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Updated 12/26/2012 04:15 PM
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Calling hours for both firefighters will be held at Webster Schroeder High School from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The funeral service for Chiapperini will be held at the high school at noon Sunday. He will be buried, with honors, in West Webster Cemetery.
The funeral mass for Kaczowka will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester.
Due to services for the West Webster Firefighters being hosted at Schroeder High School, the WEBSTER AQUATIC CENTER (WAC) will be closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 27, 28 and 29.
The ICEBERG ADVENTURE on Thursday, December 27 at the WAC has also been cancelled.
In addition, the Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball games between Schroeder and Thomas at Schroeder High School Thursday night have both been postponed.


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Drivers along Massachusetts highways could soon be seeing new, eye-catching scenery: electronic billboards.
The new state-approved regulations authorizing the billboards go into effect Dec. 7. They follow a three-year pilot program that tested the digital signs in selected areas and showed that electronic billboards created no safety hazards for motorists, said Sara Lavoie, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation.
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Electronic billboards are UGLY and this is a terrible step for Massachusetts - all in the name a few bucks. When they put them up in Somerville, they ruined the view as you approach the city. Who wants to see billboards instead of the city skyline and the Zakim Bridge?

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text: Mark Jamra, born and raised in the United States, learned to love type during his graduate studies at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland. He has lectured and published essays on type design and typography, and taught letterform design and history at the Hamburg Polytechnic and the Polytechnic in Kiel. Mark was type designer/consultant for Hewlett-Packard Research Laboratories in Bristol, England and URW Software & Type GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, where he lived for 12 years. His typeface designs include Latienne™, ITC Jamille™ and Expo Sans™. He also designed Brynmorgen™ Greek (inspired by Adobe Caslon™), for the exclusive use of Brynmorgen Press in Maine. Mark lives in Portland, Maine, where he designs type, teaches letterform and graphic design at Maine College of Art, and works with Alice Design Communication.


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Residents Take Mays Chapel School Opposition To County Council
Group asks council to reject a resolution approving a land swap between the county and the schools system.
Opponents of a proposed school in Mays Chapel took their fight to the Baltimore County Council Tuesday.
A handful of opponents attended a work session less than a day after scores testified against construction of the proposed elementary schoool at Mays Chapel Park.
Alan Zuckerberg, an attorney representing a group opposing the school construction, said a majority of the residents are senior citizens who live in the area.
"No one told these people that the future use of the property was for a school," said Zuckerberg.
The county is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that will allow the county to swap a 10-acre parcel of wooded land in Mays Chapel for an adjoining 10-acre parcel that is currently home to ball fields. The wooded property is slated to become the home of a proposed 700-seat elementary school.
The two parcels were purchased from the Keelty Homes nearly 30 years ago. The original reason for buying the land was for the construction of a school, according to Amy Grossi, an assistant county attorney.
Eric Rockel, president of the Greater Timonium Community Council, questioned the validity of the appraisals on the two properties and said he believes the county failed to follow it's own regulations by not obtaining two independent appraisals on the land valued in excess of $25,000.
Residents argue that at least 95 percent of the students will be bussed into the neighborhood to attend the school.
County officials say the school is needed to alleviate overcrowding at elementary schools along the York Road corridor.
"What's the alternative?" Carol Mills asked the council. "Build additions to selected school, which need more room. Children can stay in their neighborhoods, save taxpayers money and you can save the park."
The council vote next week will not be the last word on the project.
The county Board of Education will still need to approve the swap. The project will also need approval of the state Department of Natural Resources because the county used Program Open Space money to purchase its portion of the property.
Rockel asked the council to delay their vote until the state has made a decision on whether it will agree to lift those restrictions.
M. Sullivan
10:23 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Looks to me like most of the people opposing this school will be long gone from this world by the time a decision gets made.
Dennis King
11:04 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I am amazed that Mr. Zuckerberg stated that "No one told these people that the future use of the property was for a school." That's hard to believe given that, for over 20 years, the maps have designated this property as the site for Mays Chapel Elementary School. This is a highly intelligent group of individuals, based on the testimony they provided to the Board of Education on Monday evening. That leads to the conclusion that someone, or some people, are being dishonest with the County Council.
R. Sharpe
1:01 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I wouldn't mind as much if the students who would be bussed in were from the York Road Corridoor. But I was given to understand that the majority of students would be coming from the Reisterstown and Owings Mills area, which amazingly are part of the same school district. Can anyone confirm or deny this with certainty.
2:05 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Most won't be gone by that time, we are not all elderly. There are middle aged and young professionals living in the area.
The land was designated for a school site as far back as 1985 or 1986 but somewhere along the line that designation changed. Yes, this is a group of intelligent individuals; no one is being dishonest other than the Balt Co School Board.
It's my understanding it is Central Balt Co school area overcrowding east and west of the York Road corridor. This affects some elementary schools in the Towson area (sorry, I can't recall which ones), Padonia Elementary, Warren Elementary, Timonium Elementary and some others.
8:31 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
So many are quoted saying that children shouldn't be bussed to school and that they should go to schools in their neighborhoods. The children in the Mays Chapel area are bussed well out of their neighborhoods to overcrowded elementary schools. These children should have a school in their own Neighborhood - Mays Chapel.
9:40 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
All of the schools in the catchment zones surrounding the mays chapel site are over capacity to a grand total of around 630 students. Unless a child lives close enough to a school to walk they are bused from the rest of their catchment zone. Has no one thought of the fact that once this new school is build these catchment zones will be rezoned to accomodate. The site of the school matters so that the over crowding at the most number of schools possible can be menipulated. It would be simple if children in an overcrowded school will be sent to the new school, or stay at their current school but if the school isn't in the right place than you could have some kids going to the new school, some kids staying at their neighborhood school and some kids switching between neighborhood schools. The school board needs flexibility in where they put the school. The plans for the school allow for some public use and I would think you'd be happy to have a school near you and prevent any registered sex offenders from being permitted to live in the surrounding community. Putting a school there can only increase your property values. This opposition if it succeeds is going to come back to haunt you as something not quite out completely.


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This past Sunday I was awoken to a rapid buzzing and thwaping. I walked out of my room to investigate the sound and I saw a humming bird (believe the type is Anna's humming bird) throwing itself in vain against a tall window at the top of my stairs. It had some how gotten into the house and couldn't find its way out again.
From the ground floor to the ceiling it is maybe 16-18 feet and because of the stairs I was unsure of how I would reach the poor thing safely before it killed itself trying to get out. I could sense it's panic and frustration and it ended up getting it's wing caught in some wind chimes my mother had hanging in the window. It was absolutely still and hanging upside down. My heart sank. I thought that maybe its little heart burst or it had broken it's neck. The fact that it wasn't struggling at all really scared me. I thought it had died. I said a quick prayer to God, the spirits and the ancestors that it was alright. That it was only being careful.
My room mate got up upon hearing me banging around looking for something that I could fashion into a rod/hook so I could check on the humming bird. We ended up taking apart a dust mop and took the chimes off the hook. I slowly slid the chimes down as gently as I was able and the humming bird freed itself! My heart lept with joy when I saw that it was still alive and uninjured. However...it flew back to that same window and resumed slamming itself against it.
My room mate grabbed some cheese cloth and fashioned a net and attached it to the rod and held a step stool in place while I precariously leaned across the space to catch the humming bird. It was awkward, delicate work and had to be repeated several times but it finally worked when the poor girl tired herself out and couldn't fight me anymore. I scooped her out and took her outside to our lavender bush and expected her to take flight as soon as I released her. She didn't. She just sat there. Looking at me. Tilting her head back and forth as if she was studying me and utterly confused that I hadn't killed her. I bounced my hands gently to try and give her the impression that she should fly away. She didn't. She just cocked her head at me and then closed her eyes. I was afraid that she was dying.
Humming birds are very susceptible to dehydration and so we took down the humming bird feeder and I encouraged the girl to drink . It took a few tries and finally her little black tongue darted in and out drinking the sugary liquid. When she refused to drink anymore I sat down and settled in to wait. I wasn't sure if she was exhausted or just enjoying being safe or what but I decided that I would just sit there and protect her until she was ready.
After 20 minutes or so she flew off and I must say, that watching her make a rapid arc into the sky was one of the most beautiful things I had seen in a long time. It was the personification of freedom and beauty. I like to think she new I was trying to help her.
My room mate snapped constant pictures while she was sitting in my palm.
Here are a few. Enjoy
Over all it was a very spiritual experience and in those moments I truly felt like I was a part of nature. My body felt relaxed and warm-fuzzy-happy for the rest of the day.


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Altus High School will present "Fiddler on the Roof" as this year's all-school musical. Shown installing a window in one of the sets for the production are Steven Brockmeyer and Mr. Michael Snyder. Steven is a student in Mr. Snyder's Set Building/Stagecraft class.
Tickets for "Fiddler" will be sold at the box office in the Altus High School Auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning Tuesday, Nov. 13, through Friday, Nov. 16. Tickets will also be available at the door on the performance days, Monday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. Performances start at 7 p.m. Reserved tickets will be $6, and general admission tickets will be $4. For more information, call the AHS Choir Department at 481-2663.


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This is 4.7 inch HTC Titan not Motorola's
Can anybody tell me why this handset has a name of Titan like Motorola's putting forward on March? There is no need for HTC to take the name or expectation from Motorola's. When I see Titan, I wonder I have known it long before, but can not believe the features for 4.7 inch smartphone that time. See in details, you can see there is much difference between them. They are absolutely two smartphones. The HTC Titan is a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone and comes with a 4.7″ Super LCD display, 8MP wide-angle camera, DLNA and HDMI-out. It is powered by Qualcomm's third generation Snapdragon chipset, clocked at 1.5GHz.
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Doctor's silence adds to widower's grief
Dear Abby: My wife, "Margie," recently lost her five-year battle with leukemia. I'm still grieving this huge loss. Something I found particularly upsetting was the apathetic attitude of her doctor and his staff.
Margie was seeing a specialist in a city 300 miles from our home. It involved many trips to his office as well as extended hospital treatments. During this period, we considered the doctor and his staff more than health care providers. We thought of them as our friends. Margie would often bring them home-cooked meals or pastries from a bakery. In addition, because she did fine needlework, she made all the women a set of dishtowels.
After my wife passed away at home, I sent a note to the doctor and his staff, thanking them and expressing gratitude for all they had done for her. I never received one message in return. I understand they treat many patients, but don't you think SOMEONE could have given me a call or sent a sympathy card?
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine whether a person has sickle cell trait or disease by measuring the presence and amount of hemoglobin S
When to Get Tested?
Routinely as part of a newborn screen or whenever it is necessary to determine whether a person is a sickle cell carrier or has sickle cell anemia, particularly in the African-American population
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or obtained from the heel or finger of an infant
Test Preparation Needed?
None; however, if this test is used for diagnosis, the sample should not be drawn after a recent blood transfusion.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Sickle cell tests are used to detect, diagnose, and confirm sickle cell anemia (also called sickle cell disease) and to identify those who may have sickle cell trait. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that leads to the production of an abnormal hemoglobin called hemoglobin S (Hb S or Hgb S). Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells (RBCs) that binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to tissues throughout the body.
Typically, hemoglobin A (Hb A) makes up most of the hemoglobin found in normal RBCs in adults, with small amounts of hemoglobin A2 and hemoglobin F. Before babies are born, they normally produce large amounts of hemoglobin F (Hb F), which is then slowly replaced by Hb A after birth. Mutations in the genes that code for the production of hemoglobin can lead to abnormal types of hemoglobin. Common mutations include beta thalassemia and those associated with hemoglobin variants such as Hb S, hemoglobin C (Hb C). With a normal hemoglobin gene copy from one parent and a Hb S gene copy from the other parent (heterozygous), a person is said to have sickle cell trait and be a sickle cell carrier. When a person has two Hb S gene copies (one from each parent; homozygous), then he has sickle cell anemia (disease). If he has one Hb S gene and one other abnormal gene, such as Hb C gene, then he will experience some of the same symptoms associated with sickle cell disease.
Hb S can form crystals that change the shape of the RBC from a round disc to a characteristic sickle shape. This altered shape limits the RBC's ability to flow smoothly throughout the blood vessels in the body, limits the hemoglobin's ability to transport oxygen to tissues, and decreases the RBCs' lifespan from 120 days to about 10-20 days. A person with sickle cell disease (homozygous for Hb S) can become severely anemic because the body cannot produce RBCs as fast as they are destroyed. The affected person can suffer painful episodes and a variety of complications when sickled cells become lodged in and obstruct small blood vessels.
Sickle cell tests are done to determine whether someone is producing hemoglobin S, thus carrying a sickle gene. They are ordered routinely as part of newborn screening programs and are mandated by every state in the US and the District of Columbia. If results of a newborn screen are abnormal, then one or more sickle cell tests may be ordered to confirm abnormal findings. Sickle cell tests may also be ordered along with or following an abnormal CBC and blood smear, with normal iron studies to help evaluate a patient who has an unexplained hemolytic anemia or demonstrate symptoms that suggest the presence of sickle cell anemia.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein or, in infants, by pricking a heel or finger.
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Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed; however, testing for diagnosis should not be performed after a recent blood transfusion.
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Submissions to the community calendar need to be in writing and arrive or be brought into The Mount Airy News office by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the event to be in Sunday's newspaper. The calendar runs each Sunday. Be sure to include the full name and address of the event; the time, day and date of the event; and a contact phone number in case our staff has any questions. Information may be mailed to: The Mount Airy News, 319 N. Renfro St., Mount Airy, NC 27030; faxed to 789-2816; or emailed to email@example.com.
Jan. 25
• The Beulah Ruritan Club will have a spaghetti supper benefit to help with burial expenses for Monroe Flippen from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is donations only. Following the meal, Sounds Now and Then will perform at 7:30 p.m. with admission fee of $5.
Jan. 26
• A Longaberger and 31 bingo benefit is scheduled at the Surry Shrine Club, 1029 Westlake Drive, Mount Airy, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and bingo at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 for bingo tickets and coverall game cards are $3 each or two for $5. There will be 20 baskets to win, as well as door prizes, raffle tickets and a chance to win a custom-made corn hole set. There will be concessions. Proceeds will benefit local Elks charities, Surry Children's Home, veterans hospital and more. For more information, call Jessie Spencer at 710-3141 or Marty Dunbar at 325-9348.
• The annual Robert Burns dinner will be held at Trio Restaurant, 247 City Hall St., Mount Airy, sponsored by the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. It is an evening of dinner, toasts, entertainment and regaling about the life of Scotland's Poet Laureate, Robert Burns. Traditional Scottish foods will be served. Tickets are $50 and include a toast. Reservations must be made by Jan. 23. Call Nancy Davis at the museum at 786-4478, ext. 229.
Feb. 2
• Meadowview Middle School Boosters will host Sabika jewelry bingo at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. There will be 20 games, door prizes, raffle and a coverall game, and concessions will be served.
Feb. 5
• Mike Wiley will speak on "Brown v. Board of Education: Over 50 years later" at 7 p.m. on the third floor of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.
Feb. 8
• A spaghetti lunch and dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bannertown Volunteer Fire Department's Holly Springs station to raise money for Canaan Land Children's Home. Advanced tickets are being sold, and tickets will be sold at the door. Cost is $6 for spaghetti, tossed salad, bread and dessert. There will be local deliveries for lunch. To order for an office, call 719-0258.
• Holy Angels Catholic Church's Columbiettes will host the annual Mardi Gras Party for those 18 years and older from 6 to 10 p.m. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle, as well as dinner, music and dancing. Costumes are optional. Dinner includes gumbo, red beans and rice, jambalaya and New Orleans King Cake. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $13 at the door, and proceeds benefit the Columbiettes and their community projects. For more information, call Adreann Belle at 710-1481 or Marge Johnson at 655-9056.
Feb. 13
• The third annual African-American Read-In hosted by the Plaid Cloth Literary Society will be held at noon in the second floor conference room of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. To participate, a person needs to select works written by an African American and be prepared to read a poem or an excerpt from a book. Listeners also are welcome.
Feb. 20
• A meeting of the Carroll County (Va.) School Board will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Carroll County Governmental Complex. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the report from the AdvancedEd External Review Team.
Feb. 22
• The annual Shepherd's House dinner and entertainment event will be held at 6 p.m. featuring music by Mediocre Bad Guys at Cross Creek Country Club, Mount Airy. Cost for the dinner and entertainment is $35 per person. In addition, a drawdown for $10,000 will be held with tickets costing $100 each, and ticketholders do not have to be present to win. Also, a Wildflowers quilt made and donated by Karen Springthorpe will be raffled with tickets costing $5 each. For tickets, call The Shepherd's House at 786-1420, Claudia Bryant at 786-4200, Berta Glenn Springthorpe at 789-5033, Traci Hamilton at 755-8832 or Rhonda Crossingham at 687-0944.
March 16
• A hot dog benefit will be held for Susie Danley from noon to 6 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church to help with surgery expenses due to Danley not having insurance. Cost is $5 a plate.
Series events
• Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less programs will be held at Rockford Elementary School, Dobson, every Monday at 3:45 p.m. from now through April 29. The program fee is $10. Call 401-8025 to register by Jan. 4. Sponsored by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the program will explore behaviors that help participants achieve and maintain a health weight, identify strategies to help participants eat smart and move more and show participants how living mindfully can help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
• Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) classes will be held Jan. 22, 24 and 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension office in Dobson. To receive a certificate, all three classes must be attended. For more information or to register, call 401-8025.
• The Arts Council of the Twin Counties, Galax, Va., will sponsor an exhibit of art inspired by Jack London's "Call of the Wild." The arts council will display anything inspired by the work or depicting the landscape and/or wildlife of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Feb. 1-24 at the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts. Visitors to the school will vote on their favorite work in two categories: artists 18 and under and artists 19 and above. Winners will be announced at a reception at the school on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. Works for exhibit should be dropped off Jan. 28 through Feb. 7.
• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is hosting Beginners Genealogy classes on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. from Feb. 12 through March 12. The course, taught by Esther Johnson, will be a five-part series designed for the individual who is interested in researching a family tree. The first two classes will be in the museum's second floor classroom. The third class will be at the Surry County Register of Deeds office in Dobson, and the fourth class will be held at The Carlos Surratt Genealogy Room at Surry Community College in Dobson. The final class will be back at the museum. Museum members can attend for free, and for nonmembers, there is a $5 fee per class. Annual memberships to the museum can be purchased for $25 for seniors and students or $35 for individuals. There is a 25 student limit for the series. For more information or to register, contact Amy Snyder at 786-4478, ext. 227, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ongoing music events
• The Lowgap Community Center hosts a jam session the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
• Open Jam is held every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Willis Gap Community Center, 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat, Va. For more information, call Mary Dellenback Hill at (276) 251-9906.
• Lambsburg Community Center, Lambsburg, Va., hosts Friday Night Jam each week from 7 to 10 p.m. Refreshments are served, and there is a playground and walking trail at the facility. For more information, call 648-2078 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.lambsburgcommunitycenter.org.
• Jam sessions will be held every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Willis Gap Community Center. Jammers of all skill levels are invited to attend. Enjoy a night of fun, food, friends and fellowship while hearing bluegrass, old-time, country and gospel music. Admission is free.
• The Beulah Ruritan Club hosts bands most Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. On Jan. 26, the Dennis Tolbert Band will be playing. For more information on the music schedule and activities of the club, visit the group's Facebook page, Beulah Ruritan Club.
• Voice of the Blue Ridge is held every third Saturday at the Downtown Cinema Theatre, 142 N. Main St., Mount Airy. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 or free with a 2011 SAC Season Pass and children 12 and younger free. For more information, contact the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998.
• The Surry Arts Council presents clogging workshops and classes taught by Samantha Wilhelmi. These clogging lessons are perfect for all ages and dance abilities, from beginner to advanced. Workshops will be held before the monthly Old-Time Dances in the Old-Time Music Hall, below the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, 218 Rockford St., from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The workshop is free with the purchase of a dance ticket. The dance starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $5. Popular old-time dance band The Slate Mountain Ramblers will provide the music for the dance. The Old-Time Dance and Clogging Workshop are held on the first Saturday of every month. Also, Wilhelmi is teaching clogging classes every Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Surry Arts Council dance room. This class is perfect for all beginners as well as more advanced students, and all ages are welcome. The cost of the class is $25 a month. For more information, call the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998 or visit www.surryarts.org.
Ongoing kids activities
• The Dobson Community Library, 113 S. Crutchfield St., has storytime each Wednesday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. They read a book, do a craft, color, sing and dance and have fun while learning. Those attending should feel free to stay longer and play with the toys and children's computer.
• Join the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History at 10 a.m. for the first Friday of every month in fun and fantasy. Explore history and nature through books, activities and more. This program is free and is intended for preschool-age children.
Support Groups
• The 2012 Twelve Oaks Alzheimer's Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m. for the public.
• GriefShare is a bi-weekly support group for people grieving the death of someone. Learn valuable information that will help. The program is held at Calvary Baptist Church, 416 S. Franklin Road, Mount Airy, at 6:15 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call 786-4778.
• Mother's Community Connection is for parents with concerns in education, discipline and family fun. Learn about nutrition, healthy living, raising a family on a budget and more. Group sessions are held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Surry SCAN. For more information, call Heather Hunter at 789-0111 ext. 221.
• Meetings will be held each Thursday at Bojangles from 6 to 8 p.m. for those healing from a broken marriage.
• S.M.I.L.E. (Senior Monthly Informative Luncheon Event) is a covered-dish luncheon, followed by a brief learning information session, games (such as bingo) and activities. It is a time of fellowship for all. It is held the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Pilot Mountain Senior Center and the third Thursday of each month at noon at the Surry County Senior Center, Mount Airy. Call the Senior Center at 786-6155, ext. 225, with questions.
Ongoing veterans events
• VFW Post 2019 will meet the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Veterans Park.
• The Marine Corps League of Surry County Detachment 1322 meets the second Tuesday of each month at First Baptist Church of Mount Airy at 7 p.m. All former Marines and FMF Navy corpsmen/chaplains are welcome. Call Todd Abbott at 320-4044 for more information.
• Mount Airy American Legion Post 123 and Ladies Auxiliary meets the second Tuesday of each month. Refreshments are served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call 755-3231.
• Disabled American Veterans holds monthly meetings every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the DAV office, 767 W. Lebanon St., Mount Airy, at Veterans Park. For more information, call 789-0328.
• The American Legion Riders have monthly meetings the last Tuesday of each month at Veterans Park. For more information, call Gary Willard at 345-7388.
• Pilot Mountain VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members meet the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post Home on N.C. 268. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is followed by finger food.
Club meetings
• The N.A.A.C.P. meets every third Sunday of the month at Spencer Funeral Home.
• The Surry County Beekeepers Association meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the North Carolina Cooperative Extension office in Dobson. For more information, call 352-5751.
• The Siloam Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Siloam Baptist Church for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• Dobson Coupon Club meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Dobson Community Library, 113 S. Crutchfield St., Dobson, in the Joseph P. Badgett room. Participants can bring coupons for trading, get free gifts and learn to save money from experienced couponers.
• The Busy Bee Extension and Community Association Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The Salem Fork Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Sue's Restaurant in Dobson for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The White Sulphur Springs Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the North Main Church of Christ for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The Beulah Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Beulah Ruritan Building for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The Photography Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month. Each meeting will have a brief presentation, addressing areas in which the group members have expressed an interest. Following the discussion, there will be an opportunity for questions on the presentation or other topics. There also will be time to show photographs. Email to be placed on the email list for meeting information and topics, Robert Merritt at email@example.com or Hobart Jones at email@example.com, or call Hobart Jones at 710-0139. Meetings take place in the downstairs classroom of the Andy Griffith Playhouse at 7 p.m.
• The Plaid Cloth Literary Society meets every second Wednesday of the month at noon to share the love of reading in the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on the second floor in the library. Light refreshments are served. Call the museum at 786-4478 for more information.
• Copeland Seniors meet the second Wednesday of each month at the Copeland Ruritan Building, across from Copeland School, at 10:30 a.m. followed by a covered-dish meal.
• The Dobson Early Birds Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy meets the first and third Thursday of the month at Golden Corral, 2226 Rockford St., Mount Airy. The meal starts at 5:30 p.m., with meeting at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Bruce Arnold, president, at 719-0063.
• New MOMS (Mothers of Many Seasons) Ministry, open to area ladies and their children, starts Thursday. The group meets the first and third Thursdays monthly from 9 to 11 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 430 Rockford Road, Dobson. For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 374-4419.
• The Pilot Mountain Achievers Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Armfield Civic Center for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.
• The Wings of Glory Christian Bikers Ministry will meet the first Friday night of each month at the Lantern in Dobson at 6 p.m. For more information, call Tommy Freeman at 648-1566.
Ongoing events
• Free Pilates classes are offered Mondays at 9:30 a.m. at Fountain of Life Family Worship Center and Thursdays at 4 p.m. at Jones Resource Center. For more information, email email@example.com.
• The Lambsburg Community Center will host GED classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with Sandra Sharp. All students are eligible to attend no matter where they live. For more information, call Sandra Sharp at (276) 236-9221 and Phillip Berrier at 648-2078. (The class will be only be taught if there is enough interest.)
• American Legion Post 123 will have bingo on Thursdays at Veterans Memorial Park. Doors open at 5 p.m. Early bird games start at 6 p.m. The grill will be open and will have hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and drinks for sale.
• The Dan River Farmers Market, Dan River Park, Ararat, Va., will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
• Dobson Rescue Squad Bingo will be held every Saturday. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Early bingo will begin at 6 p.m. with regular packs at 7 p.m. Concessions will be available. All proceeds benefit the rescue squad to assist in daily operations.


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Conservative coalition launches Texas affiliate; Dems question makeup, motives
By Chris Beattie, email@example.com
The Faith & Freedom Coalition, a self-proclaimed pro-family, pro-Constitution grassroots political movement, launched its Texas affiliate July 27 in McKinney.
Based in one of the politically red state's reddest areas -- Collin County -- the Coalition looks to entrench its faith-fueled ideas in a growing population.
"We are excited about the potential for Faith & Freedom Coalition in Texas," said Ralph Reed, Coalition founder and chairman. "Texans realize our nation is at a crossroads and that it's time to get engaged to restore our country's founding principles, rule of law and federalist system of government."
The newest affiliate launched last Friday at Rick's Chophouse in downtown McKinney, where Reed, FFC Executive Director Gary Marx, and Billy Kirkland, national field director, joined Collin County Judge Keith Self, resident Curtis Rath and Derek Baker, the affiliate's executive director, in announcing immediate goals for the area.
"When you start hanging out with like-minded individuals who believe in liberty and freedom, and especially religious liberty, you start brainstorming," said Baker, who's been involved with conservative Republican politics for 24 years. "Especially the North Texas area is a wonderful market to really mobilize voters who are like-minded."
Baker started his political career working on the presidential and senatorial campaigns for former United States Sen. Phil Gramm, who in 2008 served as economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign.
Baker later was a senior policy analyst for the Republican Study Committee, what he called "the most conservative group in Congress," and then served as Director of Congressional Affairs for the lobbyist group, Americans for Limited Government.
"I'm what you call a fiscal and social conservative, a true conservative," he said, "which is why Texas Faith & Freedom was such a great idea, because it supports all the things I believe in."
And, in light of the social and political controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's open support for "the Biblical definition of a family," such beliefs are ever-growing as the most polarizing topics in American politics.
Founded in 2009, the Coalition has made clear its view that such traditional, faith-centric values are essential to "restoring America's greatness and founding principles," as stated on its website.
But others aren't so convinced. ProgressTexas, a multi-issue organization focused on holding elected officials accountable and empowering Texans to improve their quality of life, desires to "organize rapid response communications to the distortions and lies of conservative groups" and to "highlight failed conservative policies and any ethical failures within government," according to its website.
Matt Glazer, executive director of ProgressTexas, listed a lack of affordable health care, an under-funded public education system and a dismissal of environmental needs as major issues ProgressTexas aims to address. But most important is government transparency, which Glazer said state and federal government has lacked particularly over the past decade under primarily Republican control.
"We've seen in the past other conservative groups under the guise of promoting transparency, then they end up making it harder for people to vote," Glazer said when asked about the FFC. "So it's very suspect when groups like this arise."
Shawn Stevens, chairman of the Democratic Party of Collin County, questioned the Coalition's 501(c)4 designation, which does not force it to disclose its funding sources. Stevens said there are both Republican and Democratic groups operating under this designation that appear to be grassroots organizations but are, in fact, funded mostly by wealthy individuals and corporations.
"We can't know for sure whether they're a true grassroots group without them disclosing their donors," Stevens said of the Coalition. "The whole point is we just don't know. If spending money is a form of free speech, as many contend, that usually entails the person speaking identifying who they are."
Stevens emphasized that, like with other 501(c)4 groups, there is no proof the Coalition operates on corporate donations and is not a true grassroots movement. But, he said, there's founded suspicion of such when the Coalition has ties to Karl Rove, recognized by many as a highly influential political donor to Tea Party groups.
"I question whether anyone who has Karl Rove involved is truly a grassroots group," he said. "There are a lot of corporate interests that in order to protect their own money...will put money in these groups that will fight to take down the other side."
Funding aside, both Baker and Glazer expressed common missions for their respective associations: to better educate the public on hot-topic issues and on candidates' beliefs and values, and to enhance public participation in the civic process. Only about 8.5 percent of Texans voted in the recent primary runoff, Glazer said, adding that in such a race, turnout should be at least 40 to 50 percent.
Baker said only one of every three faith-centered citizens registered to vote actually do so. "I honestly think it's because people take for granted how good Texas is on some of the issues they care about," he said.
And FFC members recognize the Republican-versus-Democrat polarization as it relates to voting numbers. Rath said one of the new FFC affiliate's primary goals is to get minorities more involved, and less barred-off from their fellow residents -- a uniting of sorts of McKinney's west and east sides.
"We need to get people of color and Hispanics involved in the process, because they are being shut out," Rath said. "High percentages of African-Americans and Hispanics have a tremendous amount of faith and go to church, they just don't trust Republicans."
The Coalition this year has hosted presidential forums in South Carolina, Michigan, Delaware and Wisconsin, and conducted voter-education campaigns in North Carolina and Indiana. According to the FFC website, its North Carolina campaign fueled 250,000 voter contacts that in May helped pass the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as "between one man and one woman."
"This area is so patriotic, and it so conservative, and that means a lot of people of faith choose not to have a voice, but they may not think they have a platform," Self said. "We want to get them energized so they are able to express their faith in the public square. One of the things the Left wants to do is squeeze out all faith...from the public square."
Glazer, a lifelong Texan, stressed that his own suspicions of groups like FFC stem not from religious differences or intolerances, but from precedence. He worries about a potential hidden agenda because of the King Street Patriots, a Houston-based Tea Party group he said used laws and maintained powerful Republican candidacy to disenfranchise thousands of voters over the past few years.
"If I see a Democrat or Republican do the right thing, I applaud them," he said. "Actions speak much louder than words."
The Texas FFC affiliate plans to hold a prayer rally in coming weeks to "pray to the Lord of the universe...and ask for his guidance," Baker said. Citizen action seminars will be held around the area throughout the year.
Though late to the FFC, and in spite of immediate opposition, the affiliate hopes to make a difference in the upcoming election cycle.
"I truly believe Texas Faith & Freedom will have a major impact," Baker said. "It's important not just that our candidates and issues win in a general election, but that they win big -- that people across the nation know there are Texans who really care."
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Your database performance heavily depends on how you have physically placed your database objects and how you have configured your disk subsystem. Designing the physical layout of your database correctly is the key factor to improve the performance of your database queries and thus the performance of your database. However, the correct decision on a physical design structure of the database depends on the available hardware resources that you might have. This includes the number of processors, RAM, and storage resources, such as how many ,disks or RAID controllers you might have in your database environment. The best thing while designing physical layout of the database is to have multiple physical disks for your database. If you configure your database in such a way that it spreads across multiple disks, it can benefit from parallel I/O operations.
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The majority of time administrating a network is spent managing users. Users not only need access to a Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 network but they all need access to its resources. The key to good network administration is doing this in the most effective manner. Probably the most important part of a network will be the users. They need access to the resources on the server as well as the services that it provides. To do this securely they are firstly going to need a network login ID that identifies them to the domain. They will typically use this login ID at a workstation connected to the domain.
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It can be difficult to combine multiple different frameworks into the same solution while working with new technologies. This article will focus on how to combine Silverlight 4, Windows Azure, and a WCF 4.0 (Windows Communication Foundation) service together.
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UAG customizations can be very intense and deeply technical, but what everyone wants is for everything to look its best, right? The fact is, a large portion of UAG customers perform at least some adjustments to the appearance, even if it is just changing the title of the portal page. Look and feel customizations are considered to be rather well documented, as opposed to some of the more advanced stuff you will see later on in the book, but the purpose of this chapter is not to repeat that official documentation. We will be guiding you through the actual process, of course, but also suggesting some creative thoughts to get the message across in ways that you may have never thought of.
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This may qualify for a preservation project...! Those of you with long memories may recall that the UK version of this classic Henson show was set in a lighthouse and starred - originally - the late Fulton Mackay as the lighthouse-keeper.
The last episode aired in August 1990, and so far as I know the show hasn't been seen since. The UK version of the show was a co-production with TVS, and when they lost their franchise 20 years ago their archive changed hands. It is now believed to be buried somewhere in the depths of the Disney empire; Disney have little or no interest in it, and in any event the paperwork has apparently been lost so noone knows what might be in there.
The upshot of this is that when 12 episodes were released on DVD in 2004, they were apparently the only 12 of the 96 originally produced which could be found. So far as I know, Henson currently regard the other 84 as 'lost' and so a full UK DVD release is simply impossible.
The situation isn't quite this bad, fortunately. I've discovered that the BFI have a further 28 episodes, and VHS copies of 23 more have turned up so the total now stands at 63 episodes which exist in some form. I've posted a full list of what I currently know here: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/fraggleuk.html
I am currently attempting to preserve and remaster what I can to DVD, as some of the VHS tapes are literally falling to bits; hardly surprising given their age and status as kids' tapes which have been played to death :-)
So, this is part-announcement and part-plea for help! If anyone knows of any other episodes that survive then please let me know :-) Conversely, if you're interested in seeing this fantastic show again, or just want to know what all the fuss is about, drop me a line...
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<..>Previous thread here - good to hear progress has been made.
Still can't help with locating any lost episodes, but if you need any advice on capturing VHS let me know.
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I'd completely forgotten I'd posted that! :-)
Thanks for the offer, but I'm actually a (part-time) video engineer and DVD producer...so allow me to reciprocate - if I can be of any assistance to anyone on here, please ask!
Some images from the UK show (I won't inline them, they're fairly large):
Series One titles: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/s1.jpg
Series Two titles: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/s2.jpg
Series Three titles: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/s3.jpg
Series Four titles: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/s4.jpg
Titles for 'The Bells of Fraggle Rock': http://www.nightshade.org.uk/bells.jpg
Titles for 'Born to Wander': http://www.nightshade.org.uk/wander.jpg
And to give you some idea of the state of some of the VHS recordings, this is a raw grab from 'The Trash Heap Doesn't Live Here Any More': http://www.nightshade.org.uk/before.png
And this is what it currently looks like after extensive cleanup: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/after.png
There's still work to be done, but it looks much better now. The original tape is like trying to watch through a snowstorm!
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Found another one! 'The Lost Treasure of the Fraggles' is listed as being in Kaleidoscope's archive: http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?search=fraggle
For some reason it never occurred to me to look in there...!
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FE<3OTAwesome. I've seen a couple episodes, but I've always wanted to see the whole series. Definitely interested in seeing a preservation of this.
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Cool :-) At this point I'm aiming to get Series One done this side of Christmas; I shall update this thread with my progress!
Regrettably it's unlikely that I'll be able to get hold of the Kaleidoscope or BFI episodes so Series One will consist of just 12 of its original 24 episodes. Series Two is better - I'm only missing one episode - but Three and Four are very badly depleted with just 7 and 3 respectively available to me.
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Progress update :-)
In terms of production, there were four UK series of 24 episodes each. The first two starred Fulton Mackay, and as far as I know were shot in 1983/1984 and subsequently aired from 84-87. After Mackay's death, John Gordon-Sinclair took over as lighthouse-keeper for Series Three (shot 1987-88, aired 1988-89) and was succeeded by Simon O'Brien for the final series (shot 1988-89, aired 1989-90).
Despite the gaps in the library, I'm producing these DVDs as four 'Series boxsets'. Hopefully other shows will turn up and I can simply update the discs :-) The first release will thus be 'Series One' and will consist of the following episodes:
Restoration is well under way on these 12 shows: the first eight are complete and awaiting final technical review, and The Garden Plot is being dealt with at the moment. This latter is proving very time-consuming as the tape is badly scratched; I've had to recreate a number of frames digitally to get over the worst of the problems.
The shows are being mastered in NTSC rather than PAL; this is partly because the bulk of each episode was shot in NTSC and partly because I don't want to have to produce two versions of each disc :-) The NTSC-shot scenes are being taken from the US DVD boxsets and the PAL scenes are being run through a motion-estimating standards-converter, the results from which are hugely impressive. As most of the PAL scenes have had to be taken from VHS recordings, there is some variation in picture and sound quality (another reason for taking as much from the US DVDs as possible!) but I've smoothed it out as much as I can.
Other than that...opening titles have been replaced on all shows; the episode title caption has been replaced digitally; the closing credit-roll has been remade (unavoidable - many of the recordings do not have their credit-rolls); and I've taken the opportunity to fix some poorly-timed edits in the originals - often when cutting from PAL to NTSC scenes the start of someone's line is clipped off; I've reinstated these. No change to programme content has occurred, though :-)
I hope to have Series One out in time for Christmas, but this is currently a moveable date due to the amount of work outstanding.
As always, if you're interested in the forthcoming DVDs or the show in general, please post here or PM me!
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Series One is coming...
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And it's almost here! Discs will be available from December 5th - IM me for more details :-)
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Full details of the release:
Fraggle Rock UK - Series One
The original series ran for 24 episodes. Sadly, half of these are now missing. This 3-disc DVD set collects the twelve which remain.
Includes the episodes:
While only three discs are included in this release at present, the case is designed to take a full set of four discs. If further episodes are discovered, replacement/additional discs will be made available separately.
If you know of the existence of any of the missing episodes, please get in touch!
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FE<3OTVery awesome! Would love to check these out.
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Updates! After some more research, it turns out that the BFI don't have quite as many episodes as I thought, but they definitely have broadcast-quality (and thus suitable for DVD release) copies of 17 shows which are not included on the official DVDs. They also hold two episodes which are out on DVD, plus an off-air recording of 'Bells'. Kaleidoscope also have an off-air of 'Bells', but nothing else.
This brings the totals to:
- 29 episodes now definitely exist in broadcast-quality
- 11 episodes exist on the mid-80s RCA VHS releases
- 17 episodes exist as off-air VHS recordings of varying quality
Thus, 57 episodes are now known to exist in some form. I've updated my webpage: www.nightshade.org.uk/fraggleuk.html
As always, if you know of any others please get in touch!
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DJED I - Vertical Force UserSuch a great project. I loved those series (and most of all the uncle).
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The next release is approaching completion, and I hope to have it ready for release in the next few weeks. This is the best-preserved series of the show, with 23 of its 24 episodes available to us:
This is a four-disc set; all discs are DVD9s. I'll post further information once I have a definite release-date.
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Ok, it's about ready to go! The set will be available from Monday January 30th - PM me for more details as usual :-)
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Series Three - what there is of it - is coming along nicely, and I expect to have it ready some time in March. Only seven episodes are currently available to me, unfortunately:
A further six are known to exist at the BFI, but I have no access to these, and the other eleven may or may not have survived at all.
This will be a two-disc set.
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Great news, Alex. The enduring legacy of the Fraggles came home to me yesterday morning (Snday) again whilst working on Premiership football at Norwich, when the unit manager said he'd seen a reference to Fraggle Rock on my Facebook, (there's a studio crew photo on my profile), my audio guarantee engineer immediately chipped in with the fact he also watched as a kid and that the whole family including his nieces and nephews were fans. It's amazing how much it's in the national psyche. Such a missed chance for Disney to capatilse on if they don't know or realise that they may have some master tapes! Anyway kind regards, Ian. Will send the picture, I'm the one 2nd on the camera right of Fulton.
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We're attempting to find out whether Henson are aware of the 17 episodes at the BFI. It still isn't clear whether the TVS masters have survived.
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Apologies for the delay in getting Series Three out, but it's all been in a good cause - we have located another episode!
Technically this isn't a discovery - the BFI have a copy of it - but as I can't get hold of their tapes, the appearance of another recording is good news :-)
The episode is Pebble Pox Blues, the eleventh episode of Series Three. The recording has just reached me today, and I'm starting to prepare it for the DVD.
Further updates will follow once the rejigged discs are complete!
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Hi, keep up the good work! It's much appreciated, Regards, Ian
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Righty, it's finally done! Series Three will be available from Monday in the usual way :-)
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Hi folks,
The final series will be available from Monday. Sadly this is the slimmest of the four, with only these three episodes available:
To make up for it, though, approximately 30 minutes of raw studio footage from the episodes A Tune for Two, Beyond the Pond and Junior Faces the Music are included (and to forestall the obvious question, there isn't enough material there to reconstruct the episodes!).
Hopefully this won't be the end - I'm sure there are more recordings out there somewhere! Should any more turn up I will be happily updating the DVD sets :-)
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Padawan LearnerGreat work. Which site are these on?
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Padawan LearnerI only have 2 of the U.S. HiT DVD releases...Where It All Began and Dance Your Cares Away. Each has 2 regular episodes and 1 bonus episode, 6 total. I'm glad to see someone is doing all this to help keep "The Fraggles" alive and well.
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Off-air recordings of another seven episodes have been found:
Blanket of Snow, Blanket of Woe
Gunge the Great and Glorious
Wembley and the Mean Genie
Gone but not Forgotten
Mokey Then and Now
Red's Blue Dragon
The Perfect Blue Rollie
This brings the total up to 64 now known to survive. I've updated my list with the details: http://www.nightshade.org.uk/fraggleuk.html