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When Portsmouth fans sang "There's only one Peter Storrie", somebody here joked that they were chanting the name of the chief executive because they don't recognise any of the players who have replaced the 2008 FA Cup-winning side. Maybe "There's only one Anthony Vanden Borre" will catch on one day.
With their chimes and their deep loyalty, Pompey supporters deserve better than the burlesque now playing out at Fratton Park. Then again, when did "deserve" ever feature in matters of Premier League ownership? Portsmouth's owner, Sulaiman al-Fahim is attending a fans' meeting one minute, then pulls out, then calls it on again to deny rumours that the club are bound for administration.
One day there is no more money to spend in the rebuilding cycle, then £50m is on its way "in the next three to four weeks". According to a persistent theory now doing the rounds in the United Arab Emirates, Fahim and his hazily defined backers have already accepted the need to go into administration and have constructed a Championship team accordingly. Even without the obligatory points deduction, they are on a waterslide to the next league down, though there were glimpses in a 1-0 defeat to Everton that their first league point of 2009-10 is not far away.
Seven Premier League defeats in as many games, though, create their own vortex of fan anxiety and collapsing team morale. Paul Hart, the manager, is more deserving of a pay rise than dismissal for constructing a coherent starting XI from the rubble of corporate collapse.
"Paul's doing a great job, isn't he?" said the Everton manager, David Moyes. "He's only just put the team together. I think you saw the attitude of his players today – and the fans. They gave him everything."
In the last quarter of this sunlit match Everton were subjected to a bombardment of naval intensity. Shots and headers flew off their woodwork and were cleared off the line by lunging defenders. For 20 minutes at least it was possible to believe that Pompey shared a 2-2 draw with the Milan of Kaká and Paolo Maldini on this pitch less than a year ago.
Since that giddy Uefa Cup tie last November, Portsmouth have lost 19 league games, drawn seven and won only five. In January they sold Jermain Defoe and Lassana Diarra. This summer the lockers of Peter Crouch, Glen Johnson and Niko Kranjcar were cleared out. Eight players of a lower calibre were signed full-time and five more joined on loan. This has been one of the most spectacular downgrades in the history of English top-flight football. At the end, the supporters are entitled to ask: where has the £80m in incoming transfer fees gone, and how can Pompey still be so deep in debt that Storrie is having to perform financial gymnastics to keep the show afloat?
American sport would never allow an institution to be run this way, but the other Premier League clubs are content for the devil to take the hindmost. Why should they care if one of their number self-detonates? There are plenty of others coming up the line. This is the prevailing ideology not of the Premier League, which is largely a London secretariat, but of the 20 boards of directors dotted around the land. Chaos is built into the culture. So is inscrutability.
Pompey's fans would doubtless welcome the chance to study the books from the Alexandre Gaydamak era. They would love to be told just how much Fahim has "invested" so far and whether he is in league with other unnamed speculators. But their role in the great consuming drama is not to ask but to turn up, and not dwell on the inconsistencies.
The protracted nature of this latest takeover ought to have fostered scepticism, especially when the new owner says: "I'm not in this just to lose money. I like competition, I like to be a winner and I want to show with this club you can make money."
Another hint of crisis is when a chief executive becomes the story, as Storrie was on Friday when he was reported to be on the verge of resigning. Storrie tried to assemble his own consortium to buy the club but has ended up working for, or with, a 32-year-old who was discarded by the new owners of Manchester City for his showboating claims about the megastars Sheikh Mansour was going to buy.
Only 18,116 turned up at a ground that holds 20,688. Clearly, some of Pompey's acolytes can take no more. Yet there was much to ring a bell for. The striker Aruna Dindane made an encouraging Premier League debut and Michael Brown and Jamie O'Hara were fiercely committed in midfield. Kevin-Prince Boateng, the only reinforcement to have stretched the chequebook, at £4m, embellished Portsmouth's fluid attacking play.
Another glimmer is that they face Wolves, Hull, Wigan, Blackburn and Stoke in their next six league outings (Spurs are the other) before Manchester United's visit at the end of November. An identity is already visible in the new, so-called "Pointless Pompey". But the maelstrom is spinning, off the pitch. It may still wreck the efforts of the people football is meant to be about.


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How Celebrity Deaths Impact Their Fans
When famous people (and even fictional characters) die, how do you respond?
When singer Whitney Houston died in February 2012, the immediate response was expressions of grief on Facebook, Twitter, and many forums. Similar results occurred with the 2012 deaths of Amy Winehouse, Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys), Dick Clark, and others.
The odd thing is, the widespread shared expressions of mourning were for people most of the mourners had never met. The common responses to celebrity deaths demonstrate important realities about how people build relationships with the media they consume.
According to Richard Harris, a Kansas State University professor of psychology who has studied a number of aspects of the psychology of mass communication, many people develop relationships with media characters, a phenomenon known as parasocial interaction. The one-sided relationship is most commonly observed between celebrities and their fans.
A prominent example cited by Harris was the popular television show "Friends." The show aired for 10 years and revolved around six principal characters. "Many people have probably spent more time with the characters on 'Friends' than they have with most of their real-life friends," Harris said. "Of course they haven't interacted with them -- it's very one-sided. People can, if drama is particularly well acted and written, identify with the characters. That's a significant relationship. That becomes particularly acute often when a character dies or a famous person dies with whom you have such a relationship with."
Spontaneous displays of grieving after the death of a famous person or celebrity are not new. Following their deaths, impromptu memorials appeared for Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, and John Lennon, among many others.
Harris said these losses have a distinct difference from the loss of a family member. "We don't have the social structures and support for grieving the loss of a media character or, in particular, a fictional character. Somebody's real upset that their favorite soap opera character was killed off yesterday and they tell someone about that and they laugh. It's a very different reaction than if their grandmother had died."
As a result, social media postings can turn therapeutic for some devoted fans or supporters, Harris said. Fellow celebrities have also taken to social media sites and other mediums to mourn the loss of fellow stars or influential people.
While parasocial interaction was first written about as early as the 1950s, instances only began increasing with the rise of television and movies and the more realistic depictions of fictional characters. "Both have the visual and auditory modality," Harris said. "Television and movies look a lot more real than radio or print media. I think the degree of identification and emotional response is much greater."
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The University of Glamorgan has defended a decision to confirm its Vice Chancellor Julie Lydon as head of the new university that will come into existence once it merges with the University of Wales Newport.
Last year the University and College Union told a Welsh Government consultation that if a bigger university was created through merger, its Vice Chancellor should be appointed following open competition an external advertisement. That has not happened, and it has been announced that Professor Lydon will run the new institution.
Originally it was hoped that the University of Glamorgan would merge with the University of Wales Newport and with Cardiff Metropolitan University.
But Cardiff Met insisted on retaining its independence and earlier this month Education Minister Leighton Andrews accepted it would not be merged with the other two universities.
A senior source at the University of Glamorgan said: "The University and College Union made its comments at a time when it was being suggested that three universities would be dissolved compulsorily.
"The situation now is that two of the universities have decided to merge voluntarily, while the third has not been involved in the merger discussions to date.
"The legal process is that the University of Newport will be dissolved and its assets will be taken over by the University of Glamorgan. We have been consulting stakeholders on what the name of the merged university should be and we will announce our preferred name next month. We will then go out to consultation again, because we want people to be comfortable with the new name before the new university is created formally next April.
"Senior governors from Glamorgan and Newport agreed to recommend that Julie Lydon would be the best person to lead the new university.
"She was appointed following external competition two years ago and has been very successful. She's clearly an established and successful Vice Chancellor and is providing leadership and stability at the top of the institution.
"Obviously there is a lot of uncertainty among staff at present, and it is sensible to have continuity. The recommendation that Andrew Wilkinson who currently chairs the governors at Newport should be chair of the new governing body has been done with that in mind too.
"It is worth pointing out that the University of Newport does not have an appointed Vice Chancellor at present."


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How to Broadcast an Unsolicited Message
The EventBroker enhances troubleshooting by providing a system-wide summary of events and a mechanism whereby an event triggers notification. The EventBroker provides details about BEA Tuxedo system events, such as servers dying and networks failing, or application events, such as an ATM machine running out of money. A BEA Tuxedo client that receives unsolicited notification of an event, can name a service routine to be invoked, or name an application queue in which data should be stored for later processing. A BEA Tuxedo server that receives unsolicited notification can specify a service request or name an application queue to store data.
broadcast (bcst) [-m machine] [-u usrname] [-c cltname] [text]
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The text may not include more than 80 characters. The system sends the message in a STRING type buffer, which means the client's unsolicited message handling function (specified by tpsetunsol(0)) must be able to handle this type of message. The tptypes() function may be useful in this case.
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Today I am testing this Pin:
THE TEST: Are baking soda and hydrogen peroxide a miracle cleaner for bathroom gunk?
Lately I have been noticing the gross build-up around my bathroom faucets, so I thought I would try it out.
ETA: I used this solution to clean the linoleum floor in my bathroom and it worked really well. I let the paste sit for ten minutes and the just wiped away all the dirt that normally requires intense scrubbing and harsh chemicals to remove. So there you go.... it's not so effective for the faucets but it worked great on the floor!
I mixed up the cleaner, applied it to the faucett, let it sit for 10 minutes, then scrubbed everything with a toothbrush.
Here's what it looked like before and after:
Can you see a difference? The brown stuff is a little lighter. But yeah, not a whole lot, huh?!
I think the cleaner did a much better job on the knob tops. They went from brown and crusty to only slightly old looking. Definitely an improvement!
The crusty stuff at the base of the round knobs didn't look like much of a change. But I know it did clean a lot of it off, because when I poured water over the handle, all this gunk came shooting out:
THE RESULTS: I think the cleaner worked. I just wouldn't call it a miracle cleaning solution...the difference after cleaning just wasn't miraculous enough to me. I do love that the cleaner didn't have a strong odor, that I had the ingredients on hand and that it was inexpensive.
P.S. If you know how I can get these knobs looking a little less shabby, I'd love to hear suggestions.


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2 Free Tickets - William Hill Jump Sunday
Kempton hosts a splendid day's racing on the 18th, as the Jumps season gets going. To celebrate, we're giving away tickets to the big day!
Simply enter promo code KPWHJUMP15 when booking, and you'll get two tickets, completely free.
Go to www.kempton.co.uk to book now!
- Book upto midnight on Saturday 17th October. Two tickets per household. Tickets available to print at home unless booked within seven days of the event where they will be available to collect on the day, at the gate.


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Fiji Time: 10:55 PM on Monday 19 March
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Nasik Swami And Dawn Gibson
Thursday, May 01, 2014
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The Deputy Supervisor of Elections Michael Clancy, left, Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem and director of operation Robin Boyd at the Elections Office yesterday. Picture: DAWN GIBSON
DRAWING from his vast background in the global political arena, Deputy Supervisor of Elections Michael Clancy is excited to be part of Fiji's progress towards the September election.
Mr Clancy said he felt honoured to assist Fiji as it worked towards the general election.
"I'm very experienced in elections in Australia and also in PNG and in other places in the Pacific," he said.
"But my role here is to work as the deputy with the Supervisor of Elections to ensure that the election is well organised and takes place in a timely manner and that everybody has an opportunity to vote."
Mr Clancy said although he had only been in the country for two days, he could see that much was being done and everything seemed well-planned.
"The important thing is that we are part of a team — the Supervisor of Elections has lots of experience in Fiji and I have lots of electoral experience so together I think the blend will make for a very good team and I'm very much looking forward to the work coming up."
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Hold on to Your Seat: America and Its 'Debt Based Economy yahooBuzzArticleHeadline =' Hold on to Your Seat: America and Its\ 'Debt Based Economy'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Supply side economics comes to its inevitable end.
Its a code word for those flers drinking black coffee wearing black clothes, and candle light vigilers, the other day I heard one of the whispering quick quick IPCMC, IPCMC …. then only I found out its a code word and acronym for
Its a Hindi word. think I'll try a ... think I'll try a smaller version for my broken down van-down by the river
Its is rustic looking in the sense that it is just thrown together, not laid out with a specific pattern to how the ingredients are placed, and it is broken into shards of various sizes to serve.
Its from the electronic store "Saturn" from Germany.
Its is about what most houses have on the street frontage.
In "The Hole with a Girl in Its Heart," an unhappy man makes a deal with a young woman who possesses a freakish understanding of quantum mechanics.
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Its is dirty tricks team and they dont deserve the praise.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Soccerphiles & Soccerphobes, Lay Down Your Arms!
Its from the Washington Post, the guys you trust the most, of course their intergrity vanished like a Ghost, can do ... can do .... the guy says the poll can do.


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Yorba Linda: Oh my. Don't have a heart attack over them!
Raven: I'm
sorry for making you breathe badly. :(
I'm going to miss you, dear. I'll make sure to e-mail you me and Rooney Ray's story once it's finished. :)
This is being updated (though there's only one review and I only update when there are two reviews) because of Raven. I love you dear. I dedicate this whole story to you. :)
I should probably change the rating to M for this chapter... Oh well.
Once again, I wish I was British! SHUT UP!
A fire ignited as they kissed. Kodi broke free of whatever was restraining him (who would have guessed he was strong?) to hold Chris in place by the hair. Yes, there was tongue action, and lots of it.
Neither of them cared enough to register that their mother was screaming at the top of her lungs. They didn't care to register the doctors and nurses rushing in to find out what was wrong. They only cared about what was going on with each other.
Of course when Chris was pulled away from (a very flushed) Kodi, both noticed their mother hyperventilating, their father looking quite... strange, and the manly doctor that was pulling Chris out of the room.
The nurses then tended to Kodi, putting him once more into a drug induced sleep, after securely binding him to the bed once more. This time they used stronger restraints.
The doctor held Chris' arms, once they were outside the room, keeping him firmly in place. "Ready to listen?" the doctor asked when Chris' attempts weakened. He took the silence and no struggling as a 'yes', so he continued on, "Whatever goes on between you and your brother is not our problem, but if your mother gets a panic attack we have to calm her down, surely you understand."
The struggling started once more. It stopped abruptly when he heard a familiar voice call out, "Chris?" Chris didn't even bother to look at Marie. "Wh... What's going on?" Marie stepped closer, the doctor released Chris seeing as he was done fighting to get free.
"Stay out of the room for at least an hour," The doctor instructed before leaving.
"How the hell am I supposed to stay out of there for a whole hour?" Chris asked, visibly aggravated. He slid down the wall, sitting on the ground with his knees pulled up to his chest. He then rested his head on his knees.
Marie sat down beside him. "My mom's a nurse," He said quietly, "I hang around here all the time. There are video games in the waiting room..."
Chris looked up at Marie, a strained smile on his face, he hadn't heard a word Marie had said. "He kissed back, Justin. I've been pushing him away for years because I've been afraid... and he kissed back," new tears poured down Chris' face as he announced this information. He clamped a hand over his mouth as he laughed.
"Who?" Marie asked, frowning. This wasn't the Chris he knew.
A fit of giggles exploded from Chris, but he managed to say, well, shout, "Kodi!" before resting his head on his knees to laugh.
"If you fuck him over I'll slit your throat."
"I know."
They sat in a comfortable silence until they were permitted to enter the room once more.
Chris was sent to a psychiatrist the next day, and everyone found out he was apparently bipolar, so Bob and Lynn went into denial about the whole thing. They blamed Chris' actions on his mental state being fucked up and Kodi's actions on the drugs the doctors had him on.
Kodi missed the rest of Eighth Grade, luckily there was only about a month left anyway. He managed to pass though. So did Marie and Chris, somehow.
He left the hospital a few days after school ended. He had gotten incredibly thin while being there, but that was due to hospital food being inedible. Chris, being the mother hen that he was (once he was on his meds), tried to force food upon Kodi the instant they got home.
Kodi just smiled and shook his head, murmuring, "I'm not hungry." He sat on the counter opposite of the pantry, legs dangling over the sides while Chris rummaged through the previously mentioned pantry.
"Nonsense!" Chris said, with a mock glare at Kodi, who stared blankly at the floor. "Why is there nothing good to eat?" He muttered to himself.
Kodi let out a sigh, calling out, "Chris, I'm tired." Forgetting all about food, Chris helped Kodi down from the counter. Kodi landed barely an inch away from Chris.
Neither of them (or Marie for that matter) had spoken about the night of the kiss. Naturally Kodi turned red and started looking anywhere but at Chris. And Chris... he couldn't help but stare at Kodi.
To ruin their moment together, their mom rushed into the room distractedly, saying to them in their general direction, "I'm off to the airport."
Chris took a step away from Kodi, answering, "See you in a few days, mom."
Lynn looked up, as if she just remembered something. She rushed over to them offering her cheek to each of them. "Kiss," She commanded. Both pairs of lips kissed her cheek briefly.
"Bye mom," Kodi whispered, playing with the hem of his shirt.
With that all said and done, their mother then rushed out. Their father had left a few days earlier on another one of his business trips. Their parents were rarely not on a business trip.
They stood there in silence, not looking at each other, for what seemed like an hour. It really was only about five minutes, but who's counting?
"Chris?" Chris turned to look at Kodi, but his lips med up with a pair lips identical to its' own. Kodi wrapped his arms around Chris, who in return pushed him against the counter. Kodi pulled away with a laugh, "I'm not screwing you in the kitchen! That's uncivil." He barely had the last part out before Chris' lips were locked with his once more.
They managed to make their way upstairs, but once they were in the room they shared Chris made sure every article of clothing was discarded.
"You stink," Kodi said with a laugh, before Chris could move on to... uh... other things.
This caught Chris' attention. He whispered into Kodi's ear. "Oh Really? We'll have to fix that then." This was received with a giggle and a light slap on the cheek. Chris pulled his lover, best friend and brother into the shower.
And they shagged.
And shagged.
And shagged.
Until they were quite sure Kodi's pacemaker was working properly. They somehow ended up in bed, too exhausted to do anything but hold each other. They both fell asleep with innocent smiles gracing their faces as they lay in each other's arms.
Fin. (this is unheard of. I finished a story. Not to mention I finished it within seven days of it coming out.)
IMPORTANT Author's Note!!: Sorry, no "real" sex scene, I know you're all crushed.
Onto the important matters: I'm thinking of writing a story for their Freshman and sophomore years (of course that would mean two stories, one for each year.). If I get a few reviews saying I should go for it, I will.
If I don't, I will write a little epilogue for this to tell you what happened to the twins (and Marie!) in those two years.
The story I am writing with Rooney Ray takes place when they're Juniors in high school. We're having issues with writing over two paragraphs a day (let alone one paragraph...) but we'll get that story up as soon as possible!
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The 20th Century FOX is doing a great job at promoting its new Simpson's movie coming out in theaters next Friday, July 27.
As part of a very creative marketing campaign, FOX partnered with convenience store chain 7-Eleven and turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts (the Simpsons' fictional convenience store run by Apu).
The more than 6,000 remaining 7-Elevens across United States will still sell Simpsons-related food and drink, including Buzz Cola and KrustyO's cereal, which have previously only been seen on the TV show.
Moreover, FOX's official Simpsons' Movie website allows users not only to watch the movie trailer, or taking a virtual tour around Springfield, but also playing games online and even creating your own personalized Simpsons' avatar.


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Meet Sad Fish. He's a little on the rotund side and a tad more furry than most other fish but he's fronting the new seafood campaign here in New Zealand and we're glad to have him on our side.
On Sunday over at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, along with Sad Fish, we launched the new Greenpeace Red Fish List - a handy little wallet sized guide designed to help you avoid buying the most unsustainable seafood. The world's fisheries are in trouble. Chronic overfishing and habitat destruction has collapsed many prized stocks, and at this rate it may not be long until we're left eating plankton and jellyfish. However, it's not too late. You can help encourage good fishing practices by demanding truly sustainable seafood when you shop. This will help to ensure a future with seafood and healthy oceans for us and our children to enjoy.
The guide lists the 12 most unsustainable species sold in New Zealand. Few fisheries are as good as they should be but these 12 are the dirty dozen - the worst of the worst. By not purchasing these 12 species you'll be sending a clear message to the fishing industry that they must adopt truly sustainable fishing practices.
Familiarise yourself with the fish in the red list, download a copy to print, tell your friends - and avoid buying unsustainable seafood!
When you go shopping tell the retailers that you want them to stock only truly sustainable seafood, that way you can be sure the fish you buy isn't part of the problem. The retailers need to know that you are concerned.
Ask these three questions when you buy seafood:
What is it and where is it caught? This is the minimum a supplier should be able to tell you, which will help you avoid red list species.
How was it caught? Most fishing is not selective, particularly trawling which is highly destructive.
Do you have a policy for sourcing only truly sustainable seafood? Retailers have a responsibility to be part of the solution, not the problem.
How was it caught? Most fishing is not selective, particularly trawling which is highly destructive.
Do you have a policy for sourcing only truly sustainable seafood? Retailers have a responsibility to be part of the solution, not the problem.
Planet Earth could be called Planet Ocean. Seen from space the Earth is covered in a blue mantle. The continents are dwarfed by the immense oceans that both connect us and sustain us. The oceans are home to 80 per cent of the life on planet Earth and provide food for millions - but they are under threat.
Without the ocean there would be no life but modern industrial fishing fleets with their giant ships and state-of-the-art equipment are steadily scouring the oceans of life. Destructive fishing practices, over fishing, lack of marine reserves and climate change are threatening the survival of fisheries, fishing communities, and the health of marine ecosystems. Our oceans are becoming depleted of important fish species.
In a global response to this global problem Greenpeace has launched lists in Austria, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, U.K. and the U.S. And we are already seeing success!
In the UK, major food retailers M&S and Waitrose have adopted sustainable seafood policies. Suppliers like Young's Bluecrest, are now leaders in the sustainable seafood. The NZ seafood industry needs to be following these examples and now, with our new Red Fish List you can send them the message!
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A number of suicides and attempted suicides in Kingsclear First Nation in the past year has prompted the community to hold a week of healing events.
Andrew Solomon, the prevention and mental wellness coordinator for the community, said that since Cpl. Ron Francis killed himself in October 2014, there have been three suicides in the community, where fewer than 800 people live.
"After we lost Ronnie Francis, we've had other suicides and other young deaths in the past year and a half," said Solomon.
"So our crisis team, we started thinking of how we can help our community with their grief."
"For a small community like that, you normally don't see those kinds of things happen ... it has been tough."
Solomon and his team have been working on the event since January.
"This Christmas, after we had a couple attempts, we decided we had to do something," he said.
Other nearby First Nations communities also pitched in to help with the events this week, which include a therapeutic art class, a suicide prevention presentation and a community talking circle.
"We're trying to bring awareness to the help that is out there," Solomon said.
"Where our community is very small, it's like we're one big family … When we lose somebody, it really affects all of us."
"Even if the person isn't a close friend to us and we're not related to them, you've known this person for your whole life and to see them leave this world is really hard. So when we have multiple deaths, the way we did … it does make it hard."


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Paid Vs Free to air channels: Please avoid Paid TV channels
(Being published as draft only, will be updated and finalised soon)
TV in India:
Television services were launched in India in September, 1959 at Delhi on experimental basis by All India Radio. Regular transmission was started in 1965 in Delhi and extended in Bombay and Amritsar in 1972. TV transmission wing was separated in 1976 and Doordarshan, the Indian National Broadcaster was established. TV transmission became coloured in 1982. Famous TV serials of Doordarshan are: 1. Hum Log (1984), 2. Buniyaad (1986-87), 3. Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), 4. Ramayan (1987-88), 5. Mahabharat (1989-90), 6. Karamchand, 7. Byomkesh Bakshi , 8. Dada Dadi ki Kahaniyan, 9. Vikram Betaal, 10. Chaanakya, 11. The Sword of Tipu Sultan etc. Besides this, Doordarshan also telecast many tele- ads, containing social messages like 1. Ek Chidiya, anek chidiya, 2. Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, 3. Baje Sargam etc.
Modes of transmission of TV channels:
There have been two modes being used in India for transmission/ telecast of TV channels. Brief description of those are as follows: 1. Terrestrial: This is the oldest mode of TV transmission in India on which Doordarshan started its transmission initially and currently also broadcasting its National channel covering almost 95% of whole country. In this system TV signals are transmitted through HPTs (High Power Transmitters) & LPTs (Low Power Transmitters) depending upon range of that area. Simple antennas are capable of receiving those signals. LPTs & HPTs do receive these signals through satellite but the viewer does not have to receive any signals from satellite, it does only catch those signals relayed by those HPTs & LPTs. In India, Doordarshan, the Indian National Broadcaster is having about 1400 transmitters established across the country. 2. Through satelitte: In this system, no transmitters are required to be set. TV signals are transmitted to the satellite and the cable operator receives directly from satellite and distributes it through Cable network. Now DTH (Direct To Home) has also been allowed in India in which the consumer itself receives the signals directly from satellite using a dish and decoder. This is also a type of satellite TV.
Comparison between Terrestrial & Satelitte TV system:
In both of these systems, Terrestrial TV broadcast is costlier as compared to Satellite TV broadcast. Terrestrial system requires i) more staff, ii) bigger set- up of network, iii) more maintenance. In latter system, no set- up of transmitters is required. Only a single TV studio-cum-transmitter set up is required to transmit TV signals to satellite.
Evolution of Satellite TV in India:
In early nineties, satellite TV was introduced in India and has now taken up the majority of viewers with them now since then. Initially, channels e.g.; Star, Zee were totally free but could only be received after having a big dish at your home roof or on hiring TV signals through a wire/ cable from a commercial signal provider known as Cable Operator.
Paid Vs Free to Air channels:
Later when these satellite TV channels succeeded in entering homes as well as hearts of common man of India, they started encryption of their channels. Encryption of signals is the phenomenon in which the TV signals are encoded in such a way that the cable operator can only decode them on paying a requisite amount depending on the number of consumers of that operator. These channels are now known as paid channels. These channels are now not only earning money through encryption of them but also earning through advertisements. Whereas there are some free to air channels too which have not encrypted their signals and can be viewed without paying directly to the channel tycoon. On intervention of Delhi High Court, some parts of four metro cities have been put to CAS (Conditional Access System), in which the cusumer does not pay for all channels being decoded by cable operator but pays only for those channels which he opts to view through a digital set top box. The channels were planning to fix per channel fees as per their strategies but thanks to God, the Government later put these TV channels under jurisdiction of TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) which has reviewed the services of these channels and also restricted monthly charges to view a channel upto a maximum of Rs.5 only (Rs.2 for channel + Rs.2 for Multi system operator like Hathway + Rs.1 for local cable operator). It is also being considered to restrict the commercial air time for ads on a channel to be restricted to ten minutes per hour only and the channels would be forced to relay social messages too. So it should be our motto to: 1. Discourage these purely commercial channels by avoiding them, 2. Encourage Free to Air channels as they are not cutting our pockets in both ways, 3. Also encourage Doordarshan, the Indian National Broadcaster which does not only relay its all channels for free but also fulfils its duties towards nation and society.
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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - Colio Estate Wines today announced that it has purchased Provincial Beverages of Canada Inc., located in Thornbury Village, Ontario, a leading producer of award-winning, premium, Ontario craft ciders and beer. The deal will enhance Colio Estate Wines portfolio through winning entries in the fast growing Ontario craft cider and beer categories.
Colio plans to invest in the existing century old historic facility located in Thornbury Village to create a unique retail and hospitality experience capitalizing on the beautiful views of Georgian Bay and the Blue Mountains. "Our Company has kept a keen eye on the development of the local craft beer and cider category. This opportunity allowed us to gain a significant entry with one of the leading producers of high quality craft beer and cider in Ontario." stated Jim Clark, President of Colio Estate Wines.
In the more immediate term, Colio plans to move the existing Brewery located in Nobleton to the Thornbury Village site, amalgamating the cidery and brewery production under the banner of Thornbury Village Brewery and Cidery. Plans are underway to open distinct cider and brewery retail stores at this location. Retaining key beer and cider sales and production expertise will ensure the continued growth and success of the Thornbury family of brands.
Established in 2006, nestled in the famous Blue Mountains, the heart of Canada's apple country, Thornbury has been producing premium apple cider in an century old historic apple processing facility. Thornbury cider is traditionally crafted in small batches from locally sourced, fresh-pressed apples. The flagship product, Thornbury Premium Apple Cider, is the number one selling, authentic, Ontario-made craft cider.
ABOUT THORNBURY BREWERY (King Brewery)
The Thornbury Brewery is a proud Ontario Craft Brewer (previously King Brewery), producing award-winning, small-batch crafted European style pilsners and lagers. Most notable brands include Jubilee Lager and Pickup Truck Pilsner, which won a Gold Medal at the 2015 Canadian Brewing Awards. The most recent release is the Blue Mountain Lager, a golden lager, inspired by the light of the morning sun rising over Georgian Bay, striking the famous Blue Mountains. King Brewery, located in Nobleton, Ontario, officially opened in July of 2002 with one of the only authentic German decoction brew houses in Canada. Committed to brewing stylistically authentic, ultra-premium beer, the brewery has earned immediate recognition with both discerning beer drinkers and critics alike.
The Colio Estate Wines story is one of patience, determination, and perseverance – qualities that remain today at the heart of our winemaking practices and spirit. It was along the Lake Erie Shore, the southernmost and warmest wine region of Ontario, where three Italian bricklayers named Alfredo, Enzo and Tiberio decided to fulfill their life dream of building a world-class winery.
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There may be an epidemic of obesity in our children, but Griffin Creek Elementary School has been fighting it off for years with a lean food program, lots of exercise and support for a "culture of health" that landed them on the skinny end of a recent fat screening.
There may be an epidemic of obesity in our children, but Griffin Creek Elementary School has been fighting it off for years with a lean food program, lots of exercise and support for a "culture of health" that landed them on the skinny end of a recent fat screening.
While 32 to 36 percent of students at Washington, Phoenix and Jewett elementary schools were found to be overweight or obese, only 19 percent of boys and 18 percent of girls at Griffin Creek fell into that category in an April screening by Oregon Health & Science University nursing students from Southern Oregon University.
It's no accident, says nursing Professor Joan Smith.
"They've worked with their food service to eliminate choices that create health imbalance. The teachers, administration and parents promote healthy life choices," says Smith. "It's very entrenched at Griffin Creek. The children get the message from teachers and are motivated to be healthy."
Watching students romp and play games at lunch hour, Principal Ginny Hicks attributes her school's high marks to an emphasis on veggies, fruits and lean protein at the salad bar, a strong intramural sports program during lunch breaks and a three-year fitness grant for teachers and staff, with workout classes, gift-card rewards and classes at the Ashland Food Co-opon how to cook with real, not packaged, foods.
It's a vision you have to keep after every day, says Hicks.
"On the PA system, every day, we do the nutritional reminder of what to eat for lunch, so it's a constant exposure about the importance of diet and exercise," says Hicks. "It's part of our culture here that we need to move more and eat less. Everyone gets sucked into it. It's contagious."
Working with food provider Sodexo, Hicks has pared back most fatty snack foods, such as pizza, sugary desserts, refined grains and anything with high fructose corn syrup. With a $25,000 grant from the Oregon Education Association, she has brought in workout trainers from the YMCA and Southern Oregon Boot Camp to tone up teachers and staff, give cholesterol screenings and award $5,000 in gift cards for those who reach fitness goals.
Fifth-grade teacher Clayton Gillette cuts his lunch time to seven minutes of actual eating, then heads outside with a teaching partner to lead 40 minutes of physical education, a program slashed in schools during the 1981 recession.
"We don't get enough PE, what with all the mandates for reading, writing and math. Inter-school PE was cut, so we started intramural for fifth- and sixth-graders," says Gillette. "Kids need to learn to play. They're not playing on corner sandlots anymore, if you drive around and look. We do soccer, flag football, basketball, softball and dodgeball, their favorite. It improves their mental fitness, too."
Active in softball and basketball, sixth-grader Willow Smith is a top 2-kilometer runner. Saying she favors the fruits at the school's salad bar, she adds, "I only eat junk food once in a while."
The school holds a monthly 2-kilometer run, for which they do practice runs every Friday — and a yearly, community-wide 2K and 5K run called The Agony of DaFeet. The event, scheduled this year at 5 p.m. on June 2, draws about 200 runners, including many students.
Griffin Creek's culture of fitness isn't just dished out to young students, but is embraced, on a voluntary basis, by employees, with ready support by parents, says Hicks.
Special education assistant Ron Fawcett, a former college athlete and local high school basketball coach, says he fell into the downward spiral of weight gain. But using the workout classes and nutritional guidance from the OEA grant, he dropped 70 pounds and has at least that much — "another human body" — to go.
"It's hard to be heavy," he says. "You slow down and stop. You watch more TV. You get fast food and it all starts catching up with you. Then you see other (staffers) lose weight and become happier and healthier. I saw three people lose a whole person (in body weight), and I decided to take my life in my hands and just do it."
Fawcett walks two miles every evening and has shifted his diet to include fish, chicken and other lean meat, avoiding simple carbs, though it's hard to break a lifetime of habits and start eating vegetables and drinking lots of water, he says.
Though far from overweight, the school's office manager, Linda Johnson, says she took her first step to fitness by weeding out her family's lifelong habit of eating high fructose corn syrup, a man-made sweetener found in pop, sweets and other foods.
"We went from daily to seldom on it," says Johnson. "It was a staple. I grew up on it. Now I feel not bloated anymore and I've become a label-watcher, looking for sweeteners made of fruit juices."
First-grade teacher Linnea Fox, who just turned 50, spied looming obesity and committed to the program with Zumba, weight-resistance training, scads of fruits, veggies, whole grains and lean proteins, and ended up doing two half-marathons and dropping 30 pounds.
"It helped with my attitude, and I have more energy," says Fox, who is training for the Portland Marathon.
"We developed a rule. If it's man-made, don't eat it," says Hicks.
"That means no crackers, pizza, pasta or packaged meals," notes Fox.
Griffin Creek participates in the Presidential Fitness Program started by President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago and partners with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, started by President Bill Clinton. The school won a bronze and is now competing for the silver award from the Alliance.
In addition to food and exercise, what Griffin Creek did right, says Smith, was "getting parents on board and realizing this is a problem and we need to make changes."
John Darling is a freelance writer living in Ashland. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Diaper Rash Help!
My poor baby has diaper rash so bad it's blistering. I've tried Desinex and Vitamin E Oil. Butt Paste never works for him. Have I exhausted all my options?
Get the purple bottle desitin. It's thick and forms like a barrier and if you can change diapers frequently it will start to heal. (From my experiences.) I found out that when my kids eat blueberries they get diaper rash. If I give them blueberries then I'm on the look out for the poop so I can change it immediately. Maybe something she has eaten has done that.
could be yeast, if it you need to go to dr. In the mean time, no more pastes, they just hold in the burn. Corn starch (just shake onto butt), and as much naked time as you can possibly handle. Also try to use a wash cloth to clean after a dirty diaper, not a wipe. There are checmicals in wipes that can irritate a diaper rash.


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I have not really tried green tea because I thought it contained a bit of caffeine
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I have not really tried green tea because I thought it contained a bit of caffeine, and I just have never done well with that. ĀI know it is beneficial for my type though and am wondering if the caffeine would be a problem? ĀIs it a prob for any of you?It has a fat-burning component in it, I have read, so I wanted to try it. ĀBut, I have read yerba mate is good too. ĀIs it okay for o-nonnies and does it have caffeine?
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Kristin-Do you buy decaf white tea? They sell both reg and decaf, so I was curious. Thanks!
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I too wanted to find a way to incorporate it into my diet for the anti-oxidant benefits so I decided to start with white tea which is a "mild version" of green tea... mainly the new growth young tea leaves which have lesser amounts of caffeine. And I loooove the white tea!!!. And I only steep it for about a minute and a half, max.
Quoted from outdoordrea
I've been told that you should use water that is 180 degrees when making coffee or green/white tea. A meat thermometer works well in the pour spout of a typical tea kettle.
Quoted from pkarmeier
Prob a good idea Drea, as white tea is very delicate. Tho it seems such a waste to only steep for 60 sec. LOL. I do as I'm told tho. :-) It will be very interesting to see if white tea winds up being more or less bennie than green.
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I'll just continue to rotate, but not while I'm on the rebounder. :-)


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Basic FVWM Configuration
The color designated by the entry #8a4510 (which, for the curious, happens to be SaddleBrown) is in hexadecimal notation. As of X11 Release 5, there are several means for specifying color: two commonly used formats are RGB color names (such as SaddleBrown) and RGB hexadecimal values (such as #8a4510). The acronym RGB stands for "Red, Green, Blue" and has to do with how colors are generated.
Recall from your school days that all colors can be produced by a combination of primary colors—cyan, magenta, and yellow. Technically speaking, these are the "subtractive" primary colors of paint; when you put them all together, they subtract all the light and make "black" (it really turns out brown). It is also possible to create colors using a combination of red, green, and blue "additive" primary colors of light—when you put them all together, they add up to make white. Hence, the RGB designation indicates the amount each of red, green, and blue light which make up a color. To see what colors are available to you under X, you can view the file /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt. This file contains a listing of all of the named colors on your system. This might contain a listing such as:
... 139 69 19 saddle brown 139 69 19 SaddleBrown 160 82 45 sienna 205 133 63 peru 222 184 135 burlywood 245 245 220 beige 245 222 179 wheat ...
Each line contains the color name and three columns of numbers which represent the relative contribution of red, green, and blue values based on a scale from 0-255—the range of numbers that can be stored in 8 bits, or one byte. Pretty clever, eh? For reference sake, white contains the maximum value of red, green, and blue and has a value of 255, 255, 255. Black is defined as 0, 0, 0. This still doesn't answer the question of what #8a4510 looks like, until you know a bit about hexadecimal.
The hexadecimal system uses a base 16 place order system with "digits" including the numbers 0-9 and the letters a-f (representing decimal values 10-16). Knowing that an RGB designation must have an entry for each of the base colors, you can quickly surmise that by breaking 8a4510 into three hexadecimal numbers and converting them to decimal, that you could find their value in the rgb.txt file above (which uses decimal values for the red, green, and blue values). Converting from hex to decimal by hand isn't very difficult, but here's an even easier way to do it:
Enter bc at the command line to start the bc online calculator, and enter:
This sets the input to base 16 (hexadecimal). Now, enter the numbers that you want to convert to decimal separated by a semicolon:
You must use capital letters for hexadecimal input. The output should look something like:
138 69 16
Do ctrl-D or type quit to exit bc.
Thus, the red value is 138, green is 69, and blue is 16. Going back to the sample rgb.txt entry above, we can see that this is very close to the entry for SaddleBrown (the blue value in rgb.txt is 19 instead of 16) and this is, in fact, what our color turns out to be.
Now, if all of this seems needlessly complex, rest assured that there are easier ways of viewing and handling colors under X. There are a few must-have configuration utilities that make using and customizing X-Windows a lot easier, and a color viewer such as xcolorsel is one of these. You should be able to find a copy of this very useful program at sunsite.unc.edu (or preferably one of the mirror sites) in the /pub/Linux/X11/xutils/colors/ directory. This very handy program:
1. Shows a color patch and the rgb.txt entry for each color.
2. Displays the color entry in any of 16 different formats, including the hexadecimal notation we've just looked at.
3. Lets the user "grab" a color off the desktop and displays the rgb entry that most closely matches it.
4. Lets the user "preview" what a certain foreground/background color combination might look like using its Set foreground and Set background features.
When you start up xcolorsel, you are initially presented with a display window containing color patches, their corresponding rgb values in decimal notation, and the color name—just as they appear in the rgb.txt file. Clicking on the Display format button presents you with a menu of different formats—choosing 8 bit truncated rgb from this menu lets you view SaddleBrown with its rgb hex value of #8a4510! So, now you can easily see what each color name looks like and, if you're curious, what the hexadecimal notation would be. Thus, the following entries are equivalent:
StdForeColor SaddleBrown StdForeColor saddle brown StdForeColor #8a4510
Keep in mind that hexadecimal notation requires the pound, or hash sign (# ) prefix.
Use the Grab color feature to quickly find out what a color's rgb entry is. To do this click on the Grab color button—the cursor will change to a small magnifying glass. Then, position the cursor over any color on your desktop and click once; xcolorsel will display along the bottom status line how many matches or near-matches there are and will highlight the closest entry in the color display window.
Finally, if you want to see what a particular foreground/background color combination might look like, try this: using the mouse pointer, highlight a color you want to use as either the foreground or background color and then hit either the Set foreground or Set background buttons at the bottom. The foreground or background colors of the color display window will then be changed to this value. Hitting the Default colors button reverts the window to its original color scheme.
Now that you've got a bit of a feel for how colors are defined, you can easily create your own customized "window treatments". However, if you've made changes, started up fvwm, and things still aren't quite the way you'd expected, there still a couple more things you need to know about...


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Ultra Glow Shea Butter Soap is enriched with Shea Butter and specially designed to moisturize, nourish and protect the skin.
Ultra Glow Shea Butter Soap contains Chamomile Extract and helps to soothe and comfort irritated skin as it cleanses and prevents skin dryness.
It contains Tea Tree Oil; an antiseptic often used to cure fungus and other skin conditions, and helps to heal minor skin ailments that can cause skin irritation.
Benefits of Shea Butter
Shea Butter, found in Ultra Glow® Shea Butter Soap, contains Vitamins A, D, E & K and helps to protect, heal and improve the skin. For centuries, it has been used to help promote cell renewal, increase circulation, and heal burns, sores, scars, and stretch marks. Shea Butter contains essential fatty acids that help to replenish moisture and provide inflammatory and anti-aging protection to the skin.
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[155] So saying, he aroused the strength and spirit of every man. Then among them with high heart strode Deïphobus, son of Priam, and before him he held his shield that was well-balanced upon every side, stepping forward lightly on his feet and advancing under cover of his shield. And Meriones aimed at him with his bright spear, [160] and cast, and missed not, but smote the shield of bull's hide, that was well balanced upon every side, yet drave not in any wise therethrough; nay, well ere that might be, the long spear-shaft was broken in the socket; and Deïphobus held from him the shield of bull's hide, and his heart was seized with fear [165] of the spear of wise-hearted Meriones; but that warrior shrank back into the throng of his comrades, and waxed wondrous wroth both for the loss of victory and for the spear which he had shattered. And he set out to go along the huts and ships of the Achaeans to fetch him a long spear that he had left in his hut. But the rest fought on, and a cry unquenchable arose. [170] And Teucer, son of Telamon, was first to slay his man, even the spearman Imbrius, the son of Mentor, rich in horses. He dwelt in Pedaeum before the sons of the Achaeans came, and had to wife a daughter of Priam that was born out of wedlock, even Medesicaste; but when the curved ships of the Danaans came [175] he returned back to Ilios and was pre-eminent among the Trojans, and he dwelt in the house of Priam, who held him in like honour with his own children. Him did the son of Telamon smite beneath the ear with a thrust of his long spear, and again drew forth the spear; and he fell like an ash-tree that, on the summit of a mountain that is seen from afar on every side, [180] is cut down by the bronze, and bringeth its tender leafage to the ground; even so fell he, and about him rang his armour dight with bronze. And Teucer rushed forth eager to strip from him his armour, but Hector, even as he rushed, cast at him with his bright spear. Howbeit Teucer, looking steadily at him, avoided the spear of bronze by a little, [185] but Hector smote Amphimachus, son of Cteatus, the son of Actor, in the breast with his spear as he was coming into the battle; and he fell with a thud, and upon him his armour clanged. Then Hector rushed forth to tear from the head of great-hearted Amphimachus the helm that was fitted to his temples, [190] but Aias lunged with his bright spear at Hector as he rushed, yet in no wise reached he his flesh, for he was all clad in dread bronze; but he smote the boss of his shield, and thrust him back with mighty strength, so that he gave ground backward from the two corpses, and the Achaeans drew them off.
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Moore 'grateful' for Oscar buzz
Julianne Moore has admitted the Oscar buzz surrounding her latest film is "lovely".
The flame-haired actress braved the cold in London's Leicester Square at the BFI London Film Festival for the premiere of The Kids Are All Right, which is tipped for Academy Awards success.
She told reporters: "We're so grateful for the attention. It's so nice when people respond to your work and see the movie. So yes, it's lovely."
Julianne, who wore a teal figure-hugging dress and spike heels, took time to greet fans and pose for photographs on the red carpet.
The film centres on lesbian partners Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne), whose relationship runs into problems when children Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson) decide to track down their biological father Paul (Mark Ruffalo).
Julianne said: "It's something we all understand too because most of us come from families. It's something that's incredibly relatable, not just as a parent but as a child."
She added that the movie "reflects popular culture", saying: "I don't think this movie would exist if there weren't families like this all over the world."
Director Lisa Cholodenko also attended the event, as did Mark, who brought along his wife Sunrise Coigney.
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Updated 3:08 am, Sunday, August 19, 2012
The Larkspur Steps are the Rocky Balboa of stairs. The simple concrete staircase with the galvanized steel pipe handrail is nothing but vertical. It gets the job done, without the need for fancy gym equipment.
Most people who come to this outdoor Stairmaster are on a cardio mission, from rowers at the nearby high schools, to adult-league soccer players, Marin moms and office workers with New Year's resolutions.
Also known as the Arch Street Stairs, they are busiest evenings and on weekends, when up to a dozen people are huffing and puffing up the 139 steps. Like in a crowded swimming pool lane, people lap each other going up and down.
Despite all the activity, it's easy to miss the staircase hidden between a grassy lot and the Marin Natural Medicine Clinic.
Look for the Golden Gate Bus stop on Magnolia Avenue near Madrone Avenue, across the street from the art gallery at 250 Magnolia, and find the yellow fire plug. The stairs are set back into a hill behind it.
Large bushes, maple trees and blackberry vines provide a natural canopy over the stairs, which means there's no view at the top, but the shade is much appreciated by the exercise crowd.
For the dog walkers who scale the steps, there are plastic bags tied to the tree branches - take one or leave one.
At the top, where the staircase empties onto residential Walnut Avenue, there is a little pile of rocks runners use to keep track of how many times they've climbed.
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New Haven native and her Red Molly band mates to perform in Stamford
Published 2:06 pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2013
When she was younger, Molly Venter would spend part of the summer on her family's boat, the Wanderer, weaving her way across the waters off Connecticut, as her mother taught her and her brother guitar and multi-part harmony.
"It was a beautiful time to be stuck on a sailboat," she said during a recent interview. "No TV, just our guitars."
Venter, who was born and raised in New Haven, continues to find joy in playing her guitar and lending her voice to the rich harmonies of Red Molly, a female singing trio set to perform at Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens in Stamford on Sunday, July 21.
Since joining the band three years ago, Venter has had the opportunity to tour the country with her band mates Laurie MacAllister and Abbie Gardner, playing at festivals from coast to coast and opening for music legend Willie Nelson for several dates last year. She replaced one of the band's founding members, Carolann Solebello, when she left to pursue other projects.
"We all have different backgrounds and sides to our artistic impressions," she said.
However, together, they deliver a mix of Americana and roots music -- bluegrass, country, folk and Western swing -- that has attracted a devoted fan following ("RedHeads") and critical acclaim. The group's latest CD, "Light in the Sky," was released in 2011.
"People really respond to all three voices, which become more than the sum of its parts," Venter said.
Venter, who moved back to New Haven last month, has spent the past 10 years or so building her musical career. She has four solo albums behind her and recently started a collaboration with Roosevelt Dime's Eben Pariser, which they call Goodnight Moonshine.
"I love the idea of branching out stylistically," she said.
The duo released its self-titled debut this year.
"I always knew it would be a part of my life," she said of her music, which she honed as a student at Hopkins School in New Haven (Class of 1998) and later at Williams College in Massachusetts, from which she graduated in 2002.
Active in sports, she found a way to balance her two talents, but by the time she moved to Idaho several months after her college graduation, she decided it was time to make a go of her music.
She then hopped around a bit, eventually landing in Austin, Texas, for some time, and then, later, Brooklyn, N.Y. She gained attention in 2008 when her release, "Love Me Like You Mean It," was picked up for distribution by Barnes & Noble, and she has seen her music picked up for marketing campaigns for Jeep and Apple.
As for future projects, she said Red Molly is at work on a new album, which is set for release next year. The band also is getting ready to head off to Denmark at the end of August, which will be their first tour in Europe.
As to how they work together, she said they often work on songs individually before coming together to work out harmonies and arrangements. She said she appreciates working on a mix of songs -- those that seem to play themselves and more complex pieces that can take months to master.
Venter said she has long enjoyed writing songs, and sharing feelings and thoughts that might resonate with others.
"When I sit down to write, it might come from a feeling or a sound and then it starts to reveal itself," she said. "It is a way to take different forces in the world and connect them and make meaning of them."
Venter said she is looking forward to performing in Stamford, as she has family in the area who will likely be joining the others relaxing on the gardens' grounds.
She said life does not always happen as you expect it might, and is pleased that her musical journey led her to Red Molly.
"We all feel really, really lucky," she said.
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has inked a deal with Aldar Properties on a deal to rent 607 apartments for hospital employee accommodation. The units designated for the hospital, scheduled to open next year, are located in Gate Towers on Al Reem Island and Al Rayyana development in Khalifa City, Aldar announced. Al Rayyana comprises 1,537 apartments in 33 low-rise residential buildings, while Gate Towers, in Shams Abu Dhabi on Al Reem Island, comprises 3,533 units, The National reported. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island is developed by Mubadala Development Company and the Cleveland Clinic, a US hospital. The Abu Dhabi location is to encompass five clinic floors, three diagnostic and treatment levels, and 13 floors of critical and acute in-patient units, with 364 total beds.
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The two line brawls last year between the U.S. and Canada proved women's hockey can get plenty physical.
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Kansas City's Cupcake a la Mode is proving that handcrafted tiny cakes are still the hottest trend in dessert.
Building upon vanilla or chocolate bases, Executive Pastry Chef Lisa Clark tops her cakes with layers of creamy buttercream and flavor-revealing garnishes, such as coconut, chocolate shavings and candy. For Clark, the flavor combinations are the best part of creating these delectable cakes.
"I love the idea that one simple piece of cake, say banana, for example, can be transformed into something that appeals to almost anyone by simply changing the buttercreams and toppings. [It can be] bananas foster, banana split, banana with cream cheese icing and pecans, banana with Nutella, banana with peanut butter and honey," Clark says.
Take, for example, the Stuffed French Toast cupcake, a wicked nod to a breakfast time favorite. A vanilla cake is filled with cream cheese icing and topped with a swirl of maple cinnamon buttercream and a sprinkling of powdered sugar, effectively upping the sugar ante on a drizzle of maple syrup. Chocoholic? The Chocolate Obsession pairs a chocolate cake with rich chocolate buttercream and a covering of dark chocolate shavings. The toppings may indicate the flavors to come, but it only takes one bite to discover the deliciousness of these cupcakes.
Chef Clark makes special note of holidays and has been called to cater numerous events where she has miraculously crafted her cupcakes to fit each theme perfectly.
"One of my favorite fall flavors is my "Pig Skin" cupcake. We make it during football season on Sundays and Mondays. It's a chocolate cupcake dunked in Guinness, topped with chocolate Guinness buttercream, rolled in crushed pretzels and crispy bacon pieces, drizzled with melted dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt," Clark says.
Chef Clark started her company, with the help of her husband Daniel, as a home-based, custom order business. Since 2008, Cupcake a la Mode has gained popularity locally and nationally, with the Roseville, Cali. location.
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Rio Ferdinand is adamant that England's crushing defeat of Croatia in Zagreb last month will not prove to be another false dawn for the national team. There will be no repeat of the complacency that followed the side's last startling victory in Germany seven years ago, the Manchester United defender insists.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's team raised expectations dramatically with their 5-1 win at the Olympic Stadium in qualification for the 2002 World Cup finals, yet arguably struggled to emulate the feat under the Swede. Ferdinand admitted that the squad had been "flippant" after the victory in Munich but said the current management team, headed by Fabio Capello, would ensure that no one rested on their laurels after the 4-1 win at the previously impregnable Maksimir Stadium.
"Maybe we started believing the hype a little after that win in Germany," he said. "The way it went afterwards, everyone said we would be doing this and doing that. We thought we were going to win the World Cup. Sometimes people lose sight of reality with all the euphoria that surrounds some results. But after the Croatia game the players stood back and said, 'Listen, this is just one game. We didn't qualify for the last tournament and we need to qualify for the World Cup, so we are going to take it one game at a time.'
"The management have got a lot to do with that attitude. We haven't had a discussion about it - there hasn't been a speech from anyone saying this is how it is. But the more experienced players in particular had a feeling that we had to keep this in perspective.
"In the past we might have been flippant, saying, 'Haven't we done well today.' Instead it was more 'We won this game, let's enjoy it for a few minutes and then it's gone'. We have moved on and we need to repeat the type of performance we had over there on a regular basis."
Ferdinand, 30 next month, feels his own game is benefiting from maturity - "the next few years can be the most fruitful of my career" - but he has delighted in the emergence of younger players, notably Theo Walcott, as England seek to maintain new-found momentum against Kazakhstan on Saturday. "I was with Michael Owen at the World Cup in 1998 and you just knew he knew he was a good player," said Ferdinand. "That belief was there, and it's exactly the same with Theo. Michael, at that time especially, was quick, direct and could score. You are seeing the same with Theo now - different players but with the same mentality.
"I went to Euro 96 on a watching brief and it was an invaluable experience for myself. I got to see the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Paul Ince, Teddy Sheringham, Alan Shearer and Tony Adams first-hand. To see how they reacted in different situations was good for me. Theo will definitely have learned from being at the last World Cup, too, even if he didn't play, and Sven-Goran Eriksson can take quite a lot of credit for having the foresight to have taken him to that tournament. Hopefully we will now reap the benefit of that.
"Every time I see Theo now on television he's making the right decisions on a football pitch. He is playing his part in goals, setting a lot up and getting on things himself. He's also coming out of himself a bit more. He has that nice arrogance.
"He is a footballer who knows he has talent, knows he has good attributes, and if he is used in the right way he will almost be impossible to play against. If we are still talking about Theo like this at the end of the season he will have taken a big step in the right direction."
Ferdinand reacted with disgust to Fifa's decision to fine the Croatian Football Association a mere £15,000 for the behaviour of its fans during England's win in Zagreb when Emile Heskey was subjected to monkey chants from a section of the crowd. "The football authorities need to look at themselves," he said. "Sepp Blatter likes to speak up about things that are good for Fifa's image. I would love to see them stand up and dish out the right punishments for these incidents.
"They make a lot of comments about what they are going to do but they never back up the words with actions. Croatia were fined a few thousand quid. What good is that going to do? That is not going to stop people shouting racist or homophobic abuse. If things like this keep happening you have to take points off them. Then the punters will realise the team is going to be punished."


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Obituaries for Thursday, October 7, 2010
Published 8:00 pm, Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Gary M. Czekai, Michelle Yvonne Chiotti
Gary M. Czekai
Gary M. Czekai, 67, of Cass City, died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 at his home. He was born Oct. 11, 1942 in Cass City to George and Doris (Greenleaf) Czekai. He married Margaret Kozan on June 29, 1963 at the Cass City United Methodist Church.
Gary was a Cass City High School graduate. He retired from General Cable in 2001 and from Michigan Sugar in Caro in April 2010. Gary loved his animals and enjoyed his small farm. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in sports and going to auctions. Gary especially loved his wife, Margaret along with his children and grandchildren.
Gary is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, Ron (Cathy) Czekai of Cass City, Terry (Shannon) Czekai of Cass City, Brian Czekai of Bay City, Keith (Nikki) Czekai of Cass City, Julie (Larry) Janik of Bad Axe, Gary Tom (Jodi Wood) Czekai of Cass City; grandchildren, Adam Czekai, Renee Czekai, Terra Czekai, Mandy Czekai, Henry Janik, Tyler Czekai, Gary Janik, Heather Czekai, Brian (Alissa) King, Patrick King (fiancé Melissa Horbal), Rachel Janik, Sami Janik; great-grandchildren, Alexis King, Logan King; brother, Richard (Judy) Czekai of Flushing; aunt, Gladys Goss of Marlette.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Wallace Czekai.
Funeral service to be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 in Cass City United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jackie Roe officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 in Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City
Memorials may be made to Thumb Area Dialysis Center, Humane Society or Cass River Pet Friendz.
Family and friends may share memories, prayers and stories with the family at www.kranzfuneralhome.com.
Michelle Yvonne Chiotti
Michelle Yvonne Chiotti, 27, of Bay Port, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 after a long courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
Born in Pigeon on March 17, 1983, she was the daughter of A. Mark and Ilene H. (Holland) Chiotti, and graduated from Bay Port Elementary School and Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker High School, Class of 2001. She graduated from Grand Valley State University in April 2008 with a B.A. in Special Education, and began her teaching career at Laker High School. Her contagious smile and positive outlook impacted many.
Michelle was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in August of 2008. Over the past two years she actively supported Relay for Life, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, and the "I'm Too Young for This" Cancer Foundation.
Throughout her illness, the support of the community and the school went above and beyond Michelle's and her family's expectations. Words cannot express how much Michelle and her family appreciated all the prayers and support.
Michelle loved to travel and in fact, did her student teaching in New Zealand. When she became ill, she learned cake decorating to pass time - she made some pretty rich frosting. She loved and adored spending time with her family and friends, which she had so many. Michelle was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Kilmanagh.
Michelle is survived by her parents, Mark and Ilene; sister, Amanda; brother Adam, all of Bay Port; her fiancée, Danny Gonzales of Grand Rapids; maternal grandfather, Duane Holland of Sebewaing; paternal grandmother, Ruth Chiotti of Bay Port; aunts and uncles, Suzanne (Dean) Jones, Diane Holland, Dawn (Brad) Pagratis, Joyce McGathy, Tom Chiotti, Jean (Roger) Maynard, Randy (Cindy) Chiotti, Jill Terrian, Mary (Kevin) Sting, and Tammy (Jerry) Schweitzer; great-aunts and great-uncles; many cousins; and so many friends.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Yvonne Holland; and grandfather Albertus Chiotti.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 at St. John Lutheran Church, Kilmanagh, with the Rev. Michael L. Teuscher, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday and 1 to 9 p.m. on Friday at Meyersieck-Bussema Funeral Home in Pigeon and from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church on Saturday.
Michelle's family would prefer the consideration of the following memorials: "I'm Too Young For This" Cancer Foundation (www.i2y.com), the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (www.ovarian.org), EPBP Special Education Department, or the charity of the donor's choice.


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