:1 type:episode site:hulu date:1990-1999
Let's shift gears. Suppose you've seen every episode of 30 Rock and, blown away by Alec Baldwin's comedic performance as Jack Donaghy, you decide to dive deep into his Saturday Night Live oeuvre, having never been able to stay up late enough to catch SNL over the years. You could use this search query:
people:"alec baldwin" show:"saturday night live"
By the way, just out of curiosity, I modified the query above to use Kristen Wiig, and the number of results returned was over 4X that of the handful of other popular cast members I thought to try. Let me know if you find an SNL cast member with a larger footprint on the site.
For my last search operator example, let's say you're standing at the office water cooler on Monday morning and two of your coworkers are laughing hysterically and asking you if you saw the "I'm on a Boat" video over the weekend. You have no idea what they're talking about but nod and laugh so as not to seem uncool and pop-culturally oblivious. You have no idea what show they're referring to, but you're fairly certain that's the name of the video (which, by the way, is actually a unique situation as most users have no idea what the titles of TV episodes are, one of the unique issues related to TV video searches). Type this query:
And just like that, you're on a boat, and you never thought you'd be on a boat. It's a big, blue watery road.
I've only just touched on the types of fun, interesting, and useful searches you can execute using one or more of these search operators, either alone or in conjunction with others. Read over our search tips and try formulating some of your own and you'll be a Hulu power user in no time.
With all of these search enhancements, we know there will still be times when you may scan the first page of search results and realize you need to reformulate your query. To save you some vertical scrolling, we've added a bottom search box to our site and will leave your most recent query in it for quick modification.
If you glance at the bottom search box, next to the Search Tips link, you'll see a link that reads Search Plugin. If you use a browser that supports OpenSearch, click on that link to add Hulu to your browser's search box options. Popular browsers that support OpenSearch include Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome.
Give all these enhancements a whirl and let us know what you think.
Even with all of these updates, we recognize that video search is still one of the areas of greatest opportunity for elevating our users' experience in quantum leaps. We're still only brushing the surface. Look for many more Hulu search features in the months to come.
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Dared and Done: The Marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
A famous love affair and marriage of two great Victorian poets is the subject of Julia Markus' "Dared and Done." Robert Browning began writing to the invalid Elizabeth Barrett in 1845. She read his poetry and although older than him, had already hung his picture in her sick room, which he was eventually allowed to visit. Her tyrannical father had forbidden all of his adult children to marry, but despite the assurance that she would be disowned...