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Department of Labor
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February 14, 2001 Dear Name*, FLSA2001-3
This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to prorating vacation, holiday, and sick pay to an hourly rate that non-exempt employees could receive each pay period instead of receiving the same benefits during the calendar year. Your client believes this option may assist in recruitment and retention of employees. The proposed methods, questions and our responses follow: One method could be to use each employee's rate of pay to determine the amount of increase per hour. Take an employee whose hourly rate of pay is $10 per hour. The employee receives two weeks of vacation pay (8 hr. x $10 x 10 days) $800, 6 holidays each year (8 hr. x $10 x 6 days) $480, and 10 days sick pay (8 hr. x $10 x 10 days) $800, with a total annual benefit amount of $2080. Dividing this amount by 2080 hours (40hr. wkly x 52 wks) this is $1 per hour that the employee's pay would be increased. Another method is to average the cost for each employee classification during the prior year to arrive at the median increase per hour for each employee classification. The amount of increases given would then vary around the median depending on the years of service. The more service, the larger the increase. This is consistent with the employer's current practice of awarding greater benefits based on years of service. Q.1. Inasmuch as these increases in pay per hour are payment for benefits that are excluded from the "regular rate of pay" for overtime compensation computation when paid for a day or part of a day, can the amount of these payments also be excluded when paid under the proposed methods? A.1. No. Section 207(e) of the FLSA requires the inclusion in the regular rate of pay all remuneration for employment except certain specified types of payments. The conditions for exclusion of benefit plan contributions under §207(e)(4) are described in §778.215 of Regulations, 29 CFR Part 778, and they require that the payments be paid irrevocably to a third party. As indicated in §778.215(a)(5), the plan must not give an employee the option to receive any portion of the employer's contributions in cash instead of benefits. Similarly, under §207(e)(2) payments for periods when no work is performed, such as due to vacation or illness, may be excluded. However, that section is inapplicable because the payments here are made for the performance of work. Thus, the $1 per hour that the employee's pay is increased for all hours worked in the work week must be included in calculating his or her regular rate of pay. Q.2. Some employees may work 50 or more hours in a work week. They, accordingly, could receive their full "benefit amount" before the end of the year. Would the employer be required to keep a "running account" on each employee paid under this manner and cease paying the hourly "fringe benefit" when the employee has received the full amount? A.2. With the understanding that the increase in pay per hour paid to employees in lieu of vacation, holiday, and sick leave would have to be included in calculating the regular rate of pay, the employer could keep a "benefit paid running account" on each employee and discontinue such payments at any time during the year. In order to avoid confusion, should your client decide to adopt such a program, your client may want to ensure that all employees fully understand the operations of this "pay in lieu of benefits" plan before it is offered to the employees. This opinion is based exclusively on the facts and circumstances described in your request and is given on the basis of your representation, explicit or implied, that you have provided a full and fair description of
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all the facts and circumstances which would be pertinent to our consideration of the question presented. Existence of any other factual or historical background not contained in your request might require a different conclusion than the one expressed herein. We trust that this information is responsive to your inquiry. Sincerely, Thomas M. Markey Acting Administrator Note: * The actual name(s) was removed to preserve privacy.
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J.D. Walton has taken all but one snap since the Broncos drafted him in 2010.
That changed on the final play of the second quarter when Dan Koppen took over as center.
Walton suffered what looks like a serious ankle injury on a third down play earlier in the quarter. He was unable to put any weight on his left leg as he was helped off the field, and he was immediately ruled out of the game by the Broncos' medical staff.
Koppen was signed as a free agent earlier this month after being released by New England, where he spent the first nine years of his career snapping for Tom Brady.

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NAPA — The boy seriously injured during Sunday's magnitude-6.0 Napa earthquake said he is lucky to be alive.
Nicholas Dillon, 13, of Napa was hit with bricks from a falling chimney and suffered multiple broken bones in his pelvis that required surgery after he was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center.
From his hospital bed at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Dillon recounted the events at his Napa home during a sleepover with a friend, ABC-7 television reported.
The teen's best friend, Imnol Villanueva, says the two were doing math homework in Nicholas' living Saturday night and fell asleep. Imnol was on the couch and Nicholas was on the floor next to the fireplace, the station reported.
Nicholas said that after he was jolted awake by the quake, he checked on his friend and then tried to get out of the house.
"I started crawling to get to the door and just as I was going to get to the door, the chimney collapsed on my back," he said, according to ABC-7. "And I stumbled a little forward on the floor. And I was laying there during the earthquake. I was screaming my mom's name. She fell twice trying to get to me. I was on the floor for maybe 30 minutes to an hour. The firemen came. Then the paramedics showed up afterwards."
Dillon had nine hours of surgery to repair a crushed pelvis.
Four aftershocks of Sunday's quake rattled the North Bay early Tuesday morning, including a 3.9 shaker that further damaged Highways 29 and 37, while crews continued to repair water mains and inspect buildings for damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded at least four aftershocks in roughly one hour, starting with the 3.9 rumbler at 5:33 a.m., within 6 miles of American Canyon.
The initial shaker Tuesday morning was followed by a 2.7 quake at 5:35 a.m., then a 2.8 at 6:12 a.m. and a 3.0 at 6:45 a.m
Tuesday's quakes were among 80 aftershocks, including four stronger than 3.0, since the Sunday morning temblor, said Brad Aagaard, a geophysicist with U.S. Geological Survey.
The California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of southbound Highway 29 for emergency repairs. It was not expected to open until at least 6 p.m., said CHP Officer Ron Simmons.
The damage was near the approach to the George Butler Bridge, said CHP spokesman Officer Daniel Hill, but the bridge was not affected. However, the crack in the road was extremely noticeable after the morning aftershocks.
"It got so bad people were calling in comparing it to a speed bump," Hill said.
Motorists were being asked to use State Route 121 to State Route 221 as an alternate route.
The initial quake on Sunday had damaged part of Highway 29, but Tuesday's aftershock created an even larger divot in the roadway, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said.
About 1 p.m., the CHP closed one lane of westbound State Route 37 for emergency repairs due to uneven roadway reported from Sunday's rumbling. The lane was reopened around 3:30 p.m.
Crews were continuing cleanup efforts in the city of Napa and other communities on Tuesday.
Ten crews are working round-the-clock to repair 120 water line breaks that have left hundreds without water since the quake, officials said. Napa City Manager Mike Parness said that once water is restored to a home tap, residents should either use bottled water, boil tap water or get water from a city filling station on Pearl Avenue or the Las Flores Center on Linda Vista Avenue until the water is "certified." Anyone with questions can call 707-257-9544.
According to PG&E, the utility company restored gas and electricity to 70,000 customers who lost power after Sunday's quake. City officials said the utility company continues to conduct gas safety surveys in the impacted areas. The checks will continue throughout the next several days.
The utility company lowered the operating pressure of its Sonoma/Napa transmission pipeline system and conducted two patrols of the transmission system to ensure its integrity, city officials reported.
Customers who smell gas or are experiencing another electric or gas service emergency are asked to call 1-800-743-5002 immediately.
Inspectors in Napa have thus far red-tagged 103 buildings and yellow-tagged 500 more, a mix of commercial and residential. Buildings with red tags are not safe to enter. Houses with yellow tags may be entered briefly but are not inhabitable. City officials are also working to get fencing to cordon off red-tagged buildings downtown so all streets at the city's core can be reopened. Still, there is a backlog of more than 800 requests for building inspections for earthquake damages, city officials report.
As of Tuesday, building inspectors had evaluated all of the structures and the crew of 60 was expected to make a pass by at least some of the buildings a second time
All city bridges have been inspected and the new Coombs Street pedestrian bridge has a damaged anchorage among other unspecified damage, and has been closed for repairs as a precaution. All other bridges are safe and remain in use. Meanwhile, the Red Cross evacuation center at the Crosswalk Community Church on First Street remains open. City officials said eight people spent Sunday night in the shelter and that 18 used the shelter on Monday night.
The most seriously injured of the 209 patients taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa after Sunday's quake was in serious condition Tuesday. The nature of that person's injuries were not released Tuesday.
Schools within the Napa Valley Unified School District remained closed Tuesday although staff and administrators reported to work. School administrators said that classes would resume on Wednesday.
The district's child care program also remained closed Tuesday, but free child care was being offered at the local Boys and Girls Club and at Napa Parks and Recreation.
In Vallejo, officials did not immediately report any additional damage caused by Tuesday's aftershocks. According to the city's website, 10 buildings have been red-tagged, including a U.S. Post Office located at 485 Santa Clara Street. Thirty-four buildings were yellow-tagged. On Monday, brick by brick, crews began dismantling the iconic bell tower of the First Baptist Church after building inspectors found the structure to be in danger of collapsing near the corner of Sonoma Boulevard and Carolina Street — a busy intersection adjacent to Lincoln Elementary School.Water in Valljeo has been totally restored to all residents, and crews were still working to fix a total of 21 water main breaks left in the wake of Sunday's quake.
Forty-nine Vallejo residents suffered some form of minor injury in Sunday's quake with two admitted to hospitals.
For more information call 707-255-8866 ext. 102 or 707-257-9529.
Staff writer Kristin J. Bender contributed to this report.Contact Rick Hurd at 925-945-4789 and follow him at Twitter.com/3rderh. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund. Follow Kristin J. Bender at Twitter.com/kjbender.


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Ashley Greene & Brock Kelly: Back Together?
Ashley Greene leaves Real Food Daily restaurant with Brock Kelly on Tuesday (May 10) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Is the 24-year-old actress reuniting with her ex-boyfriend?
Ashley and Brock were last spotted together in June of last year and eventually broke up at the end of last summer.
Also be sure to check out more pics of Ashley from earlier in the day on Just Jared Jr.!
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Orange is standard, but other colors, including yellow, are available. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
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Free Agent Wide Receiver Greg Jennings Dines With Vikings Officials in Minneapolis
Free agent wide receiver Greg Jennings spent the night dining at Manny's Steakhouse in Minneapolis with Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman, coach Leslie Frazier and DE Jared Allen, among others.
No deal has been reached between the team and Jennings, but sources say that the negotiations are serious and something could be finalized today.
On the other hand, Jennings could be using this trip to encourage the Packers to give him more money and give him a long term contract.


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The Louisiana House backed legislation Wednesday that would force high salaried political appointees to register their cars in Louisiana.
House Bill 703 by state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, would apply to unclassified state employees making at least $100,000 a year.
The employees would have to prove that they have Louisiana driver's licenses and that vehicles in their names are registered in the state.
"Why are you bringing this bill?" asked state Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Bossier City.
Edwards said political appointees are being hired at high salaries even though they do not have high commitments to Louisiana.
The House voted 70-20 in favor of sending the bill to the Senate.
Last year, the governor's policy director, Stafford Palmieri, attracted attention by driving a car with a New York state license plate.
Palmieri was a key figure for the governor's office during legislative consideration of bills to overhaul public schools. She later got a Louisiana license plate.


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An Introduction to Modern Interior Design
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Moving away from the classic and often bulky looks of historical interior design furniture, modern interior design furniture tended to follow the ways of the architecture of the last one hundred years, moving to cleaner lines and the use of new materials in designing the furniture. Although the modern interior design furniture is not always as comfortable or luxurious as the antique furniture of ages past, modern interior design furniture often gives individuals more choices in style, colors, materials and textures to match any room of a house or office that they are decorating. This allows individuals to more accurately express their taste in furniture, giving them more artistic license in interior design concepts.
As architecture and the technologies and materials available changed, so did the furniture designers' concepts over the last one hundred years. Designers started to use cleaner lines in the furniture they created so that it would match the straight and simplistic lines of the architecture.
For example, the Panton "S" style chair with its lines, providing a unique look for a room. In addition, furniture was made that was mass produced, versus the piece by piece work of the past. This made the furniture more readily available to more clientele, which was better for the modern interior design furniture industry.
Some designers began to experiment with color, only using bold, primary colors in their furniture. This was a drastic change from the antique furniture of the past which was normally of wood that was stained a particular color, or painted a white or off-white color, but rarely anything else. The colors in these modern interior design furniture pieces of the early 1900′s changed the color schemes used in rooms all over the world, introducing bolder looks to the industry.
Besides, steel was also being used in modern interior design furniture since the technology had been developed to use, not solid pieces of steel, but tubular steel, so that it was lighter and better suited for furniture. Tubular steel is hollow in the middle which creates strength and a more lightweight product for use in modern interior design furniture. This allowed designers to use the steel in creating unique chairs, dressers, tables and beds, which gave a clean, sharp look to any piece of furniture. For the first time, metal was paired with leather and other materials to create a comfortable chair or couch that still maintained that sleek, modern look of the era.
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Beyonce's Sister Solange Knowles Unleashes Twitter Tirade Over Blue Ivy Comments
Aunt Solange Knowles to the rescue.
Finally, after days and days of web gossip, someone in Blue Ivy's family has addressed all the heinous commentaries and conspiracies that have surrounded her birth. While Blue is a child of privilege and was born into rich and famous family so it's likely she'll never want for much with Beyonce and Jay-Z as parents, she's still an infant who doesn't deserve to be referred to as Lucifer's Daughter AKA Eulb Yvi. Beyonce's little sister Solange took to Twitter to unleash a tirade about all the trash talk that's been levied at her 3-day-old niece's door.
Solange tweeted: "It has really gotten out of hand. I've been doing my best at keeping my mouth shut….but the ignorance is really sad and upsetting." We're not going to argue there.
She followed it up with this post: "We are supposed to be super human and watch people we love get slandered, lied on, and ridiculed. It is one of THE hardest things to accept." Again, no arguments on that point.
Next, she referenced the fact that Bey, Jay and Blue, by proxy, are fair game to media commentary due to their status as public figures, declaring: "In any other workplace…if someone directly tells your mother or sister is a liar and a fake ect…you would naturally express yourself." Point taken.
She issued a final tweet the matter, posting: "However, the pure happiness and joy I've witnessed and experienced helps me to keep my mouth shut."
So instead of attacking those who've attacked her niece, she let the notion of being an aunt and seeing her sister's baby girl fill her with joy and peace.


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Kimberly wrote:Pwolf wrote:RAWdangers wrote:I say we stop getting on the judges case and telling them how to judge before even one round of judging. No matter what every judge is going to judge slightly differently and its not up to the competitors to decide how they should judge.
But the coordinator has laid out how the judges should judge. I'm only asking that they follow the standard of judging set out by the coordinator. Of which, originality isn't mentioned or clearly defined. The standards, as they are currently written, are clear and I want to make sure the judges are being fair when they are doing their job.
I just wanted to ask, out of curiosity, and I'm not going to change any scores. But how would you judge theme then? Since originality isn't included, would you give full points for the theme if they chose to do Summer and just put a bunch of Summer scenes in their video?
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In the wake of Donald Trump's idiotic offer to donate $5 million to charity if Obama will release his college transcripts, fellow billionaire Mark Cuban is offering a million to charity if Trump shaves his head.
He then added, "But, I thought about responding to him. Maybe if I put up a million or two million, he'll shave his head?"
"Donald, you shave your head, $1 million to any charity you want," the Dallas Mavericks owner said about Trump's famous mop.
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As the top Emergency Plumbers in Pittsfield Massachusetts, we strive to keep the pipes and drains clean and clear of issues. Nobody's happy when the plumbing breaks, backs up or leaks. Check out our winter season plumbing tips in case you experience any of these pesky problems, follow our guidelines for preventing leaks, clogs and failing equipment. For over 40 years, we have served the entire Pittsfield area with skilled plumbing and pipe repair, water heater installation and root removal services. Our plumbers are certified and the most skilled in the Pittsfield area, and we will work to ensure you receive the best plumbing and drainage work at a fair price. As always, if you find yourself in out of your depth, we are just a call away and always have someone standing by to help you in Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Protect Your Plumbing Pipes From Freezing
When you combine high water pressure with freezing temperatures, it can quickly freeze your pipes. Frozen pipes is a common problem during the winter months, and can also lead to pipe breakage. Frozen pipes can also go undetected until the problem becomes severe. A sign that your pipes may be frozen is a light water flow from your shower or sinks. If you suspect your pipes may freeze, leave a sink on very low, just so that the liquid is lightly dripping out. This can help reduce pressure and keep it flowing. To prevent freezing, you can also use insulation wrapping on your pipes. If it seems to be flowing short or you want to look into prevention methods, contact your local plumber.
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The best time to get leaks repaired is the present. Check all of the faucets in your kitchen, bathrooms and utility room for drips and puddles. If you have a leaky faucet, contact your trusted plumber immediately to get your pipes back in tip-top shape.
Grease and Food Particle Clogged Drains
During the Holidays, households are on average cooking and eating more often. Lots of households will have large parties or families over for celebrations. The celebrations require a lot more work in the kitchen. The frequent cooking and cleaning in the kitchen leads to more grease and food particles finding their way down your kitchen sink. The effects may go undetected for a while, but the build-up will eventually cause blockage in your pipes. For prevention, avoid pouring any oils down the drain. Try to avoid throwing food particles in your garbage disposal, especially fibrous foods. If you come across a blocked drain during the winter, call your local plumber immediately.
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Hot water heater failure is a common problem during the winter due to cold temperature changes. The water coming into the heater is colder, and drops the overall temperature of the water. When the water is colder, it becomes harder to heat, and it must work more intensely to get the water hot. The winter months also requires the use of more hot water to stay warm in the colder weather, so the water heater is used more often. A bad part or build-up can cause water heater failure during the winter months due to excessive use. Once a part is broken, a plumber has to be called to fix the issue. To prevent this issue from occurring, be sure to set your water heater temperature to 120 degrees and reduce your hot water usage if possible.
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Pro Tip: Drain your water heater
If you live in a location with hard water, sediment can build up in your tank, causing rust to develop inside. This rust can then find its way into your drinking, cooking and bathing water. If your heater already is rusted or is too old, consider purchasing a new one before cold weather sets in.
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Lose the outdoor hose to avoid frozen pipes
Until warm weather returns, your best home plumbing practice is to disconnect, wrap up and pack away your garden hose. Leaving a hose connected outside in winter can cause water left inside to freeze and expand, freezing your faucets and connecting pipes as well. Just say no to hefty repair bills and yes to a hose and fixtures you can use next year.
Close and drain shut-off valves leading outdoors
If you have interior shut off valves leading to outdoor faucets, close them and drain the water from outside lines. Any water that remains in the lines and freezes could cause major damage.
Check Indoor Plumbing, Too.
It's not unusual for indoor pipes to freeze up if the heat circulation in your house isn't up to par. If you're worried about cold pipes, it's best to make sure the heat ventilation is good in the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room. You may want to open cabinet doors for periods at a time to let in warm air if needed.
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Clean your home's sump pump pit
Before cold weather hits, you will need to inspect and clean your sump pump and the pit in which it rests. When exposed to extreme cold, your pump can freeze, causing it to stop working.
If your sump pump malfunctions, water can enter your basement and cause flooding, especially when winter rains are in full swing. Do yourself a favor and inspect your pump and pit now to avoid massive flood damage and cleanup bills later.
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Jumping into a major plumbing project without the right know-how can result in personal injury, major property damage and tens of thousands of dollars in repairs. If you run across any of the following problems, it's time to call a plumber. Plumbing Emergency Repair in Dolphin Virginia - On Call Service Anytime
Knowing common plumping problems and how to prevent them will save you time and money on lengthy repairs during the holidays. If you experience any of the issues above this winter, don't hesitate to call your local emergency plumber in Pittsfield. We hope you find our tips helpful and bookmark our site for more useful tricks when it comes to plumbing in your home or business. We are ready to fix your winter plumbing problems, the right way. Contact us today!
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Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County,[2]Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. The population was 44,737 at the 2010 census.[3] Although the population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the fourth largest municipality in western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield, Holyoke, and Chicopee.
In 2005, Farmers Insurance ranked Pittsfield 20th in the United States as "Most Secure Place To Live" among small towns with fewer than 150,000 residents.[4] In 2006, Forbes ranked Pittsfield as number 61 in its list of Best Small Places for Business.[5] In 2008, Country Home magazine ranked Pittsfield as #24 in a listing of "green cities" east of the Mississippi.[6] In 2009, the City of Pittsfield was chosen to receive a 2009 Commonwealth Award, Massachusetts' highest award in the arts, humanities, and sciences.[7] In 2010, the Financial Times proclaimed Pittsfield the "Brooklyn of the Berkshires", in an article covering its recent renaissance.[8]
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Repairs often mean simple replacement of worn or used components intended to be periodically renewed by a home-owner, such as burnt out light bulbs, worn out batteries, or overfilled vacuum cleaner bags. Another class of home repairs relates to restoring something to a useful condition, such as sharpening tools or utensils, replacing leaky faucet washers, cleaning out plumbing traps, rain gutters. Because of the required precision, specialized tools, or hazards, some of these are best left to experts such as a plumber. One emergency repair that may be necessary in this area is overflowing toilets. Most of them have a shut-off valve on a pipe beneath or behind them so that the water supply can be turned off while repairs are made, either by removing a clog or repairing a broken mechanism.
Perhaps the most perplexing repairs facing a home-owner are broken or damaged things. In today's era of built-in obsolescence for many products, it is often more convenient to replace something rather than attempt to repair it. A repairman is faced with the tasks of accurately identifying the problem, then finding the materials, supplies, tools and skills necessary to sufficiently effect the repair. Some things, such as broken windows, appliances or furniture can be carried to a repair shop, but there are many repairs that can be performed easily enough, such as patching holes in plaster and drywall, cleaning stains, repairing cracked windows and their screens, or replacing a broken electrical switch or outlet. Other repairs may have some urgency, such as a broken water pipes, broken doors, latches or windows, or a leaky roof or water tank, and this factor can certainly justify calling for professional help. A home handyman may become adept at dealing with such immediate repairs, to avoid further damage or loss, until a professional can be summoned.


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This post is dedicated to April--and all of my fabulous co-workers who surprised me with a treat to Williams-Sonoma, I'm thinking this is a hint that I need to bring something in next week. Not only did she taste test it, but she is reminded me that some of my favorite blog readers were looking for an update.
I recalled reading a recipe a few months ago with roasted broccoli and chili flakes, but could not for the life of me remember where. When I went to the grocery store, I decided to improvise and try to make it from as close to memory as possible.
The next day I found the original recipe and was pretty pleased with how close I came, and even more pleased with the few modifications I made. This is a new favorite of mine.
The Shopping List:
- 1 bunch of broccoli
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Meyer lemon, juiced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- dash of salt
- dash of pepper
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1/4 cup feta cheese
- 1 tomato sliced
The Method:
Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat it to 425°F. Taking a stack of broccoli, cut the florets, leaving the long stalk attached. Place them in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Squeeze half of a Meyer Lemon over top of the broccoli, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Make sure the broccoli is coated and line them up on a baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet into the oven for about 15 minutes, or until the broccoli begins to brown.
Meanwhile, on the stove bring the vegetable broth to a boil and add in the quinoa. Cook until the quinoa absorbs all of the stock, and using a fork, fluff it into a bowl. Add in the broccoli, feta cheese, and sliced tomatoes. Squeeze the remainder of the Meyer lemon juice over top before serving.
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Fire Departments clear brush fire in HooksettBy Brendan Clogston
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April 05. 2013 6:04PM
Fire departments extinguished a 100 by 30 foot brush fire on Zapora Drive near Space Center in Hooksett Friday, the cause of which remains unknown.
Hooksett police responded to the scene just before 4 p.m., and the fire was out a little after 5 p.m. The causes of the fire are still under investigation, including the question of whether it was naturally occurring or man-made.
No property was damaged or people injured by the fire.
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Changes in cotton production systems not only have made plant bugs and stink bugs more significant pests, but have opened the door for damage from sporadic pests, such as slugs, grasshoppers and three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, according to entomologists at Cotton Incorporated's Crop Management Seminar, in Tunica, Miss.
According to Ron Smith, professor emeritus, entomology, Auburn University, three factors have led to the emergence of these pests — the elimination of the boll weevil, which has ended the application of broad spectrum insecticide sprays; the planting of genetically altered Bt varieties; and the increase in conservation tillage acreage.
Sporadic pests in the Mid-South begin with a slimy, but damaging pest — the slug, according to Extension entomologist Angus Catchot, Mississippi State University.
Slugs and their defoliation of young cotton dominated the early-season pest complex in 2004, according to Catchot. Slug infestations were confined to no-till fields, with several fields requiring complete or partial replants.
"No control is achieved using any of the traditional insecticides labeled for use in cotton. While slug baits have been used in the Midwest with some success, they have had no use in the Mid-South since they are costly and slug infestations have been unpredictable."
Three-cornered alfalfa hoppers were extremely numerous in soybeans across the Mid-South in 2004. "Consequently, it was expected that this sporadic pest would show up in a few cotton fields," Catchot said. "These pests are of little economic importance and feeding is generally restricted to leaf petiole girdling."
Treatment is rarely justified unless plants are stressed and adjacent to a legume host of the three-cornered alfalfa hopper that could cause large numbers to migrate into adjacent cotton fields. "But most often the insects are long gone when the injury is observed."
Clouded plant bugs feed on squares, flowers, and bolls and can cause significant damage when numbers are high. "Most states use stink bug thresholds for clouded plant bugs," Catchot said.
Saltmarsh caterpillars are defoliating insects and can cause problems early and late in the season, according to Catchot. "Damage is usually confined to field borders because insects move out of alternate hosts to feed on cotton. Extremely high numbers of saltmarsh caterpillars are sometimes observed moving into cotton early in the season after alternate host plants are killed by herbicides."
Late in the season, this pest can reach treatable levels but generally it is found in combination with loopers and is treated when premature defoliation is threatened, according to Catchot.
Garden fleahopper feeds on the underside of cotton leaves, puncturing individual leaf cells and disrupting the tissue, causing white splotches on the leaf surface. This resembles spider mite damage.
"This insect is of little importance economically now in the Mid-South and no economic thresholds have been established," Catchot said.
Southeast pests
Hopping over to the Southeast, grasshoppers have emerged as pests of seedling cotton in recent years, primarily in conservation tillage systems, said Extension entomologist Ron Smith. "Cotton is most susceptible to grasshopper injury from the time it begins to emerge in the crook stage until the plants have about six true leaves. Both the immature and the adult stages may cause injury.
"As much as 50 percent or more of the acreage in certain regions of Alabama have been treated for grasshoppers in recent years," Smith said. "Some acreage is treated every season and some fields require multiple applications due to additional emergence or migration from field borders.
"The most effective controls of adults have been obtained with high rates of pyrethroids or phosphate insecticides. Delayed, but good long-term suppression has been achieved with IGR's such as Dimilin."
Southern armyworms have been occurring throughout the coastal plains area of the southeastern United States for about six years, according to Smith. "Controls have been warranted in some fields where the egg masses have occurred on stalks every few feet down each row. The plant where an egg mass is deposited usually receives near complete defoliation."
The southern armyworm is very sensitive to most cotton insecticides, according to Smith. "Pyrethroids at low to medium rates are very effective. Most southern armyworm infestations occur in fields that have not been treated, or not been treated for caterpillar pests for several weeks."
The leaf-footed plant bug has emerged as a significant economic boll feeder in the low spray cotton environment that has developed in the coastal plains of the southeastern United States, Smith said.
Smith noted that the insect was listed in a USDA Farmers Bulletin published in 1905 and in another printed in 1932. The damage was described in earlier days as "small, round, blackened spots appearing on the surface of young bolls."
"This description is very accurate. It is similar to stink bug injury. In fact, when both are present in fields, it is impossible to separate the damage of the two. Their seasonal occurrence is also similar to stink bugs in that they are mid- to late-season boll feeders."
Adult leaf-footed bug is brown, oblong, and almost 1 inch long. The common species has a white band extending across the front wings. According to Smith, lab research supports field observations that pyrethroid chemistry is not very effective on this pest. Phosphates such as Bidrin and methyl parathion at 0.5 pound active ingredient per acre are highly effective.
"Since leaf-footed bug damage is similar to that of stink bugs, surveys of internal boll damage to 10- 12-day-old bolls would capture damage caused by this species."
Vegetable weevil has caused damage to cotton fields similar to that of cutworms. "Another sporadic seedling pest is white fringed beetle larvae. The larva is slightly curved, yellowish-white, and legless with a light brown head. An adult is dark gray with a marginal band of white hairs and is a foliage feeder. "The larvae are very destructive to tap roots and underground stems of many plant species during the spring season. Digging with a knife will uncover the larvae. No controls are available."
Cotton leaf worm is an old cotton pest that is also sometimes observed in the low insecticide input cotton of the Southeast. This species is a voracious leaf feeder but very sensitive to most cotton insecticides.
Fall armyworms have occurred in the Gulf Coast areas in recent years, according to Smith, usually when the caterpillars were feeding on in-field weed species prior to burn down with herbicides. Sporadic pests that do not cause economic damage in cotton include true armyworms, Japanese beetles and false chinch bugs.
True armyworms have been observed in high numbers in April and May in cotton fields planted no-till into burned-down rye. "These armyworms are similar in appearance to fall armyworms but will feed only on rye stubble and not cotton. However, their numbers could make a grower or consultant nervous."
Japanese beetles have occurred in recent years in localized spots of fields in the Tennessee Valley and other areas of northern Alabama, according to Smith. "Five to 20 or more adult beetles can cause severe ragging to infected plants. However, usually not enough plants are affected to justify fieldwide or even localized insecticide applications."
False chinch bugs occur in cotton between emergence and pre-bloom, usually in dry seasons. "They migrate from wild hosts and occur on cotton in numbers of 25 or more per plant. The only damage ever observed is when they were present in high numbers and cotton was in the early seedling stage. Excessive plant feeding on young plants may cause death by desiccation."
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Hello fellow members of AO. It's been a while since I posted a thread on this forum.
And I have just a couple of quick questions. Heres the scoop; The Doctors office my
girlfriend works for would like to connect both Doctors offices together. Both offices
are exactly 8.79 miles apart from one another. In the Cape office they are using an
Embarq Business ADSL account for their ISP. In the Fort Myers office they are using
Comcast (cable) for their ISP. Both offices are running Windows XP with SP2. Also,
both offices consist of two desktop computers and one notebook computer. They are
using Medisoft & Altapoint for medical billing, insurance claims etc... The Cape office
is currently running a WLAN network. (notebook is using wireless and desktops are
using CAT5 cable plugged into an netgear router.) Now, in the Fort Myers office they
are using a Linksys WRT54G v.5 router. Their orginial IT tech sold them a Dell
Server (not sure make or model) but it did cost over $2000.00 from what I was told.
Anyways, the Purpose of the Doctors wanting to connect both offices So they can
have access to each other schedule for customers, book appointments etc... Heres
the question what exact hardware do they need to achieve this? Switches, router,
server(s) etc... Also, what software should be used to do this (I assume) Windows
Server 2003 perhaps? Correct me if I'm wrong please. Also, what would you guys
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Dr. Marsha D. Daria, is Coordinator of the Elementary Education Program and a Professor in the Department of Education and Educational Psychology, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in child development, curriculum strategies, introduction to education, and contemporary issues in education. She received her Ph.D. from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas, M.Ed. from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and her B.A. and A.A. from Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. Her research has focused on Year-Round Schools, school violence, and health issues related to school age children. She has served on various university and professional committees, and has presented at numerous state, regional, and national conferences. In addition to teaching at WCSU since 1995, she has also taught at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to her working in higher education, Dr. Daria served as an Elementary School Principal, Dean of Instruction, and as a public school teacher in Texas.


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- The Philadelphia Highway Traffic Board was established in the Department of Public Safety by an ordinance of City Council, approved by the Mayor on 2 June 1948 and amended on 28 September 1948, in order to act in an advisory capacity to the City in matters pertaining to traffic. The Board was composed of the Chairman of the Councilmanic Committee on Public Safety, the Chief of the Bureau of Traffic Engineering and fifteen members appointed by the Mayor, by and with the approval of City Council These appointees were to include one person to represent each of the following organizations: Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Merchants' Association, Philadelphia Real Estate Board, Philadelphia Theatres Association, Philadelphia Hotel Association, Automobile Club of Philadelphia, Keystone Automobile Club, Philadelphia Transportation Company, Yellow Cab Company, and Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. The Chief of the Bureau of Traffic Engineering served as secretary to the Board. Its chairman and other officers were to be elected by Board members of whom ten constituted a quorum she bulk of the Board's work was performed by five sub-committees: Education and Publicity Enforcement, Engineering and Accident Records, Laws and Ordinances and Off Street Parking. The Board superseded and assumed the duties of two preceding bodies , the Philadelphia Committee for the Relief Traffic Congestion and The Mayor's Traffic Committee. The Board went out of existence when the Home Rule Charter became effective in 1952
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D&L Cattle, in Goode, is run by a father and son team. The D is for David Arrington and the L is for Lynwood Arrington, David's father.
"We've raised cattle for several years," said Lynwood Arrington.
Previously they sold cattle to the market, but they began direct marketing to the public this year, in February, an idea that a cousin suggested. It sounded like a good idea and they began working in September, 2011, to put a plan in action.
Walter Gross, now 78, grew up in the orchard business.
Ben Coleman, of Mountain Run Farm, decided to go chemical free after his son was born.
"I didn't feel good about sitting him in a field that I just fertilized," he said. "We made a point never to bring chemicals down this driveway."
He has built the soil with manure and he said this has brought the soil to life.
It's been dry a dry summer, but it could have been worse. P. W. Morgan, a Huddleston farmer still ended up with a green corn maze and plenty of pumpkins in his pumpkin patch.
Morgan, like many area farmers takes steps to bring the public out to the farm. He has a corn maze every year and a pumpkin patch, selling pumpkins directly to the public. People can either pick their own in the pumpkin patch, or buy them already picked.
Forks Country Restaurant is now under new management — sort of.
Rosella Bays and Teri Cheek have taken over from G. M. Bays, who started the restaurant on Aug. 28, 1984. However, if you are a regular customer, you know these two ladies. Rosella Bays is G. M. Bays' wife and Teri Cheek is his daughter.
"We've both been here for 27 years," commented Cheek. "It's still family owned."
The New London Airport will hold its 43rd Annual Down-Home Fly In on Sunday from 8 a.m. until everybody gets tired and goes home. You can fly into the airport, or you can drive there by turning south onto Va. 811, off U. S. 460, opposite New London Academy.
The day begins with breakfast, from 8 to 10 a.m. which, according to Tom Richardson, a pilot, will consist of pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits and "maybe grits."
Lunch starts at noon and features hamburgers and hot dogs.
The Bedford business community lost a landmark.
It wasn't a building—it was a person. Thomas Edwin "Mike" Reynolds died on Aug. 12.
By John Barnhart
Staff Writer
Shoprite's 30-year run in Moneta has come to an end.
Lewis Creasey, who owns the supermarket located on Va. 122 south of Moneta, said he will close the store, "when I sell out of merchandise."
A precise closing date hasn't been set, but "I know I'll be closed out of here on Sept. 8," Creasey said.
The contest that featured Blue Ridge Bagels as the prize fell through due to an insufficient number of entries. Those who did enter, however, really wanted the restaurant and one of them, actually a husband and wife team, ended up buying it.
Barry Kane teaches sixth grade science in Appomattox, so the restaurant will be an after school job for him. His wife, Cheryl, was an accountant for Lynchburg's Department of Social Services. She will be the full-time manager.
She's 70, but she has no intention of retiring.
Last week, on Aug. 1, the owners of Bacon Enterprises, which owns the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Bedford, honored Dorothy Carter for 40 years with the company. It was exactly 40 years ago to the day that Carter and her first husband, the late Kennis King, were hired by Bacon to open the KFC restaurant in Bedford, serving as its managers.
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House GOP approves sweeping anti-abortion bill
Congress' most restrictive anti-abortion bill in a decade easily passed the Republican-led House of Representatives late this afternoon, with a 228-196 vote. The outcome, which was not a surprise, largely fell along party lines – all but six Republicans voted for it, all but six Democrats voted against it.
Rachel will have plenty more on this on tonight's show.
In the meantime, it's worth noting that the bill, a legally-dubious proposal to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, led to a lively debate on the House floor.
Debate on the bill was tense on the House floor from the start, when Democrats asked why Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) – who does not sit on the bill's committe of jurisdiction – was managing the bill. Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said it is acceptable under the rules of the House to allow "appropriate" people to manage the bill.
But several Democrats suggested it's because the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), made the controversial comment last week that rape usually doesn't result in pregnancy. Franks is on the Judiciary Committee, but he never spoke about his own bill during the hour-long debate.
They also said it was because Republicans have no women on the committee of jurisdiction and wanted to put a woman's face on the bill; Republicans never answered that charge.
Democrats said the lack of any input from women on the committee showed in the final product, and argued that the final bill is based on faulty science.
In the end, it didn't matter that the bill is unconstitutional; it didn't matter that its supporters' talking points were inconsistent with the available science; and it didn't matter that the bill has no chance of becoming law.
What mattered is that House Republican leaders felt the need "to satisfy vocal elements of their base."


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Muppet Retro Reviews: Muppet Monster Adventure Video Game
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Where can I buy this! JG you rock hard! And maybe its that I'm just gooshy on the inside but I loved this! I actually remember this coming out! But I never got it boo! Stupid allowince! Oh well! Ebay it is! JG thanks for doing your review it was awesomely awesome! You have been approved by a maria congrats! Have fun and be muppety!ReplyDelete
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Thank you for the kind words, it means a lot to me! I'm glad you enjoyed the review!Delete
No thank you! And I did you should do more! That would be cool!ReplyDelete
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- Joshua GillespieFriday, November 2, 2012 at 3:32:00 PM CDT
Well I hope to review the other Muppet games someday!Delete
That would be awesome thanks for replying!ReplyDelete
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- Joshua GillespieSaturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:30:00 AM CDT
Of course! I'm not a celebrity or anything hahahaDelete
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- Joshua GillespieSaturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:56:00 AM CDT
Hahaha yeah, that's one of my favorite lines.Delete
I love that line too! I was gonna coment on it but then I went into fan girling mode and things happened and there was stuff... of topic again yay! Why do I do that? Huh...Delete
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Win Gin from Greenalls for Christmas:
What is nicer when all the Christmas preparations are done than to sit down on Christmas Eve with the perfect Gin and Tonic? That's why I was delighted when Greenall's offered a bottle of their Original London Dry Gin for one lucky London-Unattached reader. Greenall's has been distilled in one of the UK's oldest gin distillery for over 250 years now.
Founded in 1761 by Thomas Dakin, the forefather of English gin and Greenall's original master distiller, Greenall's has been at the forefront of British gin for gin lovers through the centuries. It is still crafted in Warrington although the botanicals which make this gin so special come from around the World including wild Tuscan juniper, delicate Moroccan coriander, and zesty Spanish lemons.
The Greenall's recipe remains a closely guarded secret, known only to the 7 master distillers who have crafted the gin for generations. One of those is the current Master Distiller. In 1996 Joanne Moore began working at Greenall's as a quality manager and 10 years later was awarded the accolade of Master Distiller. This makes her one of the first female Gin Master Distillers in the World. Joanne has recently been selected as a member of The Gin Guild in recognition of her services to the Gin industry.
Greenall's also sent me a selection of Cocktail recipes to try and I thought I'd share my personal favourite with you here. I'm in good company because Greenall's French 75 is also the favourite of Master Distiller Joanne Moore.
French 75 with Greenall's
- 25ml Greenall's Dry Gin
- 25ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 10ml Sugar Syrup (1 part water to 2 parts sugar)
- Champagne or Prosecco
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|Serve with a lemon twist garnish
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Kamerat-You lost me with your discrption of RX on adapter to TX(pin3) on 328P ?? are you saying that RX from the FDTI connects to TX on the 328Pthe circuit diagrams for the barebones just bring RX to RX and TX to TX . RX has the 10K resister.
For barebones systems, unless you need to use the serial monitor or have it communicate with the PC for some other reason, I think it's easier to include a 6-pin ICSP header on your board and program it via ICSP instead. You can even use your Arduino as the ICSP. See http://miscsolutions.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/prototyping-small-embedded-projects-with-arduino/. To install a 6-pin header on veroboard you need to cut 3 of the strips between holes, but this isn't difficult with a sharp knife.


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San Francisco officials approve public nudity ban
Supervisors vote 6-5 on public nudity ordinance
San Francisco lawmakers have narrowly approved a proposal to ban public nakedness.
San Francisco lawmakers have narrowly approved a proposal to ban public nakedness.
The 11-member Board of Supervisors voted 6-5 Tuesday on an ordinance that prohibits exposed genitals in most public places, including streets, sidewalks and public transit.
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Venture Bros. Season 4 (US - BD RA)
Gabe extends two fingers to the sky, and lets out a hearty 'Go Team Venture' cry...
Has it really been only two years since the last Venture Bros. Blu-ray release? It feels like at least five. Much of this terrible listlessness came out of the year-long period between the first and second halves of this fourth season. If it wasn't for the fact that season four was the best thing to happen to adult-aimed, serialized, animated television since Futurama hit its stride, this epic wait might have been easier to handle, but noooooo, creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick (real name Christopher McCulloch) had to be all on their game. Not only is season four as good as Venture Bros. gets, it more than makes up for the minor dip in quality that was season three. Actually, it brings so many of the third season's more open-ended plot elements to a satisfying close, that season four makes season three an all around better experience. Let's take it episode by episode, shall we?
"Look, I wasn't born yesterday. There's no way that something featuring Ka-Zar the Great, and twelve pages of jungle adventure is worth half a million bucks."
The season begins with a solid bang (though nothing could ever top season two's A-bomb like explosion). Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel is less of a toe-dip into this new, post-season three world, and more of a violent toss into the deep end. To make it even more difficult to keep up, the writers toss in a Memento motif, with one series of events moving forward as another moves backwards. They connect during the post-credit joke. This is confusing upon first viewing, but opens the episode up to tasty multiple run-throughs, which lead to extra laughs, and extra reasons to own this season on Blu-ray or DVD.
"What'd he do to you?"
"The usual he threw me in jail. He literally threw me right into the yard of the state prison and he shouts up to the warden, 'Looks like this one won't be causing any more trouble!' Then he flies off with this gay salute."
"Oh my god."
"Apparently he's never heard of due process."
Besides finally introducing us to the oft mentioned Captain Sunshine, and hiring long time Batman voice artist Kevin Conroy to voice him, Handsome Ransom is probably the closest season four gets to a genuine standalone episode. Some may argue that introducing another possible pedophile to the Venture-verse (I won't give away the punch-line) is a bit unnecessary, I'd argue that a good joke is worth making, despite offensive repetition. It's also always a pleasure to see Doc and Jackson go off satirizing long standing superhero tropes (remember, Publick used to write for Ben Edlund and The Tick).
"Hank, leave the man alone. Just because he's black doesn't mean he has The Shining."
Perchance to Dean (a delicious pun, no matter how hard you may groan at it) is another generally standalone episode. The A-story of a demented and deformed Dean clone isn't the best, but the subplot featuring Hank and Dermott struggling with the thought that they've killed Dean, and all the bizarre imagery conjured from Dean's prog-rock trip are hilarious. My personal favourite thing about this particular episode is how much of it was used out of context in the season four teaser trailer, leading fans to believe that Hank killed Dean, and that Dean had some kind of dinosaur riding adventure.
"Look, I was in the Guild of Calamitous Intent. And I'm also a recovered pedophile. So if anyone knows the rules about abducting young boys from their beds, it's old Sgt. Hatred."
Return to Malice continues to tell important super-plot without bogging the flow or comedy down, and is our first real introduction to the newer, tougher, sadder 21, who we learn is desperately trying to solve 24's death. I was personally very resistant to the idea of 21 as a solo character, but the creators rose to the challenge, and have found a way to develop a nameless gag into a real character. This is also about the point I assume most fans started to support the idea of Sgt. Hatred as the Venture bodyguard. Brock's guaranteed presence likely helped.
"What's this? I leave the room and you turn into a vaudeville routine."
"Well maybe it's because you made us into a hackneyed premise!"
The Revenge Society is the fourth season's first truly great episode. Season two ended with the news that Phantom Limb had survived his nearly fatal attempts at taking the lead of the Guild of Calamitous Intent from David Bowie (wow, this must read like the ramblings of a mad man if you haven't seen the series), but besides a brief appearance after the credits of season three's opening episode, his current whereabouts were basically unknown. Bringing the villain that all of the major characters have reason to hate back into the story was extremely satisfying. And in true Venture Bros. fashion, he's reintroduced as a nutter, and every new bit of ancient history on the Guild is sillier than the last.
"I see you got a little herpe there. Did you get that kissing your wife's ass…after I put herpe in there?"
Self-Medication features the biggest all-star guest star cast to date, including Daily Show regular John Hodgman as former boy detective Dale Hale, Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green as his brother Lance Hale (both clearly based on the Hardy Boys), comedian and rat voice artist Patton Oswalt as Wonder Boy (based on Robin, he even starts sentences with 'holy' a few times), and Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small reprising his role as Action Johnny (based on Johnny Quest). The humour here runs more on reference than character or plot, but it's still one of the better Rusty-centric episodes in the canon.
"Hank, aren't you just a little ashamed of your ignorance?"
"Yeah. Constantly."
The Better Man is sweet not only because it sees a fictional character letting down another fictional character gently, but it sees the show's creators letting their audience down gently. Hammer and Publick have been honest about Dean's real chance of ending up with Triana for years now, but a certain subset of fandom didn't want to listen. It's also sweet because the Order of the Triad is just generally a sweet group of characters. The Better Man finally gives Jefferson Twilight, the ill-equipped Blacula hunter something to do during one of the Triad's outings, and his joyful cries of 'I can do magic!' are among the most heart-warming moments in the series' history.
"Monstroso?! That's what this is about? He's king of the double cross. I mean, think about it. He's a lawyer and a super villain. That's like a shark with a grenade launcher on his head."
Pinstripes and Poltergeists ended the first half of the fourth season, and since the second half wouldn't be released for another year, it was sort of a season finale, for all intents and purposes. It's not season finale strong, but it is a very strong episode, and a wonderful centerpiece. This episode brings an end to The Monarch's brief obsession with hitting Venture in the pocketbook, it introduces Shore Leave as a major character (boom, yummy!), and it sets up 21's future momentum. It also opens with a bloody action scene, and closes with one of the more satisfying post-credit sequences, which pays homage to Billy Elliot (thanks Wikipedia, I knew I'd seen that scene somewhere before).
"Honey, they're henchmen. You don't explain to them, they do your bidding. When you say 'jump', they say, 'what shark?'"
After a year away (seriously, non-fans, it was a rough year) fans were presented with The Diving Bell and The Butter-Glider, which opens strong, with one of the best action sequences in the show's history, but is one of the weaker season four episodes overall. The Incredible Journey inspired A-story is pretty funny, and does a lot to endear us to the thought of Shore Leave as a regular, but The Monarch's B-story doesn't inspire too many laughs, and kind of backtracks the character to somewhere around season two. The climax makes the trip worthwhile, but there isn't an excess of laughs here.
"I want to join up with you guys."
"Well, my boot wants to join up with your ass, and I'm about to give them a shotgun wedding. Now beat it!"
Pomp and Circuitry sees the creators allowing their title characters a chance to grow up, unlike so many cartoon characters who remain sadly stuck in adolescence. But more importantly, this episode brings back Phantom Limb once again, and sparks the promise of a new villainous team-up between him, the still desperately depressed Professor Impossible (now voiced by Bill Hader), and Baron Ünderbheit (who hasn't been seen since the early half of the second season) dubbed 'The Revenge Society'. Hank's attempts to impress the SPHYNX operatives in hopes of landing a job as a spy are quite endearing, but the intrigue following Limb's plans is a perfect preview of things to come.
"I fought an eight year old, and the only reason I won is he tripped into a spike. I had my eyes closed the whole time – until I heard an eight year old dying on a spike!"
Any Which Way but Zeus is the one episode of the fourth season I missed entirely on original release and rerun. Not knowing the plot of this particular episode didn't ruin anything for me, but it's great to see a continuation of one of the third season's better episodes (not gonna spoil which one here), and it explains why Hank isn't quite as angst-ridden for the rest of the season. Atop a series of commendable highlights is a discussion about a stripper's pathetic breasts, in which each man tries to up stage the previous analogy with one equating the state of the breast with something particularly sad, like Nicholas Sparks' 'The Notebook'.
"Oh, if that suit could talk…"
"It would say 'Kill me, I am a hideous monster.'"
Everyone Comes to Hank's is a great change-up, mixing unlikely characters like Hank and the Alchemist, paying delightful homage to Hollywood noir, and utilizing Hammer and Publick's penchant for '30s private eye jargon. All this, and the episode fills in some major plot holes left open during season three (it definitively caps a burning question in a way that might've surprised some viewers), while managing to finally cast Hank's delinquent buddy Dermott as genuinely likeable. This one is both sweet and disturbing, which is what Venture Bros. does best.
"Oh, nice potty mouth in front of the boys! Look, you're the Dean of this dimension, right? Explain to the untalented Mr. Ripley here he can't just waltz into my dimension and try to kill me with a rock and replace me just because I happen to have more hair, more money and a hit play on Broadway!"
The season's best Hank heavy episode is followed quickly by its best Dean heavy episode – Bright Lights, Dean City. Dean gets a much needed reality check, which he handles like a champ, while Phantom Limb, Professor Impossible and Ünderbheit start plotting revenge against Rusty, who stops in New York to visit Dean while working on his Broadway musical (an obsession we've only just heard about). The driving theme of failure is alive an well, as is the tradition of introducing a silly side character that will likely make appearances in latter seasons. The Brown Widow, an obvious spoof of Spider-Man, is voiced by nerd fav Nathan Fillion, though unfortunately, most of his stuff ended up in the deleted scenes.
"And the little guy's Eros, the jerk who made the Rusty join Match.com."
"He's got to at least try to get some loving."
"And the one with the umbrella is Thanatos, the jerk who made the Rusty quit Match.com."
"Hey, many of these women could be murderous gold diggers, or, at the very least, carriers of Chlamydia."
Assisted Suicide is comparatively speaking one of the season's weaker episodes, as its major themes pertain to Rusty's fractured psyche. Orpheus' journey into Rusty's mind is amusing (Rusty's id, ego and super-ego are all very cleverly manifested), and features some fun callbacks, but never feels particularly novel. More interesting is the B-plot, where 21 and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch bond while struggling to keep The Monarch alive (he's possessing Rusty, which is apparently a very taxing activity). Brock and Sgt. Hatred's bickering is another strong point, as is the continuing presence of Shore Leave.
"It works like this: If someone points a gun at you, you call the police, if a bunch of guys are pointing guns at you, you call SWAT, if they're in spandex and pointing a super laser at you, you call OSI, and if they're dressed regular and pointing a super laser at your daughter, that's when you call SPHINX."
The Silent Partners is a minor case of plot getting in the way of comedy, but brings about many answers to burning questions from throughout the season. I hesitate to call it a weaker episode, it just isn't one of the funnier ones. Hammer and Publick continue to impress with their ability to make Billy Quizboy a genuinely interesting character, when by all rights he should be nothing but joke fodder, and I'm consistently astounded by their ability to pepper future plot elements into early season episodes in the guise of standalone jokes.
"A 'Rusty Venture' is when you…"
Operation P.R.O.M. closes the season out with the show's first ever hour long episode (only 44 minutes minus commercial breaks). There aren't many huge revelations here, and the episode doesn't offer too much in terms of closure, but it does feature some charming moments (Dermott and Hank's song is golden), a positive sense of things to come (I can't wait to see 21 continue his transformative journey), and some remarkably emotionally overwhelming scenes (Brock's climatic activities really shouldn't be this touching). I'm disappointed only by Dean's back peddling concerning Triana. I hoped we were done with all of that.
Adult Swim's third Blu-ray release is more or less the same as their last two – bright, colourful, crisp, and worth the upgrade from standard definition releases (I'm guessing a lot of the big fans out there broke down and bought the first half season DVD). Since I finally decided to drop the extra cash for HD cable TV, I've had the pleasure of viewing dozens of animated shows in 1080p, so I'm no longer quite as gob-smacked by such things (if you haven't seen Chowder in HD yet do yourself a huge favour), but the bulk of this transfer safely meets expectations. More notable, and interesting from a writer's standpoint, things are not perfect. The biggest issue is minor compression all over the backgrounds, which varies from episode to episode. Sometimes the scratchy blocks are just part of the dry paint style, but often it wiggles with low-level noise. There are also some minor cases of edge enhancement, specifically with the black outlines against other particularly dark colours, and some of the more vibrant warm colours feature some shaky blocking. There are also a few minor cases of jaggies as well (specifically on The Diving Bell vs. The Butter-Glider), and these appear to be an issue with post-production tinkering, which the creators occasionally discuss on their commentary track. Perhaps sticking all 16 episodes on the same disc was a bad idea.
The box art and sound system both say this is a Dobly TrueHD 5.1 track, but my ears swear it's a compressed Dolby Digital track. We're not talking a huge disappointment here, but the basic volume levels are noticeably low, and the bass levels never really impress. The sound design itself is clearly not to blame, as all five channels are given a chance to shine, and the overall scope is occasionally quite epic. On Pinstripes and Poltergeists there's a funny stereo effect where anytime Shore Leave says 'SPHYNX' it echoes in chorus through the back channels. The Monarch's 'Butter Glider' zips around the channels effectively, and the climatic car chase stuff is in the season finale up to your normal action movie standards. Perhaps my favourite sound mixing surprise is the music for Everyone Comes to Hank's, which is stereo, but purposefully flat to best ape a classic Hollywood noir sound. Composer J.G. Thirwell brings the pain once again, and assists in opening up the sound scale of each episode, though once again the music's overall LFE is lacking the more aggressive, big budget punch. Season four features plenty of new musical cues, more (I believe, please prove me wrong) than season three.
There isn't a wide array of extra features here, but there are creator commentary tracks for every single episode, as has become the norm for these collections. Considering the chaotic subject matter that usually permeates these things, Hammer and Publick are shockingly focused on the episodes themselves this time around. Well, as shockingly focused as they can manage, which is to say they still zip off on delightful tangents quite often, especially as the season rolls on (though there is an obvious break between the two season halves, and the commentaries have been recorded out of order). The sound of outside traffic, and a love/hate relationship with fandom fill out the usual expectations. Funny subject matter includes working with voice actor Kevin Conroy (they nerded out since he is the longest running Batman ever), Hammer's paper-bag Spider-Man costume, both commentator's childhood kitchen décor, testicular surgery, The Eiger Sanction (again), Hammer's rampant backhoe phobia, accidentally offending H. Jon Benjamin, loud breathing while listening to headphones, snobby video stores, and much, much more.
There are deleted scenes here for every episode, presented mostly in the form of storyboards (though a few are more or less finished products), which are put into context with the finished sequences (29:30, HD). Most of these are short gags, and most feature the final voice work. 'So This is Captain…' (2:05, HD) is a series of alternate takes on the line 'So this is Captain…' from actor Toby Huss. The sadly brief non-commentary extras come to a close with promo spots for the season finale (2:30, HD), the San Diego Comic Con teaser (3:40, SD) and 'Lost Open' (2:10, SD), an apparently trashed alternate pre-credit sequence to one of the episodes (I'm not given enough context to know which one, but think it would match the second episode?).
The two year trudge is over – The Venture Bros season four is on Blu-ray. Did I really need to write anything else? I mean, this review is already late, I assume every retailer in the country is already sold out, and that 'rain check' lines have been forming around city and suburban blocks for days. This collection features some of the best episodes in the show's history, and is a thoroughly satisfying experience from top to bottom. The video quality is slightly off, and the audio track could be a little less compressed, but there aren't any sizable complaints, and the price is fair enough.
* Note: Though this season includes the uncensored dialogue track, I should note that the animation itself isn't entirely uncensored this time around. For better or worse, you aren't going to see as much penis as you did on the season three release.
* Note 2: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer. Thanks to Troy at Andersonvision.com for the screen-caps.
Review by Gabriel Powers
The Phantom Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 101
Pity the artwork didn't feature the 'bloodied' cover, ala the Vol 2 DVD set. A slipbox would have easily solved that problem. I hate it when studios go 'cheap' on packaging.
RThomas Member Join Date: November 2008 Location: France Posts: 75
Season four was great, but a little disjointed due to the two parts thing, and putting 17 episodes (I count the finale as a double) on a single disc is definitely a cheap move by Warner. However, I'm happy that it was released on Blu-ray.
And about the best thing happening to serialized adult TV animation, there's now some serious competition with the second season of Archer, which has been mostly fantastic so far.
And about the best thing happening to serialized adult TV animation, there's now some serious competition with the second season of Archer, which has been mostly fantastic so far.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,713
Yeah, I'm hoping the second season of Archer gets a Blu-ray release, and they backtrack to release the first season on Blu-ray too like AMC did with Breaking Bad. I also wish Sony would release Boondocks on Blu-ray, and that there was some magical way to make Avatar: The Last Airbender HD compatible too, so clearly I'm a dreamer.
brotherQuay Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 43
The Phantom wrote: Pity the artwork didn't feature the 'bloodied' cover, ala the Vol 2 DVD set. A slipbox would have easily solved that problem. I hate it when studios go 'cheap' on packaging.
The bloodied version of the cover is on the back of the case.
The bloodied version of the cover is on the back of the case.
The Phantom Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 101
brotherQuay wrote: The bloodied version of the cover is on the back of the case.
Oh true? That'll teach me to rush in before my set arrives.
I still would have liked a slipbox, if only so it would match Season 3. Oh well.
Oh true? That'll teach me to rush in before my set arrives.
I still would have liked a slipbox, if only so it would match Season 3. Oh well.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 22nd March 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH
Extras: Creator Commentaries, Deleted Scenes, 'So This is Captain...', Comic-Con Teaser, Lost Open, Promos
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Paul Boocock, Patrick Warburton, Patton Oswalt , Seth Green
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation and Comedy
Length: 286 minutes
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Taylor Swift & Conor Kennedy Split?
Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy have reportedly gone their separate ways, Us Weekly reports.
"They quietly parted ways a while ago," a source told the mag of the 22-year-old country singer and 18-year-old high school student's relationship. "It was just a distance thing. No hard feelings. They're fine."
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The BlackBerry Storm Mascot was spotted by Terry (thanks for sending in!!) running through Toronto earlier this week letting Torontonians know that Bell has the BlackBerry Storm! You can check out two more photos after the jump.
Hmm.. I wonder if this could also be the culprit who stole Tom Cruise's BlackBerry this week?! It would be the perfect disguise. Who would suspect the BlackBerry Storm mascot?! But seriously, whoever stole Tom's BlackBerry just give it back. That's soo not cool.